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The Policy Formation Process in Sweden: The Case of Granting Individuals from Syria Permanent Residence

Herrlund, Joakim LU (2014) SIMV07 20141
Department of Political Science
Master of Science in Global Studies
Graduate School
Abstract
Sweden has a history of being seen as a tolerant and generous country when it comes to receiving refugees from countries suffering from war. In times of increased influence of radical right-wing parties across Europe, Sweden as the first country decided to grant permanent residence permits to refugees escaping the Syrian war. By applying the Multiple Streams Framework and treating Sweden as a deviant case, this thesis investigates the circumstances behind the policy through a multi-method case study. The MS framework uses three streams to systematically explore the conditions: problem, politics and policies.
The results indicate that several interrelated factors influenced the policy. In international surveys Sweden stood out as... (More)
Sweden has a history of being seen as a tolerant and generous country when it comes to receiving refugees from countries suffering from war. In times of increased influence of radical right-wing parties across Europe, Sweden as the first country decided to grant permanent residence permits to refugees escaping the Syrian war. By applying the Multiple Streams Framework and treating Sweden as a deviant case, this thesis investigates the circumstances behind the policy through a multi-method case study. The MS framework uses three streams to systematically explore the conditions: problem, politics and policies.
The results indicate that several interrelated factors influenced the policy. In international surveys Sweden stood out as particularly positive towards immigration and the right to apply for asylum. The political parties were showed to have significant influence on the political development as parties from the political right and the political left largely shared perceptions of immigration. This consensus was showed to work against the establishment of anti- immigrant parties. Through comparisons with previous experiences it was showed that several similarities existed and that lessons had been drawn from these experiences. Thus, Sweden had a high capacity for processing applications. (Less)
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author
Herrlund, Joakim LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV07 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Refugees, Syria, Sweden, Multiple Streams, Policy Formation
language
English
id
4459609
date added to LUP
2014-07-01 08:33:47
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2014-07-01 08:33:47
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  abstract     = {{Sweden has a history of being seen as a tolerant and generous country when it comes to receiving refugees from countries suffering from war. In times of increased influence of radical right-wing parties across Europe, Sweden as the first country decided to grant permanent residence permits to refugees escaping the Syrian war. By applying the Multiple Streams Framework and treating Sweden as a deviant case, this thesis investigates the circumstances behind the policy through a multi-method case study. The MS framework uses three streams to systematically explore the conditions: problem, politics and policies.
The results indicate that several interrelated factors influenced the policy. In international surveys Sweden stood out as particularly positive towards immigration and the right to apply for asylum. The political parties were showed to have significant influence on the political development as parties from the political right and the political left largely shared perceptions of immigration. This consensus was showed to work against the establishment of anti- immigrant parties. Through comparisons with previous experiences it was showed that several similarities existed and that lessons had been drawn from these experiences. Thus, Sweden had a high capacity for processing applications.}},
  author       = {{Herrlund, Joakim}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Policy Formation Process in Sweden: The Case of Granting Individuals from Syria Permanent Residence}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}