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Ett öppet koncept och en begränsande diskurs - En feministisk och diskursanalytisk studie om hur barn framställs i rättsfall

Andersson, Julia LU (2014) SOPA63 20141
School of Social Work
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze how the child is represented in court cases regarding residence permits. Central to the study was the Swedish Aliens Act and its buildups as well as the Children’s Convention. The selection of court cases was narrowed down to five cases that involved at least one child and its mother who applied for residence permits on the grounds of ties or on the grounds of exceptionally distressing circumstances. The method used in the study was critical discourse analysis which also was used as theoretical perspective together with a feministic perspective. Children were defined as vulnerable, in need of protection, not justified to speak and a part of the collective. One conclusion was that a child’s identity... (More)
The purpose of this study was to analyze how the child is represented in court cases regarding residence permits. Central to the study was the Swedish Aliens Act and its buildups as well as the Children’s Convention. The selection of court cases was narrowed down to five cases that involved at least one child and its mother who applied for residence permits on the grounds of ties or on the grounds of exceptionally distressing circumstances. The method used in the study was critical discourse analysis which also was used as theoretical perspective together with a feministic perspective. Children were defined as vulnerable, in need of protection, not justified to speak and a part of the collective. One conclusion was that a child’s identity is neglected and that the child’s permit is determined by the mother’s permit (Less)
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author
Andersson, Julia LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20141
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Aliens Act, Children’s Convention, Residence permits, Feminist perspectives, Critical discourse analysis.
language
Swedish
id
4463937
date added to LUP
2014-06-17 12:05:00
date last changed
2014-06-17 12:05:00
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study was to analyze how the child is represented in court cases regarding residence permits. Central to the study was the Swedish Aliens Act and its buildups as well as the Children’s Convention. The selection of court cases was narrowed down to five cases that involved at least one child and its mother who applied for residence permits on the grounds of ties or on the grounds of exceptionally distressing circumstances. The method used in the study was critical discourse analysis which also was used as theoretical perspective together with a feministic perspective. Children were defined as vulnerable, in need of protection, not justified to speak and a part of the collective. One conclusion was that a child’s identity is neglected and that the child’s permit is determined by the mother’s permit}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Julia}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ett öppet koncept och en begränsande diskurs - En feministisk och diskursanalytisk studie om hur barn framställs i rättsfall}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}