Autonomt agerande i offentlig förvaltning - En studie av asylärendens handläggning på Migrationsverket
(2018) STVM20 20181Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This study examines the role of individual front line workers in the public sector and how the implementation of laws and practices may differ between them. The research is constructed as a case study of the Migration Agency in Malmö in Sweden. Using both quantitative methods and qualitative interviews differences in outcomes for asylum applications are assessed in relation to which officials the cases are assigned. The results show that significant differences exist in officials’ approval ratings for their handled asylum applications, which cannot be fully explained by background factors for the applicants. As officials have substantive autonomy at their disposal when it comes to applying laws and practice in individual asylum cases, some... (More)
- This study examines the role of individual front line workers in the public sector and how the implementation of laws and practices may differ between them. The research is constructed as a case study of the Migration Agency in Malmö in Sweden. Using both quantitative methods and qualitative interviews differences in outcomes for asylum applications are assessed in relation to which officials the cases are assigned. The results show that significant differences exist in officials’ approval ratings for their handled asylum applications, which cannot be fully explained by background factors for the applicants. As officials have substantive autonomy at their disposal when it comes to applying laws and practice in individual asylum cases, some variations in approval ratings are explained by differences in understanding of the legal framework and practice. However, a smaller number of officials are found to deviate greatly from the rest as they purposefully diverge from standard practices, by utilizing the discretion and autonomy at their disposal, creating case outcomes more in line with their own personal values. (Less)
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- author
- Wendsjö, Ludvig LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVM20 20181
- year
- 2018
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Migrationsverket, handläggare, beslutsfattare, tjänstemän, autonomi, offentlig förvaltning, byråkrati, autonomt agerande, gräsrotsbyråkrater, implementering
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8940260
- date added to LUP
- 2018-08-22 14:51:55
- date last changed
- 2018-08-22 14:51:55
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