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Development Barriers for Stateless Refugees in Sweden

Mursalova, Mabila LU (2021) SIMV29 20211
Department of Political Science
Graduate School
Master of Science in Development Studies
Abstract
This study discusses the barriers of stateless refugees in Sweden to provide their material living conditions as a part of their well-being. This qualitative research considers the agency of the studied people by identifying the limitations to their development. Combining discourse analysis with semi-structured interviews and using narrative analysis to give them more voice serve this purpose. The focus is on the idea of institutional freedoms dragged from the theoretical framework, the Capability Approach, and represent the capabilities provided by the Swedish government. After examining international, national documents and policies to check the rights available for the studied category of refugees, findings demonstrated the... (More)
This study discusses the barriers of stateless refugees in Sweden to provide their material living conditions as a part of their well-being. This qualitative research considers the agency of the studied people by identifying the limitations to their development. Combining discourse analysis with semi-structured interviews and using narrative analysis to give them more voice serve this purpose. The focus is on the idea of institutional freedoms dragged from the theoretical framework, the Capability Approach, and represent the capabilities provided by the Swedish government. After examining international, national documents and policies to check the rights available for the studied category of refugees, findings demonstrated the complications in their situation due to the gaps in the status determination procedures, the shift in the Swedish welcoming policies resulting in the hardship of acceptance to citizenship. The way stateless refugees experiencing the opportunities created by the introductory programmes follows the main findings, and is concluded with emphasized language barriers, difficulties in employment, and getting housing. (Less)
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author
Mursalova, Mabila LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV29 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
stateless, freedoms, barriers, development, capabilities approach
language
English
id
9048372
date added to LUP
2021-06-16 10:31:18
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2021-06-16 10:31:18
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  abstract     = {{This study discusses the barriers of stateless refugees in Sweden to provide their material living conditions as a part of their well-being. This qualitative research considers the agency of the studied people by identifying the limitations to their development. Combining discourse analysis with semi-structured interviews and using narrative analysis to give them more voice serve this purpose. The focus is on the idea of institutional freedoms dragged from the theoretical framework, the Capability Approach, and represent the capabilities provided by the Swedish government. After examining international, national documents and policies to check the rights available for the studied category of refugees, findings demonstrated the complications in their situation due to the gaps in the status determination procedures, the shift in the Swedish welcoming policies resulting in the hardship of acceptance to citizenship. The way stateless refugees experiencing the opportunities created by the introductory programmes follows the main findings, and is concluded with emphasized language barriers, difficulties in employment, and getting housing.}},
  author       = {{Mursalova, Mabila}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Development Barriers for Stateless Refugees in Sweden}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}