Stories of Violence and Perception of Safety in Public Spaces - Experiences of Migrant Women in Lund
(2024) SGEM08 20241Department of Human Geography
- Abstract
- This thesis tries to convey the point of view of migrant women living in Lund in regard to their perception of safety and experiences of violence in public spaces. To frame this case, it is necessary to consider the state of politics in Europe, which in the past few decades has seen the existing right and far-right-wing parties gaining a lot of traction. With the increase of their popularity came restrictive policies on migration issues and their effect has been exacerbated the uncertainties for millions of people moving every year around the world. Together with other countries within the European Union, Sweden has been following the same trend and migration is now one of the most pressing topics of discussion in the country, but the... (More)
- This thesis tries to convey the point of view of migrant women living in Lund in regard to their perception of safety and experiences of violence in public spaces. To frame this case, it is necessary to consider the state of politics in Europe, which in the past few decades has seen the existing right and far-right-wing parties gaining a lot of traction. With the increase of their popularity came restrictive policies on migration issues and their effect has been exacerbated the uncertainties for millions of people moving every year around the world. Together with other countries within the European Union, Sweden has been following the same trend and migration is now one of the most pressing topics of discussion in the country, but the focus of it seems to be delving around talks regarding migration as a primary cause of gang violence and other societal issues, putting aside questions concerning the condition of migrant women. From a critical realist standpoint and through the lenses of a framework that considers the ideas of bordering and othering, together with the spread of right-wing populism as a prevalent thread and their relations with violence against women and migrant women, the thesis investigates the repercussions of the intersection of these concepts in public spaces in the city of Lund. The data, gathered through the use of mainly semi-structured interviews, seem to point to increasing constraints that lead to difficulties for many migrant women to freely live the city, as their perception of safety is being influenced by harsh policies and the perpetration of acts of violence carried out by the dominant group. Considering the results, the case presents similarities with previous studies on the subject. Despite this, it stands on its own by showing how specific contexts and diverse backgrounds may present distinct sides of the same issue, opening new possibilities for further research. (Less)
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- author
- Arnoldi, Daniele LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SGEM08 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Migrant women, Lund, Sweden, Bordering, Othering, Populism, Public Spaces, Violence
- language
- English
- id
- 9157649
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- 2024-06-10 09:01:35
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abstract = {{This thesis tries to convey the point of view of migrant women living in Lund in regard to their perception of safety and experiences of violence in public spaces. To frame this case, it is necessary to consider the state of politics in Europe, which in the past few decades has seen the existing right and far-right-wing parties gaining a lot of traction. With the increase of their popularity came restrictive policies on migration issues and their effect has been exacerbated the uncertainties for millions of people moving every year around the world. Together with other countries within the European Union, Sweden has been following the same trend and migration is now one of the most pressing topics of discussion in the country, but the focus of it seems to be delving around talks regarding migration as a primary cause of gang violence and other societal issues, putting aside questions concerning the condition of migrant women. From a critical realist standpoint and through the lenses of a framework that considers the ideas of bordering and othering, together with the spread of right-wing populism as a prevalent thread and their relations with violence against women and migrant women, the thesis investigates the repercussions of the intersection of these concepts in public spaces in the city of Lund. The data, gathered through the use of mainly semi-structured interviews, seem to point to increasing constraints that lead to difficulties for many migrant women to freely live the city, as their perception of safety is being influenced by harsh policies and the perpetration of acts of violence carried out by the dominant group. Considering the results, the case presents similarities with previous studies on the subject. Despite this, it stands on its own by showing how specific contexts and diverse backgrounds may present distinct sides of the same issue, opening new possibilities for further research.}},
author = {{Arnoldi, Daniele}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Stories of Violence and Perception of Safety in Public Spaces - Experiences of Migrant Women in Lund}},
year = {{2024}},
}