16 research outputs found
The importance of absence in the present: practices of remembrance and the contestation of absences
Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugÀnglich.This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.What is missing, where and for whom? And how does that which is absent relate to the things and people that are present?
This special issue of cultural geographies demonstrates the relevance of absence in its social and spatial dimensions. By focusing on that which does not claim physical presence, that which is missing or hiding, this issue demonstrates how an in-depth examination of the phenomenon of absence can provide stimulating vectors of analysis
Presenting the Absent : An Account of Undocumentedness in Sweden
This thesis provides an ethnography and critical phenomenology of undocumentedness in the Swedish context. By attending to the forces and processes that circumscribe the life-worlds of undocumented persons, as well as the phenomenology and essential experiences of their condition, a complex and multi-layered illustration of what undocumentedness is and means is successively presented. Employing a dual conceptualization of the state, as a juridico-political construct as well as a practiced and embodied set of institutions, the undocumented position emerges as a legal category defined only through omission, produced and reproduced through administrative routine and practice. The health care sector provides empirical examples of state-undocumented interaction where the physical and corporeal presence of the officially absent becomes irrefutable. This research suggests that the Swedish welfare state â universalistic, comprehensive and with digitized administrative routines â becomes a particularly austere environment in which to be undocumented. Drawing on interviews with regional and local health care administrators, NGO-clinicsâ representatives and health professionals, as well as extensive participatory observation and interviews with undocumented persons, I argue that the undocumented condition is characterized by simultaneous absence and presence, and a correspondingly paradoxical spatiality. I suggest that the official absence and deportability of undocumented persons deprives them of the capacity to define space and, in an Arendtian sense, appear as themselves to others. There are, however, some opportunities for embodied political protest and dissensus. The paradoxical qualities of the absent-present condition manipulate the undocumented mode of being-in-the-world and I argue that alienation and disorientation are essential experiences of the undocumented situation.
Papperslösas rÀtt till vÄrd : Bristen pÄ lagstiftning lÀgger stort ansvar pÄ vÄrdpersonalen
Undocumented migrants in Sweden have no regulated access to health care, but as legislation forbids anyone to be denied âimmediateâ care at their own expense when in need, this applies also to them. In lack of specific national regulations, local policies on the issue have been formed. This study, based on interviews with civil servants on the local levels and representatives of NGO clinics as well as the study of relevant national legislation and local policies, concludes that the local policies formed may be categorized into three groups: regulations that merely clarify the implications of current national legislation, regulations that incorporates the group âundocumented migrantsâ in âasylum seekersâ and equates their entitlements, and finally, regulations that widen undocumented migrantsâ access to health care from âimmediateâ care to also include âimmediately necessaryâ care. These ambiguities put a heavy responsibility on the individual practitioner, and clearer, well-communicated regulations would help solve this situation.Papperslösa i Sverige har ingen reglerad tillgĂ„ng till sjukvĂ„rd, men kan, enligt hĂ€lso- och sjukvĂ„rdslagen inte nekas osubventionerad âomedelbarâ vĂ„rd. Denna studie, baserad pĂ„ intervjuer med sjukhus- och landstingstjĂ€nstemĂ€n samt studium av relevant lagstiftning och riktlinjer, ger en översikt över hur frĂ„gan hanterats lokalt i brist pĂ„ nationell lagstiftning. 17 av 21 landsting har formulerat riktlinjer i frĂ„gan vilka kan grupperas som: âförtydliganden av lagenâ, inkorporering av papperslösa i gruppen asylsökande samt utökning av papperslösas rĂ€tt till vĂ„rd till âomedelbart nödvĂ€ndig vĂ„rdâ. Oklar reglering lĂ€gger stort ansvar pĂ„ den enskilda vĂ„rdgivaren, och situationen skulle underlĂ€ttas med tydligare, vĂ€l kommunicerade riktlinjer
Papperslösas rÀtt till vÄrd : Bristen pÄ lagstiftning lÀgger stort ansvar pÄ vÄrdpersonalen
Undocumented migrants in Sweden have no regulated access to health care, but as legislation forbids anyone to be denied âimmediateâ care at their own expense when in need, this applies also to them. In lack of specific national regulations, local policies on the issue have been formed. This study, based on interviews with civil servants on the local levels and representatives of NGO clinics as well as the study of relevant national legislation and local policies, concludes that the local policies formed may be categorized into three groups: regulations that merely clarify the implications of current national legislation, regulations that incorporates the group âundocumented migrantsâ in âasylum seekersâ and equates their entitlements, and finally, regulations that widen undocumented migrantsâ access to health care from âimmediateâ care to also include âimmediately necessaryâ care. These ambiguities put a heavy responsibility on the individual practitioner, and clearer, well-communicated regulations would help solve this situation.Papperslösa i Sverige har ingen reglerad tillgĂ„ng till sjukvĂ„rd, men kan, enligt hĂ€lso- och sjukvĂ„rdslagen inte nekas osubventionerad âomedelbarâ vĂ„rd. Denna studie, baserad pĂ„ intervjuer med sjukhus- och landstingstjĂ€nstemĂ€n samt studium av relevant lagstiftning och riktlinjer, ger en översikt över hur frĂ„gan hanterats lokalt i brist pĂ„ nationell lagstiftning. 17 av 21 landsting har formulerat riktlinjer i frĂ„gan vilka kan grupperas som: âförtydliganden av lagenâ, inkorporering av papperslösa i gruppen asylsökande samt utökning av papperslösas rĂ€tt till vĂ„rd till âomedelbart nödvĂ€ndig vĂ„rdâ. Oklar reglering lĂ€gger stort ansvar pĂ„ den enskilda vĂ„rdgivaren, och situationen skulle underlĂ€ttas med tydligare, vĂ€l kommunicerade riktlinjer
Papperslösas rÀtt till vÄrd : Bristen pÄ lagstiftning lÀgger stort ansvar pÄ vÄrdpersonalen
Undocumented migrants in Sweden have no regulated access to health care, but as legislation forbids anyone to be denied âimmediateâ care at their own expense when in need, this applies also to them. In lack of specific national regulations, local policies on the issue have been formed. This study, based on interviews with civil servants on the local levels and representatives of NGO clinics as well as the study of relevant national legislation and local policies, concludes that the local policies formed may be categorized into three groups: regulations that merely clarify the implications of current national legislation, regulations that incorporates the group âundocumented migrantsâ in âasylum seekersâ and equates their entitlements, and finally, regulations that widen undocumented migrantsâ access to health care from âimmediateâ care to also include âimmediately necessaryâ care. These ambiguities put a heavy responsibility on the individual practitioner, and clearer, well-communicated regulations would help solve this situation.Papperslösa i Sverige har ingen reglerad tillgĂ„ng till sjukvĂ„rd, men kan, enligt hĂ€lso- och sjukvĂ„rdslagen inte nekas osubventionerad âomedelbarâ vĂ„rd. Denna studie, baserad pĂ„ intervjuer med sjukhus- och landstingstjĂ€nstemĂ€n samt studium av relevant lagstiftning och riktlinjer, ger en översikt över hur frĂ„gan hanterats lokalt i brist pĂ„ nationell lagstiftning. 17 av 21 landsting har formulerat riktlinjer i frĂ„gan vilka kan grupperas som: âförtydliganden av lagenâ, inkorporering av papperslösa i gruppen asylsökande samt utökning av papperslösas rĂ€tt till vĂ„rd till âomedelbart nödvĂ€ndig vĂ„rdâ. Oklar reglering lĂ€gger stort ansvar pĂ„ den enskilda vĂ„rdgivaren, och situationen skulle underlĂ€ttas med tydligare, vĂ€l kommunicerade riktlinjer
Om Sverige, svenskhet och de Andra i samhÀllsorientering för nyanlÀnda
SamhÀllsorienteringskurser erbjuds nyanlÀnda flyktingar för att ge dem grundlÀggande kunskap om Sverige och det svenska samhÀllet. Syftet med Kim Silow Kallenberg och Erika Sigvardsdotters artikel Àr att analysera de bilder av Sverige, svenskhet och de Andra som framtrÀder i kursernas undervisningsmaterial. UtifrÄn en narrativ ansats undersöks bÄde berÀttelser och tystnader i materialet, dÀr det som inte Àr uttalat förstÄs som en aspekt av berÀttelsen om Sverige och svenskheten. Materialet Àr bÄde informativt och normerande, det beskriver bÄde vad som Àr vanligt och vad som Àr önskvÀrt. Skrivningar om omstÀndigheter dÀr utrikesfödda kan bli förfördelade saknas i hög grad, samtidigt som sammanhang dÀr utrikesfödda skulle kunna diskriminera eller skada nÄgon annan beskrivs utförligt. Materialet kan dÀrför tolkas som att det i första hand utgÄr frÄn majoritetsbefolkningens perspektiv och behov, trots att det riktar sig till nyanlÀnd
Parenthood after forced migration : A literature review
Parenting after forced migration carries specific challenges, especially during the first years â difficulties and trauma related to migration, adjusting to a new language, new norms and expectations, and leading a transnational life. This presentation is based on a literature review, with the aim to gather and synthesise existing research concerning the conditions for and experiences of parenthood among newly arrived forced migrants. Searches were conducted in Pubmed, Sociology collection and PsychInfo. In total, 27 articles were included.
The result is reported as themes categorized as strengths and challenges for newly arrived parents. Themes under the category strengths are: health and social service, new possibilities, establishing oneself, and networks and family. In the category challenges are found: health, establishing oneself, socioeconomic status, and social networks and relationships. The importance of accurate information about, and access to, health care and social service where the specific situation of this group is taken into account was stressed. New possibilities relating to education and living in peace and freedom may arise from seeking refuge in a new country. However, many newly arrived parents have poor socioeconomic status. Worries relating to the migration process and residence status may make parenting more difficult. Family life and social networks are stressed as important factors for parenting.
Supporting parents who have recently fled must involve both practical support, information and help with orientation in the new society, alongside established parental support programmes
FörÀldraskap efter flykt till ett annat land : KunskapssammanstÀllning baserad pÄ en kartlÀggande litteraturöversikt
Parenting after forced migration entails specific challenges, especially during the first years after flight, such as reception and social networks in the new country, socioeconomic situation, migration related difficulties, mental ill-health, discrimination, to learn a new language, new norms and expectations, and leading a transnational life. This report is a scoping review with the aim to compile and describe the existing knowledge about the experiences of newly arrived forced migrant parents, as well as key factors that affect parenting during the first year after having fled to another country. PubMed, Sociology Collection and PsychInfo were systematically searched. The report includes 27 articles. The result of the literature review was systematised into two main themes that were salient in the empirical material: strengths/possibilities and challenges. Strength/possibilities relate to four categories: health and social service, new possibilities, establishing oneself, and networks and family. Challenges relate to the four categories health, establishing oneself, socioeconomic status, and social networks and relationships. Many studies note the importance of access to, as well as accurate information about, health care and social services where the newly arrived parents' situation is taken into account. Fleeing to another country may mean possibilities such as education and to be able to live in peace and freedom. To be able to establish oneself in the new country is a supporting factor for parenting. Family life and social networks are also noted as central supporting factors. On the other hand, lack of information and poor treatment are barriers to access to health care. Several studies report on some form of mental ill health among the parents. To be subjected to new norms for parenting and experiences of discrimination are other challenges for these parents. Many newly arrived parents have low socioeconomic status. Worries related to residence permits may also affect parenting in a negative way. This scoping review shows that this group of newly arrived parents often lack the stability that the sedentary and settled groups may enjoy. There is a need for parenting support for this group that takes this into account. While not assuming that this group is homogenous, another challenge to consider is mental ill-health among newly arrived parents, not least related to unsafe living conditions and previous traumatic events.Att vara förÀlder i en familj som flytt innebÀr specifika utmaningar, sÀrskilt under de första Ären, sÄsom mottagande och socialt skyddsnÀt i det nya landet, socioekonomiska förutsÀttningar, migrationsrelaterade svÄrigheter, psykisk ohÀlsa, diskriminering, att tillgodogöra sig ett nytt sprÄk, nya normer och förvÀntningar, samt att leva transnationellt. Denna rapport redovisar en kartlÀggande litteraturöversikt med syftet att sammanstÀlla och beskriva den kunskap som finns om nyanlÀnda förÀldrars upplevelser och erfarenheter av förÀldraskap, samt nyckelfaktorer som pÄverkar förÀldraskapet under de första Ären efter att ha flytt till ett annat land. Sökningar gjordes i Pubmed, Sociology collection och Psychinfo. Tjugosju artiklar inkluderades. Resultatet rapporteras som utmaningar och riskfaktorer i relation till kategorierna hÀlsa, etablering i det nya landet, socioekonomisk status samt sociala nÀtverk och familj, samt som möjligheter och skyddsfaktorer i relation till kategorierna hÀlsa och service, möjligheter i det ny landet, etablering i det nya landet och sociala nÀtverk och familj. MÄnga studier lyfter vikten av tillgÄng till, samt god information om, hÀlso- och sjukvÄrd och social service dÀr nyanlÀnda förÀldrars förutsÀttningar tas i beaktande. Flykten till ett nytt land kan innebÀra nya möjligheter i form av utbildning och att fÄ leva i fred och frihet. LikasÄ innebÀr en god etablering ett stöd i förÀldraskapet. Familjelivet och sociala nÀtverk lyfts som centrala skyddsfaktorer. Brist pÄ information om sjukvÄrd och socialt stöd samt ett bristfÀlligt bemötande inom hÀlso- och sjukvÄrden pÄverkar förÀldrarnas tillgÄng till vÄrd, och i mÄnga studier rapporteras nÄgon form av psykisk ohÀlsa hos förÀldrarna. Att förhÄlla sig till nya normer för förÀldraskap samt upplevelser av diskriminering Àr andra utmaningar för förÀldrarna. MÄnga nyanlÀnda förÀldrar har Àven dÄliga socioekonomiska förutsÀttningar. Oro kopplad till uppehÄllstillstÄnd kan ocksÄ innebÀra begrÀnsningar för förÀldraskapet. Litteraturöversikten visar att denna grupp saknar stora delar av den stabilitet som ofta tas för givet för den mer lÄngvarigt bosatta och/eller bofasta befolkningen. Det finns ett behov av insatser som tar hÀnsyn till detta. LikasÄ psykisk ohÀlsa bland flyktingförÀldrar, inte minst relaterad till traumatiska upplevelser och otrygga levnadsvillkor, behöver tas hÀnsyn till i utformning av insatser, dock utan att anta att alla nyanlÀnda förÀldrar har samma behov.Den hÀr rapporten Àr framtagen av Röda Korsets Högskola pÄ uppdrag av FolkhÀlsomyndigheten.</p
Prevalence of torture and other war-related traumatic events in forced migrants : A systematic review
Aim: To describe and appraise the research literature reporting prevalence of torture and/or war-related potentially traumatic experiences (PTEs) in adult forced migrants living in high-income countries. Methods: A search for peer-reviewed articles in English was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, PILOTS, key journals, and reference lists. Studies based on clinical samples and samples where less than half of participants were forced migrants were excluded. Data was extracted and a methodological quality appraisal was performed. Results: A total of 3,470 titles and abstracts were retrieved and screened. Of these, 198 were retrieved in full-text. Forty-one articles fulfilled inclusion criteria and the total number of study participants was 12,020 (median 170). A majority focused on specific ethnic groups or nationalities, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern and Balkan being the most frequent. Reported prevalence rates of torture ranged between one and 76 % (median 27 %). Almost all participants across all studies had experienced some kind of war-related PTE. Conclusions: Reported prevalence rates of torture and war-related PTEs vary between groups of forced migrants. Trauma history was often studied as a background variable in relation to mental health. The heterogeneity of data, as well as the methodological challenges in reaching forced migrants and defining and measuring traumatic experiences, prevent generalisation concerning trauma history across groups