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- Borrelli, Lisa Maria, et al.
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Border Bureaucracies : A Literature Review of Discretion in Migration Control
- 2023
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Rapport (refereegranskat)abstract
- This literature review summarizes findings from 63 articles published between 2001 and 2020 that study discretion of frontline workers at migration control. The results demonstrate that discretionary practices in various migration control situations (e.g., border zones, migration agencies, courts, public welfare services, and detention centers) are widespread but share common patterns. Frontline workers’ racialized prejudices and perceptions of migrant deservingness were the most dominant patterns found in the data, although there were some disagreements about which were most influential. Discretion of frontline workers was described as foremost detrimental to migrants, as itamplified the migrants’ vulnerable situations, even if it occasionally could increase individual migrants’ room for agency and strategic maneuvering. Contrary to the assumption underpinning the control gap-thesis in immigration policy literature that governments’ capacity to control migration is hampered by the significant discretion at the frontlines, many studies in our sample describe how governments shape the discretionary practices of frontline workers through informal, subtle, and opaque governing strategies. These informal governing strategies enable central governments to deflect responsibility for discriminatory and inhumane policy outcomes.
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- Hedlund, Daniel, 1982-
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Asylum decisions as legal communication of time-space
- 2021
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The aim of this paper is to present some preliminary thoughts about a forthcoming article about how the machinery of language communication contributes to generating concepts with legal status such as (unaccompanied) children, asylum protection or rejected outcomes, as well as the interconnectedness between them. In the larger article project, asylum decisions concerning the category of so called ‘unaccompanied children’ are used to show how ideas presented in language make legal governance possible. In this paper, one court decision will be in focus, in order to enable a discussion about time-space at the conference. This work draws on the scholarship of criminologist Mariana Valverde, who in turn employ notions developed by literary theorist Michael Bachtin. It therefore ought to be emphasised that the exploration of the dynamic generation of legal concepts is not a “case study” in the sense that the status of the ideas would be perceived to representing norms or reality in a more perfectionised way (such as in conceptual jurisprudence where norms are formalised and systematised into exact definitions). Instead of striving in the direction to develop what Valverde (2015, p. 3) describes as ‘world-scale theory’ (e.g., Niklas Luhmann’s system’s theory), or to present patterns that are described to fit a worlds-scale theory (e.g. ‘this is an example of necropolitics’), the interest of this paper is to explore assemblages of ideas that are collated and oriented in pragmatic ways, which is an alternative style of theoretical discussion that Valverde (2015) offer socio-legal research with an interest in language.
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- Hedlund, Daniel, 1982-
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Att bli en "god" god man
- 2019
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Ingår i: Ensamkommandes upplevelser & professionellas erfarenheter. - Stockholm : Liber. - 9789147129263 ; , s. 215-230
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Hedlund, Daniel, 1982-
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Barn i migrationsprocess
- 2014
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Ingår i: Barnperspektiv i socialtjänstens arbete. - Malmö : Gleerups Utbildning AB. - 9789140685667 ; , s. 71-102
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- Hedlund, Daniel, 1982-
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"Beard boys" : standing in the way of a transformation of the self
- 2015
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Ingår i: Invisible Boy. - Umeå : Umeå University. - 9789176012321 ; , s. 83-94
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this chapter the thought-construct of skäggbarn [”beard children”] or, sometimes also skäggpojkar [”beard boys”], is explored. It constitutes a distinct form of hate speech, targeted against unaccompanied refugee minors in Sweden, and finds its outlet particularly on far-right internet sites (Hirvonen, 2013). By taking a cue from psychoanalysis and its two-way perspective on both inner world and society (Clarke, 2003), the meaning of facial hair in relation to the “racial” Other is interrogated as an example of how racist fantasies and caricatures can emerge. The analysis herein presented describes in what ways the Others, the “beard boys/children”, are degraded, as they come to represent an obstruction that frustrates one’s possible self belonging to a unified society.
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- Hedlund, Daniel, 1982-, et al.
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Challenges in the Guardianship of Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum
- 2018
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Ingår i: The International Journal of Children's Rights. - : Brill. - 0927-5568 .- 1571-8182. ; 26:3, s. 489-509
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper we explore the research literature relating to the guardianship of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum. In particular, we seek to find out what type of dilemmas have been identified by research concerning the guardianship of unaccompanied minors, and the focus that the literature has therefore taken. A comprehensive search of identified databases was conducted. Ultimately, 38 publications were selected for analysis. The review was qualitative and inductive. The results of the review suggest that research has identified and focused on challenges in the form of diverging policy such as gaps and inconsistencies in guardianship institutions, as well as challenges in balancing different objectives concerning the guardianship role, such as conflicting interest in the guardianship assignment or between different actors involved in protecting the child’s interest.The conclusion is that different configurations of guardianship institutions, as well as the identified challenges for practice, appear to be related to the welfare state model. Therefore, future research concerning guardianship for unaccompanied minors needs to move beyond legal sources and policy documents by focusing on empirically informed research on the relationship between child care/protection, principles of assessing the best interest of the child and the welfare state systems.
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- Hedlund, Daniel, 1982-
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Constructions of credibility in decisions concerning unaccompanied minors
- 2017
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Ingår i: International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care. - 1747-9894 .- 2042-8650. ; 13:2, s. 157-172
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the key credibility principles used by Migration Agency case-officers in Sweden. More specifically it analyses how they construct arguments about asylum-seeking unaccompanied minors’ credibility in first-decisions.Design/methodology/approachThe study is inspired by a social constructionist approach to discourse and explore how case-officers construct legally legitimate arguments about credibility. The qualitative text analysis is focused on discursive practice. The data selected for analysis consists of 827 excerpts containing case-officers’ credibility reasoning deducted from a sample of 916 decisions.FindingsThe main finding is that case-officers question unaccompanied minors by using argumentative techniques in which children appear to be expected to deliver detailed and coherent accounts. In addition, unaccompanied minors’ knowledge-claims can be questioned regardless of decision outcome (rejection or approval). As unaccompanied minors’ claims for asylum appear to be questioned in such an extensive manner, their humanitarian claims also seem to be reduced. The findings of this study suggest that there is a risk that the possibility to be understood as a legitimate asylum seeker, worthy of residency, can be restricted for unaccompanied minors.Practical implicationsThe findings indicate that when case-officers base their understanding of credibility on unaccompanied children’s individual life experiences they make use of a limited repertoire of arguments.Originality/valueThis study contributes to insights about how case-officers fulfil legal expectations when assessing unaccompanied minors’ credibility. The findings can be of interest to both legal and social science as well policy planners and immigration practitioners.
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- Hedlund, Daniel, 1982-
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Drawing the limits : Unaccompanied minors in Swedish asylum policy and procedure
- 2016
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The overall aim of the thesis is to explore legislators’ perceptions of unaccompanied children in the development of migration law, and how case-officers transform the policy in arguments for and against residency in asylum-cases.More specifically, this thesis explores how Swedish legislators experienced parliamentary work when putting in place the 2005 Aliens Act and the new system for appeals and procedures. In addition, it explores legislators understanding of the concept of unaccompanied minors, and how the Swedish Migration Agency (SMA) case-officers understand unaccompanied minors’ credibility. It draws on interview data with 15 legislators of the Swedish parliament and an analysis of 916 decisions in asylum cases concerning unaccompanied minors. The thesis is theoretically informed by interpretative phenomenology and social constructionism. The method used builds on detailed coding procedures in qualitative social research as they are applied in interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), thematic analysis and text analysis.Study 1 examines the experiences of 15 legislators when negotiating migration reform in parliament. The findings indicate that the preceding political negotiations can be one of the reasons for unclear aims when politicians’ propose new legislation. In addition, it seems that other policy areas, such as fiscal considerations and state-municipality relations, took precedence in the negotiations when the legislators were attempting to make sense of their experiences in discussing asylum policy.Study 2 explores legislators’ perceptions of unaccompanied minors arriving in Sweden. The findings show that chronological age is a key reference point concerning how legislators understand unaccompanied minors’ claims for asylum and other needs. In addition, the findings suggest that legislators perceive unaccompanied minors as an ambivalent category and that this understanding is influenced by deep-rooted welfare ideology. Furthermore, the findings indicate that legislators develop policy concerning unaccompanied children without considering that they need to be recognised as individuals with different backgrounds, agendas and needs.Study 3 scrutinises how SMA case-officers construct unaccompanied minors credibility in asylum decisions. It shows that case-officers use similar techniques both when approving and rejecting decisions. These techniques consistently question the competence and political agency of the chid in such a way that the element of individual assessment in asylum procedure can become severely restricted.In brief, this thesis identifies that the connection between migration and child policy is complex as legislators appear to struggle with “drawing the limits” of who to include or exclude in policy aims. Hence, the juridical field was seen as the answer to improve legitimation. This also means that the concept of asylum has become de-politicised. In addition, case-officers also seem to use a limited repertoire of arguments when drawing the limits for unaccompanied minors’ credibility in asylum decisions. This thesis points to possible dilemmas in asylum policy and procedure concerning unaccompanied minors.
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