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- Jarstad, Anna, 1966-, et al.
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Three approaches to peace : a framework for describing and exploring varieties of peace
- 2019
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- For decades, peace and conflict studies have devoted more attention to conflict than to peace, and despiteits centrality, peace itself has been under-conceptualized. In this paper, we propose a theoretical frameworkand methodologies to make peace beyond the absence of war researchable. The framework is designed to capture varieties of peace between and beyond dichotomous conceptions of positive versus negative peace, or successful versus failed peace processes. To capture the complexity of peace in its empirical diversity, our framework approaches peace in three different ways: as a situation or condition in a particular locality; as a web of relationships; and as ideas or discourses about what peace is or should be. These approaches provide different avenues for researching peace, and taken together they provide a fuller picture of what peace is, how it is manifested, experienced, and understood. We argue that this framework provides a way forward in advancing conceptual understandings and empirical analyses of peace that can facilitate systematic, comparative, qualitative analyses while at the same time accounting for the complex, multifaceted nature of peace.
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- Jarstad, Anna, et al.
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Varieties of peace : presentation of a research program
- 2017
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The Varieties of Peace research program aims to analyze long-term effects of peace processes in conflicts that ended in the 1990s. The central research questions are: What characterizes peace after the peace processes initiated in the 1990s and how does it vary? How can this variation be described and explained? Peace processes have been studied using short time perspectives, usually in "lessons-learned" evaluations five years after conflict termination, and usually with theories of conflict as a starting point. The Varieties of Peace research program is an ambitious initiative, which starts from a theoretical understanding of peace, its quality and character, and views peace and peace processes as dynamic and transformative. It will investigate and evaluate different types of peace processes from a comparative perspective and 25–30 years after they started, with the ambition of producing generalizable knowledge about peace, what it is and how it can be achieved. As a starting point, the program studies explanatory factors in five areas: 1) the actions, capacity and resilience of civil society, 2) the interests and strategies of the elites, 3) the aims and character of the agreements, 4) the societies' institutions and resilience, and 5) international involvement. These issues will be studies in at least ten projects, with the ambition to capture and explain variation, internal dynamics and ultimately the results and effects of peace processes, studied over a longer period of time. The Varieties of Peace program is funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond: the Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017-2024. For more info, please visit our webpage at www.varietiesofpeace.net.
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- Eklund, Niklas, Professor, 1964-, et al.
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Russian ideas of peace and peacekeeping
- 2023
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Ingår i: Relational peace practices. - Manchester : Manchester University Press. - 9781526168962 - 9781526168955 ; , s. 27-50
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- Eklund Wimelius, Malin, 1972-, et al.
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"They think of us as part of the problem instead of part of the solution" : Swedish civil society and faith based organizations in resilience building and prevention of radicalization and violent Islamist extremism
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal for Deradicalization. - : German Institute on Radicalization and De-Radicalization Studies (GIRDS). - 2363-9849. ; :22, s. 122-154
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Radicalization and violent extremism are pressing issues on the Swedish political agenda. The local level has been identified as pivotal when it comes to preventive work and local public actors are encouraged to cooperate with civil society in efforts to promote local resilience. However, the Swedish debate on the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) and faith based organizations (FBOs) in resilience building and prevention is heated. Based on 14 interviews with representatives for secular, Christian and Muslim CSOs and FBOs, we have explored and analysed how they perceive their role in resilience building and preventive work. We have asked how they interpret local resilience against radicalization and violent extremism and what they think is needed in order to promote it. Findings are mirrored against a recent literature review on local resilience. In the interviews, there is a strong emphasis on work to strengthen social support networks, enhance community resources and build collective identity. In relation to the literature review, there are significant similarities with how resilience is defined and said to be promoted.
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- Eklund Wimelius, Malin, 1972-, et al.
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What is local resilience against radicalization and how can it be promoted? : a multidisciplinary literature review
- 2023
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Ingår i: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. - : Routledge. - 1057-610X .- 1521-0731. ; 46:7, s. 1108-1125
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this research note, we present results from a review of research on local resilience in relation to radicalization in public health, social work, crisis management, and community policing using terrorism studies as a point of departure. In order to identify agreements between literatures, we focus on how local resilience is understood, how it is said to be promoted, and how this knowledge could be synthesized. We show that resilience by and large is understood as both a process and a capacity underpinned by cooperation, social networks, and community resources and that an initial mapping of existing strengths and resources is pivotal for local resilience-building.
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- Eriksson, Malin, 1969-, et al.
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Ensamkommande ungdomars placering vid SiS särskilda ungdomshem : Placeringsmotiv, problembild och insatser
- 2021
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Under år 2017 var nästan 33 procent av samtliga pojkar placerade på SiS, ensamkommande ungdomar. För SiS innebär gruppen ensamkommande ungdomar nya utmaningar genom språkbarriärer och komplex problematik.Syftet med rapporten är att bidra till ökad kunskap om på vilka grunder ensamkommande ungdomar placeras på SiS, hur placeringsinsatsen organiseras och om insatserna under placeringen skiljer sig jämfört med insatserna för andra placerade ungdomar. Rapporten fokuserar på följande forskningsfrågor: Vilka motiv ligger till grund för ensamkommande ungdomars placering på SiS? Vilka problem avser en SiS-placering lösa? Finns det skillnader mellan hur olika aktörer uppfattar motiv och problem vid SiS-placering? Vilka insatser genomförs under placeringstiden och hur uppfattas dessa? Skiljer sig användningen av särskilda befogenheter i hanteringen av ensamkommande ungdomar jämfört med andra placerade ungdomar?Svaren på forskningsfrågorna baseras på intervjuer med SiS-personal, socialsekreterare och ensamkommande ungdomar placerade vid SiS, avidentifierade journaler samt data ur klient- och institutionsadministrativa system (KIA).Resultaten visar att två övergripande och delvis motstridiga bilder framträder vad gäller motiv för placering av ensamkommande ungdomar på SiS. Å ena sidan finns uppfattningen att ensamkommande ungdomar har en komplex problematik vilket motiverar placering på SiS. Å andra sidan uppfattas en del av de ensamkommande på SiS som felplacerade eller placerade på för vaga grunder. De insatser som ges under placeringen handlar till stor del om att ge struktur, fasta ramar och upprätta en vardag, vilket SiS har goda förutsättningar att lyckas med inom ramen för den strukturerade tvångsvårdsmiljö som erbjuds. Insatser som avser att hjälpa ensamkommande ungdomar att ”uppnå drogfrihet” eller ”komma ifrån en kriminell livsstil” har dock sämre förutsättningar att lyckas inom SiS, då dessa insatser utformas med det svenska språket och ”svenska bärande samhällsnormer” som grund. När det gäller användandet av särskilda befogenheter, visar resultaten att dessa används i lägre utsträckning för ensamkommande jämfört med andra ungdomar.
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- Ghazinour, Mehdi, 1967-, et al.
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Are the problems and motives clear enough? : A study on the placement of unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors at compulsory care institutions in Sweden
- 2021
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Ingår i: The Journal of Refugee Studies. - : Oxford University Press. - 0951-6328 .- 1471-6925. ; 34:2, s. 1675-1694
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (SNBIC) is an independent governmental agency that provides compulsory care for minors with psychosocial problems, criminal behavior, and substance abuse. During recent years, a noticeable number of the youth placed at compulsory care institutions have been asylum-seeking minors who have arrived in Sweden without parents or guardians. This steady increase in placements has raised questions and concerns among the involved actors regarding the motives and needs underlying these placements. This qualitative study investigates the main motives that lead unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors to be placed at SNBIC residential homes and the problems that are to be solved during their placement, according to social workers and SNBIC staff. The study is based on 28 in-depth interviews with social workers and SNBIC staff. Findings indicate clear disagreement between social workers and SNBIC staff with regard to the motives for placing unaccompanied minors at SNBIC homes. Although the social workers and SNBIC staff explain that most of the unaccompanied youth placed at SNBIC homes have some form of criminal behavior or substance abuse, SNBIC staff believe, in some cases, the problem is not sufficiently serious to warrant compulsory care. As these disagreements and misunderstandings between the actors have an impact on their collaboration and, consequently, the situation of the unaccompanied minors, all attempts to reach a consensus on the leading causes for placement and the problems that need to be solved with SNBIC placement would increase security for both the young people and the relevant staff.
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- Ghazinour, Mehdi, 1967-, et al.
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Ensamkommande barns placering vid SiS särskilda ungdomshem : Vilka placeras, hur mår de och vilka insatser får de?
- 2019
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Ingår i: Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift. - Stockholm : Socialmedicinsk tidskrift. - 0037-833X. ; 96:1, s. 22-37
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Antalet asylsökande barn har globalt ökat dramatiskt de senaste åren och Sverige har under flera år mottagit ensamkommande ungdomar. Deras behov har tillgodosetts genom samarbete mellan ett stort antal aktörer. De senaste åren har antalet ensamkommande ungdomar som placerats för tvångsvård vid SiS särskilda ungdomshem ökat. Syftet med denna artikel är att beskriva vad som kännetecknar ensamkommande ungdomar som placeras på SiS särskilda ungdomshem, beträffande bakgrund, asylstatus, hälsa och tillgång till sociala nätverk samt att beskriva de insatser som genomförs vid placering av ensamkommande ungdomar på SiS. Resultaten baseras på en genom-gång av avidentifierade journaler från 25 ensamkommande ungdomar som varit placerade på SiS under 2015, och visar att gruppen som sådan består av en majoritet pojkar, flertalet har traumatiska upplevelser i sitt förflutna, en majoritet har en dokumenterad psykisk ohälsa, tillgången till sociala nätverk i Sverige är begränsad och flertalet saknar uppehållstillstånd i Sverige.
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