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- Moberg Stephenson, Maria, 1978-, et al.
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To establish the unestablishable: non-governmental social work with asylum-seeking minors in a neoliberal Sweden
- 2024
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Ingår i: Critical and radical social work An international journal. - 2049-8608 .- 2049-8675. ; , s. 1-16
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article aims to explore the impact of neoliberal logic and ideas of establishment in Sweden on non-governmental social work with asylum-seeking young people. The focus is on the perceptions of the social workers within a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working with the establishment of unaccompanied young people. Data were collected through interviews and participant observations and analysed using theories of neoliberalism, belonging and neoliberal racism. The results show that when the migration laws were toughened in Sweden, the social workers and the NGO had to adapt. The NGO repackaged their target group only to include young people with residency, excluding others. The social workers resisted these changes and went beyond their formal duties to support all young people regardless of asylum status. However, the social work provided was still within the establishment framework of the programme. They kept working towards establishing people already deemed within a neoliberal and colonial logic as unestablishable.
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- Vogel, Maria A., et al.
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Girls in deprived areas : Place, violence, and femininity
- 2024. - 1st
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Ingår i: The Routledge Companion to Girls' Studies. - : Taylor and Francis. - 9780367821890 - 9780367421168 ; , s. 201-210
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In most Western societies, there are metropolitan neighbourhoods defined as deprived. In the public eye, not least through media reports, descriptions of these areas often revolve around violence and crime, creating a common understanding of these areas as violent and dangerous places, consequently inhabited by violent and dangerous people. At the same time, these are also neighbourhoods where people carry on their everyday lives, a perspective seldom highlighted. Further, this one-sided depiction of deprived areas tends to put boys and young men in focus, excluding girls and young women. In this chapter, we set out to map and discuss research on the meaning of place in the lives of girls in deprived areas. In doing so, we hope to contribute to a more complex and nuanced understanding of what it is like for girls growing up in deprived neighbourhoods today.
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- Larsson, Anna-Karin, 1975-, et al.
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Breaking Norms : Depictions of Violent Girls in Swedish Newspapers
- 2024
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Ingår i: Deviant behavior. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0163-9625 .- 1521-0456.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study explores the portrayal of girls engaged in violence within Swedish newspapers, focusing on contemporary representations in the media landscape. News media plays a pivotal role in shaping societal perceptions and norms, including those surrounding violence and gender. Analyzing media depictions of girls’ violence is crucial as it influences our understanding of gender norms and violence. We examined newspaper articles from 2021 to discern how violent girls were depicted, the portrayal of their actions, and whether they were given agency in the narratives. Utilizing gender theory with an intersectional lens, we scrutinized how Swedish media reported on and portrayed girls’ violence. Three key themes emerged: the characteristics of violent girls, the forms of violence, and explanations for their behavior. Notably, explanations for girls’ violence often focused narrowly on individual or relational factors, neglecting broader social contexts. Additionally, the girls were rarely given a platform to express their perspectives. Media portrayals positioned them as deviant from both feminine and violent norms, reinforcing societal stereotypes.
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- Moberg Stephenson, Maria, et al.
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To establish the unestablishable: non-governmental social work with asylum-seeking minors in a neoliberal Sweden
- 2024
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Ingår i: Critical and Radical Social Work. - 2049-8608 .- 2049-8675.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article aims to explore the impact of neoliberal logic and ideas of establishment in Sweden on non-governmental social work with asylum-seeking young people. The focus is on the perceptions of the social workers within a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working with the establishment of unaccompanied young people. Data were collected through interviews and participant observations and analysed using theories of neoliberalism, belonging and neoliberal racism. The results show that when the migration laws were toughened in Sweden, the social workers and the NGO had to adapt. The NGO repackaged their target group only to include young people with residency, excluding others. The social workers resisted these changes and went beyond their formal duties to support all young people regardless of asylum status. However, the social work provided was still within the establishment framework of the programme. They kept working towards establishing people already deemed within a neoliberal and colonial logic as unestablishable.
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