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Swedish Reception of Unaccompanied Refugee Children—Promoting Integration?

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  • Malin E. Wimelius

    (Umeå University)

  • Malin Eriksson

    (Umeå University)

  • Joakim Isaksson

    (Umeå University)

  • Mehdi Ghazinour

    (Umeå University)

Abstract

In this article we describe and analyse the Swedish reception of unaccompanied refugee children and efforts to promote their integration into Swedish society. We identify the actors involved in the reception and promotion of the children’s integration and investigate their efforts through the lens of social ecological systems theory. We show that reception is fraught with challenges that concern lack of interconnections between actors, lack of an articulated political vision of integration and absence of systematic evaluations and long-term follow-ups of how the reception affects integration.

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  • Malin E. Wimelius & Malin Eriksson & Joakim Isaksson & Mehdi Ghazinour, 2017. "Swedish Reception of Unaccompanied Refugee Children—Promoting Integration?," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 143-157, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joimai:v:18:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1007_s12134-016-0472-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s12134-016-0472-2
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    1. Pastoor, Lutine de Wal, 2015. "The mediational role of schools in supporting psychosocial transitions among unaccompanied young refugees upon resettlement in Norway," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 245-254.
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