Social Integration of Syrian Refugees in the Swedish Society, a Plausible Reality or a Far-fetched Dream?
2021 (Engelska)Självständigt arbete på grundnivå (kandidatexamen), 10 poäng / 15 hp
Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
Abstract [en]
This research was conducted to study the social integration of Syrian refugees in Sweden and their feeling of inclusion in the Swedish society, or exclusion from it. The research also targeted illuminating and analyzing potential reasons for the social exclusion of some Syrian refugees according to first-hand experiences, perspectives, and opinions collected by semi-structured interviews with 10 informants who left Syria due to civil war and sought asylum in Sweden. This paper serves as a platform on which voices and views of Syrian refugees were echoed, and conclusions on their settlement and inclusion in their new country were based on their own feelings, struggles, and matters of their social lives. To achieve that, social, cultural, and human aspects were prioritized over mainstream economic and legal aspects as all informants were documented and integrated into the Swedish labor market or education system.
Nonetheless, the study results have shown a worrying lack of social inclusion that Syrian refugees have experienced so far in their new country, reducing them into underprivileged, ethnic social circles where they had limited access to social networks from different backgrounds, resources, and opportunity. The nature of the Swedish society, as well as the negative image of Syrian refugees, Ethnic-segregated residencies, cultural incompatibility, and racism, were found to be the main reasons behind this phenomenon
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
2021. , s. 47
Nyckelord [en]
Syrian refugees, Sweden, Social exclusion, Social inclusion, Social Integration
Nationell ämneskategori
Kulturstudier
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-45174OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-45174DiVA, id: diva2:1587152
Utbildningsprogram
KS GPS International Migration and Ethnic Relations
Handledare
Examinatorer
2021-10-012021-08-232021-10-01Bibliografiskt granskad