Policies, Practices and Prospects: The Unaccompanied Minors in Sweden
The number of children fleeing and/or seeking asylum alone without parents or guardians has been increasing during the last decade worldwide, where Sweden has been receiving the largest number of asylum claims by unaccompanied minors (UAM) in Europe. This paper addresses the Swedish case by giving a...
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| description | The number of children fleeing and/or seeking asylum alone without parents or guardians has been increasing during the last decade worldwide, where Sweden has been receiving the largest number of asylum claims by unaccompanied minors (UAM) in Europe. This paper addresses the Swedish case by giving an overview of the policies and practices in relation to the introductory stage determining how they are treated in Sweden. We also investigate the situation of UAM during their youth. While doing these we focus on areas where there is a need for improvement and we provide a model for a more incorporated approach that integrates the different stages that UAM go through in their lives. The introductory stage consists of the reception and the asylum process. The policies and practices in relation to the main sub-areas of the reception and asylum processes are discussed in relation to the well-being of this group and in relation to integration as well as consonance with the UN conventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12ad145b378846818e096a4d3ed92d5a2022-12-21T19:47:58ZengSocial Work & SocietySocial Work and Society1613-89532017-08-01151Policies, Practices and Prospects: The Unaccompanied Minors in SwedenAycan Çelikaksoy0Eskil Wadensjö1Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)The number of children fleeing and/or seeking asylum alone without parents or guardians has been increasing during the last decade worldwide, where Sweden has been receiving the largest number of asylum claims by unaccompanied minors (UAM) in Europe. This paper addresses the Swedish case by giving an overview of the policies and practices in relation to the introductory stage determining how they are treated in Sweden. We also investigate the situation of UAM during their youth. While doing these we focus on areas where there is a need for improvement and we provide a model for a more incorporated approach that integrates the different stages that UAM go through in their lives. The introductory stage consists of the reception and the asylum process. The policies and practices in relation to the main sub-areas of the reception and asylum processes are discussed in relation to the well-being of this group and in relation to integration as well as consonance with the UN conventions.https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/sws/article/view/499Unaccompanied minorsrefugee childrenrefugee youthpoliciespracticesreception |
| spellingShingle | Aycan Çelikaksoy Eskil Wadensjö Policies, Practices and Prospects: The Unaccompanied Minors in Sweden Social Work and Society Unaccompanied minors refugee children refugee youth policies practices reception |
| title | Policies, Practices and Prospects: The Unaccompanied Minors in Sweden |
| title_full | Policies, Practices and Prospects: The Unaccompanied Minors in Sweden |
| title_fullStr | Policies, Practices and Prospects: The Unaccompanied Minors in Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | Policies, Practices and Prospects: The Unaccompanied Minors in Sweden |
| title_short | Policies, Practices and Prospects: The Unaccompanied Minors in Sweden |
| title_sort | policies practices and prospects the unaccompanied minors in sweden |
| topic | Unaccompanied minors refugee children refugee youth policies practices reception |
| url | https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/sws/article/view/499 |
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