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Syrian Migrants in Sweden – A Survey on Experiences of Migration and Integration

Önver Cetrez, Alsaleh Maluk, Md Arifuzzaman Rajon | Uppsala University

This report explores the experiences of Syrian migrants in Sweden in the areas of border crossings, refugee protection, reception, integration, and their psychological health conditions. The survey was conducted in Sweden between June 2019 and May 2020 and focuses on Syrian migrants, aged 18 years or older, arriving in Sweden in 2011 and upward. The sample of this survey study included 639 respondents and the questionnaires were filled on paper (n=464) or via a web survey (n=175)…

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020April 5, 2021Uppsala University, SwedenComment

The integration of asylum seekers and refugees in the field of education and the labour market – Comparative Thematic Report

Karolina Sobczak-Szelc, Justyna Szałańska, Marta Pachocka | Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw

This report is based on a meta-analysis of nine national reports on integration from countries along the so-called Eastern Mediterranean Route. It includes two countries beyond the EU, Turkey and Iraq, which have played an important role as source and transit countries of…

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020March 31, 2021Poland, University of WarsawComment

Trauma recovery for Yazidis after the 2014 ISIS genocide: international approaches and policy recommendations

Helena M. Gellersen, Jai P. Shende | University of Cambridge - Imogen S. Davies, Alyssa Ralph | Queen Mary University of London Edited by: Helena M. Gellersen, Naures Atto & Anamay Shetty | University of Cambridge

This report complements the RESPOND research (www.respondmigration.com) on migration and immigrant integration by bringing the focus on a specific case, the trauma recovery of Yazidis with an explicit emphasis on their psychosocial needs. To this respect, it draws data and findings from international guidelines in approaching…

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020March 31, 2021University of Cambridge, UKComment

Integration and Determinants of Psychosocial Health – Thematic Report

Önver Cetrez, Rajon Arifuzzaman, Ingrid Garosi, Annika Hack, Md Arifuzzaman Rajon | Uppsala University

This report analyses an important aspect of migrant life: psychosocial health among migrant newcomers. To this respect, it draws data and findings from the RESPOND reports in several work packages. This report employs a methodology of transdisciplinary research design, by establishing a strong collaboration beyond discipline-specific approaches, exchanging information and sharing sources. While the general analysis in RESPOND is structured along macro (policy), meso (implementation) and micro (individual) levels, this report focuses primarily on newcomers' experiences at the micro level.

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020March 31, 2021Uppsala University, SwedenComment

Integration Policies,Trends, Problems and Challenges: An Integrated Report of 9 Country Cases

Soner Barthoma, Önver Cetrez | Uppsala University - N. Ela Gökalp Aras, Zeynep Şahin Mencütek | Swedish research Institute Istanbul - Naures Atto | University of Cambridge

This report provides a snapshot for some of the primary findings, trends and challenges with regard to immigrant integration that have been studied in nine country cases, based on research conducted within the framework…

Integration Policies, Practices & Experiences: IRAQ Country Report

William Kh. Warda, Hamed Shihab Almaffraji | Hammurabi Human Rights Organization

This report focuses on a less-researched topic, namely the integration of refugees and displaced populations in Iraq in the period 2011-2017. It elaborates on the extent to which policies, programs and practices at various local, regional and national levels are consistent with the country's general policy and integration plans and are compatible with the norms of international law concerning integration and human rights standards. The report also highlights the factors and reasons that impede the social integration of refugees and displaced populations into Iraqi society, and reflects the prevailing understanding of “integration” among decision-makers, local and regional stakeholders, and refugees.

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020September 9, 2020Hammurabi Human Rights Organization, IraqComment

Integration Policies, Practices & Experiences: POLAND Country Report

Karolina Sobczak-Szelc, Marta Pachocka, Konrad Pędziwiatr, Justyna Szałańska | University of Warsaw

This report focuses on integration policies towards beneficiaries of international protection in Poland in the period of 2011-2019. It also sheds light on the experiences of integration of the beneficiaries of such protection. The findings of our research indicate that the case of Poland is characterised by lack of official integration strategy. Several legal acts deal with different aspects of integration policy (narrowed to those concerning the beneficiaries of international protection) yet to a varying degree and not specifically devoted to it. In general, beneficiaries of international protection are granted equal rights with Polish citizens in the areas of access to labour market, education, healthcare, and housing.

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020August 31, 2020University of Warsaw, PolandComment

Integration Policies, Practices & Experiences: SWEDEN Country Report

Önver Cetrez, Valerie DeMarinis, Johanna Pettersson, Mudar Shakra with contribution by:

Rajon Arifuzzaman, Pauline Fritz, Ala Sivets | Uppsala University

This report explores the Swedish integration policies and practices as well as their implementation as experienced by newcomers. Integration refers to the permanent settlement period that sets in after the acquisition of a permanent residence permit, or when one starts mentally adapting to the host society. Through a multilevel governance approach, it highlights how legal, political, and institutional integration frameworks in Sweden affect integration outcomes. The latter refers specifically to the way newcomers establish themselves in the new society and negotiate their new social position.

Integration PoliciesRESPOND Horizon2020July 20, 2020Uppsala University, SwedenComment

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