In late summer 2015, Sweden embarked on one of the largest self-described humanitarian
efforts in its history, opening its borders to 163,000 asylum seekers fleeing the war in Syria …

In public discourse on migration, people who migrate are often portrayed as deviating from
the rest of the population. This is especially true for the group categorised as …

On 24 November 2015, the Swedish prime minister announced a new, restrictive asylum
policy with the explicit aim of placing Sweden at the EU minimum level in terms of refugee …

This article explores tensions between visibility and invisibility of irregularity in Sweden. It
focuses on irregular migrants' social rights and their selfrepresentation. The analysis builds …

In this article, we bring attention to the local-level administration of social services as a site of
bordering. Specifically, we focus on the provision of social assistance (ie a means-tested …

In a context of deportability and bordering practices, this thesis asks questions regarding
possibilities and limitations of resistance through community theatre. It sets out from a …

Globalisation of the economy, as well as movement of people and increasing securitisation
of borders, have challenged and to different degrees destabilised forms of national …

In the wake of the increased number of people on the move who arrived in Sweden in 2015,
more restrictive migration policies and welfare policies have been introduced and become …

In August 2017, the Church of Sweden in Malmö organised a summer camp for a group of
families. The camp was part of a programme that had been going on for a few years …

This article aims to explore the content embedded in the figuration of 'foreign-born
unemployed women'and how discourses of gender equality are used to create an emerging …