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Darvishpour, MehrdadORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0002-6079-6755
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Darvishpour, M., Johansson, J. & Månsson, N. (2023). Securitisation of the Swedish migration policy and the situation for unaccompanied children. In: Zamorano Llena, C.; Stier, J.; Gray, B (Ed.), Crisis and the Culture of Fear and Anxiety in Contemporary Europe.: (pp. 103-118). New York: Taylor & Francis
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Securitisation of the Swedish migration policy and the situation for unaccompanied children
2023 (English)In: Crisis and the Culture of Fear and Anxiety in Contemporary Europe. / [ed] Zamorano Llena, C.; Stier, J.; Gray, B, New York: Taylor & Francis, 2023, p. 103-118Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Sweden has been recognised as one of the most generous countries in terms of the governance of migration and asylum. The 2015 “refugee crisis” placed the Swedish migration and asylum system under extreme pressure when more than 163,000 refugees arrived in 2015. Like other EU members, Swedish migration policies have become gradually more restrictive, legitimised by the discourse of securitisation, whereby migration is addressed as a threat. By taking “securitisation” as a conceptual point of departure, the aim of this chapter is to analyse the official statements and non-official motives behind the securitisation turn of Sweden’s post-2015 migration policy and relate them to the vulnerable situation unaccompanied immigrants experienced when they came to Sweden in 2015 as refugees and asylum seekers. However, even if some of the interviewees had experienced racism and other negative attitudes and felt ill at ease waiting for their residency permit, unaccompanied immigrants are not necessarily vulnerable victims without the capacity and will to learn a new language, educate themselves and find a job.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
New York: Taylor & Francis, 2023
National Category
Social Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-61323 (URN)10.4324/9781003290254-7 (DOI)2-s2.0-85163499763 (Scopus ID)9781032268606 (ISBN)9781000916836 (ISBN)
Available from: 2022-12-15 Created: 2022-12-15 Last updated: 2023-07-19Bibliographically approved
Darvishpour, M. & Kullberg, C. (2022). Män, maskuliniteter och våld. In: Skillmark M.; Kullberg, C. (Ed.), Att möta våldsutsatta män: förståelse, bedömningar och hjälpinsatser (pp. 45-74). Studentlitteratur AB
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Män, maskuliniteter och våld
2022 (Swedish)In: Att möta våldsutsatta män: förståelse, bedömningar och hjälpinsatser / [ed] Skillmark M.; Kullberg, C., Studentlitteratur AB, 2022, p. 45-74Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Studentlitteratur AB, 2022
National Category
Other Social Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-60394 (URN)9789144111780 (ISBN)
Available from: 2022-10-26 Created: 2022-10-26 Last updated: 2022-10-26Bibliographically approved
Darvishpour, M. & Månsson, N. (2022). Möjlighet och utmaningar till inkludering av utrikesfödda kvinnor på arbetsmarknaden och i samhället: En rapport om utbildnings- och forskningscirklar inom KLARA-projektet.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Möjlighet och utmaningar till inkludering av utrikesfödda kvinnor på arbetsmarknaden och i samhället: En rapport om utbildnings- och forskningscirklar inom KLARA-projektet
2022 (Swedish)Report (Other academic)
Publisher
p. 94
Series
Studies in Social Sciences / Forskningsrapport, ISSN 1654-0611
National Category
Social Work
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-59254 (URN)978-91-7485-556-2 (ISBN)
Note

Denna rapport är resultat av ett samverkansprojekt mellan forskare från Mälardalens universitet och samordningsförbudnet RAR Sörmland. Projektet KLARA (https://rarsormland.se/insats/klara/) siktar på att öka utrikesföddas kvinnors integration på arbetsmarknaden och i övriga samhället

Available from: 2022-06-22 Created: 2022-06-22 Last updated: 2022-06-22Bibliographically approved
Hellgren, Z., Darvishpour, M., Westin, C., Fejes, A., Månsson, N., Stier, J., . . . Lundsteen, M. (2022). Ygemans förslag för tankarna till statlig rasism. Expressen, Article ID 2022-08-11.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Ygemans förslag för tankarna till statlig rasism
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2022 (Swedish)In: Expressen, article id 2022-08-11Article in journal, News item (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.)) Published
National Category
Other Social Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-59737 (URN)
Available from: 2022-08-15 Created: 2022-08-15 Last updated: 2022-08-16Bibliographically approved
Munobwa, J. S., Ahmadi, F. & Darvishpour, M. (2021). Diversity Barometer 2020: Attitudes towards Immigration and Ethnic Diversity in Sweden. Social Sciences, 10(10), Article ID 401.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Diversity Barometer 2020: Attitudes towards Immigration and Ethnic Diversity in Sweden
2021 (English)In: Social Sciences, E-ISSN 2076-0760, Vol. 10, no 10, article id 401Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Migration is topical in many counties, and attitudes towards immigration and ethnic diversity are volatile. In our longitudinal "Diversity Barometer ", we have studied changes in Swedes' attitudes towards immigration and ethnic diversity in Sweden since 2005, using a postal questionnaire sent to a random sample of the Swedish population aged 18-75. In this article, we analyzed data from 2020 (n = 1035) in comparison with previous Diversity Barometer surveys from 2005 to 2018. The findings showed that Swedes had increased contact with immigrants from the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The majority had good experiences of studying or working with people with foreign background, although those with bad experiences had also increased. Attitudes towards immigration and ethnic diversity were more positive in 2020, thereby stopping a negative trend that started with the refugee influx in 2015. Positive attitudes were more established among women, younger people, those with higher education, people living in larger cities and those with more contact with people with foreign background. Sympathizers of political parties closer to the left wing were more positive towards immigration and ethnic diversity. We used political correctness, contact theory, strain theory and theory about group conflict/threats to provide hypothetical explanations for the observed changes in attitudes.</p>

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
MDPI, 2021
Keywords
Diversity Barometer, migration, Sweden, xenophobia, strain theory, contact theory, group conflict theory
National Category
Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-56606 (URN)10.3390/socsci10100401 (DOI)000716824000001 ()2-s2.0-85124290054 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2021-11-25 Created: 2021-11-25 Last updated: 2024-01-23Bibliographically approved
Johansson, J. & Darvishpour, M. (2020). At Odds with Feminism?: Muslim Masculinities in the Swedish "No Handshake" Debate in Newspapers.. In: Russell Luyt & Kathleen Starck (Ed.), Masculine Power and Gender Equality: Masculinities as Change Agents. Springer International Publishing
Open this publication in new window or tab >>At Odds with Feminism?: Muslim Masculinities in the Swedish "No Handshake" Debate in Newspapers.
2020 (English)In: Masculine Power and Gender Equality: Masculinities as Change Agents / [ed] Russell Luyt & Kathleen Starck, Springer International Publishing , 2020Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer International Publishing, 2020
National Category
Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-46975 (URN)978-3-030-35162-5 (ISBN)
Available from: 2020-02-05 Created: 2020-02-05 Last updated: 2021-10-14Bibliographically approved
Bruno, L. & Darvishpour, M. (2020). Barnäktenskap och hedersrelaterat våld. In: Barn & unga i utsatta livssituationer: Perspektiv från forskning och praktik (pp. 140-156). Liber
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Barnäktenskap och hedersrelaterat våld
2020 (Swedish)In: Barn & unga i utsatta livssituationer: Perspektiv från forskning och praktik, Liber, 2020, p. 140-156Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Liber, 2020
National Category
Other Social Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-48762 (URN)978-91-47-13359-8 (ISBN)
Available from: 2020-06-15 Created: 2020-06-15 Last updated: 2021-10-14Bibliographically approved
Ahmadi, F., Darvishpour, M. & Palm, I. (2020). Changes Regarding Attitudes Towards Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Sweden: The Diversity Barometer (2005-2018). International Journal of Social Science Studies, 8(5), 1-1
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Changes Regarding Attitudes Towards Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Sweden: The Diversity Barometer (2005-2018)
2020 (English)In: International Journal of Social Science Studies, ISSN 2324-8033, E-ISSN 2324-8041, Vol. 8, no 5, p. 1-1Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article aims to discuss changes in attitudes towards immigrants in Sweden from 2015 onwards, based on the results of the longitudinal Diversity Barometer studies from 2005-2014, 2016 and 2018. The Diversity Barometer studies are based on a national, representative, and randomly selected sample from the Swedish population, with a new sample selected each time. We have analyzed the changes from a sociological perspective, using theories such as contact theory and group conflict theory. The results show an increase in negative attitudes towards ethic and cultural diversity generally, and towards immigrants specifically. Diversity in culture and religion – especially towards Islam – is more negatively perceived as compared to diversity in the work domain. Societal groups with extensive experience from contact with foreigners, those who identify themselves as women, those who are more educated, younger people and city dwellers, have all a more positive attitude towards diversity than others.

National Category
International Migration and Ethnic Relations
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-56202 (URN)10.11114/ijsss.v8i5.4937 (DOI)
Available from: 2021-10-14 Created: 2021-10-14 Last updated: 2021-10-14Bibliographically approved
Ahmadi, F., Darvishpour, M., Ahmadi, N. & Palm, I. (2020). Diversity barometer: attitude changes in Sweden. Nordic Social Work Research, 10(1), 21-38
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Diversity barometer: attitude changes in Sweden
2020 (English)In: Nordic Social Work Research, ISSN 2156-857X, E-ISSN 2156-8588, Vol. 10, no 1, p. 21-38Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

he aim of this article is to elucidate and discuss the results of the 2016 Diversity Barometer (Mångfaldsbarometern) and compare these results with those obtained from ten years of the longitudinal Diversity Barometers for 2005?2014. An additional aim is to demonstrate whether and how Swedish people?s experiences of and attitudes toward people with a foreign background and ethnic diversity have changed.A random sample of the Swedish population took part in the annual study, which was carried out in the form of a nationwide postal survey. The results show that negative attitudes toward ethnic and cultural diversity in general, and migrant population in particular, have increased to some extent and with respect to certain issues. Views on diversity in relation to culture and religion ? especially Islam ? were more negative than views on diversity in relation to work. Those who have larger experience of contact with foreigners show a more positive attitude toward diversity compared with those with limited experience and contact. Individuals who have higher education, those who identify themselves as female, younger persons and those living in large cities are more positive than other groups. In our analysis of the empirical data, we proceeded from a social work perspective and applied contact theory and group conflict theories relating attitudes to group position.

Keywords
Diversity barometer, attitude changes, rasism, multiculturalism
National Category
Social Sciences Other Social Sciences
Research subject
Social Work
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-41809 (URN)10.1080/2156857X.2018.1527242 (DOI)2-s2.0-85124830891 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2018-12-21 Created: 2018-12-21 Last updated: 2022-03-02Bibliographically approved
Darvishpour, M. & Månsson, N. (2020). Möjligheter och utmaningar för jämställdhetsutveckling bland ensamkommande ungdomar i Sverige. In: : . Paper presented at "Forskarseminarium om ensamkommande barn och unga” vid socialstyrelsen, Stockholm, 11 november 2019.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Möjligheter och utmaningar för jämställdhetsutveckling bland ensamkommande ungdomar i Sverige
2020 (Swedish)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Other academic)
National Category
Other Social Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-48800 (URN)
Conference
"Forskarseminarium om ensamkommande barn och unga” vid socialstyrelsen, Stockholm, 11 november 2019
Available from: 2020-06-16 Created: 2020-06-16 Last updated: 2021-10-14Bibliographically approved
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