När Rättigheter Inte Räcker: En kvalitativ studie om det sociala arbetet inom frivilligorganisationer med papperlösa personer
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
When Rights are not Enough : A qualitative study on the social work within voluntary organisations with undocumented people (English)
Abstract [en]
This qualitative study explores the impact of changes in Swedish migration legislation on social work for undocumented migrants in Malmö. The study is based on two research questions. The first question investigates how social work for undocumented migrants has changed over the course of changes in Swedish migration law. The second question explores the current challenges and problems that undocumented migrants face in the attempt to fulfill their basic needs. The study is based on six interviews with social workers from voluntary organisations in Malmö. The results show that the nature of social work has shifted from being activity-based to a more crisis-oriented approach in response to stricter migration law, and more social problems in undocumented migrants’ lives. Results show that undocumented migrants suffer severe problems such as homelessness, economic instability, substance abuse, mental health problems and more. This study shows the challenges faced by this group and how social work with them has changed.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 43
Series
Malmö University Health and Society Dissertations, ISSN 1653-5383, E-ISSN 2004-9277
Keywords [en]
Undocumented migrants, Social work, Charity work, Human rights, Mental health, Substance abuse, Poverty.
Keywords [sv]
Papperslösa, Socialt arbete, Frivilligorganisationer, Mänskliga rättigheter, Psykisk ohälsa, Missbruk, Ekonomisk utsatthet
National Category
Social Work
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-73325OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-73325DiVA, id: diva2:1931694
Educational program
HS Socionomutbildning
Supervisors
2025-02-042025-01-272025-02-04Bibliographically approved