[pt] Diversos processos nos últimos vinte e cinco anos vêm transformando o entendimento das fronteiras e da mobilidade internacional, com um número cada vez maior de pessoas que se deslocam e de fronteiras que se multiplicam para além dos limites territoriais de cada estado. Ao lado desses processos, que alteram a velocidade do movimento, criam novos caminhos para a circulação e oferecem novas formas de vigilância e bloqueio dos indivíduos, a interpretação das fronteiras começa a ser redefinida buscando dar conta desses novos processos, tanto para facilita-los quanto para proibi-los. Seguindo essas transformações no entendimento das fronteiras e com um histórico de constantes inovações nas políticas migratórias, a Austrália em 2013 adotou a Operation Sovereign Borders, uma operação que abarca diversas dessas transformações. A Operation Sovereign Borders criou e institucionalizou novas práticas de controle da imigração, sendo permeada por uma racionalidade específica do medo da invasão e apoiada em extensas e controversas inovações legislativas. O presente trabalho apresenta as diferentes transformações das fronteiras e suas interpretações, explorando para isso o caso australiano, seu campo de controle de imigração e fronteiras, os atores desse campo, sua legislação, racionalidade e práticas. / [en] Different processes in the last twenty-five years have transformed the understanding of borders and international mobility, with an increasing number of people on the move and borders that multiply beyond the territorial limits of the state. Alongside these processes that alter the speed of movement, create new pathways for circulation and offer new forms of surveillance and blocking of individuals, the interpretation of borders is being redefined seeking to account for these new processes, both to facilitate them and to prohibit them. Following these changes in the understanding of borders and with a history of constant innovations in immigration policies, Australia in 2013 adopted the Operation Sovereign Borders, an operation that encompasses several of these transformations in seeking greater control and by using more violence against asylum seekers. The Operation Sovereign Borders created and institutionalized new immigration control practices, being permeated by a specific rationality of the fear of invasion and supported by extensive and controversial legislative innovations. This dissertation presents the transformations of borders and their interpretations, exploring the Australian case, its field of migration and border control, the actors in this field, its legislative structure, its rationality and practices.

The asylum seekers' integration is a vigorous and multidimensional process for which resolute effort of the both target group and the host society is inevitably entailed. Yet, the findings of this study shows that it is not easily achieved due to certain challenges which should be tackled. This research paper concisely aims to examine how the target group experience integration into the Swedish labor market. The study further seeks to explore how the target group perceives the role of NGOs and thier policies adopted to integrate them into the Swedish labor market in Malmo.Through a sound analysis of the primary and secondary material, this study elucidates the NGOs' role and policies in this field. The findings discovered as a result of this inquiry, noticeably depict that the NGOs, through their different measures and diverse policies, have tried to cope with their humanitarian mission; however, the outcome have been divergent.

Purpose – To explore what Generation Z finds attractive when seeking for jobs. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative research utilising semi-structured interviews with a total of 11 university graduates of Generation Z aged 21 to 29 seeking employment in Dalarna County, Sweden. The interviews were thematically analysed based on previouslyexisting literature. Findings – The findings indicate that Generation Z places high value on digital engagement, organizational transparency, and alignment with personal values such as sustainability and inclusivity. They prioritize job satisfaction aspects like career growth, work-life balance, and personalized feedback, although they have not yet fully developed specific expectations from employers. These insights suggest that organisations must adapt their recruitment strategies to align with these preferences, values and expectations, ensuring a transparent, values-driven, and engaging approach to effectively attract and retain Generation Z talent. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the under-research field of exploring what attracts Generation Z in the job market.

I en tid där teknologins inflytande omformar vårt samhälle och vår förståelse för människans naturblir det alltmer nödvändigt att utforska djupet av våra interaktioner inom sjukvården. Genom att granska skillnader och likheter mellan digitala och traditionella vårdmöten kan vi bättre förstå inte bara hur teknologin påverkar oss, utan också hur den formar vårt samspel med vårdgivare och sjukvården som helhet. Denna studie syftar till att genom kvalitativa intervjuer med vårdsökare utforska upplevelserna av både fysiska och digitala vårdmöten samt analysera de kommunikativa utmaningar som uppstår i varje kontext. Genom tillämpning av en socialpsykologisk ansats undersöktes hur kommunikation och motivation påverkar vårdsökares beteenden och upplevelser i dessa möten. Tio semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med vårdtagare som har erfarenhet av både traditionell och digital vård. Resultaten visar att deltagarna upplever digitala kommunikationskanaler som smidig och flexibel, men betonar samtidigt vikten av personlig kontakt. Utmaningar i den digitala kommunikationen inkluderar tekniska problem och svårigheter med att förmedla fysiska besvär och icke-verbal kommunikation, samt språkbarriärer. Studien identifierade även utmaningar relaterade till motivation, såsom bristande engagemang för digitala vårdmöten och svårigheter att upprätthålla kontinuerligt deltagande på grund av tekniska eller personliga hinder. Slutligen framhävs vikten av att individanpassa vården för att skapa tillfredsställande möten och främja en positiv utveckling inom sjukvårdens digitalisering. / In an era where the influence of technology reshapes our society and our understanding of human nature, it becomes increasingly necessary to explore the depth of our interactions within healthcare. By examining the differences and similarities between digital and traditional healthcare encounters, we can better comprehend not only how technology affects us but also how it shapes our interaction with healthcare providers and the healthcare system as a whole. This study aims to explore, through qualitative interviews with healthcare seekers, the experiences of both physical and digital healthcare encounters, while analyzing the communicative challenges that arise in each context. Applying a social psychological approach, the study investigated how communication and motivation influence the behaviors and experiences of healthcare seekers in these encounters. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants experienced in both traditional and digital healthcare. Findings indicate that participants perceive digital communication channels as smooth and flexible, while also emphasizing the importance of personal contact. Challenges in digital communication include technical issues, difficulties in conveying physical discomfort and non-verbal cues, as well as language barriers. The study also identified challenges related to motivation, such as a lack of engagement in digital healthcare encounters and difficulties in sustaining continuous participation due to technical or personal obstacles. Finally, the importance of individualizing healthcare to create satisfactory encounters and promote positive development within healthcare digitalization is emphasized.

Diese Arbeit, die auf persönlichen Erfahrungen als Asylbewerber in Deutschland basiert, fokussiert sich auf die sozioökonomische Integration von schwarzafrikanischen Asylbewerber:innen, d.h. mit einer Aufenthaltserlaubnis nach § 55 des deutschen Asylgesetzes, und von geduldeten Migrant:innen, d.h. mit einem Duldungsstatus nach § 60a des deutschen Aufenthaltsgesetzes. Die Arbeit untersucht ihre Teilnahme an deutschen Integrationskursen und ihren Zugang zu Arbeitserlaubnissen in den sechzehn Bundesländern, die von der Ausländerbehörde und der Bundesagentur für Arbeit streng kontrolliert werden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Personen einer wirtschaftlichen Tätigkeit nachgehen, um ihren Lebensunterhalt in Deutschland zu bestreiten als auch um Familienangehörige in ihren Heimatländern zu unterstützen. Methodisch bedient sich die Arbeit eines Methodenmix, der ethno-soziogeographische Instrumente zur Datenerhebung, -verarbeitung und -analyse einsetzt. Zwischen 2016 und Juni 2021 wurden zwanzig Einzelfallstudien, dreihundert halbstrukturierte Fragebögen, sechs Fokusgruppendiskussionen mit der Zielgruppe und deutschen Beamten des Gerichts und der Ausländerbehörde sowie zwei Experteninterviews mit Abgeordneten deutscher Parlamente durchgeführt. Zu den aufgedeckten wirtschaftlichen Aktivitäten gehören der Drogenhandel, das Ausliefern von Zeitungen, informeller Streetfood-Verkauf, Friseurhandwerk, der Handel und das Testen auf Corona. Da informelle (illegale, halblegale und kriminelle) Wirtschaftspraktiken als Einstieg in den Arbeitsmarkt und als Reaktion auf die begrenzten Möglichkeiten der deutschen Behörden häufig genutzt werden, schließt die Arbeit mit der Aufforderung an die politischen Entscheidungsträger, den derzeitigen sozioökonomischen Integrationsrahmen für diese beiden Kategorien von Migrant:innen in Deutschland dringend zu überdenken. / This thesis, based on personal experience as an asylum seeker in Germany, focuses on the socio-economic integration of Black African asylum seekers, i.e. with a residence permission § 55 of the German Asylum Act, as well as tolerated migrants, i.e. with a toleration status § 60a German Residence Act. The thesis sheds light on their participation in German integration courses and their access to work permits across the sixteen German states, which are subject to strict regulations by the Foreigner Registration Office and the Federal Office of Work. The findings reveal that individuals engage in economic activities to financially sustain themselves within the territory and also to support family members in their home countries. Methodically, the thesis employs mixed methods, utilizing ethno-sociogeographical tools for data acquisition, processing, and analysis. Between 2016 and June 2021, the thesis conducted twenty individual case studies, three hundred semi-structured questionnaires, two expert interviews with members of German parliaments, six focus group discussions with the target group and German officials from the court, the Foreigner registration office. The economic activities uncovered include drug dealing, newspaper delivery, informal street food selling, hairdressing, trading, and COVID-19 testing. As there is a massive use of informal economic practices (illegal, semi-legal, and criminal) as entry point to the job market and as a response to limited opportunities provided by the German authorities, the thesis concludes with a call to policymakers to urgently reconsider the current socio-economic integration framework for this two categories of migrants in Germany.

Is it possible to conceive of migrants as active stakeholders of migration and asylum policies rather than passive objects of political and humanitarian intervention? In the public discourse on migration, migrants' voices are largely ignored and their political future in the reception country is often that of ascribed muteness and disenfranchisement. Yet, migrants have a voice, a history, a context, and therefore, potential aspirations to a political existence. In this dissertation, I propose an empirical study of the migratory journeys that occurred during what has been known as "the summer of migration," which described the incoming of migrants via the Aegean Sea and through the Western Balkans to Germany and the rest of Northern Europe. Based on field observations in initial reception centers for asylum seekers in Hamburg and semi-structured interviews with fifteen participants from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan who came to Germany between 2015 and 2016, this dissertation proposes an analytical framework that provides a critical approach to the migration management regime and migrants migratory journey narratives. The claim of this dissertation is double. First it argues that it is analytically necessary to systematize the production of immanent knowledge about migrants' journeys through their own subjectivities. Such a perspective enables a deeper understanding of the impact of human mobility on state sovereignty, borderscapes and the workings of the migration management regime. Second, it is equally necessary to politically contribute to the normalization of integrating migrants' voices in the public debate and discourse to address oppressive practices of migration management and control. / Ph. D. / Is it possible to conceive of migrants as active stakeholders of migration and asylum policies rather than passive objects of political and humanitarian intervention? In the public discourse on migration, migrants’ voices are largely ignored and their political future in the reception country is often that of ascribed muteness and disenfranchisement. Yet, migrants have a voice, a history, a context, and therefore, potential aspirations to a political existence. In this dissertation, I propose an empirical study of the migratory journeys that occurred during what has been known as “the summer of migration,” which described the incoming of migrants via the Aegean Sea and through the Western Balkans to Germany and the rest of Northern Europe. Based on field observations in initial reception centers for asylum seekers in Hamburg and semi-structured interviews with fifteen participants from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan who came to Germany between 2015 and 2016, this dissertation proposes an analytical framework that provides a critical approach to the migration management regime and migrants migratory journey narratives. The claim of this dissertation is double. First it argues that it is analytically necessary to systematize the production of immanent knowledge about migrants’ journeys through their own subjectivities. Such a perspective enables a deeper understanding of the impact of human mobility on state sovereignty, borderscapes and the workings of the migration management regime. Second, it is equally necessary to politically contribute to the normalization of integrating migrants’ voices in the public debate and discourse to address oppressive practices of migration management and control.

Yes / Current literature has indicated a concern about standards of maternity care experienced by pregnant women who are seeking asylum. As the next generation of midwives, it is important that students are educated in a way that prepares them to effectively care for these women. To understand how this can be achieved, it is important to explore what asylum seeking means to midwifery students. This article is the first of three parts and reports on one objective from a wider doctorate study. It identifies dominant discourses that influenced the perceptions of a group of midwifery students' about the pregnant asylum seeking woman. The study was designed from a social constructivist perspective, with contextual knowledge being constructed by groups of people, influenced by underpinning dominant discourses, depending on their social, cultural and historical positions in the world. In a United Kingdom University setting, during year two of a pre-registration midwifery programme, eleven midwifery students participated in the study. Two focus group interviews using a problem based learning scenario as a trigger for discussion were conducted. In addition, three students were individually interviewed to explore issues in more depth and two students' written reflections on practice were used to generate data. Following a critical discourse analysis, dominant discourses were identified which appeared to influence the way in which asylum seekers were perceived. The findings suggested an underpinning ideology around the asylum seeker being different and of a criminal persuasion. Although the pregnant woman seeking asylum was considered as deserving of care, the same discourses appeared to influence the way in which she was constructed. However, as the study progressed, through reading alternative sources of literature, some students appeared to question these discourses. These findings have implications for midwifery education in encouraging students to challenge negative discourses and construct positive perceptions of asylum seeking.

På grund av oroligheter i världen skedde under år 2015 en kraftig ökning av asylsökande, där ibland även ensamkommande barn. Ökning av ensamkommande barn medförde en boendeproblematik för Sveriges kommuner, vilket lett till behov av flertalet nyuppstartade HVB-hem. Det fanns ett intresse av att studerades hälsofrämjande aktiviteter i kontexten, detta för att förstå dem som en del av en hälsodiskursiv praktik. Detta gjordes utifrån ett sociokulturellt perspektiv på lärande, diskurs analys samt ett helhetsperspektiv på hälsa. Därav har studien genomförts som kvalitativ studie med inspiration ifrån etnografisk forskning. Deltagande observationer utfördes vid tre tillfällen. Observationerna utfördes på två olika avdelningar på ett HVB- hem för ensamkommande pojkar. Genom ett hälsopedagogiskt perspektiv var avsikten med studien att synliggöra hälsodiskurser och dess betydelse för ungdomarnas lärande och skapande av hälsa. Kategorierna för studiens analyserade resultat återspeglar de hälsofrämjande aktiviteter som observerades. Teman för diskussionsdelen framanalyserats med utgångspunkt i studiens valda teorier och utföll i följande sex kategorier: Tidspassning, Vi och dem, Laganda och att ha trevligt ihop, Minskad förtäring av sötsaker, Regelföljning och självständighet samt Dubbla budskap. Av resultatet framkom det att den rådande hälsodiskursen tycks bygga på ett omedvetet helhetsperspektiv på hälsa. Det framkommer genom personalens utsagor att en strävans finns mot att skapa förutsättningar för att ungdomarna att utvecklas till självständiga individer, dock strider detta mot vad som kan ses i den hälsodiskursiva praktiken. Därav kan det tänkas att hälsa är ett ämne som kan behöva lyftas i praktiken. Då det var svårt att hitta relevant forskning i ämnet tycks även behov finnas av att bedriva forskning kring hur insatser på HVB-hem bör utformas för att uppnå ökad självständighet hos ungdomarna. / 2015 saw a sharp rise in unaccompanied children seeking asylum. This is due to turmoil in many parts of the world. The rise has brought housing problems for Sweden’s municipalities, with more housing and treatment facilities started as a result. A study was conducted, motivated by ethnography research. Participants were observed on three occasions, in two separate wards in a HVB resident for unaccompanied boys. Health promoting activities were observed, to gain an understanding of them for use from a pedagogic perspective. This was done using a sociocultural perspective in teaching, study analysis, as well as health in general. Through a health discourse perspective, the purpose of the study was to analyze health awareness in the children. The categories for the analysed results reflected the health promoting activities that were encouraged during the study. The study was analysed using the following six categories Punctuality, Us and them, Team spirit and getting along, Reduced sugar consumption, Following rules and independence, as well as Double standards. The results showed that the current health discourse is founded on a subconsciously overall perspective on health. Housing and HVB resident staff have the aim to create possibilities for the children to develop into independent individuals. It can be seen as a field that needs to be improved in practice, through staff education. Relevant data is lacking, further research is needed into what action is required to help the children reach independence.

Thesis (MA (Political Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a study of the South African government‘s response toward Zimbabwean immigration, focusing on the period from 2000 to July 2009. The aim is to shed light on why the government has acted in the manner that it has, using a human security framework. South Africa‘s legal obligations under international, regional, and domestic law are investigated and the ethical debate concerning issues of entrance and borders is explored. Concepts of morality, universality, and human dignity are central to this discussion. Against this backdrop, the Zimbabwean migration is briefly analysed in terms of push and pull factors and numbers; and the legal debate concerning the classification of Zimbabweans is explored. The challenges Zimbabweans face in South Africa and how the government has dealt with the Zimbabwean immigration is covered. Key actors from civil society and government are interviewed in an attempt to engage opinions about the government‘s response. The main opinions as to why the government has responded in the manner it has are then discussed and other factors are considered. Issues of solidarity, land reform, and South Africa‘s involvement in the Zimbabwean mediation process are some of the factors considered. The conclusion of this study is that the South African government has not succeeded in meeting its legal obligations nor acted ethically concerning Zimbabwean immigrants. The particular sentiments of ex-president Thabo Mbeki, the solidarity amongst national liberation movements, regional considerations, and the capitalist interests of some South Africans are factors that carry the most weight in explaining the South African government‘s response to the Zimbabwean crisis and its subsequent migrants. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis is 'n studie van die Suid-Afrikaanse regering se reaksie op die immigrasie van Zimbabwiërs na Suid-Afrika, met die klem op die tydperk tussen 2000 en Julie 2009. Die doel is om lig te werp op die regering se optrede in dié tydperk aan die hand van 'n menslike veiligheidsnetwerk. Suid-Afrika se regsverpligtinge onder internasionale, streek- en plaaslike reg, sowel as die etiese debat rakende kwessies soos die binnekoms van immigrante en grense, word ondersoek. Konsepte van moraliteit, universaliteit en menslike waardigheid , staan sentraal tot hierdie bespreking. Teen hierdie agtergrond word die Zimbabwiese migrasie kortliks ontleed in terme van die stukrag-en-trefkrag faktore en getalle; en word die regsdebat oor die klassifisering van Zimbabwiërs onder die loep geneem. Die uitdagings wat Zimbabwiërs in Suid-Afrika in die gesig staar en hoe die regering Zimbabiese immigrasie hanteer het, word bekyk. Onderhoude is gevoer met sleutelspelers in die burgerlike samelewing en die regering in ‗n poging om agter die kap van die byl te kom met betrekking tot die regering se reaksie op Zimbabwiese immigrasie. Die belangrikste standpunte ten opsigte van die regering se optrede word dan bespreek in die lig van faktore soos solidariteit, grondhervorming, en Suid-Afrika se betrokkenheid by die Zimbabwiese mediasieproses. Die gevolgtrekking van hierdie studie is dat die Suid-Afrikaanse regering nie daarin geslaag het om sy regsverpligtinge na te kom nie, en nie eties korrek opgetree het nie met betrekking tot Zimbabwiese immigrante. Die sentimente van oudpres. Thabo Mbeki, die solidariteit onder die nasionale bevrydingsbewegings, en die kapitalistiese belange van sekere Suid-Afrikaners, is van die belangrikste faktore aan die hand waarvan die Suid-Afrikaanse regering se reaksie op die Zimbabwiese immigrasie-krisis verklaar word.

During the last several decades, many people, fleeing from disasters or political threats, have applied for asylum in the European countries. Council Directive 2003/9/EC, laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum-seekers, as well as several other directives, have been developed in the EU in order to ensure fair treatment of the asylum-seekers in all the European countries. However, there are huge differences in the national asylum laws of countries and consequently, the way they treat the asylum-seekers. In this research, the national asylum laws of Germany and the Netherlands are studied and compared, showing that though following the Council Directive, fair or equal treatment of asylum-seekers cannot be guaranteed. In the Netherlands asylum-seekers are granted with a great extent of benefits while in Germany, they are greatly discriminated against. Based on the Social Determinants of Health Model, developed by Dahlgren and Whitehead in 1991, the hypothesis is that the asylum seekers in the Netherlands enjoy better health status than the ones in Germany, because based on the Dutch asylum laws, they have better living and working conditions. In order to confirm or negate this hypothesis, a meta-study of available literature on the health status of asylum-seekers has been done. However, the hypothesis could not be confirmed/ negated due to extreme lack of availability of data in this area. By discussing the relationship between life conditions and health of individuals, reviewing current legal instruments regulating asylum in the EU and analyzing the available data on the health status of asylum-seekers, this paper draws the attention to the importance of data and research on these topics and the need for development of practices for collection of such information. Availability of such information can affect future decision and policy makings regarding asylum-seekers and their health and might result in comprehensive reformations in the current national or international legal instruments.