Over the past few decades, numerous international objectives have been established with the aim of promoting the inclusion of marginalised groups. However, one group that appears to remain excluded in various ways and in the shadows of international and national agendas, as well as in research and practice, are migrants with a disability. At the local level of the Swedish capital city, Stockholm, this marginalisation results in, among other things, exclusion from the labour market. The goal of this thesis is to shed light on the situation of migrants with a disability and their integration with the Swedish labour market, not only in the present but also taking into account the dynamically changing context. In order to achieve this, the lens of social sustainability, which aims to foster social cohesion, is applied. This is accompanied by a critical understanding of disability and an acknowledgement of integration as a two-way process, which serves as the essential foundation. Through a qualitative case study research, including five in-depth semi-structured interviews with individuals representing actors in the field on the local level, and an analysis of the material following the reflective thematic analysis approach, the existing integration measures in Stockholm are analysed in terms of their contribution to social sustainability as well as their socially sustainable construction. The study results indicate several ways in which the current measures contribute to the process towards social sustainability for instance through supporting migrants with a disability in how to navigate the Swedish system. As one of the key factors for the durability of the integration measures in question, this study identifies political interest, with a far-reaching influence across, policy frameworks, project funding, and attitudes within the broader society. Nevertheless, the study findings indicate a lack of representation of measures targeting employers or those aiming to influence the political sphere.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:liu-205751 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Hölter, Nelly |
| Publisher | Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för kultur och samhälle |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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