Integration of quota refugees in Åland
Lindman, Gun (2017)
Yrkeshögskolan Arcada
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017113019117
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017113019117
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Many people around the world have been forced to flee their homes because of war, conflict, persecution, generalized violence, and terrible human rights violations. The refugees must settle in a new country with other norms, values and cultures. The purpose of this study was to gain a richer understanding of refugees´ experiences of integration and civic attachment as well as refugee coordinators´ experiences of integration and civic attachment, and to devise a list of recommendations for the integration of refugees into the Åland society.
The research group consisted of quota refugees, aged 18 years or older, who had arrived in Åland during 2015-2016, and the research group for the refugee coordinators were all refugee coordinators working in the Åland municipalities. The research questions are based on Ager and Strang’s Indicators of integration framework. Civic attachment may help expand the framework of integration by conceptualizing citizenship in a broader manner. The author of the thesis has therefore chosen to add questions about civic attachment as a complement to the model. Based on the above mentioned, the following main research questions emerge: 1) What kind of experiences do quota refugees have of integration and civic attachment in the Åland society? 2) What kind of experiences do refugee coordinators have of integration and civic attachment in the Åland society?
The study was a qualitative research project and focus group interviews were conducted with a semi-structured interview guide. A deductive content analysis was used for analysis of the material. The results show that the integration process is very complex, and it takes a long time to harmonize in a society. The refugees were very well received when they came to Åland. The refugees and the refugee coordinators experienced language skills, employment, housing, health, and citizenship as significant indicators of integration. Social relationships were also found to be import during the integration process. The results show that municipalities can improve the situation for the refugees in the Åland society by providing information, social inclusion, education and intensive language learning. Many people around the world have been forced to flee their homes because of war, conflict, persecution, generalized violence, and terrible human rights violations. The refugees must settle in a new country with other norms, values and cultures. The purpose of this study was to gain a richer understanding of refugees´ experiences of integration and civic attachment as well as refugee coordinators´ experiences of integration and civic attachment, and to devise a list of recommendations for the integration of refugees into the Åland society.
The research group consisted of quota refugees, aged 18 years or older, who had arrived in Åland during 2015-2016, and the research group for the refugee coordinators were all refugee coordinators working in the Åland municipalities. The research questions are based on Ager and Strang’s Indicators of integration framework. Civic attachment may help expand the framework of integration by conceptualizing citizenship in a broader manner. The author of the thesis has therefore chosen to add questions about civic attachment as a complement to the model. Based on the above mentioned, the following main research questions emerge: 1) What kind of experiences do quota refugees have of integration and civic attachment in the Åland society? 2) What kind of experiences do refugee coordinators have of integration and civic attachment in the Åland society?
The study was a qualitative research project and focus group interviews were conducted with a semi-structured interview guide. A deductive content analysis was used for analysis of the material. The results show that the integration process is very complex, and it takes a long time to harmonize in a society. The refugees were very well received when they came to Åland. The refugees and the refugee coordinators experienced language skills, employment, housing, health, and citizenship as significant indicators of integration. Social relationships were also found to be import during the integration process. The results show that municipalities can improve the situation for the refugees in the Åland society by providing information, social inclusion, education and intensive language learning.
The research group consisted of quota refugees, aged 18 years or older, who had arrived in Åland during 2015-2016, and the research group for the refugee coordinators were all refugee coordinators working in the Åland municipalities. The research questions are based on Ager and Strang’s Indicators of integration framework. Civic attachment may help expand the framework of integration by conceptualizing citizenship in a broader manner. The author of the thesis has therefore chosen to add questions about civic attachment as a complement to the model. Based on the above mentioned, the following main research questions emerge: 1) What kind of experiences do quota refugees have of integration and civic attachment in the Åland society? 2) What kind of experiences do refugee coordinators have of integration and civic attachment in the Åland society?
The study was a qualitative research project and focus group interviews were conducted with a semi-structured interview guide. A deductive content analysis was used for analysis of the material. The results show that the integration process is very complex, and it takes a long time to harmonize in a society. The refugees were very well received when they came to Åland. The refugees and the refugee coordinators experienced language skills, employment, housing, health, and citizenship as significant indicators of integration. Social relationships were also found to be import during the integration process. The results show that municipalities can improve the situation for the refugees in the Åland society by providing information, social inclusion, education and intensive language learning.
The research group consisted of quota refugees, aged 18 years or older, who had arrived in Åland during 2015-2016, and the research group for the refugee coordinators were all refugee coordinators working in the Åland municipalities. The research questions are based on Ager and Strang’s Indicators of integration framework. Civic attachment may help expand the framework of integration by conceptualizing citizenship in a broader manner. The author of the thesis has therefore chosen to add questions about civic attachment as a complement to the model. Based on the above mentioned, the following main research questions emerge: 1) What kind of experiences do quota refugees have of integration and civic attachment in the Åland society? 2) What kind of experiences do refugee coordinators have of integration and civic attachment in the Åland society?
The study was a qualitative research project and focus group interviews were conducted with a semi-structured interview guide. A deductive content analysis was used for analysis of the material. The results show that the integration process is very complex, and it takes a long time to harmonize in a society. The refugees were very well received when they came to Åland. The refugees and the refugee coordinators experienced language skills, employment, housing, health, and citizenship as significant indicators of integration. Social relationships were also found to be import during the integration process. The results show that municipalities can improve the situation for the refugees in the Åland society by providing information, social inclusion, education and intensive language learning.