Challenges of migration for the social pedagogy in Swedish context

• Authors: IRENA DYCHAWY ROSNER

Abstracts

EN

The key aspects to how the Swedish social insurance system is implemented are a high degree of universalism and the promotion of equality. The aim of this article is to explore certain issues of complexity in recent societal changes, in order to understand how to facilitate the provision of social welfare to disadvantaged migrant groups. The arguments presented in this article draw on contemporary research, current statistical resources and secondary sources in considering institutional aspects of social work and the provision of social pedagogy. The outlined contemporary issues concerning the migration situation in Sweden are reflected upon social segregation and social protection considered to be crucial to social pedagogy regimes. It is found that hidden social structures embedded in policy of e.g., multiculturalism may be counterproductive for the integration of new arrives.

Keywords

EN

Vulnerable populations; collaboration; social integration; social work; social care

• Publisher: Instytut Profilaktyki Społecznej i Resocjalizacji UW
• Journal: Papers of Social Pedagogy
• Year: 2016
• Issue: Migration as a social process 1(4)
• Pages: 6-16

Dates

online

2016-08-31

Contributors

author

IRENA DYCHAWY ROSNER

• Malmö University

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ISSN

2392-3083