Unaccompanied Girls with Precarious Odds
2022 (English)In: The Journal of Refugee Studies, ISSN 0951-6328, E-ISSN 1471-6925, Vol. 34, no 4, p. 3871-3887Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Statistics made available by the Swedish Migration Agency (SMA) make it possible to follow first-decision outcomes in asylum cases concerning unaccompanied children (types of residence permits granted, percentage of rejections, etc.). Yet, we know little about differences in asylum decision outcomes for unaccompanied children coming to Sweden. Therefore, we wanted to find out how gender, country of origin, and asylum reports are associated with the likelihood of being granted residency. Asylum decisions concerning unaccompanied children were first coded inductively. These codes were later merged into larger categories that were analyzed quantitatively by logistic regression analysis. The data sample consisted of one calendar year of asylum decisions issued by the SMA. Results show that fewer girls than boys were granted asylum, and in fact, girls have an overall lower prospect of being granted residency. Results also display statistically significant gender differences in reported reasons for seeking asylum.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Oxford University Press, 2022. Vol. 34, no 4, p. 3871-3887
Keywords [en]
unaccompanied children, separated children, refugee girls, asylum reports, refugees, Sweden
National Category
Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-97766DOI: 10.1093/jrs/feaa101ISI: 000754315000016Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85125396220OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-97766DiVA, id: diva2:1641846
Note
Funding agency:
Research initiative Children, Migration, Integration (CMI) at Stockholm University
2022-03-032022-03-032022-04-25Bibliographically approved