ABSTRACT

There is a lack of knowledge concerning how unaccompanied refugee minors (UMs) perceive integration. This study concerns how Afghan UMs in Sweden understand integration. Seven young men, age 18–23, who came to Sweden as UMs, participated in semi-structured interviews, analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The results showed that integration was understood as a process in which relationships, connectedness, and concrete support are fundamental. Education, employment, and leisure activities were important for integration. Integration also improved by contributing to the new country, for example, through paying taxes or voluntary work. We discuss how integration could be supported, for example, through making UMs co-creators of interventions and through acknowledging the importance of meaningful activities, relationships, and concrete support.

摘要

缺乏关于无人陪伴的未成年难民 (UM) 如何看待融入的知识。这项研究关注瑞典的阿富汗 UM 如何理解融合。七名年龄在 18-23 岁之间的年轻男性作为 UM 来到瑞典，参加了半结构化访谈，并使用解释性现象学分析进行了分析。结果表明，整合被理解为一个以关系、联系和具体支持为基础的过程。教育、就业和休闲活动对于融合很重要。融合也通过为新国家做出贡献而得到改善，例如通过纳税或志愿工作。我们讨论了如何支持整合，例如，通过让 UM 成为干预措施的共同创造者，并通过承认有意义的活动、关系、