Encounters With Irregular Migrants in Social Work-"Collateral Damage" and Reframing of Recognizability in Swedish Public Social Services

The aim is to explore experiences and considerations of social workers regarding irregular migrants, understood as being prone to be "collateral damage." It is revealed that some social workers approve assistance exceeding that which can find support in the national legislation. They are h...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant & refugee studies 2015-07, Vol.13 (3), p.302-320
Main Author: Bjorngren Cuadra, Carin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
belonging
collateral damage
Damage
Illegal immigrants
Illegal immigration
Irregular migrants
Migrants
public social services
recognizability
reframing
Samhällsvetenskap
Social integration
Social Sciences
Social services
Social Work
Social workers
Socialt arbete
Sociologi
Sociology
Sweden
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Summary:The aim is to explore experiences and considerations of social workers regarding irregular migrants, understood as being prone to be "collateral damage." It is revealed that some social workers approve assistance exceeding that which can find support in the national legislation. They are hereby addressing the normative conditions for recognition and installing new frames for apprehending irregular migrants. This process is referred to as a reframing of recognizability. By exceeding the limits of "belonging," social workers question their profession's national link as well as the inability of a nationally anchored understanding of social work to deal with irregular migrants.
ISSN:1556-2948
1556-2956
0951-6328
1556-2956
DOI:10.1080/15562948.2015.1037518