Prepared for the future? Social work students, ontological insecurity and the turning point in Swedish refugee policies

• Published in: Social work & society Vol. 22; no. 1
• Main Authors: Norma Montesino, Christel Avendal, Carolin Schütze, Erica Righard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Social Work & Society 01.12.2024
• Subjects: ontological insecurity; refugee crisis; social work education; Sweden; turning point

The year 2015 marked a rupture in the post-war development of refugee reception and integration policies in Sweden. This rupture involved both a radical change in refugee policy and practice, and a rupture in the long-held collective self-image of Sweden as a country with generous reception and inte...