Sophia Yakhlef
Biographic Data
| ID | 131237 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophia Yakhlef |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophia |
| FAMILY NAME | Yakhlef |
| SIGNATURE | YAKHLEF S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Social Sciences, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2189-1928 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From stigma to inclusion
This study explores how everyday interactions in institutional care settings shape identity formation and social inclusion among marginalised youth. Based on ethnographic data, including interviews, observations, and institutional documents from Swedish special youth homes, the analysis combines social pedagogical, interactionist, ethnomethodological, and intersectional perspectives. Narratives from unaccompanied refugees and young people with dr…
Working with pupils who use alcohol and drugs
The last decades have exhibited changes in societal responses to criminal justice, such as informal social control exerted beyond the justice system.This study explores the emotional labour experienced by Swedish high school staff members regarding their efforts with pupils who use alcohol or drugs.Drawing on 36 interviews we demonstrate how their work surpasses the demands associated with a traditional school environment, becoming more like the …
Anomie and collaboration in intelligence and operational police and border guard work in the Baltic Sea area
The purpose of this ethnographic study is to analyse the collaborative work among intelligence and operative personnel from different border authorities in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia. The aim of this article is to illustrate and discuss how transnational/inter-organisational police identities and trust come into being through officers sharing a construction of specific significant ‘other’ – in this case that of ‘Russian spies…
Meetings or Power Weeks? Boundary Work in a Transnational Police Project
Meetings are common in contemporary working life, but they are often overlooked in academic studies and sometimes defined as empty or boring by employees. Yet, the meeting society is being reproduced again and again. There seem to be hidden ways to incorporate meetings into today’s working life without arousing critique about pointless activities and deviations from what should really be done. One strategy was illustrated in a study of a transnat…
Anomie and collaboration in intelligence and operational police and border guard work in the Baltic Sea area
The purpose of this ethnographic study is to analyse the collaborative work among intelligence and operative personnel from different border authorities in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia. The aim of this article is to illustrate and discuss how transnational/inter-organisational police identities and trust come into being through officers sharing a construction of specific significant ‘other’ – in this case that of ‘Russian spies…
Meetings or Power Weeks? Boundary Work in a Transnational Police Project
Meetings are common in contemporary working life, but they are often overlooked in academic studies and sometimes defined as empty or boring by employees. Yet, the meeting society is being reproduced again and again. There seem to be hidden ways to incorporate meetings into today’s working life without arousing critique about pointless activities and deviations from what should really be done. One strategy was illustrated in a study of a transnat…
Anomie and collaboration in intelligence and operational police and border guard work in the Baltic Sea area
The purpose of this ethnographic study is to analyse the collaborative work among intelligence and operative personnel from different border authorities in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia. The aim of this article is to illustrate and discuss how transnational/inter-organisational police identities and trust come into being through officers sharing a construction of specific significant ‘other’ – in this case that of ‘Russian spies…
Working with pupils who use alcohol and drugs
The last decades have exhibited changes in societal responses to criminal justice, such as informal social control exerted beyond the justice system.This study explores the emotional labour experienced by Swedish high school staff members regarding their efforts with pupils who use alcohol or drugs.Drawing on 36 interviews we demonstrate how their work surpasses the demands associated with a traditional school environment, becoming more like the …
From stigma to inclusion
This study explores how everyday interactions in institutional care settings shape identity formation and social inclusion among marginalised youth. Based on ethnographic data, including interviews, observations, and institutional documents from Swedish special youth homes, the analysis combines social pedagogical, interactionist, ethnomethodological, and intersectional perspectives. Narratives from unaccompanied refugees and young people with dr…
Criminology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (2 works) · Politics (2 works)