David Gunnarsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 136051 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Gunnarsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunnarsson |
| SIGNATURE | GUNNARSSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Södertörn University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3848-0869 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Considerations of refugees’ mental health and conditions for social participation in the Swedish establishment program
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine and highlight the conditions and limitations that caseworkers at the Public Employment Service experience when considering the mental health and opportunities for social participation of newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers within the framework of the establishment program. The establishment program aims to help newly arrived individuals learn Swedish, find employment and become self-supporting…
‘This is what it is like to be church’
Many newly arrived refugees suffer from mental health problems due to trauma. Research has shown that social participation after migration, such as taking part in social activities, networks and community work, is important for mental health and well-being. In Sweden, many civil society organisations, such as the Church of Sweden, take great responsibility for the establishment and integration of new arrivals. At the same time, the role of civil …
Klassvillkorad rörlighet inom EU
In this article, we are addressing the issue of European labour mobility and show that the concept of class is embedded in the EU social policy framework. If EU provides common rules to protect mobile citizens’ social security rights when moving within Europe in order to promote social cohesion and equality, they resulted in new legal boundaries within Europe between the ones who are protected by law and the ones who are excluded. Thus, the legal…
Social Participation and Mental Health in the Establishment Programme for Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden—A Document Analysis
Newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers constitute a vulnerable population in terms of health and social conditions due to lived trauma and experiences of loss, as well as factors in the host country such as not speaking the language, not having employment and social exclusion. Studies have shown that many newly arrived refugees find it difficult to establish a sustainable position in the host country's labour market due to a lack of connection…
Men Can/Can Men Change
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Bastu med tillhörande moské
This article is based on experiences and interviews in connection with fieldwork undertaken for my thesis about the guided tours of the mosque at Södermalm in Stockholm. I have looked at how different actors talk about the sauna in the mosque — situated in the basement next to a gym — and how they contextualize it. I describe how it can either represent a Swedish sauna or a hammâm, which is a tradition with its roots in Muslim societies. I use th…
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Bastu med tillhörande moské
This article is based on experiences and interviews in connection with fieldwork undertaken for my thesis about the guided tours of the mosque at Södermalm in Stockholm. I have looked at how different actors talk about the sauna in the mosque — situated in the basement next to a gym — and how they contextualize it. I describe how it can either represent a Swedish sauna or a hammâm, which is a tradition with its roots in Muslim societies. I use th…
Men Can/Can Men Change
.
Social Participation and Mental Health in the Establishment Programme for Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden—A Document Analysis
Newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers constitute a vulnerable population in terms of health and social conditions due to lived trauma and experiences of loss, as well as factors in the host country such as not speaking the language, not having employment and social exclusion. Studies have shown that many newly arrived refugees find it difficult to establish a sustainable position in the host country's labour market due to a lack of connection…
‘This is what it is like to be church’
Many newly arrived refugees suffer from mental health problems due to trauma. Research has shown that social participation after migration, such as taking part in social activities, networks and community work, is important for mental health and well-being. In Sweden, many civil society organisations, such as the Church of Sweden, take great responsibility for the establishment and integration of new arrivals. At the same time, the role of civil …
Klassvillkorad rörlighet inom EU
In this article, we are addressing the issue of European labour mobility and show that the concept of class is embedded in the EU social policy framework. If EU provides common rules to protect mobile citizens’ social security rights when moving within Europe in order to promote social cohesion and equality, they resulted in new legal boundaries within Europe between the ones who are protected by law and the ones who are excluded. Thus, the legal…
Considerations of refugees’ mental health and conditions for social participation in the Swedish establishment program
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine and highlight the conditions and limitations that caseworkers at the Public Employment Service experience when considering the mental health and opportunities for social participation of newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers within the framework of the establishment program. The establishment program aims to help newly arrived individuals learn Swedish, find employment and become self-supporting…
Migration, Refugees, and Integration (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Refugee (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Business (1 work)