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View article: Decoding Sexual Orientation in Refugee Status Determination: The Influence of Accounts of Emotions on Decision‐Making in Sweden
Decoding Sexual Orientation in Refugee Status Determination: The Influence of Accounts of Emotions on Decision‐Making in Sweden Open
The understanding of sexual orientation as the basis for a Particular Social Group under the Refugee Convention is a contentious issue. Conventional thought suggests that sexual orientation (SO) claimants often face unfavourable treatment …
View article: The Limits of Refugee Status Determination Through Credibility Assessment: Empirical Evidence from Sexual Orientation Asylum Cases
The Limits of Refugee Status Determination Through Credibility Assessment: Empirical Evidence from Sexual Orientation Asylum Cases Open
Using credibility assessment methods in determining refugee status for asylum claimants is a widely used practice. Scholars tend to argue that this is inappropriate when sexual orientation forms the basis of the claim. Detailedness, consis…
View article: Is there Consistency in Evaluation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identi-ty/Expression Asylum Seeker Cases?
Is there Consistency in Evaluation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identi-ty/Expression Asylum Seeker Cases? Open
Sexual orientation and gender identity/expression minorities are persecuted in close to 70 countries in the world. Some of them arrive in other countries seeking refuge. The much-needed research into their experiences and patterns have to …
View article: Life‐course trajectories and spatial segregation in older age
Life‐course trajectories and spatial segregation in older age Open
There are few reasons to believe that social segregation is restricted to the working age population. Still, attempts to analyse social segregation among old age individuals have been lacking. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to ex…
View article: From individuals to emotional drones: Technology-driven change in the collective conditioning of intimacy
From individuals to emotional drones: Technology-driven change in the collective conditioning of intimacy Open
Spatial media has received impetus in recent studies, arguing that its function as a mediator of meaning and enabler of intimacy are critical in late modernity. We suggest that spatial media not only liquefies key institutions of modernity…
View article: Same‐sex marriage and neighbourhood landscape overlap—A revised understanding of the spatial distribution of gay men and lesbians
Same‐sex marriage and neighbourhood landscape overlap—A revised understanding of the spatial distribution of gay men and lesbians Open
Obstacles to family formation have been removed in many countries outside of the Anglophone world for quite some time. Conventional knowledge suggests that this phenomenon should make gay men and lesbians more similar to the general popula…
View article: Tenure type mixing and segregation
Tenure type mixing and segregation Open
We examine the ‘overlap’ or to which degree tenure form patterns are similar to socio-economic segregation patterns. The issue has been discussed concerning mixing policies; does mixing of tenure hinder socio-economic segregation? If mixin…
View article: Housing policy with violent outcomes – the domestication of queer asylum seekers in a heteronormative society
Housing policy with violent outcomes – the domestication of queer asylum seekers in a heteronormative society Open
Housing policies for refugees are a hot topic in many countries receiving refugees. However, most discussions tend to treat refugees monolithically despite the fact that they have diverse experiences. Individuals seeking asylum on the grou…
View article: Tenure type landscapes and housing market change: a geographical perspective on neo-liberalization in Sweden
Tenure type landscapes and housing market change: a geographical perspective on neo-liberalization in Sweden Open
Discussions of tenure mix have received renewed interest as many have suggested that neo-liberalization has made way for gentrification of neighbourhoods and increasing segregation. Yet, few scholars have studied country-wide changes in te…
View article: Homemaking and perpetual liminality among queer refugees
Homemaking and perpetual liminality among queer refugees Open
As people continue to flee repressive regimes, discussions of refugees' state of liminality have intensified. Refugee camps and detention centres tend to force refugees to endure living in liminality for long periods of time. Taking fleein…
View article: Migrant labour market integration: the association between initial settlement and subsequent employment and income among migrants
Migrant labour market integration: the association between initial settlement and subsequent employment and income among migrants Open
The neighbourhood effects literature indicates that a person's place of residence may affect their socio-economic situation. This study examines the association between the initial settlement and immigrants' employment and income. Previous…
View article: Health-related regional and neighborhood correlates of sexual minority concentration: A systematic review
Health-related regional and neighborhood correlates of sexual minority concentration: A systematic review Open
The review was not registered with PROSPERO because it was not eligible for registration at the time of the research project's initiation due to the outcome of interest.
View article: An Exploration of Feelings in the Migration Process among Queer Partners
An Exploration of Feelings in the Migration Process among Queer Partners Open
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This thesis makes a strong contribution to the growing body of research exploring the relationship between sexuality and migration. As the title suggests, it focuses on the emotions and feelings experienced by migrants an…