The production of a differential and racialized access to social protection among precariously included migrants in Finland: examining the role of statutory social work
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| Title: | The production of a differential and racialized access to social protection among precariously included migrants in Finland: examining the role of statutory social work |
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| Authors: | Sandell-Maury, Valter |
| Source: | Nordic Social Work Research. :1-14 |
| Subject Terms: | migration, social work, bordering, racialization, humanitarian governance |
| Description: | This article contributes to the literature on public social work with irregular migrants in the Nordics. It explores how racialized conceptions of clients emerge in encounters between social workers and migrants, and it examines the consequences of these perceptions. Drawing on an analysis of qualitative data from observations of 123 meetings between irregular, precariously included migrants and social workers in Finland, this article uses the theoretical lenses of racialization and humanitarian governance. It demonstrates that the outcomes of these encounters depend on whether the migrants are categorized as 'undocumented', 'EU citizens', or members of 'the mobile population'. Migrants categorized as belonging to 'the mobile population' are ensured food access and granted small amounts of money for topping up SIM cards and public transportation tickets less frequently in comparison to other groups. The article sheds light on the role of social work in the production of a differentiated and racialized access to social protection within the diverse group of precariously included migrants. |
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| Access URL: | https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-76733 https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2025.2504573 |
| Database: | SwePub |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | This article contributes to the literature on public social work with irregular migrants in the Nordics. It explores how racialized conceptions of clients emerge in encounters between social workers and migrants, and it examines the consequences of these perceptions. Drawing on an analysis of qualitative data from observations of 123 meetings between irregular, precariously included migrants and social workers in Finland, this article uses the theoretical lenses of racialization and humanitarian governance. It demonstrates that the outcomes of these encounters depend on whether the migrants are categorized as 'undocumented', 'EU citizens', or members of 'the mobile population'. Migrants categorized as belonging to 'the mobile population' are ensured food access and granted small amounts of money for topping up SIM cards and public transportation tickets less frequently in comparison to other groups. The article sheds light on the role of social work in the production of a differentiated and racialized access to social protection within the diverse group of precariously included migrants. |
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| ISSN: | 2156857X 21568588 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/2156857X.2025.2504573 |