Young people in suburbs feel discriminated, but hopeful

Authors

  • Magnus Dahlstedt Linköping University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37062/sf.54.18233

Keywords:

exclusion, youth, urban tensions

Abstract

Based on research in Swedish multi-ethnic areas, this paper examines discourses of unrest among youth in multi-ethnic, tower-block suburbs. While there is a focus on the mechanisms of racialized social exclusion among the youth, the preoccupation among local actors including social workers, police, principals and representatives of NGOs as is with the ‘area of exclusion’ itself as causing the problems of urban unrest. Such problematizing highlights broader policy changes in Sweden, where the main responsibility for welfare is put on the individual, rather than on the collective and the state.

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Published

2017-12-20

How to Cite

Dahlstedt, Magnus. 2017. “Young People in Suburbs Feel Discriminated, But Hopeful”. Sociologisk Forskning 54 (4):341-46. https://doi.org/10.37062/sf.54.18233.

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 4 (2017): Look at what’s happening in Sweden

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