MIGRATIONSSTYRNING I EUROPA: MAKT, KVÄVNING OCH KONTROLL En kritisk maktanalys av migrationsstyrning i Europa genom utrikes födda kvinnors arbetsmarknadsintegration i Sverige

Abstract

In today’s Europe, migration has become a security issue rather than a humanitarian issue. Previous research highlights how migrants have become prisoners of bureaucracy in Europe by their mobility being hindered. The present study critically analyses the migration governance in Europe by highlighting labour market integration in Sweden. The study highlights migrants with a specific focus on foreign-born women. The research questions chosen to examine this phenomenon is: How does migration governance in Europe affect member states' policies for labour market integration, with a particular focus on Sweden? How do foreign-born women in Sweden experience labour market integration processes within the framework of the governance mechanisms that exist in Europe? Foucault’s theory of power and the theoretical concept of choking composes a theoretical framework which is used to analyse focus group data and text analysis data. The findings reveal that foreign-born women encounter various administrative obstacles and experience feelings of insecurity. It also highlights how labour market integration is characterised by complex power relations where administrative obstacles, power dynamics and choking interact. Sweden's labour market integration is shaped by a combination of national and EU-driven policies, creating a dynamic where certain groups of migrants are marginalised.