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The Refugee and Migration Crisis in Europe Lecture at the Catholic University of America, November 18, 2015 Johan Gärde, PhD, Associate Professor, Stockholm, Sweden. l. No words…. My background. Sociologist of religion, PhD, Associate Professor, Uppsala University

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  1. The Refugee and Migration Crisis in EuropeLecture at the Catholic University of America, November 18, 2015Johan Gärde, PhD, Associate Professor, Stockholm, Sweden. l

  2. No words…

  3. My background • Sociologist of religion, PhD, Associate Professor, Uppsala University • Faculty position at the Department of Social Sciences, Ersta Sköndal University College, Stockholm • Areas of research: Religion, civil society and intercultural social work

  4. Social worker and Sociologist of religion • Field experience: Scandinavian countries, International development & humanitarian assistance, mainly Latin America and the MENA-region.

  5. Our university college, in the heart of Stockholm

  6. esh.se Campus Ersta Campus Sköndal

  7. Since the mid-1800… Pioneers in Social Work and Nursing/Health Care Sciences in Sweden..

  8. Civil Society Studies

  9. My presentation today • Everything is changing so quickly, here a more challenging title: “Why you can’t do it alone”

  10. Contents 1. Case study of Sweden: main social changes & challenges facing our country and population: culture, religion with a special focus on the current migration crisis 2. Some implications for the social worker

  11. Maps are being re-drawn: organisational expressions are culture at work.. • How does my world look like? In the private sphere • How does our world look like? In the social and public sphere? • How about the/our systems and legal frameworks? Structural dimensions “Jag kör mitt eget race” “Jag måsteståuppför min religion”

  12. What’s the name of this country? Have you been there? Caliphate 2.0?

  13. Adaption emotional patterns in time of crisis and turmoil • I cope • I embrace • I hate • I love • I evolve Regression as a mechanism of defense

  14. The number of asylum-seekers in Sweden 2012-2015. Forecast for 2015 is now 190.000 Source: The Swedish Migration Board 2015

  15. Asylum-seekers in Sweden: The five biggest groups Source: The Swedish Migration Board 2015

  16. What do you see? Who do you see? Why do you see what you see?

  17. Daadab 100 km from Somalia in Kenya, 332,455 people in five camps as of August 2015

  18. Rules and regulations Movements and people in need…

  19. To help or not to help? What kind of social and clinical work is being carried out in times of turmoil and drastic change with millions of fellow human suffering and seeking asylum?

  20. You can’t do it alone Public sector Private sector

  21. Shaping civil society for the future, in the past… Swedish study circle groups

  22. Potential for improvement

  23. Quality in our sector? Can social work make a difference?

  24. Change, change, change • The religious map of Sweden is changing • The demographics of Sweden are changing • The politics, policies and welfare-concepts are changing

  25. Refugee routes in Europe

  26. New walls and barrier separating Europe from people fleeing…

  27. Contextual background of Swedena) Migration and cultureb) religionc) welfare

  28. a) Multicultural Sweden, the short version, citizens born in foreign countries • Finland • ? • Poland

  29. Nr 2 Iraq

  30. Two patterns of extremism:

  31. The rise of extremist nationalist groups in Sweden and Europe..

  32. ..the rise of Islamic extremism

  33. Who generate values and norms? The school: Folkskolan1910, Pålsboda The Church: Pastor Jansson

  34. New areas of transmitting values? Entertainement… Sport

  35. Abu-BakrAl Baghdadi, carrierofwhatvalues?

  36. Where are we heading? • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=towyKqnMqQ0 "I am Ibrahim , your new caliph . I am no better or more pious than any of you . If you see me on the right path, support me. If you see that I take the wrong path , advise me and stop me. And obey me as long as I obey God. "

  37. Sect Jim Jones, mass murderer Knutby, Sweden

  38. Gang Marked for live.. Community?

  39. Militia Militia ..controlling territory and state?

  40. b) Religious heritage • Hundreds of years of paganism or Asa-tro: ”den forna/hedniska seden" (hinn forni/heiðinn siðr” until approx. 1000-1100.

  41. Swedish Midsummer Feast, June 21

  42. Second historical phase 2. 5-600 years of Catholicism, until 1500 ca

  43. Lucia-feast, December 13

  44. Cont. 3. 400 years of State Lutheran Protestantism, until 2000 4. 150 years of Protestant Free Churches, still on-going but decreasing in numbers and members.

  45. Cont. 5. 50 years of increasingnumbers of otherscongregrations/religions such as Catholicism, Orthodoxism, Oriental churches and Islam (increasing), mainlydueto immigration.

  46. c) The Swedish Welfare Model

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