Gränser och motstånd : En studie om ensamkommande ungdomars erfarenhet avpapperslöshet

Sammanfattning: This paper analyzed how living undocumented can be understood in a Swedish, political context. The study was examined through three semi structured interviews with Afghan citizens who came to Sweden during 2015 as unaccompanied minors. The respondents have former lived undocumented in Sweden after having gone through an asylum process resulting in rejection in all instances. The material from the interviews was analyzed through a theoretical perspective on everyday resistance based on James C. Scott’s theoretical framework on the subject. The conclusion of the study showed that living undocumented can be seen as a form of resistance that can be understood as a social and relational phenomenon connected to the concepts of dignity in relation to places and understanding and the ideology of hope.