Pandemins påverkan på integrationspolitiken : En kvalitativ studie om hur möjligheterna att nå integrationsmålen påverkats av covid-19 utifrån upplevelser i Bäckby och Vivalla

The purpose of this study is to investigate the pandemic's impact on integration policy based on lived experiences from Bäckby, Västerås and Vivalla, Örebro. The aim of this study is to contribute to an increased knowledge of the challenges for integration policy in vulnerable areas. This thesis will analyze how the pandemic has affected the possibilities to achieve the goals of the integration policy in these areas. The research will be carried out through qualitative research methods using semi-structured interviews with eight different respondents. These eight respondents share their lived experiences of living in a vulnerable area during the pandemic. Ruth Lister's theory of citizenship is used as an analytical tool and the interview questions are designed based on her four theoretical criteria for citizenship: justice, self-determination, recognition and solidarity. The national integration goal strives for equal rights and opportunities regardless of ethnic and cultural background. The results of the study show that the residents of Bäckby and Vivalla experienced difficulties due to factors such as language barriers, lack of information and prejudices, which resulted in the residents lacking support from the authorities during the time of the pandemic. The conclusion is that the pandemic has an impact on integration policies since the rights and opportunities of individuals have been neglected during the crisis.