A study on The Minority Adviser Scheme: A study on The Minority Adviser Scheme in Norway
Translated title
A study on The Minority Adviser Scheme
Author
Mohammadi, Kohestan
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-05-28
Pages
65
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger Norges politikker og den såkaldte minoritetsrådgiverordning i skoler, som skal forebygge tvangsægteskab, kvindelig omskæring (FGM), æresrelateret vold (HRV) og negativ social kontrol. FGM henviser til skadelig omskæring af piger og kvinder; æresrelateret vold er vold begrundet i familiens eller gruppens ære; og negativ social kontrol er pres fra familie eller netværk, der begrænser unges valg og frihed. Grundlaget for studiet er tre nationale handleplaner, relevante love og interviews med fire minoritetsrådgivere i Oslo. Analysen har tre dele. Først gennemgås politikker og love på området. Resultaterne viser, at disse tiltag skaber kategoriseringer efter etnicitet, kultur, tradition og religion, hvilket legitimerer særskilte handleplaner samt specifikke regler for bestemte befolkningsgrupper – og i sidste ende bruges til at begrunde strammere indvandringskontrol. Dernæst undersøges, hvordan ordningen praktiseres i skolerne. Her viser resultaterne, at rådgiverne påvirkes af handleplanerne og dermed kan komme til at forstærke stigmatiserende effekter; deres tilstedeværelse i skolen kan i nogle tilfælde potentielt gøre skade. Til sidst præsenteres to eksempler, hvor rådgivere udfordrer og omfortolker ordningen indefra gennem deres daglige praksis. Afhandlingen giver et udgangspunkt for videre forskning i indsatsen mod tvangsægteskab og især i, hvordan ordningen påvirker rådgivernes arbejde i praksis.
This thesis examines Norway’s policies and the school-based minority adviser scheme intended to prevent forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), honour-related violence (HRV), and negative social control. FGM refers to harmful cutting of girls and women; honour-related violence is violence justified by family or group “honour”; and negative social control is pressure from family or networks that restricts young people’s choices and freedom. The study draws on three national action plans, relevant laws, and interviews with four minority advisers in Oslo. The analysis has three parts. First, it reviews policies and laws in this area. The findings show that these measures create categories based on ethnicity, culture, tradition, and religion, which in turn justify separate action plans and group-specific regulations—and are ultimately used to justify stricter immigration control. Second, it looks at how the scheme is practiced in schools. The findings indicate that advisers are influenced by the action plans and may reinforce stigmatizing effects; in some cases, their presence in schools can potentially cause harm. Third, it presents two cases where advisers challenge and subvert the scheme from within through the way they carry out their work. The thesis serves as a starting point for further research on efforts to prevent forced marriage and, in particular, on how the scheme shapes advisers’ day-to-day practice.
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