Table 3 Summary of findings
IBPA Questions | Key Findings | |
|---|---|---|
1 | How is sexual violence conceived in Swedish policies? | Power differentials are key to the understanding of sexual violence. Norms and access to human rights are also critical concepts. There is a lack of data on sexual violence |
2 | How are migrants represented in Swedish policies? | Migrants and youth are both identified separately as vulnerable populations in sexual violence policies but not migrant youth (except unaccompanied migrant children). Migration policies focus on access to specific rights and services determined by legal status |
3 | How does the conception of sexual violence interact with the migration regime to determine young migrants’ vulnerability to sexual violence | Power differentials can be a critical source of vulnerability for young migrants (including access to employment and housing) – beyond gender-based power differences. Young migrants access to rights and services and thereby vulnerability to sexual violence is predicated upon legal status and age. Knowledge about young migrants’ experiences and vulnerabilities to sexual violence is largely excluded from policies. |