Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
This article examines Finnish political discourse on recent migration events on the eastern border of the European Union and explores its broader societal impacts. Using discourse analysis and a theoretical framework of securitization and ‘o…
Recent shifts in return policy have altered the legal reception and treatment of migrants worldwide. This article examines how policy documents from forced return operations construct human rights, authority and interculturality. Using criti…
Religion has emerged as a potential barrier to integration in increasingly diverse European societies. While existing research on intergroup relations mostly focuses on majority members’ attitudes toward religious or ethnic minority groups, …
How do foreign policy disputes between host and home states affect external voting? Since the early 2000s, Turkey has adopted a proactive diaspora engagement policy to not only enfranchise nonresident citizens more effectively but also mobil…
In this article, I explore compassion both as a social emotion and as a practice of encounter in ethnographic research. I argue that compassion is not a plain emotion but instead a socially relational one that prompts cognitive processes, le…
Nordic Journal of Migration Research
Chile is one of the democracies that has significantly expanded citizenship rights. Foreign-born residents over the age of 18 years who have lived in the country for at least five years are automatically registered on the electoral rolls, ar…
While extensive research on home–school cooperation has been conducted both in Nordic countries and beyond, the perspectives of immigrant parents have received little attention. To bridge the gap, this qualitative study examines the narrativ…
In this article, we examine barriers to the social integration of highly skilled immigrants in Norway, drawing on qualitative interviews. Many participants described significant challenges in forming friendships with Norwegians. Responding t…
Highly skilled migrants in Sweden are at risk of exclusion from professions commensurate with their qualifications, particularly in regulated fields like nursing. In response, national policies and programmes have been introduced to facilita…
Nordic Journal of Migration Research
Nordic Journal of Migration Research
This article investigates how Ukrainian migrants and war-displaced persons in Finland experience and evaluate interpreter-mediated encounters in public service settings following the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Drawing on 57…
The article uses the concepts of social wage and lifestyle migration to discuss the motivators of working-class migrants from Estonia to Nordic countries (Finland and Sweden). The present research challenges the long-standing tradition of de…
Nordic Journal of Migration Research
Nordic Journal of Migration Research
This study examines how the Ivoirian reggae musician Tiken Jah Fakoly critically engages with issues of African migration, displacement, and postcolonial identity through his music. Drawing on detailed analyses of five selected songs: ‘Le De…
Nordic Journal of Migration Research
This article explores the interplay between hope and hopelessness among refugees in Sweden who have been denied asylum and live under the threat of deportation. Based on ethnographic research conducted in a rural municipality in central Swed…
Refugees often face psychological strain related to war trauma, uncertain legal status, and unfamiliar societal expectations. Health challenges may further hinder their ability to engage in employment, education, and civic life. This qualita…
This article examines how a foreign partner’s deportability influences Finnish women. The concept of ‘experiential migrantisation’ offers particular utility for this analysis in that it elucidates the negative impacts of immigration regimes …
Kinship emerges as a constellation of relational ties for young adults who arrive in Norway as unaccompanied refugee minors, shaped by migration, separation, and the uneven terrain of family reunification. Drawing on long‑term ethnographic f…
This article examines how adult migrants in Finland experience belonging through the social networks they form within and beyond institutional contexts. Drawing on ethnographic research, including interviews with 29 adult migrant students an…
Reactive transnationalism involves immigrants responding to hostility in the receiving society by increasing their connection and interaction with their origin country. The current study builds upon previous examinations of this phenomenon b…
Nordic Journal of Migration Research