Matti Välimäki

New publication! Forced Migrants in Nordic Histories

This new volume repositions forced migrants as integral to the shaping of Nordic societies.

📖 Read and download: hup.fi/books/e/10.33134/HUP-32

#ForcedMigration #NordicHistory

Migration and Mobility History The IHR Migration and Mobility seminar provides a space for historians and scholars from other disciplines to come together to discuss migration and mobility in history.

New Seminar series (online, too) on Migration and Mobility History by @ihr.bsky.social. #MigHist: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Lecturer (Education) in Modern European History at Queen's University Belfast An opportunity for an academic position as a Lecturer (Education) in Modern European History is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

Lecturer (Education) in Modern European History- Queen's University Belfast - School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics #skystorians 🗃️
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOE451/l...

New post in the blog series „10 years after the Long Summer of Migration“! Janine Dahinden, Sélim Clerc and Gesa Teigelkötter write on "The ‘permanentification’ of a regime of crisis: Reinforced and enduring bordering and normalization of right-wing narratives".

fluchtforschung.net/the-permanen...

Sama homma

Fantastic, thank you!

Ping @luikki.bsky.social

11. The history discipline venerates the single authored work too much and often discourages collaboration

9. Historians should be trained to have a knowledge of Freedom of Information and declassification legislation, particularly those working on contemporary history

8. Historians are good for highlighting that things people now think have been around for ages are more recent than you think…

Or conversely, things that people think are only recent phenomena have actually a lot older history

6. Immersing yourself in the archive for a significant period of time is great but often the archival experience is taking a lot of photos and getting out because researchers cannot afford to do otherwise

55. Historians love a block quote when writing because it provides context.

Historians ignore block quotes when reading.

46. The Internet Archive is one of the most valuable resources for contemporary historians and it is worth donating to.

43. Despite being a transnational phenomenon, migration historiography is often still too demarcated into national historiographies.

39. When organising your archival photos, combine them into files/folios as they were organised in the archive and convert to PDF for more stable storage/transfer

36. Historical research is relatively inexpensive in terms of infrastructure/equipment but the cost is time (to read, to think, to write).

35. Historical research can be triggering/traumatic (including looking at material in the archives) but there is not enough discussion about this or how researchers can deal with this aspect of the work

27. The best historians are those who offer to photograph a file in the archive for you while they are there

The risk of letting AI do your thinking The potential of chatbots to advance knowledge is huge — particularly if used wisely

"One priority must be to protect critical thinking in education. The widespread access to fast information raises the premium on our ability to question and evaluate AI outputs; teaching should enhance these skills."

Germany is now leading the charge on Europe’s anti-immigration turn Chancellor Merz’s new hardline course promises to accelerate the EU’s rightward pivot on migration as the bloc prepares to implement tough measures.

Past German governments sought to temper Europe’s most hardline impulses on migration.

Now, under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Berlin is vying to lead Europe’s anti-immigration charge.

When is the last time you sent someone a (quick) email to tell them you appreciate their work?

It takes only a few minutes and means a lot to people, junior or senior, (pony) famous or not.

Particularly important in today’s world, where people get so much negative feedback from anonymous trolls.

Congrats, interesting book, would be lovely to read!

Someone who supports my work has paid for 3 books for me to give away! I'll double that - so I have *six* to give away!!! To enter just repost & comment below. I'll announce the winners on friday (1st Aug). Please do share, thanks. 🙏🤟🍻 More info on the book here - www.routledge.com/Doing-Good-S....

Out September 9th and available to pre-order in good bookshops, which is where I hope you’ll buy it from. @stanleysbill.bsky.social and I explain why PiS’s illiberal revolution happened, what happened, why it failed, in what ways it didn’t fail, and why it might return.

Special Issue: Dynamics of Migration Policy: Social Policy & Administration: Vol 59, No 4 Click on the title to browse this issue

For those interested in how migration governance works day by day, Émilien Fargues and I have edited a special issue of Social Policy & Administration collecting ethnographic and historical studies onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679515...

Strikes on Gaza resume as Israel’s ‘tactical pause’ comes to an end Six more Palestinians have starved to death today as Israel makes small increases in aid delivery.

Only 73 aid trucks entered Gaza today—far below the 600 minimum needed—while three airdrops, overseen by Israeli forces, landed in dangerous combat zones, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/8hrip9

‘Forced’ Refugees versus ‘Voluntary’ Migrants: Deconstructing a Binary through SOGIESC Claims of Asylum Abstract. This article addresses the consequences that SOGIESC claims of asylum have on international refugee law and its fundamental distinction between ‘

I am genuinely happy to share that my first big publication is now available online!
"'Forced' Refugees versus 'Voluntary' Migrants" is the result of two years of research, writing, reflection, discussion, rethinking.
Now I can't wait to debate it!

Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.

The Trump administration is rolling back programs that were meant to assist more than 250,000 Afghans with planned resettlement in the U.S.

Many, including those who risked their lives to help Americans, could now face retribution from the Taliban.

Migration policy to tighten following European Interior Minister summit in Germany On July 18, the German Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, hosted some of European counterparts atop Germany’s highest peak (Zugspitze) to discuss future European migration policy. The assembled mi...

'Migration policy to tighten following European Interior Minister summit in Germany'
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6590...

#migrationEU #maahanmuutto #deportation #migration

Issues | Journal of Refugee Studies | Oxford Academic A multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes research that explores the complex problems of forced migration and national, regional and international responses. Coverage includes all categ...

Three years (!!) to finally release this Special Issue in the Jnl of Refugee Studies, of which I am immensely proud. We wrestle with concepts of space, bordering and activism. Worth the wait? U decide! @kimrygiel.bsky.social @eolivius.bsky.social @suzan-ilcan.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jrs/issue