Nordic Journal of Migration Research

These findings raise critical questions for the new Practical Guide from EUAA that rely on organisations for information and services.

What role do LGBTQ+ organisations play in sexual orientation asylum cases? Claimants linked to LGBTQ+ organisations come from fewer countries, provide more written evidence, and are processed differently.

Self‑Selection Among Sexual Orientation Refugees to Sweden: The Role of Support Organisations in Destination Countries | Nordic Journal of Migration Research

New article published: "Self‑Selection Among Sexual Orientation Refugees to Sweden: The Role of Support Organisations in Destination Countries" by Thomas Wimark (Uppsala University, Sweden)
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The findings show that work is framed as a tool to establish a sense of belonging in Finland while also creating symbolic boundaries within the Ukrainian community.

This qualitative study explores what online discussions within the Ukrainian community in Finland reveal about Ukrainian forced migrants’ adaptation strategies and the role of work in negotiating their place in Finnish society.

‘More Than Sufferers’: Digital Boundary‑Making and Belonging Through Work Among Ukrainian Forced Migrants in Finland | Nordic Journal of Migration Research

New article published: "‘More Than Sufferers’: Digital Boundary‑Making and Belonging Through Work Among Ukrainian Forced Migrants in Finland", by Maryna Smahina (University of Helsinki, Finland)
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The most apparent difference between the two country contexts is that in Finland, climate migrants are solely described as the "others" who come from far away whereas in the Dutch media climate migration is also described as something that will happen to the Dutch themselves and to other Europeans.

The findings illustrate that although the discourse of apocalyptic, climate change induced mass migration is already past its prime within the academic research field, this type of framing is still prominent in the news media.

This article looks into the framing of climate migration in the Finnish and Dutch news media. The authors find that climate migration is envisioned as something that will be massive in size, chaotic, and uncontrollable.

Framing the Future of Climate Migration in Finnish and Dutch News Media: Understanding Future Visions by Investigating Underlying Normative Judgement | Nordic Journal of Migration Research

New article published: "Framing the Future of Climate Migration in Finnish and Dutch News Media: Understanding Future Visions by Investigating Underlying Normative Judgement", by Ilona Bontenbal, Päivi Pirkkalainen, and Hanna-Mari Husu
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Through this engagement with the critical scholarly migration debate, the analysis provides insights into how understandings of citizenship are (re)produced ‘from below,’ ultimately creating different conditions for refugees to become part of Danish society.

The article provides empirical examples of how dilemmas and ambiguities stem from the limitations of existing concepts. Furthermore, it demonstrates how discursive scenarios of state–immigrant relationships create different host–society opportunity structures for refugees’ resettlement.

In this article, Kathrine Vitus and Frederikke Jarlby analyse how local stakeholders interpret, align with, and contest national policy conceptualisations and goals of integration and how fundamental questions of citizenship and deservingness are at stake in these interpretations.

Translating Policy Into Practice: Local Stakeholders’ Interpretations of Refugee Integration in the Danish Multilevel State | Nordic Journal of Migration Research

New article published: "Translating Policy Into Practice: Local Stakeholders’ Interpretations of Refugee Integration in the Danish Multilevel State", by Kathrine Vitus (VIVE, Denmark) and Frederikke Jarlby (NORCE, Norway).

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It discusses the fine line between interpreting and mediating, which depends on expectations, skills, and relationships with other key actors in the interview.

The article explores interpreters' experience of interpreting in the highly complex setting of asylum interviews, highlighting interpreters’ working conditions and a widespread mistrust in their skills.

Interpreters’ Experiences of Asylum Interviews in Sweden. Working Conditions and Interpreting Literacy | Nordic Journal of Migration Research

New article published: "Interpreters’ Experiences of Asylum Interviews in Sweden. Working Conditions and Interpreting Literacy", by Kristina Gustafsson (Helsinki University) and Lisa Ottosson (University of Gothenburg).

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If you're committed to advancing migration scholarship and want to shape the future of academic publishing, please please send a short motivation letter of 1–2 pages, together with your CV to current Editors-in-Chief dalia.abdelhady@soc.lu.se and nahikari.irastorza@deusto.es by 30th June 2025!

We are looking for two passionate scholars to take over the leadership of NJMR starting September 2025.

The new Editors-in-Chief will work alongside the current team during a one-year transition period to ensure a smooth handover.

We are pleased to have published the first full issue of 2025, with seven research articles, two book reviews, and an editorial by Dalia Abdelhady, Joint Editor-in-Chief of NJMR. Check it out here: journal-njmr.org/60/volume/15...

📣Hey #migration scholars!

Nordic Journal of Migration Research organizes a webinar "Critical issues in migration studies in the Nordic Countries" on April 24th at 1.15–3 pm (CET).

Find more information about the event at: mau.se/en/calendar/...

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NJMR invites proposals from researchers interested in guest editing the 2026 Special Issue! The deadline for sending a proposal is April 30th, 2025. Proposals should be sent to the editors-in-chief: Dalia Abdelhady (dalia.abdelhady@soc.lu.se) and Nahikari Irastorza (nahikari.irastorza@duesto.es).

The papers encourage researchers in transnational migration research to critically reflect on their research practices, and open pathways for conceptual frameworks that move beyond simplistic binaries, challenge state-centric approaches and question Eurocentrism in research agendas.

The contributions within the Special Issue make visible the various methodological and epistemological challenges within transnational migration research that arise from three predicaments — ‘destination country bias’, asymmetric power relations, and the ‘national order of things’.

We are pleased to publish 2024’s Special Issue, “Engaging with Three Predicaments of Transnational Migration Research in the Postcolonial Condition”, edited by Liina Mustonen and Stephan Scheel.
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NJMR invites proposals from researchers interested in guest editing a special issue to be published in 2025. The deadline for sending a proposal is September 15th, 2024. For more information, see: account.journal-njmr.org/index.php/uh...

Volume 14, Issue 1 of NJMR is now online, with 7 research articles, 2 book reviews, and an editorial.
Check it out here: journal-njmr.org/57/volume/14...

New Article : "Holding Back: The Impact of Motivation to Control Prejudice on Stereotypes About Immigrants" by Audun Fladmoe, Julia Orupabo, Jan-Paul Brekke, and Ferdinand Mohn at the Institute for Social Research, Norway. Read it here: journal-njmr.org/articles/10.... @helsinkiupress.bsky.social

New Article Published: "Exclusionary and Exploitative Racism: Empirical Analyses of Two Facets of Contemporary Racial Ideologies" by Martin Wolgast and Sima Nurali Wolgast at Lund University. Read it here: journal-njmr.org/articles/10.... @helsinkiupress.bsky.social

New Article Published: "‘They Actually do Get More Money’: Using Myths in Justifying Hierarchies in Ethnic Relations" by Sanna Ryynänen, Emma Nortio, and Sirkku Varjonen at the University of Eastern Finland. Read it here: journal-njmr.org/articles/10.... @helsinkiupress.bsky.social