Chair: Hanna Ennser-Kananen (University of Jyväskylä) Members: Linda Bäckman (Åbo Akademi) Ville-Samuli Haverinen (University of Eastern Finland) Iida Kauhanen (University of Oulu) Mari Toivanen (CEREN, University of Helsinki) Ilkhom Khalimzoda (University of Jyväskylä) Gwenaëlle Bauvois (CEREN, University of Helsinki) Camilla Marucco (University of Turku) Maria Petäjäniemi (University of Oulu) Nilay Kilinç (University of Helsinki) Päivi...
Registration: The 20th Nordic Migration Research Conference and the 17th ETMU Conference on January 11–14, 2021
The registration for the 20th Nordic Migration Research Conference and the 17th ETMU Conference is open 26th October to 4th December 2020. Due to the Covid-19 situation, the conference will be organized fully online on January 11–14, 2021. For more information about the registration and the conference:...
ETMU and We see you ry: Finland must protect refugees also during the COVID-19 pandemic
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are complex. They show how we are all interconnected beyond state borders, and how the health of everybody depends on each individual’s choices. However, to what extent people can influence their choices varies greatly. While the pandemic certainly touches us all, its consequences are the gravest to those who are already in a marginalised position. We are worried about the health and safety of refugees...
Board 2020
Chair: Saara Pellander (Tampere University) Full Members: Gwenaëlle Bauvois (CEREN, University of Helsinki) Nina Björkman (Åbo Akademi) Mari Toivanen (CEREN, University of Helsinki) Emma Nortio (University of Helsinki) Thomas Babila Sama (University of Helsinki) Johanna Hiitola (Tampere University) Linda Bäckman (Åbo Akademi) Ilkhom Khalimzoda (University of Jyväskylä) Deputy Members: Maria Petäjäniemi (University of Oulu) Iida Kauhanen...
ETMU Award 2019 to Professor Elina Pirjatanniemi
Professor Elina Pirjatanniemi receives the ETMU Award in Tampere. The ETMU Award is granted annually in recognition of a major contribution to the promotion of or research on ethnic relations and international migration in Finland. The ETMU Award 2019 was granted to Professor Elina Pirjatanniemi at the ETMU Conference at Tampere University on November 14, 2019. Elina Pirjatanniemi has relentlessly defended human rights. She is a scholar whose...