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Luottamus ja yhdenvertaisuus työelämässä – kenen vastuulla näiden edistäminen on?
Julkisessa keskustelussa työperäisen maahanmuuton tarve nostetaan esille yhtenä ratkaisuna väestönrakenteen muutosten tuomiin haasteisiin. Suomalainen yhteiskunta on kuitenkin jo nyt moninainen. Vaikka työelämässä työskentelee eritaustaisia työntekijöitä, tutkimuksessa on todettu, että rakenteellinen syrjintä ja rasismi vaikuttavat maahanmuuttaja- tai vähemmistötaustaisten ihmisten mahdollisuuksiin työmarkkinoilla. Rakenteellinen syrjintä liittyy esimerkiksi rekrytoinnin esteisiin, ennakkoasenteisiin tai ammatillisen osaamisen ja koulutustaustan tunnistamisen ongelmiin. Luottamus…
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Mobile Futures Consortium leader Magdalena Kmak has been installed as Professor of International Law, with a focus on Migration and Minority Studies at Åbo Akademi University
Magdalena Kmak specializes in migration and minority studies. Her research focuses on the multifaceted relationship between law and mobility, especially in the context of global migration and minority regimes. Kmak’s research interests include new minorities, exile studies and migration history, mobility studies, international law, human rights, and international and European refugee and migration law. The…
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Out of the Ivory Tower: Policy-Relevant Communication of Scientific Results Training
On March 29th, 2023, our team had an internal training on – Policy-Relevant Communication of Scientific Results – organized at the Migration Institute by Work Package 4 leader Tomas Hanell. The hybrid training gathered many of our researchers interested in learning how to communicate their research results more effectively to policy makers. During the day…
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Tiederadio – Luottamus ja pakolaisuus suomalaisessa yhteiskunnassa
Miksi luottamuksen tutkimus on tärkeää pakolaisuuden ymmärtämiseksi ja miten voimme käyttää luottamusta analyyttisenä käsitteenä tutkimuksessa? Miten luottamus rakentuu ja miten se voi muuttua epäluottamukseksi viranomaiskohtaamisissa?
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Siltoja tutkimuksen ja päätöksenteon vuoropuhelulle
Miten tiivistää tutkimuksen ja päätöksenteon yhteistyötä? Kutsuimme tutkijat ja päätöksenteon valmistelijat yhteiskehittämään uusia tapoja vuorovaikutukselle.
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Save the Open Learning Initiative for Refugee University Education
Mobile Futures expresses its concern over Central European University’s (CEU) unexpected decision to close the Open Learning Initiative (OLIve), a university refugee education initiative established in Budapest in 2015. The Open Learning Initiative (OLIve) runs education programs for displaced people in Europe. It was set up in 2015 as a collaboration between grassroots solidarity groups…
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The Living Lab – sparking collaboration and co-creation of knowledge
We develop multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration through something called the Living Lab. The aim of the Living Lab is to work closely together with key stakeholders; to plan research, to discuss results results and needs in the field, to co-create knowledge, and ultimately to come up with practical ways of translating research findings into integration…
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Demographic changes challenge the sustainability of our society – key points gathered
The Strategic Research DEMOGRAPHY-programme information package gathers key facts and issues on demographic change that should be taken into consideration in decision-making. Finland is in a period of major demographic change. The population is ageing rapidly and the number of people of working age is declining. The decline in birth rates is accelerating this change…
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Villa Victor and Mobile Futures – Inventive collaborations and new encounters
One of Mobile Futures key collaborators is the multicultural center Villa Victor of the City of Oulu. Villa Victor is a lowtreshold meeting place that is open to all. Their most important values are equality and fairness and the starting point of their operations is to organize free and tailored services as well as, give…
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DEMOGRAPHY-programme kickoff highlights now in on place
The Strategic Research Demography-program Kick-off on 15 August 2022 brought together researchers and stakeholders. The event explored the causes and consequences of demographic change and sought solutions to the challenges it brings. See the summary publication below (in English and Finnish).