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Asylum Policy Transfer as a Threat to Nordic Exceptionalism
The idea that Nordic countries are exceptional in many categories, often linked especially to the apparent success of the Nordic countries in the development of welfare states and relatively high standards of living for Nordic citizens, is difficult to sustain when looking at asylum policy in these countries.
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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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Hauras luottamus ja kuulumisen tunne – millaista toimijuutta moninaistuva työyhteisö tarvitsee?
Luottamuksen kokemus on keskeistä sekä työyhteisön että työntekijöiden hyvinvoinnin kannalta. Mutta kenen vastuulla luottamuksen vahvistaminen on? Missä tilanteissa luottamusta erityisesti tarvitaan? Entä milloin tai miten luottamus särkyy ja kääntyy epäluottamukseksi?
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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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Luottamus nostettava kotoutumisen keskiöön
Sosiaalisia verkostoja koskevassa kotoutumistutkimuksessa luottamuksen rakentumiseen on kiinnitetty verrattain vähän huomiota, vaikka luottamuksella on keskeinen rooli kuuluvuuden tunteen ja hyvien väestösuhteiden edistäjänä. Tekstissä käännetään katse maahanmuuttaneista koko yhteiskuntaan ja nostetaan luottamus kotoutumisen keskiöön.
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Why Does Two-Way Affective Trust Matter in Work Life?
Discrimination due to racial, ethnic and other minority related reasons is a major hindrance for building good interpersonal trust relationships in work life. Many aspects of affective distrust are closely related to ‘indirect discrimination’ often understood as disrespectful and unfriendly behaviour. I argue that by paying more attention to social aspects of work and affective…
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Att stödja asylsökande övervinna utmaningar med information kräver mångsidiga strategier och respektfullt bemötande
Texten diskuterar olika sätt att stödja asylsökandes tillgång till och användning av information. Respektfulla och inkluderande strategier gör det lättare att ta emot, förstå och använda information. Strategierna kan tillämpas i olika tjänster för asylsökande och invandrare.
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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).