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ETMU Conference 2026: call for sessions
The ETMU 2026 conference: Towards Good Relations in Mobile Futures: The Role of Trust for Migration and Belonging will take place on the 5-6 November (pre-conference 4 November) 2026 in Turku, Finland. It will be organised by Åbo Akademi University by the Mobile Futures project, in collaboration with the University of Turku and the Migration…
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Trust begins in the everyday: co-creating a policy brief on migrant mothers’ experiences
Stay-at-home mother and co-researcher Lily Chan and project researcher Liselott Sundbäck teamed up to explore what trust really looks like for migrant mothers in Finland — and why small acts of care inside institutions can make all the difference.
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Reflections on Trust and Information from The Migration Conference 2025
25.9.2025 Khadijah Kainat This summer I had the privilege of attending The Migration Conference 2025 (TMC 2025) in London, held from 11 to 17 June. The gathering brought together migration scholars, policymakers, and community practitioners from around the world. Among its many insightful panels, one overarching theme that deeply resonated with me was the dynamic…
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Mobile Futures new work package focuses on trust in futures
Mobile Futures is happy to announce the expansion of our research consortium with a new work package, Trust in Futures, made possible by additional funding from the Research Council of Finland in 2024. With this addition, we are pleased to continue our partnership with the Deaconess Foundation, which has been a valuable consortium partner since…
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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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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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How to study trust? Reflections on definitions, conceptualizations, and analytical frameworks
This text introduces a novel definition, conceptualization and analytical framework to study trust. Defining trust and the use of it is essential when working with the concept.