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The paper explores the relationship between belonging and social ties by analysing adult migrant students' experiences in institutional and everyday contexts in Finland. The findings highlight that belonging is a political and emotional process shaped by institutional practices and power relations.

Between Proximity and Distance: Adult Migrants’ Belonging in Racialised Social Networks | Nordic Journal of Migration Research

"Between Proximity and Distance: Adult Migrants’ Belonging in Racialised Social Networks", by Alessandra Aldrovandi and Tuuli Kurki (University of Helsinki) journal-njmr.org/articles/10....

It nuances dominant affective accounts by foregrounding the double‑edgedness of both hope and hopelessness—showing how each can be harmful, yet at times also a force for action, endurance, and re‑orientation.

Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, the article examines the meanings of hope and hopelessness among migrants in legal and social exclusion.

The Double‑Edged Swords of Hope and Hopelessness: Ethnographic Insights Among Deportable Refugees in Sweden | Nordic Journal of Migration Research

New article published: "The Double‑Edged Swords of Hope and Hopelessness: Ethnographic Insights Among Deportable Refugees in Sweden", by Rikard Engblom (Örebro University, Sweden). journal-njmr.org/articles/10....

This article examines “reactive transnationalism” among immigrants in Germany, showing that those who experience — or simply perceive — discrimination are more likely to engage politically and economically with their origin country, with especially strong effects among Turkish respondents.

Discrimination and Reactive Transnationalism Among Recent Italian, Polish, Turkish, and Syrian Immigrants in Germany | Nordic Journal of Migration Research

New article published: "Discrimination and Reactive Transnationalism Among Recent Italian, Polish, Turkish, and Syrian Immigrants in Germany", by Daniel Herda (Merrimack College, United States). journal-njmr.org/articles/10....

The three empirical scenes reveal how migration policies flatten lived relational worlds, calling for approaches that recognise the rich constellations of kinship the young adults build.

The article shows how unaccompanied refugee minors ​ who arrived in Norway alone remake kinship beyond legal family forms, weaving ties with peers, caregivers, and diasporic networks as they navigate separation, belonging, and family reunification.

Kinship Constellations in the Narratives of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Norway | Nordic Journal of Migration Research

New article published: "Kinship Constellations in the Narratives of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Norway" by Gunika Rishi (Norwegian University of Science and Technology). journal-njmr.org/articles/10....

Findings highlight new roles and doubts about citizenship, experiences of racism, and loss of control over time and space, revealing the deep impact of deportability on families.

This article explores how a foreign partner’s deportability affects Finnish women and their children. Using 12 in-depth interviews, it introduces “experiential migrantisation” to show how immigration controls, assumed to target only migrants, also shape citizens’ lives.

‘I Have Completely Exhausted Myself During This Journey’: Female Citizens’ Experiential Migrantisation in the Face of Their Foreign Spouse’s Deportability | Nordic Journal of Migration Research

New article published: ‘I Have Completely Exhausted Myself During This Journey’: Female Citizens’ Experiential Migrantisation in the Face of Their Foreign Spouse’s Deportability, by Eveliina Lyytinen (Migration Institute of Finland).

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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.