“Med undantag för allians­regeringen i Sverige 2006–2014 har nordisk migrations­lagstiftning enbart gått i restriktiv riktning sedan millennieskiftet.” Bingo! Looking forward to reading new Delmi report from ⁦Jonas Hinnfors⁩ & ⁦Ann-Cathrine Jungar⁩! dn.se/debatt/restrik…

Wonderful to see Oksana Oliinyk’s review of Messages from Ukraine in Journal of Refugee Studies! This means so much to me, Joonas Sildre & our Ukrainian colleagues, whose stories we share. Oksana Oliinyk’s review: t.ly/_ImJt Messages from Ukraine: t.ly/yaO2m

“För de maximalt 71 kronor om dagen som Migrationsverket betalar ut till ukrainska flyktingar som fått skydd i Sverige under EU:s massflyktsdirektiv räcker inte långt.” Sigh. 🤦🏼‍♂️svt.se/nyheter/lokalt…

“Men vad har vi egentligen högre utbildning till? Att hela universitetets idé begränsas till en professionsfabrik är mer än lovligt andefattigt.” Word!!! 🙌 gp.se/kultur/kulturd…

Men är det verkligen mindre kunskaper i historia, kultur och filosofi Sverige behöver i en tid av stora omvärldsförändringar och integrationsproblem?” And students don’t only need this via elective courses. All university programs need these courses. ✌️ gp.se/ledare/ledarkr…

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Join us at Gothenburg Int'l Science Festival (Nordstan, Apr 21, 10-18) for At The Crossroads, a serious board game depicting lives of 🇺🇦 refugees. Learn about action/arts research w/ affected communities and serious games! #vetenskapsfestivalen #AtTheCrossroads #StandWithUkraine

Russia is hijacking and substituting key concepts of Western debate, such as notions of peace, defense and escalation, contributing to Western category errors. [Peace = Surrender. Resisting Russian Aggression = Escalation.] No one should be confused about verbs when it comes to

What do migration & integration sound like? In June 2023, I asked int’l students coming to Sweden to record migration/integration soundscapes plus journal article quotes & reflections. Come listen to the audio collage @Vetenskapsfestivalen, April 20, 10-18, Nordstan, Gothenburg!

Two-year postdoc available at Södertörns högskola for a social scientist with research orientation towards Cental/Eastern Europe. Deadline: May 31st... sh.se/english/sodert…

Jill and I send warm wishes to Orthodox Christian communities around the world as they celebrate Easter. May the Lord bless and keep you this Easter Sunday and in the year ahead.

Jag tror inte alls att Uppsala är först på bollen i kommun-Sverige... men jag vill förmedla något som jag ser som ett vårtecken. För när kommunens HR-avdelning söker en specialist i arbetsrätt för att arbeta med höjd beredskaps-frågor har något hänt. uppsala.se/foretag-och-ar…

So happy to celebrate the Day of Restoration of Estonia’s Independence - here with my great colleague from Ukraine ⁦Tetiana Fedosiuk⁩ Our nations can never take freedom for granted and never underestimate its value.

Heartfelt thanks to Norsesundsgruppen Konst & Kultur for inviting me to speak with them about Messages from Ukraine, At The Crossroads and how artistic practice can help researchers work collaboratively with others! I am truly grateful! 😃 #norsesund #Ukraine

Delighted to be giving a talk at Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Research Institute for the Humanities on December 9 from 11-13 on “Comics, Games and Zines: Arts-Based Methods for Research, Reflection and Audience Engagement”! 😃🙌

May 21 marks the Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus. We invite all friends of Belarusians to join us in supporting those repressed and silenced by Lukashenka’s regime 🤍❤️🤍 Here are ways to show that you #StandWithBelarus: tsikhanouskaya.org/en/event/day-o…

Russia refused Ukraine’s offer of total or air ceasefire. Trump refused Ukraine’s request for air defenses and declined to sanction Russia for murderous missile attacks on Ukrainian cities. Ukraine took out the planes used for these missile attacks. Simple.

Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did? Why would that be the first thing? If it’s not important? It is extremely important.