How can Nordic societies balance openness and security? At Almedalsveckan one panel discussion highlights current research on digital public surveillance and its role at Nordic state borders. 📅 Thursday 25 June, 16:15–17:00 📍 Almedalsveckan 2026, Visby, Sweden almedalsveckan.info/rg/almedalsv...

Gränsernas återkomst – människa, teknik och samhällsplanering i en ny säkerhetspolitisk tid

Vad gör gränser med oss? Utifrån pågående forskning och aktuella arbetssätt hos professionella ”gränsarbetare” som poliser, tull och politiker, hur kan arbetet med att upprätthålla och skydda nationel...

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Warm congratulations to Oskar Rönnberg! 💐 A recently completed doctoral dissertation offers valuable insights into the dynamics of diverse and disadvantaged neighborhoods. The study also contributes to current discussions on school segregation in Finland. helda.helsinki.fi/items/7f3a6b...

🤢 New research highlights an often overlooked factor behind faulty waste sorting: disgust. A study from the University of Gothenburg shows that dirty waste rooms can trigger feelings of disgust and can make people less likely to dispose of their waste. www.gu.se/en/news/disg... #futurenordics

Disgust may contribute to improper waste disposal

A common explanation for why waste management sometimes fails is that carelessness breeds more carelessness. Now, research from the University of Gothenburg shows that dirty waste disposal rooms can e...

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📢 Don’t miss this event! Join us for an interdisciplinary seminar exploring border control practices across the Nordic region. Gain insights into how digital surveillance shapes the movement, security, and futures of Nordic borders. 👉 Read more and sign up: dinobord.eu/2026/03/11/7... #futurenordics

"In the past, it was almost impossible to be poor while working full-time. That reality has changed." A large study of precarious employment in the Nordics identifies workers in vulnerable positions. #futurenordics

The Working Poor Are on the Rise Across the Nordics

Researchers are looking into how precarious and informal jobs are shaping people’s lives. Is the Nordic welfare state truly equal for everyone who works within it?

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Join us in Copenhagen this October for a public seminar on borders, mobilities, and databases! #futurenordics dinobord.eu/2025/09/05/p...

Attending the Gothenburg Book Fair? Matilda Arvidsson from the project Unpacking the Contention Between Openness and Security in the Nordic Region, shares her perspectives in a panel discussion on AI, democracy, and freedom of expression 27.9 @Yttrandefrihetsscenen: bokmassan.se/programs/kan....

Kan du fly, lille vän? - Bokmässan

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"When people are forced to leave their homes, say goodbye to childhood paths, and part with community spaces something is displaced — and the layers of this displacement become all too visible." Åsa Össebo, Peripheral Visions. peripheralvisions1.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/w...

When the Ground Cracks: Cultural Survival in the Shadow of Extractivism

By Åsa Össbo, Umeå University Few could have missed the relocation of Kiruna Church in August, and the announcement that followed just a week later: even more of Kiruna’s urban area will need to be…

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Elena Raviola and her team made surprising observations of how tech and human judgment meet at Nordic borders. In a digitized Schengen era, cross-border collaboration proves key. Read the latest update on the project! 👉 futurenordics.org/news/contemp... #futurenordics

In contemporary European border work, colleagues on the other side become invaluable

In today's Nordic region, borders are both passageways and filters, where work at national crossings has become a tool for patching up ‘the cracks in the external Schengen borders’.

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“Sweden's participation in the study is crucial in order to see whether investments affect young people's future choices", says Maria Rönnlund, professor at the Department of Applied Educational Science, Umeå University. #futurenordics

Stor nordisk studie – unga i glesbygd delar samma oro | Umeå universitet

Unga i nordisk glesbygd delar liknande oro inför framtiden. En ny studie visar att många tidigt inser att de måste flytta eller pendla för att studera och arbeta, men att banden till hemorten och dröm...

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Stay or move away? Cross national studies within the project Future of Nordic Youth in Rural Areas reveals the complex relationship between urban and rural areas, and how the lives of young people in rural areas are fragmented between different locations.

Torn between homesickness and an uncertain future – Nordic youth in rural areas share the same worries

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Are you familiar with the extensive research programme Future Challenges in the Nordics? Eleven projects have been selected for #futurenordics #researchprogramme! Visit futurenordics.org for short summaries of all projects. 👇

Future Challenges in the Nordics

WE WANT TO KNOW WHY. This century, we will face a range of societal challenges both in the Nordic countries and globally. We believe that social and human sciences can give us the answers we are looki...

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The project DiNoBord hosts a public seminar at Röhsska Museum of Design and Craft on May 15, 16-18. The research team, led by Elena Raviola is exploring alternative forms to reach a wider audience and broaden the research for new ideas and results. futurenordics.org/projects/unp... #futurenordics

Unpacking the Contention Between Openness and Security in the Nordic Region: Digital Public Surveillance Practices at Three State Borders

WE WANT TO KNOW WHY. This century, we will face a range of societal challenges both in the Nordic countries and globally. We believe that social and human sciences can give us the answers we are looki...

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