This policy brief provides a comparative analysis of border management practices at the Norway-Russia and FinlandRussia borders, focusing on how these have evolved in response to key events between 2015 and 2023. Drawing ...

​​In this chapter I explain how I combine concepts and tools from institutional ethnography (IE) and institutional organisation theory (IT) in my PhD project. In the research, I explored the encounter between the Norwegian ...

Is current international migration sustainable? And if so, for whom? This report explores the term   sustainable migration   as an approach to migration from low- and middle-income countries in the Global South to ...

Migration is key for development in Africa and the Middle East. Yet, a number of states in these vast regions cooperate with European stakeholders on interventions to curb irregular migration and increase returns. While ...

Over the last two decades and with notable increase since 2015, millions of euros have been invested in territorial border governance in West Africa. Targeting migration policy frameworks, capacity building, and the provision ...

After three decades of scholarship, transnationalism remains understood as connections between people who have migrated and people who remain in the country of origin. Such ties are important and prevalent. But perhaps a ...

​​The welfare state was constructed to ensure the well-being of a sedentary population, consisting of citizens living within the territorial boundaries of the nation. However, mobility patterns change, and more people lead ...

The Norwegian welfare system was created to ensure the wellbeing of a population largely living within state borders. But the group of people who take state benefits abroad is growing. Bridging social security with ...