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?

"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

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

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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....

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…

"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...

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’.

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

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...

“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.

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

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.

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...

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. 👇

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...

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...

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