Research Output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Research fields:
- immigrant transnationalism
- diasporas
- minorities
- economic sociology
Current research:
- Transnationalism as a Social Resource among Diaspora Communities
- MIDI - Migration and Diaspora Studies Research Group
Employment:
- PhD in Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick, 1997
- Researcher, Institute of Migration, 1997-1998
- Professor of Sociology, Åbo Akademi University, 1998-1999
- Title of Docent of Sociology, University of Tampere, 2006
- Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Åbo Akademi University, 1999-2009
- Senior Lecturer, University of Helsinki, 2009-
- Professor II, University of South-Eastern Norway, 2017-
Links:
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, Adjunct Professor, University of Tampere
Sociology, Professor, Åbo Akademi University
Ethnic Relations, PhD, Univ Warwick, University of Warwick
Political Science, Professor II, University of South-Eastern Norway
External positions
Professor II, University of South-Eastern Norway
1 Jan 2017 → …Title of Docent, University of Tampere
1 May 2006 → …Fields of Science
- 514 Sociology
- Economic Sociology
- Ethnic Relations
- Migration Studies
- Diaspora Studies
- Minority Studies
- 5200 Other social sciences
- Ethnic Relations
- Migration Studies
- Diaspora Studies
- 517 Political science
- multiculturalism
- immigration
- minority rights
- asylum policy
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
Suomen EU-puheenjohtajuus ja EU:n yhteinen turvapaikkajärjestelmä
Wahlbeck, Ö., 2020, In : Liikkeessä yli rajojen -blogi. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Open Access
Migrant Capital as a Resource for Migrant Communities
Saksela-Bergholm, S., Toivanen, M. & Wahlbeck, Ö., 2019, In : Social inclusion. 7, 4, p. 164-170 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Open Access
File
National Report on the Governance of the Asylum Reception System in Finland
Wahlbeck, Ö. R., 2019, Chemnitz: Technische Universität Chemnitz, 48 p. (CEASEVAL Research on the Common European Asylum System. ; no. 19).Research output: Working paper › Scientific
Open Access
File
Social Inclusion beyond Borders: Utilization of Migrant Capital in Transnational and Diaspora Communities
Saksela-Bergholm, S. (ed.), Toivanen, M. (ed.) & Wahlbeck, Ö. (ed.), 2019, 4 ed. Cogitatio Press. 93 p. (Social Inclusion; vol. 7, no. 4)Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
File
The Finnish EU Presidency
Wahlbeck, Ö., Nov 2019, In : CEASEVAL Newsletter. 4, p. 4 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Open Access
Projects
Transnationalism as a Social Resource among Diaspora Communities
Wahlbeck, Ö., Holley, P., Saksela-Bergholm, S., Toivanen, M., Koikkalainen, S. & Toivanen, M.
01/09/2016 → 31/08/2020
Project: Research project
MIDI - Migration and Diaspora Studies Research Group
Wahlbeck, Ö., Saksela-Bergholm, S., Creutz, K., La Vecchia-Mikkola, V., Holley, P., Lillrank, A., Kivisto, P., Toivanen, M., Martikainen, T., Valtonen, K., Pyrhönen, N. J., Koikkalainen, S. & Toivanen, M.
01/10/2014 → …
Project: Research project
The Nordic Society in Cross-disciplinary and Transnational Perspectives (NordSoc)
Ahokas, M., Alanko, A., Alapuro, R., Aunesluoma, J., Blomberg-Kroll, H., Borioni, P., Brisku, A., Fellman, S., Forsander, A., Glover, N., Götz, N., Haapakorpi, A., Haggrén, H., Hannikainen, M., Haldén, P., Heikkinen, S., Helander, M., Hilson, M., Hopkins, T., Huhta, I., Jalava, M., Kallio, J., Kananen, J., Kettunen, P., Kroll, C., Laine, J. M., Lauren, J. S. I., Lloyd, C., Marjanen, J., Marklund, C., Muir, S., Newby, A., Nordberg, C., Nygård, S., Outinen, S., Pellander, S., Prutsch, M., Rainio-Niemi, J., Riska, E., Roumpakis, A., Räisä, T., Saaritsa, S., Stadius, P., Stenius, H., Strang, J., Stråth, B., Suoranta, A. M., Syrjämäki, S., Wahlbeck, Ö., Vauhkonen, J., Wrede, S. & Österberg, M.
24/02/2011 → …
Project: Research Evaluation 2011
CEASEVAL: Evaluation of the Common European Asylum System under Pressure and Recommendations for Further Development (CEASEVAL)
Wahlbeck, Ö. & Pyrhönen, N. J.
European Commission / Horizon 2020
01/11/2017 → 31/10/2019
Project: Research project
Refugees in European Localities: Reception, Perceptions and Policies
01/01/2016 → 31/03/2018
Project: Research project
Activities
IMISCOE Spring Conference 2020
Östen Wahlbeck (Speaker: Opponent/discussant)2020 → …
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Edinburgh University Press (Publisher)
Östen Wahlbeck (Reviewer)2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Inflyttning från Sverige och Norden
Östen Wahlbeck (Speaker)13 May 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Politiikan tutkimuksen päivät 2020, Tampere, 12.-13.3.2020
Östen Wahlbeck (Attendee)12 Mar 2020 → 13 Mar 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Current Sociology (Journal)
Östen Wahlbeck (Reviewer)2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Press / Media
Flyktingkrisen 2015 pågår hela tiden
07/01/2020 → 08/01/2020
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Separation between central and local government hinders migrant integration
18/11/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Rapport: Byråkratiskt asylsystem kostar kommuner och flyktingar dyrbar tid
02/08/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Experter: Invandring för arbete borde göras lättare - "Sträng byråkrati ställer till det för vissa"
26/06/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Fler svenskar flyttar till Finland – minoritetspositionen är inte självklar
18/03/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media