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
- Adjunct Professor 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-
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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 → …Keywords
- 514 Sociology
- 5141 Sociology
- migration
- Ethnic Relations
- Economic sociology
- transnationalism
- diasporas
- 517 Political science
- multiculturalism
- immigration
- minority rights
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications 1992 2019
Asylum in Finland in 2015: Reception, Resettlement and Relocations in the CEAS
Wahlbeck, Ö. R., 2019, (In preparation) Refugee Reception in Europe: Convergence and Divergence of Structures, Practices and Discourses. Amsterdam University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
National Report on the Governance of the Asylum Reception System in Finland
Wahlbeck, Ö. R., 2019, (Accepted/In press) 43 p. (CEASEVAL Research on the Common European Asylum System. ).Research output: Working paper › Scientific
The Finnish National Report on the Politicization of the ‘Refugee Crisis’ in Public Debate
Pyrhönen, N. & Wahlbeck, Ö. R., 2019, (Accepted/In press) 25 p. (CEASEVAL Research on the Common European Asylum System. ).Research output: Working paper › Scientific
The Future of The Kurdish Diaspora
Wahlbeck, Ö. R., 2019, Routledge Handbook on the Kurds. Gunter, M. M. (ed.). London: Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group, p. 413-424 12 p. (Routledge Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Combining Mixed Embeddedness and Transnationalism: The Utilization of Social Resources among Turkish Migrant Entrepreneurs
Wahlbeck, Ö. R., 2018, In : Sociologica. 12, 2, p. 73-86 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Projects 2008 2020
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
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
Refugees in European Localities: Reception, Perceptions and Policies
01/01/2016 → 31/03/2018
Project: Research project
Activities 1994 2019
Reinventing Mobilities and Borders: Cross-Disciplinary Conversations
Östen Wahlbeck (Speaker: Keynote)21 Feb 2019 → 22 Feb 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (Journal)
Östen Wahlbeck (Reviewer)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
ESA RN15 Midterm Conference at the University of Helsinki
Östen Wahlbeck (Speaker: Presenter)19 Apr 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
External examiner
Östen Wahlbeck (Member of thesis committee / follow-up group)15 Aug 2018
Activity: Examination types › Member of doctoral thesis committee / follow-up group
Sociologica (Journal)
Östen Wahlbeck (Reviewer)2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Press / Media
Fler svenskar flyttar till Finland – minoritetspositionen är inte självklar
18/03/2019
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Pargas hantering av asylsökande intresserar professor Östen Wahlbeck – och EU-kommissionen
10/12/2018
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Suède : chez les immigrés, l’extrême droite donne de la voix
07/09/2018
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media