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-
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 → …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
National Report on the Governance of the Asylum Reception System in Finland
Wahlbeck, Ö. R., 2019, 48 p. (CEASEVAL Research on the Common European Asylum System. ).Research output: Working paper › Scientific
Open Access
File
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
To Share or Not to Share Responsibility? Finnish Refugee Policy and the Hesitant Support for a Common European Asylum System
Wahlbeck, Ö. R., 2019, In : Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies. 17, 3, p. 299-316 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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
File
The Finnish National Report on the Politicization of the “Refugee Crisis” in Public Debate
Pyrhönen, N. & Wahlbeck, Ö. R., Nov 2018, Chemnitz: Technische Universität Chemnitz. 30 p. (CEASEVAL Research on the Common European Asylum System; vol. 9)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › Professional
Open Access
File
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
Global Networks (Journal)
Östen Wahlbeck (Reviewer)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (Journal)
Östen Wahlbeck (Reviewer)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
IMISCOE Annual Conference 2019
Östen Wahlbeck (Speaker: Presenter)26 Jun 2019 → 28 Jun 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
International Small Business Journal (Journal)
Östen Wahlbeck (Reviewer)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Press / Media
Experter: Invandring för arbete borde göras lättare - "Sträng byråkrati ställer till det för vissa"
26/06/2019
1 media contribution
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
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
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