Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
I am working as a Doctoral Candidate in the Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives (EuroStorie) at the University of Helsinki. I am a PhD student in the Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change and I have a background in Area and Cultural Studies and Social Sciences. My research focuses on transnational migration, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa towards Europe, and on securities on multiple levels of society. I have been especially interested in Europe's relations with other world regions, post-colonial power dynamics as well as various types of mobilities and cultural encounters.
I teach in the Bachelor's Programme in Cultural Studies, the Master's Programme in Area and Cultural Studies as well as in the Master's Programme in European and Nordic Studies, and my courses focus mainly on migration, security and human rights.
Education/Academic qualification
Area and Cultural Studies, Master of Arts, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 21 Jun 2016
Fields of Science
- 6160 Other humanities
- Area and Cultural Studies
- Migration
- Security Studies
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Methodological nationalism and migration studies: historical and contemporary perspectives
Sumari, L. & T. Magalhães, P., 14 Feb 2022, Refugees and Knowledge Production: Europe's Past and Present. Kmak, M. & Björklund, H. (eds.). Oxon & New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis, p. 19-37 19 p. (Studies in Migration and Diaspora).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Euroopan tarina ja siirtolaisuus
Translated title of the contribution :The story of Europe and Migration Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
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Re-imagining the ‘Area of Freedom, Security and Justice’: Europe’s security measures experienced by African migrants
Sumari, L., 28 Dec 2020, Expanding Boundaries : Borders, Mobilities and the Future of Europe-Africa Relations. Laine, J., Moyo, I. & Changwe Nshimbi, C. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 200-215 16 p. (Border Region Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Inhimillistä turvallisuutta etsimässä
Translated title of the contribution :In the Search for Human Security Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
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Turvallisuus ja turvattomuus pakolaisten kertomana
Translated title of the contribution :Security and insecurity told by refugees Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Open Access
Projects
- 1 Active
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Gatekeeping the Nation: Deportation at Finnish Borderscapes from the Cold War to Europeanisation (GATE)
Tervonen, M. (Project manager), Kivistö, M. E. (Participant), Sumari, L. (Participant) & Välimäki, M. T. A. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/01/2023 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
Activities
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The 20th Nordic Migration Research Conference and the 17th Society for the Study of Ethnic Relations and International Migration (ETMU) conference
Sumari, L. (Speaker: Chair) & Farzamfar, M. (Speaker: Chair)
12 Jan 2021 → 13 Jan 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Attaching meanings to Europe in discussion with sub-Saharan African migrants and refugees
Sumari, L. (Speaker)
14 Apr 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Turvallisuuspoliittinen Akatemia 2020
Sumari, L. (Invited speaker)
20 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Eurostorie Research Seminar
Sumari, L. (Speaker: Presenter)
17 May 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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6th Annual Conference of the Finnish International Studies Association (FISA), Kansainvälisten suhteiden tutkimuksen seura (KATSE)
Farzamfar, M. (Speaker) & Sumari, L. E. S. (Speaker)
18 Jan 2019 → 19 Jan 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation