Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
I am Professor of Sociology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. I joined the discipline of Sociology in 2011 after having been a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Research on Ethnic Relations and Nationalism, Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Sussex Centre for Migration Research, University of Sussex. I hold a D.Phil in Migration Studies from the University of Sussex and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Helsinki.
My research interests include sociology of work, care, ageing, globalisation, sociology of migration, gender studies, ethnic and racial studies, social theories and ethnographic methods. I am currently leading a Nordic research consortium funded by Future Nordics programme entitled 'Tackling Precarious and Informal Work in the Nordic countries' and including Lund University, Stockholm University and University of Bergen. Previously, I have led several research projects, including a 4-year-research project "Struggles over Home and Citizenship" funded by Kone Foundation (2018-2021), "Migrant Youth Employment - Politics of Recognition and Boundaries of Belonging" (RECOGNITION) funded by the University of Helsinki, Kone Foundation and Emil Aaltonen Foundation (2014-2017) and "Insecure Lives - Irregular Migration and Precarious Work in Finland (INSECURE)" funded by the Academy of Finland (2015-2018).
My work has been published e.g. in Sociology, Men and Masculinities, Ethnic and Racial Studies and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. I am the editor-in-chief of Nordic Journal of Migration Research (Helsinki University Press) and Associate Editor of Global Social Challenges Journal (Bristol University Press). I serve as the vice-head of discipline of Sociology and in 2017-2019 I served as Vice-President of European Sociological Association and in 2015-2017 I served as a board member of European Sociological Association.
Education information
Docent in Sociology, University of Helsinki 2013PhD in Sociology, University of Helsinki 2012
DPhil in Migration Studies, University of Sussex 2009
Master of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki 2003
Fields of Science
- 5141 Sociology
- Migration Studies
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Agency as Capabilities: Ukrainian Women's Narratives of Social Change and Mobility
Näre, L., 31 Oct 2014, In: Women's Studies International Forum. 47, p. 223-231 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Ideal Workers and Suspects: Employer’s Politics of Recognition and the Migrant Division of Care Labour in Finland
Näre, L., 17 Jun 2013, In: Nordic Journal of Migration Research. 3, 2, p. 72-81Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The Moral Economy of Domestic and Care Labour: Migrant Workers in Naples, Italy
Näre, L. M., 2011, In: Sociology. 45, 3, p. 396–412 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Sri Lankan Men Working as Cleaners and Carers: Negotiating Masculinity in Naples
Näre, L. M., 25 Sept 2010, In: Men and Masculinities. 13, 1, p. 65-86 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Migrancy, Gender and Social Class in Domestic and Social Care Labour in Italy: An Intersectional Analysis of Demand
Näre, L. M., 15 Feb 2013, In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 39, 4, p. 601-623 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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SOLI: Struggles over Home and Citizenship – Neighbourhood Solidarity as a Response to the Asylum ‘Crisis’
Näre, L. (Project manager), Paju, E. (Principal Investigator), Merikoski, P. (Principal Investigator), Maury, O. (Principal Investigator) & Tapaninen, A.-M. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2021
Project: Research project
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Caring labour: A multi-modal study of mi
Näre, L. (Project manager), Ahmad, M. B. (Participant) & Rajala, J. E. (Participant)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Yliopiston profilointi 8 - DIVSOL - Humt
Airavaara, M. (Project manager), Eronen, J. T. (Project manager), Hietakangas, V. (Project manager), Huiskonen, J. (Project manager), Kaartinen, T. (Project manager), Kangasharju, J. (Project manager), Kouvonen, P. J. (Project manager), Luomanen, P. (Project manager), Martikainen, P. (Project manager), Mäkelä, J. (Project manager), Niemi, M. (Project manager), Ojanen, T. (Project manager), Pönkä, V. (Project manager), Ripatti, S. (Project manager), Sandell, M. (Project manager), Simojoki, H. (Project manager), Sinnemäki, K. (Project manager), Suomalainen Wartiovaara, A. (Project manager), Toom, A. (Project manager), Ahlqvist, K. H. S. (Participant), Andersson, E. (Participant), Björkroth, J. (Participant), Bärlund, J. C. (Participant), Enkavi, G. (Participant), Floréen, P. (Participant), Fogelholm, M. (Participant), Grönlund, H. (Participant), Halmesvaara, O. (Participant), Hassan, S. (Participant), Heinonen, M. (Participant), Holmström, A.-R. (Participant), Hämäläinen, K. K. (Participant), Jahnukainen, M. (Participant), Jeltsch, M. (Participant), Juhola, S. (Participant), Kakouros, S. (Participant), Kemppainen, L. (Participant), Keskinen, S. (Participant), Khan, S. H. (Participant), Klami, A. (Participant), Koponen, V. (Participant), Korhonen, K. (Participant), Kuosmanen, S. (Participant), Laaksonen, T. (Participant), Leino, T. (Participant), Lindh, I. (Participant), Luukkonen, J. (Participant), Malmivaara, M. A. (Participant), McWilliams, T. (Participant), Norio, J. (Participant), Nur, N. H. M. (Participant), Näre, L. (Participant), Paavilainen, V. (Participant), Pajari, A.-M. (Participant), Pessi, A. B. (Participant), Pitkänen, E. (Participant), Pohjonen, M. (Participant), Rantamäki, T. (Participant), Reijula, S. (Participant), Repo, H. D. (Participant), Rubinacci, S. (Participant), STRATOULIAS, V. (Participant), Strachan, C. (Participant), Suomi, F. (Participant), Sältenberg, H. (Participant), Timonen, J. M. (Participant), Uimari, P. (Participant), Vattulainen, I. T. (Participant), Wohlström, T. (Participant), Wrede, S. (Participant) & Öörni, K. (Participant)
Academy of Finland, Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus, Suomen Akatemia Talous/Paula Pesola
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2030
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strengthening university research profiles (PROFI)
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Tackling Precarious and Informal Work in
Näre, L. (Project manager), Asikanius, N. S. K. (Participant), Diatlova, A. (Participant), Maury, O. (Participant), Rajala, J. E. (Participant) & Wide, E. (Participant)
Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland rf
01/06/2022 → 31/12/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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PrecaNord: Tackling Precarious and Informal Work in the Nordic Countries
Näre, L. (Principal Investigator)
01/06/2022 → 31/05/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
Prizes
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Article nominated for best article published in Sosiologia 2018-2019
Näre, L. (Recipient), Nov 2020
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Article nominated for the best article published in Sosiologia 2010-2013
Näre, L. (Recipient), 27 Mar 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Activities
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Nordic Journal of Migration Research (Journal)
Näre, L. (Editor in chief)
1 Jan 2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
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Etnisten suhteiden ja kansainvälisen muuttoliikkeen tutkimusseura ETMU ry (External organisation)
Näre, L. (Board member)
1 Jan 2012 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
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Nordic Migration Research - research association (External organisation)
Näre, L. (Board member)
1 Jan 2013 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
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Domestic labour recruitment as a solidarity response to restrictive migration policies
Merikoski, P. (Speaker) & Näre, L. (Speaker)
27 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Negotiating dignity and resisting exploitation in undervalued and underpaid work. Ukrainian workers in Finnish agri-food sector.
Merikoski, P. (Speaker) & Näre, L. (Speaker)
26 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Migration restrictions: Recognition of third-country nationals' travel documents
01/09/2025
1 Media contribution
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Migration restrictions: recognition of third country nationals' travel documents
31/08/2025
1 Media contribution
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Academic freedom and threats against researchers
11/04/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Comment on the Act on temporary measures to combat instrumentalised migration
24/07/2024
1 Media contribution
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Comment on the Act on temporary measures to combat instrumentalised migration
16/07/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media