Information om forskning och undervisning

Current research:

As a Postdoctoral Researcher in the REBOUND project (Reconceptualizing Boundaries Together Towards Resilient and Just Arctic Futures), Osso scrutinizes whose needs, perspectives, and rights are heard in the Finnish Arctic’s ‘green’ transition, aiming to uncover the potential inadequacies and insufficiencies within current governance structures to ensure an inclusive and equitable transition for all stakeholders, including refugees and migrants. This research will utilize multiperspectival socio-legal methodology, juxtaposing top-down regulatory frameworks with bottom-up perspectives of the affected individuals. Within this project, I will employ empirical socio-legal research methods, including semi-structured interviews with refugees and migrants employed in the targeted sectors, to gather qualitative data on their lived experiences and socio-economic integration in the context of the 'green' transition.

Doctoral research:

Berfin's doctoral research project investigated the interplay between the externalization and internalization of migration management and the political agency of refugees in irregular circumstances (including asylum seekers) in border zones. This empirical socio-legal project employed a transdisciplinary approach through combining law and social sciences with visual art. Within this project, Osso conducted three empirical case studies on the European Union's Greek-Turkish external border, focusing on the implications of migration management for refugee 'access'. The study employed a range of qualitative methods, mainly analysis of legal texts and policy documents, visual analysis of refugee-produced paintings, and multimodal analysis of refugee-produced social media content. The goal was to develop a grounded analytical framework with perspectives from critical border and migration studies and contemporary political theorists.

Teaching (master's and bachelor's levels):

RPM 220 Asylum Law in Europe – as part of MA program in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies (University of London, Autumn 2024).

POL.KV.333 Peace and Conflict Research – Human Rights and Visual Arts: Migrants, Refugees, and Citizens (Tampere University, Autumn 2023).

Guest lectures in LFC.POL.399 Master's Seminar and Thesis and POL.KV.242 Migration, Borders, and Security (Tampere University, Spring–Autumn 2023).

Utbildning information

• 2025: Doctor of Laws (LLD) with distinction - Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Prof Panu Minkkinen, Dr Päivi Neuvonen.

• 2019: Master of Social Sciences (MSocSc) in International Relations and Political Science - Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University.

• 2017: Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Minor degree in International Relations - Koç University Law School, Istanbul.

Meritförteckning

• Oct–Nov 2024: Tutor (part-time), University of London, School of Advenced Study.

• Oct–Dec 2023: Teacher (part-time), Tampere University, Faculty of Management and Business.

• Oct 2021–Dec 2022: Project Researcher (part-time), University of Eastern Finland Law School. Supporting research work in the Academy of Finland funded projects under the supervision of Dr. Emilia Korkea-aho.

• Oct 2020–present: Research Assistant, Helsinki Socio-Legal Initiative (HSLI), Helsinki. Supporting Prof. Panu Minkkinen with teaching and research materials, as well as with the work and activities of the HSLI.

• Feb–May 2017: Research Assistant, Koç University Migration Research Center (MiReKoc), Istanbul. Research on the EU asylum policy and international migration.

• Jul–Sep 2016: Research Assistant, Institute of International Relations Prague: Research on international human rights law, international refugee law, EU law and policy on asylum.

• Sep–Dec 2014: Research Assistant, Koç University Law School, Istanbul: Research on private international law.

• 2014–2017: Undergraduate Tutor, Koç University Office of Learning & Teaching, Istanbul: Teaching support for International Law and Legal Writing courses.