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futurenordics.bsky.social
@futurenordics.bsky.social
A Nordic research programme in Human and Social Sciences.
We want to know why.
http://futurenordics.org
"In the past, it was almost impossible to be poor while working full-time. That reality has changed." A large study of precarious employment in the Nordics identifies workers in vulnerable positions. #futurenordics
The Working Poor Are on the Rise Across the Nordics
Researchers are looking into how precarious and informal jobs are shaping people’s lives. Is the Nordic welfare state truly equal for everyone who works within it?
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November 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Join us in Copenhagen this October for a public seminar on borders, mobilities, and databases! #futurenordics dinobord.eu/2025/09/05/p...
Public interdisciplinary seminar: Borders, (im)mobilities and databases. October 23rd, 13.00-16.00 IT University of Copenhagen. – DiNoBord
dinobord.eu
October 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Attending the Gothenburg Book Fair? Matilda Arvidsson from the project Unpacking the Contention Between Openness and Security in the Nordic Region, shares her perspectives in a panel discussion on AI, democracy, and freedom of expression 27.9 @Yttrandefrihetsscenen: bokmassan.se/programs/kan....
Kan du fly, lille vän? - Bokmässan
bokmassan.se
September 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"When people are forced to leave their homes, say goodbye to childhood paths, and part with community spaces something is displaced — and the layers of this displacement become all too visible." Åsa Össebo, Peripheral Visions. peripheralvisions1.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/w...
When the Ground Cracks: Cultural Survival in the Shadow of Extractivism
By Åsa Össbo, Umeå University Few could have missed the relocation of Kiruna Church in August, and the announcement that followed just a week later: even more of Kiruna’s urban area will need to be…
peripheralvisions1.wordpress.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Elena Raviola and her team made surprising observations of how tech and human judgment meet at Nordic borders. In a digitized Schengen era, cross-border collaboration proves key. Read the latest update on the project! 👉 futurenordics.org/news/contemp... #futurenordics
In contemporary European border work, colleagues on the other side become invaluable
In today's Nordic region, borders are both passageways and filters, where work at national crossings has become a tool for patching up ‘the cracks in the external Schengen borders’.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
“Sweden's participation in the study is crucial in order to see whether investments affect young people's future choices", says Maria Rönnlund, professor at the Department of Applied Educational Science, Umeå University.

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Stor nordisk studie – unga i glesbygd delar samma oro | Umeå universitet
Unga i nordisk glesbygd delar liknande oro inför framtiden. En ny studie visar att många tidigt inser att de måste flytta eller pendla för att studera och arbeta, men att banden till hemorten och dröm...
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August 25, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Stay or move away? Cross national studies within the project Future of Nordic Youth in Rural Areas reveals the complex relationship between urban and rural areas, and how the lives of young people in rural areas are fragmented between different locations.
Torn between homesickness and an uncertain future – Nordic youth in rural areas share the same worries
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August 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Are you familiar with the extensive research programme Future Challenges in the Nordics? Eleven projects have been selected for #futurenordics #researchprogramme! Visit futurenordics.org for short summaries of all projects. 👇
Future Challenges in the Nordics
WE WANT TO KNOW WHY. This century, we will face a range of societal challenges both in the Nordic countries and globally. We believe that social and human sciences can give us the answers we are looki...
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August 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The project DiNoBord hosts a public seminar at Röhsska Museum of Design and Craft on May 15, 16-18. The research team, led by Elena Raviola is exploring alternative forms to reach a wider audience and broaden the research for new ideas and results. futurenordics.org/projects/unp...

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Unpacking the Contention Between Openness and Security in the Nordic Region: Digital Public Surveillance Practices at Three State Borders
WE WANT TO KNOW WHY. This century, we will face a range of societal challenges both in the Nordic countries and globally. We believe that social and human sciences can give us the answers we are looki...
futurenordics.org
May 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM