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Workshops<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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  1. Transnational Death Studies Interactive workshop: Approaches, Challenges, and Opportunities<\/li>\n
  2. Political mobilizations for the rights of migrants and minorities<\/li>\n
  3. A workshop on Research Ethics: power, trust and researcher\u2019s positionality<\/li>\n
  4. Theoretical and empirical approaches to undocumented migrants in Finland<\/li>\n
  5. Constructing vulnerable identities<\/li>\n
  6. Exploring anti-racist resistance and alternatives<\/li>\n
  7. Ageing and vulnerability in diverse societies<\/li>\n
  8. \u2018The others\u2019 and vulnerabilities in\/of sites of power<\/li>\n
  9. Social and institutional trust, vulnerability and resilience in migration research<\/li>\n
  10. Tightened Immigration Regimes and Everyday (In)Security: Experiences and Strategies of Vulnerable Migrants and Their Families<\/li>\n
  11. Critically Re-thinking Professional Development, Wellness and \u2018Diversity\u2019 for Some People in Some Organizations:\u00a0But Not Others<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  12. Placemaking through active refugee positions<\/li>\n
  13. Categorizations of Migrants: Ideologies, Negotiations and Consequences<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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    Workshop programme<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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    1.\u00a0Transnational Death Studies Interactive workshop: Approaches, Challenges, and Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Samira Saramo<\/em>, Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher, John Morton Center for North American Studies, University of Turku<\/p>\n

    samira.saramo@utu.fi<\/a><\/p>\n

    Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This interactive workshop opens up the field of Transnational Death Studies through the presentation of historical and contemporary case studies, reflection on developments in current research on migrant death, and by facilitating dialogue with participants. Samira Saramo\u2019s research looks at death and mourning practices and narrations in the history of Finnish immigrant communities, while Eerika Koskinen-Koivisto examines family mementos and social commemoration, relating to forced displacements that took place during WWII in the Nordic-Baltic region.<\/p>\n

    Together with Hanna Snellman, Saramo and Koskinen-Koivisto have edited Transnational Death, a collection of ethnological and ethnographic studies of migrant community responses to the end of life. Analyzing current research directions and approaches in this growing international field, the workshop then asks participants to collectively question and reflect on how death, mourning, and commemoration shape migration, ethnicity, and transnational studies. Participants can share their own research experiences and methods, and pose challenges for the workshop group to collaboratively resolve in critical and creative ways.<\/p>\n

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    2. Political mobilizations for the rights of migrants and minorities<\/strong><\/p>\n

    P\u00e4ivi Pirkkalainen<\/em>, Post-doc researcher, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy,\u00a0University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4<\/p>\n

    paivi.pirkkalainen@jyu.fi<\/a><\/p>\n

    Paula Merikoski<\/em>, University of Helsinki<\/p>\n

    paula.merikoski@helsinki.fi<\/a><\/p>\n

    Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This workshop approaches the concepts and issues of vulnerability, resilience and resistance from the point of view of political mobilisations around the issues of migration and minorities.\u00a0 Migration issues have become heavily politicised in recent years. The current context in Finland, similar to many parts of the world, is characterized by growing xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiments and an increasing popularity of populist political parties opposing migration. Concurrently, there has been increasing efforts to restrict migration deemed un-desirable by various legal changes and administrative practices.<\/p>\n

    These changes have increased the vulnerability of migrant and restricted the rights of minorities. Especially vulnerable are those individuals who live in Finland without a permanent residence permit and asylum seekers who live in a precarious state of limbo for an extended period, even for years waiting for a decision on their asylum case. At the same time, groups and movements by migrants themselves and their supporters have mobilised to raise their voice, showing strong levels of resistance. Migrants and the solidarity movements supporting them have found new sites and tactics to stand up for the rights of migrants, refugees and minorities.<\/p>\n

    The media often represents the tension between anti-immigration groups and movements standing up for the rights of migrants and minorities as two extremes. In this workshop we aim to unpack such black-and-white assumptions by analysing the complexities in the field of political mobilisation for the migrants\u2019 rights. We invite papers that deal with issues of political mobilisation, in particular the different forms of resistance around the issues of migration and minorities. We are interested in analysing new social movements for the migrants\u2019 and refugees\u2019 rights and their networks, tactics and lobbying power, protests for the rights of migrants and minorities, and different forms of migrants\u2019 and refugees\u2019 own political mobilisations. We welcome abstracts in English and in Finnish.<\/p>\n

    Poliittinen liikehdint\u00e4 maahanmuuttajien ja v\u00e4hemmist\u00f6jen oikeuksien puolesta <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Ty\u00f6ryhm\u00e4 l\u00e4hestyy konferenssin teemoja haavoittuvuudesta, sinnikkyydest\u00e4 ja vastarinnasta poliittisen liikehdinn\u00e4n analysoimisen kautta. Maahanmuutosta on viime vuosina tullut politisoitunut aihe. Niin Suomessa, kuin monessa maassa ymp\u00e4ri maailmaa poliittiselle kent\u00e4lle on kehittynyt maahanmuuttovastaisia populistisia puoleita, ja ksenofobiset ja maahanmuuttovastaiset asenteet ovat olleet yleistym\u00e4\u00e4n p\u00e4in. Ep\u00e4toivotuksi katsottua maahanmuuttoa on samanaikaisesti pyritty rajoittamaan ulkomaalaislain muutosten ja hallinnon k\u00e4yt\u00e4nt\u00f6jen tiukentamisen avulla. N\u00e4m\u00e4 muutokset ovat\u00a0 lis\u00e4nneet siirtolaisten haavoittuvuutta ja rajoittaneet v\u00e4hemmist\u00f6jen oikeuksien toteutumista.<\/p>\n

    Erityisen haavoittuvassa asemassa ovat ne henkil\u00f6t, jotka asuvat Suomessa ilman pysyv\u00e4\u00e4 oleskelulupaa sek\u00e4 turvapaikanhakijat jotka joutuvat el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n pitki\u00e4 aikoja, jopa vuosia prekaarissa v\u00e4litilassa odottaen p\u00e4\u00e4t\u00f6st\u00e4 turvapaikkahakemukseensa. Samaan aikaan Suomessa, kuten muuallakin maailmassa, ihmiset ovat nousseet vastarintaan kasvavaa muukalaisvihamielisyytt\u00e4 vastaan. Siirtolaiset, pakolaiset ja turvapaikanhakijat ovat nousseet ajamaan omia oikeuksiaan, ja uusia yhteiskunnallisia liikkeit\u00e4 on syntynyt osoittamaan solidarisuutta heille.<\/p>\n

    Mediassa n\u00e4m\u00e4 liikkeet ja protestit esitet\u00e4\u00e4n usein vastakkaisena \u00e4\u00e4rip\u00e4\u00e4n\u00e4 maahanmuuttoa vastaan organisoituneille liikkeille. Ty\u00f6ryhm\u00e4ss\u00e4 haastamme t\u00e4llaisia mustavalkoisia oletuksia analysoimalla maahanmuuton ymp\u00e4rille syntyneen poliittisen liikehdinn\u00e4n monimutkaista kentt\u00e4\u00e4. Ty\u00f6ryhm\u00e4ss\u00e4mme k\u00e4sittelemme aiheita liityen erityisesti poliittisiin liikehdit\u00e4\u00e4n siirtolaisten ja v\u00e4hemmist\u00f6jen oikeuksien puolesta. Olemme kiinnostuneita aiheista, jotka liittyv\u00e4t uusiin yhteiskunnallisiin liikkeisiin ja niiden taktiikoihin, verkostoihin ja p\u00e4\u00e4t\u00f6ksentekoon vaikuttamispyrkimyksiin, sek\u00e4 maahanmuuttajataustaisten ihmisten poliittisen toimijuuden erilaisista muodoista.<\/p>\n

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    3. A workshop on Research Ethics: power, trust and researcher\u2019s positionality<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Lotta Kokkonen<\/em><\/p>\n

    lotta.o.kokkonen@jyu.fi<\/a><\/p>\n

    Sari P\u00f6yh\u00f6nen<\/em><\/p>\n

    sari.h.poyhonen@jyu.fi<\/a><\/p>\n

    Petteri Laihonen<\/em>, University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4<\/p>\n

    petteri.laihonen@jyu.fi<\/a><\/p>\n

    Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Discussing research ethics forms an elementary task for any researcher on migration related themes. For example, issues of power have been widely analysed in the research literature. In addition, the importance of building trust between researchers and research participant has been often noticed and discussed, especially in qualitative, ethnographic research.<\/p>\n

    Going beyond the technical, methodological or legalistic definitions of Research Ethics, how often do we critically reflect e.g. on the personal relationship between the researcher and the researched? Typically, our publications aim at highlighting the reliability and validity of our research and seldom describe our failures on the field (but see Aaltonen & H\u00f6gbacka 2015; Duncombe & Jessop 2002; Nairn, Munro & Smith 2005). In addition, on a closer look, it seems there is a need for a re-appraisal of basic concepts such as inclusive research (cf. Nind, 2014).<\/p>\n

    We invite critical reflections on the researcher-researched relationship from the point of view of power, trust, inclusion and researcher positionality. However, any contributions on research ethics are welcomed. Following the conference theme, discussions of Research Ethics especially around the concepts of Vulnerability, Resilience and Resistance are encouraged.<\/p>\n

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    4. Theoretical and empirical approaches to undocumented migrants in Finland<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Katri Gadd<\/em>, Ph.D. Postdoc Research Fellow, URMI \u2013 Urbanization, Mobilities and Immigration, Division of geography, University of Turku<\/p>\n

    kajole@utu.fi<\/a><\/p>\n

    Miriam Tedeschi<\/em>, Ph.D. Postdoc Research Fellow, URMI \u2013 Urbanization, Mobilities and Immigration, Division of geography, University of Turku<\/p>\n

    mitede@utu.fi<\/a><\/p>\n

    Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Irregular migration is not a new phenomenon in Finland. However, since 2015 it has received more attention as Finland encountered an exceptional inflow of asylum seekers. Some of those who did not get asylum decided to stay in Finland. Jauhiainen et al. (2018) estimated that there were around 3.000-4.000 irregular migrants in Finland in 2017, and their number is likely to grow. This has raised new questions as how the central and local governments could legally and practically address the new challenges the irregular migrants pose. Even if the central government has declared that they are illegal, and, therefore, supposed to leave, in some cases they do not. These so called new undocumented <\/em>have received final rejection to their residence permit applications by the Supreme Court. Hence, they are only entitled to urgent healthcare and social services. Thus, they rely on helping individuals, NGOs or other third sector actors. Moreover, often these people keep hiding due to the fear of authorities and deportation.<\/p>\n

    This phenomenon has not been accurately studied in Finland. Nevertheless, it has apparent consequences on the bureaucratic procedures and urban policies that local institutions (municipalities, hospitals, police, schools, non-profit associations, etc.) have to arrange. Local institutions ought to organise practices so that everyone is guaranteed the livelihoods according to the Constitution of Finland, including fulfilment of basic needs as nutrition, shelter, urgent healthcare and social services.<\/p>\n

    Due to the increasing amount of irregular migrants, and, consequently, to these legal and practical difficulties local institutions meet, the need to come to a better understanding of this phenomenon has now become compelling. Moreover, the increased amount of irregular migrants might have long-term consequences on the society as a whole, which need to be unearthed and thoroughly considered.<\/p>\n

    Thus, this workshop explores, from a theoretical and an empirical point of view, how all the actors involved \u2013 irregular migrants, local municipalities, hospitals, police, schools, non-profit associations, etc. \u2013 try to negotiate their own daily survival and socio-spatial justice with laws and regulations. Indeed, the latter is materialised and enacted in radically different, and often conflicting, discourses, narratives, languages, daily practices, and, last but not least, affects and emotions. If irregular migrants need to find strategies to preserve their own life, public institutions also must find their way to guarantee their existence as fully-working systems. The different ways in which all these actors intertwine and might conflict produce a wide range of effects on how public policies on the one hand, and society on the other hand unfold and are challenged by the phenomenon.<\/p>\n

    We welcome papers addressing the irregular migration in different ways, both theoretical and practical. They can include, but are not restricted to:<\/p>\n