Conferences and Seminars

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Symposium on Precarities and Temporalities in Migratory Contexts 26.-27.8.2025

This two-day symposium brings together scholars who research different aspects of precarities and temporalities in migration contexts, paying attention to how they shape migrants’ and racialised minorities’ life circumstances and experiences. Confirmed keynote speakers include Professor Bridget Anderson from the University of Bristol, UK, Professor Vanessa May from the University of Manchester, UK and Professor Catherine Degnen from Newcastle University, UK. 

The symposium is on site and a 50-euro conference fee (for early-bird registration before 31.5.2025) and 80-euro conference fee (for late registration by 31.7.2025) will cover lunch and refreshments during the conference.

Important dates 
Call for abstracts open 1-31 March 2025 
Informing the participants: 15 April  2025
Registration opens: 1 May 2025

PrecaNord Platform Work Seminar 20.5.2024 at 13-15

Laura Lam, doctoral researcher at University of Toronto will present her work. 

Olivia Maury, (University of Helsinki) will present collaborative work in progress done with Lena Näre and Olivia Hakala under the title "Ambivalent affects in the platform assemblage: experiences of attachment and resistance among migrant platform workers". 

The seminar is held at Unioninkatu 35, room 344 on the third floor. 

Sociology Talks 28.5.2024 at 15-17

Dr. Ann-Cathrin Corrales-Øverlid from the University of Bergen will be sharing her insights on a pressing and significant issue: "From Combating 'Work-Related Crime' to the Prevention of Migrant Labor Exploitation: The Differentiated, Precarious, and Predatory Inclusion of Migrants in Norway"

️ Date: Tuesday, 28th May

⏰ Time: 3:00 PM

 Venue: Room 113, U35 (Unioninkatu 35)

Dr. Corrales-Øverlid's presentation will explore the complex challenges migrants face in Norway, transitioning from general work-related crimes to specific strategies aimed at preventing labor exploitation. Her research, enriched by extensive fieldwork across three continents, uses in-depth interviews and ethnographic methods to provide a nuanced view of migrants' experiences and their interactions with broader socio-economic forces.

 After the seminar, we invite you to join us at a reception right here in U35. It will be an excellent opportunity for everyone to discuss the topics further and network in a relaxed environment.

Critical Perspectives on Precarious and Informal Work symposium

The kick-off symposium of PrecaNord took place at the University of Helsinki on August 24th-25th, 2023.

Abstarct book:

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