Anton Ahlén

Anton Ahlén is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Migration and Integration Research (CMIR) at the Stockholm School of Economics.

 

His research focuses on migration policy, integration, welfare-state dynamics, and public attitudes toward migration. He received his PhD from Uppsala University in 2022 with a dissertation providing a comparative analysis of family-migration policies across advanced democracies, and was awarded the Maria Ioannis Baganha Distinguished Dissertation Award by IMISCOE in 2023.

 

He has previously held a postdoctoral position in political science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, and worked at the Swedish Migration Studies Delegation (Delmi).

 

Gschwind, L., Wejryd, J., Hultin Rosenberg, J., Ahlén, A., & Borevi, K. (2026). Uncovering Attitudes to Family Migration—A Conjoint Survey Experiment with a Dyadic Approach. International Migration Review, 60(1), 455-468. https://doi.org/10.1177/01979183241293391

Gschwind, L., Ruhs, M., Ahlén, A., & Palme, J. (2025). “Public Preferences for Policies vis-à-vis Irregular Migrants in Europe: The Role of Policy Design and Context.” PRIME Research Paper, 2025. Available at: https://cadmus.eui.eu/entities/publication/d839f90e-2736-581f-84b4-15911fca4c3e

Ahlén, A. (2024). The Effects of Admission Policies on Rates of Family Migration in European States, 2008–2019. Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 14(3), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.33134/njmr.707

Ahlén A. (2023). A Progressive Dilemma? Investigating Cross-Country Variations in Family-Immigration Policies through the Lens of Welfare-State Regimes. Political Research Exchange, 5(1): 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/2474736X.2023.2249976

Ahlén A. & Palme J. (2020). “Migrants’ Access to Social Protection in Sweden,” In Lafleur JM., Vintila D. (eds) Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 1). IMISCOE Research Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51241-5_28