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Researcher Spotlight: Akib Khan

06 May 2026
Personal experience, global conflicts, and detailed data have reshaped the research of Akib Khan, Postdoc Fellow at the House of Sustainable Society. Learn more about his work on how global events ripple into people’s lives far beyond national borders in this Researcher Spotlight.

What can sports actually do for integration?

05 May 2026
Sports can create opportunities for connection, but integration depends on what happens beyond participation – through everyday interactions and shared responsibility.

New Nordic pilot to develop model for digital integration at local level

30 April 2026
How can municipalities and local actors work together more effectively to support digital integration? A new Nordic pilot project aims to develop a research-based model for multi-stakeholder collaboration.

Sarah Philipson Isaac nominated for national sociology prize

01 April 2026
How does living under institutionalized uncertainty shape everyday life? In her award-nominated dissertation, Sarah Philipson Isaac examines how Sweden's asylum policies reshape everyday life, access to work, and conditions of belonging.

Will we see a new refugee wave from Iran? Olle Hammar on Godmorgon världen

12 March 2026
As tensions surrounding Iran intensify, questions are once again being raised across Europe: could a deepening humanitarian crisis lead to increased displacement toward the EU? In a recent segment of the Swedish Radio program Godmorgon världen (P1), Olle Hammar offered a research-based perspective on what we actually know about migration intentions — and what remains uncertain.

Podcast: Is modern slavery taking place in the Global North?

05 March 2026
Can modern slavery exist in high-income welfare states? In a recent episode of the ESGpresso podcast, CMIR Director Lin Lerpold and Danske Bank's Oshni Arachchi discuss how migration regimes, labor markets, and corporate practices interact in the Global North.