CMIR in the media
DN Debate: Talking about homophobia among immigrants is like throwing stones from a glass house
Dagens Nyheter | August 2026 (in Swedish)
Featuring: Olle Hammar
Examines attitudes towards homosexuality among migrants and the wider Swedish population, highlighting historical change, variation within Sweden, and evidence of values integration over time.
Shahrdad has lived in Sweden since he was 14. Now he may be deported
Dagavisen | July 2026 (in Norwegian)
Featuring: Anton Ahlén
Examines Sweden's migration policy and recent changes addressing the deportation of young people who came to Sweden as children.
The policies that led to the controversial deportations of teenagers
Källkritikbyrån | July 2026 (in Swedish)
Featuring: Anton Ahlén
Examines how successive changes to Swedish migration policy have contributed to the deportation of young adults, highlighting the cumulative effects of increasingly restrictive residence, family reunification, and work permit rules.
When integration does not lead to inclusion
Featuring: Lin Lerpold
Explores the integration paradox, whereby highly educated and well-established migrants often report more discrimination and a weaker sense of belonging, and highlights the need to address structural barriers.
Immigration in Sweden: The restrictive turn put to the test
Libération | July 2026 (in French)
Featuring: Anton Ahlén
Examines Sweden's increasingly restrictive migration policy and its development in the lead-up to the 2026 election.
Public workers in Sweden to become police informants against undocumented migrants
Featuring: Anton Ahlén
Discusses Sweden's proposed reporting requirements for public sector workers and how criticism from professional groups, unions, civil society, and the opposition has shaped the proposal.
DN Debate: More billionaires, but inequality has still not grown
Dagens Nyheter | May 2026 (in Swedish)
Featuring: Olle Hammar
Discusses new research on wealth distribution in Sweden and the relationship between rising private wealth and measures of economic inequality.
Issues that deserve greater attnetion in the election debate
Aktuell Hållbarhet | April 2026 (in Swedish)
Featuring: Lin Lerpold
Highlights the need for research-based approaches to migration and integration, emphasizing shared responsibility between individuaks and receiving societies.
Radio Sweden Weekly: Citizenship changes to be discussed by MPs
Featuring: Olle Hammar
Explores how stricter residency policies may influence migration to Sweden more broadly, including among highly educated migrants and other groups with greater mobility choices.
Will we see a new refugee wave from Iran?
Sveriges Radio (P1) | March 2026 (in Swedish)
Featuring: Olle Hammar
Provides a research-based perspective on migration from Iran, emphasizing migration intentions, diaspora effects, and uncertainty in predicting future flows.
New center to bring together research for better integration
Tidningen Syre | January 2026 (in Swedish)
Featuring: Lin Lerpold
Introduces CMIR as a platform for connecting research, policy, and practice to support more coordinated and sustainable approaches to migration and integration.
Sweden sees the launch of two new AMIF-funded projects, integration barometer development, and research on ethnic discrimination
European Commission | November 2025
Covers the launch of CMIR as part of EU-funded initiatives to support research and collaboration on migration and integration in Sweden.