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| NOVA – Nordic Centre for Migration Research | |
|---|---|
| Name | NOVA – Nordic Centre for Migration Research |
| Established | 1998 |
| Type | Research centre |
| Location | Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Reykjavík |
NOVA – Nordic Centre for Migration Research
NOVA – Nordic Centre for Migration Research is an intergovernmental research centre based in the Nordic countries focusing on migration, integration, and transnationalism. The centre engages scholars and institutions across Scandinavia and the Nordic region to study migration flows, refugee movements, asylum processes, multicultural policies, and diaspora networks. It collaborates with universities, research councils, ministries, and international organizations to produce comparative, policy-relevant knowledge.
NOVA conducts comparative and interdisciplinary research that connects scholars from University of Oslo, Stockholm University, University of Copenhagen, University of Helsinki, University of Iceland, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, Danish Refugee Council, Finnish Immigration Service, Icelandic Centre for Research, Nordic Council of Ministers, European Commission, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, International Organization for Migration, World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, European University Institute, King's College London, University of Oxford, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, Canadian Centre for Migration Studies, Australian National University, Max Planck Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, German Institute for Economic Research, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Centro de Estudios de Migraciones, International Labour Organization, UNICEF, Council of Europe, Greenpeace Nordic, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Refugee Studies Centre, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, NordForsk, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health England.
The centre was founded in 1998 amid policy debates following events such as the Yugoslav Wars, the Kosovo War, and the expansion of the European Union in 2004, prompting Nordic governments and institutions like Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers to prioritize coordinated research. Early collaborations involved groups from University of Bergen, Lund University, Aarhus University, Tampere University, University of Gothenburg, Uppsala University, University of Turku, University of Tromsø, and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration. Over time NOVA expanded partnerships with policy bodies including Ministry of Justice (Norway), Ministry of Integration and Social Affairs (Sweden), Danish Ministry of Immigration and Integration, Finnish Ministry of the Interior, Icelandic Ministry of Welfare, and supranational actors such as European Parliament committees on migration and asylum and agencies like Frontex.
Research themes include forced migration studies informed by cases like the Syrian civil war, the Afghan conflict, and the Rohingya crisis; labor migration linked to bilateral agreements such as those between Poland and United Kingdom; family reunification in contexts including Somalia migration to Scandinavia; and integration policy comparisons across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. Projects have analyzed asylum adjudication akin to debates around the Dublin Regulation, return migration and readmission practices involving Turkey–EU relations, citizenship law reforms similar to those in Germany and France, stigmatization and radicalization studies referencing cases like Anders Behring Breivik and Breivik trial, and social remittances traced to the Eritrean diaspora. NOVA has undertaken longitudinal surveys comparable to the European Social Survey and mixed-methods fieldwork in urban settings such as Oslo neighborhoods, Stockholm suburbs, Copenhagen districts, and Helsinki communities.
NOVA operates as a networked centre coordinating research nodes hosted by universities and institutes including Institute for Social Research (Oslo), Malmö University, Roskilde University, University of Eastern Finland, and Reykjavík University. Governance mechanisms mirror models used by Nordic Council of Ministers and NordForsk, featuring steering committees with representatives from national research councils like Research Council of Norway, Swedish Research Council, Danish Council for Independent Research, and Academy of Finland. Advisory boards include experts affiliated with European Commission DG Home Affairs, UNHCR, IOM, Migration Policy Institute, Oxford Migration Observatory, Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and legal scholars from European Court of Human Rights-adjacent institutions.
Funding streams combine core support from Nordic bodies such as Nordic Council of Ministers and NordForsk, competitive grants from Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, national research councils including Research Council of Norway and Swedish Research Council, and project funding from foundations like Carnegie Corporation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Erasmus+, and European Research Council. Partnerships extend to civil society groups such as Refugee Council (Norway), Red Cross Nordic chapters, Save the Children, Médecins Sans Frontières, and policy think tanks like RAND Corporation, Chatham House, Brookings Institution, Migration Policy Institute, Centre for European Policy Studies, and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
NOVA produces working papers, policy briefs, and peer-reviewed articles appearing in journals such as Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, International Migration Review, Migration Studies, European Journal of Migration and Law, and Global Networks. Reports have informed policy debates in bodies like the Danish Parliament, Stortinget, Riksdag, and Althing and influenced legislative amendments analogous to reforms in Sweden and Denmark. Research outputs are cited by organizations including UNHCR, IOM, OECD, European Commission services, and NGOs such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. NOVA-affiliated scholars have been keynote speakers at conferences hosted by International Sociological Association, International Migration Conference, European Consortium for Political Research, and American Sociological Association.
NOVA supports doctoral training alongside programs at University of Oslo, Stockholm University, University of Copenhagen, University of Helsinki, and University of Iceland and participates in networks like Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and Erasmus Mundus. It organizes workshops, summer schools, and continuing education for practitioners from agencies such as UNHCR, IOM, European Asylum Support Office, and national ministries. Public engagement includes media commentary in outlets like Aftenposten, Dagens Nyheter, Berlingske, Helsingin Sanomat, and collaborations with cultural institutions such as Nordic Museum and National Museum of Denmark.
Category:Migrant studies Category:Nordic research institutions