Diversity, Trust, and Two-Way Integration (Mobile Futures)

Diversity, Trust, and Two-Way Integration (Mobile Futures) is an interdisciplinary, action-oriented research project that strives to promote a fair and inclusive society through focusing on integration as a trust-based, two-way process. The guiding principle is that a fair and inclusive society is more resilient when facing the challenges of demographic changes.

The primary goals of the project are:

to promote a more diverse cultural and working life,
to identify and combat structural discrimination and racism,
and ultimately to contribute to changing public narratives on migration and integration to focus on the ways in which Finland can become more inclusive and welcoming.

To achieve these goals, Mobile Futures employs the Living Lab methodology. The Living Lab is a method of co-creation and a way to develop genuine collaboration between researchers and different stakeholders.

In the Mobile Futures consortium, the relationship between trust and integration is studied interdisciplinary, through four work packages.

Work packages

Trust in Law
Trust in Information
Trust in the Lanour Market
Trust in Everyday Encounters

Consortium

Åbo Akademi University
University of Oulu
Migration Institute
University of Turku

Project website

www.mobilefutures.fi

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Mobile Futures gathered for the fourth annual meeting
by lindakarvonen on 16.4.2025 at 11:44
In early April, the Mobile Futures team gathered at the Deaconess Foundation in Helsinki for a productive two-day meeting. With team members spread across various institutions nationwide, this event provided a valuable opportunity to reconnect and collaborate in person. In addition to catching up, the agenda included dedicated time for writing. At this stage of the The post Mobile Futures gathered for the fourth annual meeting appeared first on Mobile Futures.
Työvoimaa vai tulevia kansalaisia? Suhtautuminen maahanmuuttoon kaipaa tuuletusta
by mbilefutures on 10.4.2025 at 10:10
Nykyinen keskustelu muuttoliikkeistä ei palvele suomalaista yhteiskuntaa ja sen tulevaisuutta. Poliittiset päättäjät ovat usein kiinni tämän hetken poliittisissa kiistoissa, eivätkä kohdista katsetta tulevaisuuteen. Muuttajat pelkistyvät siksi usein ongelmaksi, joka tulisi ratkaista tai resurssiksi, jota tulisi hyödyntää. DEMOGRAPHY-ohjelman Tuuletusta maahanmuuttokeskusteluun -tilaisuudessa 10.4.2025 etsittiin tuoretta näkökulmaa maahanmuuttokeskusteluun. The post Työvoimaa vai tulevia kansalaisia? Suhtautuminen maahanmuuttoon kaipaa tuuletusta appeared first on Mobile Futures.
Uudet suomalaiset kotoutuvat nyt – jos haluamme ottaa heidät mukaan
by lindakarvonen on 9.4.2025 at 06:53
Suomi hamuaa maailmalta osaajia; maahanmuuttajia, joilla on ammattitaitoa ja jotka voi nopeasti sovittaa työelämään. Muiden kuin ‘osaajien’ maahanmuuttoa ja asettumista Suomeen nykyinen hallitus pyrkii rajoittamaan kiristämällä pysyvän oleskeluluvan ja kansalaisuuden saamisen edellytyksiä. Tasa-arvon mallimaina tunnetut pohjoismaiset hyvinvointivaltiot kilpailevat maahanmuuton kiristyksillä, erityisesti seuraamalla Tanskan mallia, jossa kriteerit ovat jatkuvasti tiukentuneet. Tässä kilpajuoksussa unohtuu se, että muuttoliike kuljettaa ihmisiä vauvasta vaariin. The post Uudet suomalaiset kotoutuvat nyt – jos haluamme ottaa heidät mukaan appeared first on Mobile Futures.
Assistant Professor Daniela Alaattinoğlu awarded with the prestigious Nils Klim Prize for excellent research
by mbilefutures on 1.4.2025 at 07:07
Assistant Professor (tenure track), Docent of Socio-legal Studies and leader of Mobile Futures work package trust in Law, Daniela Alaattinoğlu is awarded this year’s Nils Klim Prize, worth worth NOK 500 000 (approx. EUR 43 000). The post Assistant Professor Daniela Alaattinoğlu awarded with the prestigious Nils Klim Prize for excellent research appeared first on Mobile Futures.
Mobile Futures researcher Khadijah Kainat has successfully defended her thesis
by lindakarvonen on 21.3.2025 at 11:07
Mobile Futures researcher Khadijah Kainat has successfully defended her thesis entitled “Navigating New Horizons of Socio-Cultural Transition – Information Seeking Behaviour of Migrant Women in the Context of Integration” from Åbo Akademi University. The doctoral study explores migrant women’s integration through an information-seeking lens, examining how socio-cultural factors like gender, communication style, language, and socialization The post Mobile Futures researcher Khadijah Kainat has successfully defended her thesis appeared first on Mobile Futures.