Matti Välimäki
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Matti Välimäki
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Postdoc Researcher, EuroStorie, Centre for European Studies, Uni of Helsinki

#GATEproject: #Deportation in Finland/Nordic countries, ~1950-2025: https://shorturl.at/flvJL

Publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matti-Vaelimaeki/research
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Article out! 'Covered tracks? #Deportation as a historical blind spot in twentieth to twenty-first century Nordic countries' (with @miika99.bsky.social - OA, link & abstract below)

www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
#maahanmuutto #migration #refugees
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We go live to the White House for its weekly re-enactment of Stalin's Politburo...
Rollins: I think of you as the peace president. I think about you as the prosperity president. I think about you as the affordability president…. You'll go down in history as the greatest president for the health of this country in history.
January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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there’s a very simple solution to avoid fines: do not violate rules set to protect the rights and safety people
Such interesting timing...
January 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Swedish PM: US military attack on Venezuela violates international law
www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
Kristersson (M): USA borde tacka Danmark – Senaste nytt om Folk och försvar 2026
Rikskonferensen Folk och försvar 2026 pågår i Sälen mellan 11 och 13 januari. SVT liverapporterar med senaste nytt från rikskonferensen.
www.svt.se
January 11, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Juha-Matti Ritvanen tarkastelee artikkelissaan Suomen identiteettipoliittisia pyrkimyksiä 1990-luvulla. Artikkeli keskittyy etenkin Viron rooliin Suomen ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikassa.

Artikkeli on vapaasti luettavissa: doi.org/10.37449/enn...

#Suomi #Viro #identiteetti #politiikka #historia
”Turvallisuuden tuottaja, ei kuluttaja.” Suomen suhde Viroon ulko- ja turvallisuuspoliittisen identiteetin peilinä kylmän sodan jälkeen
Tässä artikkelissa tarkastelen, miten Suomen identiteettipoliittiset pyrkimykset heijastuivat maan linjavalintoihin 1990-luvulla. Analyysin painopiste on siinä, millainen rooli Virolla oli Suomen ulko...
doi.org
January 11, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Historiallinen Aikakauskirja hakee toimitussihteeriä. Tehtävä tarjoaa ainutlaatuisen näköalapaikan kotimaiseen historiantutkimukseen ja suomenkieliseen tiedejulkaisemiseen.
Työ on osa-aikainen. Hakemukset ansioluetteloineen pyydetään lähettämään 28.1.2026 mennessä.

agricolaverkko.fi/ilmoitukset/...
agricolaverkko.fi
January 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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More countries, such as Eritrea, are banned entirely due to US travel bans.

Other countries chose not to send a team include Italy, Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Austria, Czechia, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ukraine, Turkey, Serbia and Switzerland.

World* Championships* 🤷‍♀️
January 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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US vetoes most Ethiopian athletes for the World Crosscountry Championships in Florida by denying their visas. Ethiopia will be unable to record a team result in either the U20 men’s or U20 women’s races, ending its 44-year medal streak.

I’m sure the Olympics and World Cup are going to be fine. 😡
U.S. denies entry to 14 Ethiopian athletes ahead of World XC Championships - Canadian Running Magazine
According to a report from LetsRun.com, only four of the 18 Ethiopian U20 athletes had their U.S. visa applications accepted
runningmagazine.ca
January 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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'Remigration' is on its way to become a #farright master frame, but what does it actually mean? In Germany (somewhat unsurprisingly), that's 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 a legal-constitutional question, with implications for the #AfD. Excellent reporting by Correctiv - in German, but worth a click on 'translate'
Zwei Jahre nach der Potsdam-Recherche: Von angeblichen „Deportationslügen“ bis zum möglichen AfD-Verbotsverfahren
Erfahren Sie, wie sich die Debatte um Remigration und AfD-Verbot zwei Jahre später entwickelt hat und welche politischen Spannungen bestehen.
correctiv.org
January 11, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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The radical right’s master frame remains ethnic nationalism. Remigration is simply one of its logical consequences. First came stopping (or minimizing) immigration; next is pushing people with migrant backgrounds to leave. Expect further radicalization.
'Remigration' is on its way to become a #farright master frame, but what does it actually mean? In Germany (somewhat unsurprisingly), that's 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 a legal-constitutional question, with implications for the #AfD. Excellent reporting by Correctiv - in German, but worth a click on 'translate'
Zwei Jahre nach der Potsdam-Recherche: Von angeblichen „Deportationslügen“ bis zum möglichen AfD-Verbotsverfahren
Erfahren Sie, wie sich die Debatte um Remigration und AfD-Verbot zwei Jahre später entwickelt hat und welche politischen Spannungen bestehen.
correctiv.org
January 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.

Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”

Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Haluatko tietää, mitä kaikkea julkaisimme vuonna 2025? Think Open -blogista löytyy tiivis kuvaus kaikista HUPin viime vuoden kirjoista. Kaikki teokset ovat vapaasti luettavissa.
Lue lisää osoitteessa: blogs.helsinki.fi/thinkopen/hu...

#tiedejulkaiseminen #avointiede #openaccess
January 7, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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If you are thinking about pursuing a political science PhD and are interested in authoritarian politics, broadly understood, consider applying for this funded opportunity:
AUCD Ad Astra Doctoral Scholarship: Authoritarian Politics #ECPRMemberJobs
🎓 Minimum grade of 2.1 (GPA: 3.6) in a relevant Master's degree
🇮🇪 @ucddublin.bsky.social
⌛ Friday 6 February
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#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
January 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Rasistisesta väkivallasta / terrorista 1980-luvun lopun Suomessa. (Juntunen 2020)

#maahanmuutto #rasismi #historia
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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In this #openaccess JEMS article, Sandra Lavenex and I revisit the contested emergence of EU return and readmission norms shaped by ♟️chessboard politics♟️

From the 1980s to today, we identify a growing overlap of cooperation frameworks, renewed negative conditionality, and expanding legal grey zones
Chessboard politics: the contested emergence of EU return and readmission norms
The return of migrants residing irregularly within the EU or whose asylum applications have been rejected – a top priority of EU migration policy – remains a contentious issue. Drawing from the lit...
www.tandfonline.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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UPDATED LIST of countries the Trump administration has threatened to invade, annex, or otherwise attack in the 85 hours of 2026 so far:

🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇮🇷 Iran
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇲🇽 Mexico

Insane.
January 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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This report in Nature on the costs of competing for & administering scientific grants is shocking: "In other words, European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained." www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Haku avoinna! 🔔

Apurahoja voi hakea kaikilla tieteenaloilla paitsi matematiikassa, fysiikassa, tähtitieteessä ja kemiassa (mukaan lukien lääketieteellinen kemia).

📅 Hakuaika päättyy 31.1. klo 23.59.

➡️ Lisätietoja: scientiarum.fi/fi/apurahat-...

#tiedeseura #apuraha #tutkimusrahoitus #tutkimus
January 2, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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The application period for our research grants is now open! 🔔

Applications may be submitted in all academic fields except mathematics, physics, astronomy, and chemistry.

📅 Deadline: 31 January at 23:59.

➡️ scientiarum.fi/en/grants-an...

#tiedeseura #researchfunding #grants #Finland
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Uyghurs who fled China are losing protections as Chinese authorities pressure other countries to hand them over, and as America and Europe have grown more hostile towards refugees econ.st/4jfVyum

Photo: Getty Images
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Kai olette huomanneet Vastapaino n superalen? Vielä tänään ja huomenna! vastapaino.fi
Vastapaino
Etusivu
vastapaino.fi
December 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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If someone says to you, "what are you doing about students' use of AI?" ask them, "do you think that this should be my problem? How good do you think my response can be? Should it not be up to legislators & administrators to defend against a commercial industry's attack on your child's education?"
December 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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One of the pieces included in this list - progressivegeographies.com/resources/wo...
December 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM