Matti Välimäki
@mtaval.bsky.social
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
#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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Matti Välimäki
@mtaval.bsky.social
· Sep 10
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
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
#maahanmuutto #migration #refugees
This article by Mervi Kaukko, Sinikka Neuhaus and myself on the history of #refugeeeducation in Finland & Sweden was just published in the History of Education.
Link to Open Access article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
#refugees #education #migration #history #nationalism #nationbuilding
Link to Open Access article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
#refugees #education #migration #history #nationalism #nationbuilding
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This article by Mervi Kaukko, Sinikka Neuhaus and myself on the history of #refugeeeducation in Finland & Sweden was just published in the History of Education.
Link to Open Access article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
#refugees #education #migration #history #nationalism #nationbuilding
Link to Open Access article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
#refugees #education #migration #history #nationalism #nationbuilding
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US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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***Write for the IEHS Blog***
Not From Here, the official blog of the IEHS, seeks submissions from scholars writing about the histories of immigration, race, and ethnicity.
For more information:
iehs.org/submit-a-blo...
Not From Here, the official blog of the IEHS, seeks submissions from scholars writing about the histories of immigration, race, and ethnicity.
For more information:
iehs.org/submit-a-blo...
Submit a blog post
Visit the post for more.
iehs.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
***Write for the IEHS Blog***
Not From Here, the official blog of the IEHS, seeks submissions from scholars writing about the histories of immigration, race, and ethnicity.
For more information:
iehs.org/submit-a-blo...
Not From Here, the official blog of the IEHS, seeks submissions from scholars writing about the histories of immigration, race, and ethnicity.
For more information:
iehs.org/submit-a-blo...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’
#highered #ai
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
#highered #ai
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’
#highered #ai
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
#highered #ai
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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An excellent PhD opportunity for someone to work on family separation during WW1 or WW2. I've done some research on Italian emigrant families separated when the father was serving in the Italian Army and it's a really fascinating area of study. royalhistsoc.org/calendar/phd...
PhD Studentship on Family Separation, funded by ERC - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - RHS
PhD Studentship on Family Separation, funded by European Research Council Call for Applications, deadline - 1 March 2026 This is a call for expressions of interest for a European Research Council-fund...
royalhistsoc.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
An excellent PhD opportunity for someone to work on family separation during WW1 or WW2. I've done some research on Italian emigrant families separated when the father was serving in the Italian Army and it's a really fascinating area of study. royalhistsoc.org/calendar/phd...
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Once again I must ask, how much use of military force makes for no ceasefire, rather than a “strained” or “tested” ceasefire?
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Once again I must ask, how much use of military force makes for no ceasefire, rather than a “strained” or “tested” ceasefire?
Reposted by Matti Välimäki
On aika ehdottaa tiedonjulkistamisen valtionpalkinnon saajaa! Palkinto myönnetään ajankohtaista ja merkittävää tiedonjulkistamistyötä tehneelle henkilölle tai taholle.
Ehdotuksia otetaan vastaan 1.12. saakka. Lisätietoa palkinnosta löydät Tiedonjulkistamisen neuvottelukunnan sivuilta 👇
Ehdotuksia otetaan vastaan 1.12. saakka. Lisätietoa palkinnosta löydät Tiedonjulkistamisen neuvottelukunnan sivuilta 👇
Tee ehdotus tiedonjulkistamisen valtionpalkinnon saajaksi
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö myöntää valtionpalkinnot vuosittain Tiedonjulkistamisen neuvottelukunnan esityksestä. Kuka tahansa voi ehdottaa palkittavia.
tjnk.fi
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
On aika ehdottaa tiedonjulkistamisen valtionpalkinnon saajaa! Palkinto myönnetään ajankohtaista ja merkittävää tiedonjulkistamistyötä tehneelle henkilölle tai taholle.
Ehdotuksia otetaan vastaan 1.12. saakka. Lisätietoa palkinnosta löydät Tiedonjulkistamisen neuvottelukunnan sivuilta 👇
Ehdotuksia otetaan vastaan 1.12. saakka. Lisätietoa palkinnosta löydät Tiedonjulkistamisen neuvottelukunnan sivuilta 👇
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Coming up!
'Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories' investigates the #memory work and #mnemonic practices of families dispersed by #war, conflict, repression, occupation, and forced #migration. The book is edited by Johanna Leinonen et al.
Read more about our upcoming books at: hup.fi/catalogue
'Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories' investigates the #memory work and #mnemonic practices of families dispersed by #war, conflict, repression, occupation, and forced #migration. The book is edited by Johanna Leinonen et al.
Read more about our upcoming books at: hup.fi/catalogue
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Coming up!
'Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories' investigates the #memory work and #mnemonic practices of families dispersed by #war, conflict, repression, occupation, and forced #migration. The book is edited by Johanna Leinonen et al.
Read more about our upcoming books at: hup.fi/catalogue
'Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories' investigates the #memory work and #mnemonic practices of families dispersed by #war, conflict, repression, occupation, and forced #migration. The book is edited by Johanna Leinonen et al.
Read more about our upcoming books at: hup.fi/catalogue
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Does Artificial Intelligence have the potential to simplify, and ultimately impoverish, our study of the past?
Gordon McKelvie @gordonmckelvie.bsky.social considers the recent explosion in A.I. and what it might mean for historians facing the current Higher Education crisis.
Gordon McKelvie @gordonmckelvie.bsky.social considers the recent explosion in A.I. and what it might mean for historians facing the current Higher Education crisis.
Artificial Intelligence: A Warning for History
Does Artificial Intelligence have the potential to simplify, and ultimately impoverish, our study of the past? Gordon McKelvie considers the recent explosion in A.I. and what it might mean for the his...
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Does Artificial Intelligence have the potential to simplify, and ultimately impoverish, our study of the past?
Gordon McKelvie @gordonmckelvie.bsky.social considers the recent explosion in A.I. and what it might mean for historians facing the current Higher Education crisis.
Gordon McKelvie @gordonmckelvie.bsky.social considers the recent explosion in A.I. and what it might mean for historians facing the current Higher Education crisis.
Reading proofs! #historyofrefugeeeducation
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Reading proofs! #historyofrefugeeeducation
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“‘The uncritical adoption of AI can lead to students not developing essential academic skills such as critical thinking and writing. If students are taught to learn through automation, without learning about how & why things work, they won’t be able to solve problems when something actually breaks’”
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“‘The uncritical adoption of AI can lead to students not developing essential academic skills such as critical thinking and writing. If students are taught to learn through automation, without learning about how & why things work, they won’t be able to solve problems when something actually breaks’”
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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The United Nations estimates that 6.2 million babies will be born this year across the continent of Europe, including Russia.
A greater number of babies are expected to be born in Nigeria alone - 7.6 million kids!
population.un.org/dataportal/d...
A greater number of babies are expected to be born in Nigeria alone - 7.6 million kids!
population.un.org/dataportal/d...
October 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The United Nations estimates that 6.2 million babies will be born this year across the continent of Europe, including Russia.
A greater number of babies are expected to be born in Nigeria alone - 7.6 million kids!
population.un.org/dataportal/d...
A greater number of babies are expected to be born in Nigeria alone - 7.6 million kids!
population.un.org/dataportal/d...
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At least 14 *people* deada after dinghy sinks in the Aegean Sea off Turkey's coast
Migrants dead after dinghy sinks in the Aegean Sea off Turkey's coast
Greece is a major entry point into the European Union for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
www.euronews.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
At least 14 *people* deada after dinghy sinks in the Aegean Sea off Turkey's coast
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Forty *people*, including infants, die as boat sinks off Tunisia
Tunisia boat accident leaves 40 migrants dead, officials say
All the victims and those rescued were from sub-Saharan African countries, an official says.
www.bbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Forty *people*, including infants, die as boat sinks off Tunisia
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Regeringen har betalat Somalia för utvisningar
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/regeringen-har-betalat-somalia-for-utvisningar
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/regeringen-har-betalat-somalia-for-utvisningar
Regeringen har betalat Somalia för utvisningar
Regeringen har betalat ut omkring fem miljoner kronor till Somalia för att öka utvisningarna till landet, visar en granskning som Dagens Nyheter gjort. Nu har Vänsterpartiet och Socialdemokraterna KU-anmält Migrationsminister Johan Forssell (M), som beskriver betalningen som ett ”migrationspolitiskt samarbete”.
www.svt.se
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Regeringen har betalat Somalia för utvisningar
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/regeringen-har-betalat-somalia-for-utvisningar
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/regeringen-har-betalat-somalia-for-utvisningar
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Smart people keep saying…
“AI technologies severely impede humans’ ability to learn and retain skills… Rather than expanding our intellectual horizons, these technologies undermine the very conditions that allow us to think for ourselves.”
“AI technologies severely impede humans’ ability to learn and retain skills… Rather than expanding our intellectual horizons, these technologies undermine the very conditions that allow us to think for ourselves.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Smart people keep saying…
“AI technologies severely impede humans’ ability to learn and retain skills… Rather than expanding our intellectual horizons, these technologies undermine the very conditions that allow us to think for ourselves.”
“AI technologies severely impede humans’ ability to learn and retain skills… Rather than expanding our intellectual horizons, these technologies undermine the very conditions that allow us to think for ourselves.”
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Avoinna kolme huikean mielenkiintoista post-doc paikkaa väestöennusteiden ja inhimillisen pääoman tutkimuksen parissa!
MigScene-konsortio on osa Strategisen tutkimuksen neuvoston Osaaminen, työvoiman riittävyys ja maahanmuutto tulevaisuuden Suomessa (SKILLS) -ohjelmaa.
MigScene-konsortio on osa Strategisen tutkimuksen neuvoston Osaaminen, työvoiman riittävyys ja maahanmuutto tulevaisuuden Suomessa (SKILLS) -ohjelmaa.
MigScene tutkii, miten inhimillinen pääoma ja tuottavuus voivat kehittyä Suomessa erilaisten koulutus-, maahanmuutto- ja integraatioskenaarioiden avulla.
Lue lisää ja hae 11.11.25 mennessä!
Lue lisää ja hae 11.11.25 mennessä!
Haemme kolmea väitellyttä tutkijaa MigScene-hankkeeseen
Väestöliiton Väestöntutkimuslaitos ja Helsingin yliopisto tarjoavat kolmea post doc -tutkijan paikkaa väestöennusteita ja inhimillisen pääoman kehitystä tutkivaan hankkeeseen.
www.vaestoliitto.fi
October 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Avoinna kolme huikean mielenkiintoista post-doc paikkaa väestöennusteiden ja inhimillisen pääoman tutkimuksen parissa!
MigScene-konsortio on osa Strategisen tutkimuksen neuvoston Osaaminen, työvoiman riittävyys ja maahanmuutto tulevaisuuden Suomessa (SKILLS) -ohjelmaa.
MigScene-konsortio on osa Strategisen tutkimuksen neuvoston Osaaminen, työvoiman riittävyys ja maahanmuutto tulevaisuuden Suomessa (SKILLS) -ohjelmaa.
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Poliittisen historian yliopisto-opettajan sijaisuus
agricolaverkko.fi/ilmoitukset/...
agricolaverkko.fi/ilmoitukset/...
agricolaverkko.fi
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Poliittisen historian yliopisto-opettajan sijaisuus
agricolaverkko.fi/ilmoitukset/...
agricolaverkko.fi/ilmoitukset/...
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Critical Approaches to Polycrisis: Discourses of Conflict, Migration, Risk, and Climate -- incl. contributions by @tamsinparnell.bsky.social @stefmaci.bsky.social @niallrcurry.bsky.social @gavinbrookes.bsky.social
books.google.co.uk/books?id=uyh...
books.google.co.uk/books?id=uyh...
Critical Approaches to Polycrisis
books.google.co.uk
February 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Critical Approaches to Polycrisis: Discourses of Conflict, Migration, Risk, and Climate -- incl. contributions by @tamsinparnell.bsky.social @stefmaci.bsky.social @niallrcurry.bsky.social @gavinbrookes.bsky.social
books.google.co.uk/books?id=uyh...
books.google.co.uk/books?id=uyh...
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The European Union confirmed on Monday it has initiated exploratory contacts with the Taliban government in Afghanistan as part of efforts to increase the number of deportations of failed asylum seekers from Europe.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6762...
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6762...
EU confirms 'contact' with Taliban in Afghanistan over migrant returns
The European Union confirmed on Monday it has initiated exploratory contacts with the Taliban government in Afghanistan as part of efforts to increase the number of deportations of failed asylum seeke...
www.infomigrants.net
October 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The European Union confirmed on Monday it has initiated exploratory contacts with the Taliban government in Afghanistan as part of efforts to increase the number of deportations of failed asylum seekers from Europe.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6762...
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6762...
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Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
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Hallituksen kaavailemat leikkaukset ja lakimuutokset maahanmuuttajien kotoutumispalveluihin uhkaavat siirtää vastuun kotoutumisesta kokonaan yksilön harteille, vaikka kotoutuminen rakentuu monien toimijoiden yhteistyössä, kirjoittavat Eveliina Junikka ja Liselott Sundbäck.
#tiedetaivas #politiikasta
#tiedetaivas #politiikasta
Luottamuksen hinta? Kotoutumispalvelujen leikkausten seuraukset näkyvät arjessa – Politiikasta
Hallituksen budjettiriihen päätökset vaikuttavat siirtävän vastuun maahanmuuttajien kotoutumisesta kokonaan yksilön harteille, vaikka kotoutuminen rakentuu monien toimijoiden yhteistyössä.
politiikasta.fi
October 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Hallituksen kaavailemat leikkaukset ja lakimuutokset maahanmuuttajien kotoutumispalveluihin uhkaavat siirtää vastuun kotoutumisesta kokonaan yksilön harteille, vaikka kotoutuminen rakentuu monien toimijoiden yhteistyössä, kirjoittavat Eveliina Junikka ja Liselott Sundbäck.
#tiedetaivas #politiikasta
#tiedetaivas #politiikasta
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Todellinen tutkimusrahoituksen kriisi: Miten pieni osa tutkimuksista voidaan rahoittaa ja silti todeta, että nykyinen systeemi on toimiva?
EU:n Marie Curie postdoc-rahoitusta hakee 65% enemmän kuin viime vuonna, jolloin myöntöprosentti oli 17%. Eli arviolta 10% tullaan rahoittamaan.
#tiedetaivas
EU:n Marie Curie postdoc-rahoitusta hakee 65% enemmän kuin viime vuonna, jolloin myöntöprosentti oli 17%. Eli arviolta 10% tullaan rahoittamaan.
#tiedetaivas
Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Applications for European research grants increased in 2025. Scientists say they’re feeling the competition.
www.nature.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Todellinen tutkimusrahoituksen kriisi: Miten pieni osa tutkimuksista voidaan rahoittaa ja silti todeta, että nykyinen systeemi on toimiva?
EU:n Marie Curie postdoc-rahoitusta hakee 65% enemmän kuin viime vuonna, jolloin myöntöprosentti oli 17%. Eli arviolta 10% tullaan rahoittamaan.
#tiedetaivas
EU:n Marie Curie postdoc-rahoitusta hakee 65% enemmän kuin viime vuonna, jolloin myöntöprosentti oli 17%. Eli arviolta 10% tullaan rahoittamaan.
#tiedetaivas
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Friends in Helsinki, I’ll be giving a keynote this Thursday at the Aleksanteri Conference ‘Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency’. Would love to see you there! Many thanks to the @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social for inviting me! More details here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
October 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Friends in Helsinki, I’ll be giving a keynote this Thursday at the Aleksanteri Conference ‘Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency’. Would love to see you there! Many thanks to the @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social for inviting me! More details here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...