Advisory Boards

Apart from our steering group with researchers from the participating faculties at the University of Gothenburg, Centre on Global Migration has two advisory boards. The scientific advisory board consists of researchers in the field of migration, both from Sweden and abroad. The external advisory board consists of practicians in the field of migration, i e people who work with migration and related issues in their daily lives.

External Advisory Board

Our external advisory board consists of representatives from public administration, non-profit organisations and business organisations, mainly from the Gothenburg and Västra Götaland region. The local connection enables close contacts and collaboration between researchers and professionals working with migration related issues.

Members of the external advisory board

Anders Carlberg, Head of department, Västra Götaland Region

Gunilla Grahn Hinnfors, Responsible for Urban development, Västsvenska Handelskammaren (West Sweden Chamber of Commerce)

Evelien Rusch, Migration advisor at the Protection Unit, Swedish Red Cross

Helene Holmström, Head of Integration Unit, Social Resursförvaltning, (Social resources and service administration), City of Gothenburg

Christian Andersson, Competence development, Migrationsverket (Swedish Migration Agency)

Rasoul Nejadmehr, Regional development Culture, Västra Götaland Region

Anna Sarsten Jinnefält, Head of Unit, Integrationscentrum Göteborg (Integration Centre Gothenburg)

Scientific Advisory Board

In order to establish an advisory board with many different perspectives on migration, the scientific advisory board consists of researchers from different academic disciplines and from different geographic regions.

Members of the Scientific Advisory Board

Ruben Andersson, Department of International Development, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Jørgen Carling, The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway

Peo Hansen, Institute for Research on Migration, Ethnicity and Society (REMESO), Linköping university, Sweden

Ahmet İçduygu, Migration Research Center at Koç University, MiReKoc, Koç University, Turkey

Sol Juárez, Centre for Health Equity Studies (CHESS), Stockholm University/Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Alice Nah, York University, United Kingdom

Marie Louise Nørredam, Danish Research Centre for Migration, Ethnicity and Health (MESU), Denmark

Anne Margaret Orford, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Jo Vearey, African Centre for Migration & Society, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Darshan Vigneswaran, Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Lucy Taksa, Lucy Taksa, Centre for Workforce Futures, Macquarie University Business School, Australia