About
Aadne Aasland conducts research on social welfare, migration and integration, ethnicity, and diversity, with a particular focus on Russia, Ukraine, and the Baltic countries. Currently, he is leading a project on Norwegian cooperation with Russia on health and welfare in the Barents region (RE:Barents) and participating in a project on how Russia promotes its interests in Norway and Western Europe (PRORUSS). Recently, Aadne completed a major project on addressing regional diversity in Ukraine (ARDU). In recent years, he has also worked on issues related to migration and immigrant integration in Norway and is currently involved in a four-year project on emigration from Norway (EXIT Norway). He is leading a four-year (2023-27) research project on the integration of Ukrainian refugees into the Norwegian labour market (UKRINT). Aadne has authored several publications on ethnicity issues in the Baltic countries and wrote his doctoral thesis at the Institute of Russian and East European Studies, University of Glasgow, on Russian ethnic identity and ethnicity politics in Latvia. He has extensive experience in conducting and analyzing large-scale social surveys. Aadne is leader of UKRAINETT, a Norwegian network for research on Ukraine.
Fields of study
Subject areas
Migration Ethnicity Living conditions HIV/AIDS Welfare policy Governance
Regions
Countries
Research groups
Research projects
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Accommodation of Regional Diversity in Ukraine (ARDU)
ARDU's main goal is to produce knowledge of how ethnicity, language and regional-local identity work in the context of political reform in Ukraine.
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Critical perspectives on work integration of immigrants
The project focuses on how work inclusion may improve the social inclusion of migrants within comparative urban settings.
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Emigration from today’s Norway: Who, why, and how does it shape Norwegian society? (EXITNORWAY)
Little is known about those who emigrate from Norway today, why they leave, and how their emigration affects Norwegian society.
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Inclusive education in Nepal – a study of governance networks in selected municipalities
The main purpose of the project is to identify the characteristics of management networks that are effective in contributing to inclusive education.
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Replay or renew? Learning from 20+ years of Norwegian-Russian collaboration on health and social welfare in the Barents region (RE:BARENTS)
RE:BARENTS will examine the impact of Norwegian–Russian collaboration on health and social welfare in the Barents region since 2000.
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Russian policies of influence in the populist-pragmatic nexus
The main goal of the project is to provide new knowledge about how Russia pursues its interests vis-à-vis Norway and other European countries, in particular how the interaction between domestic politics in Russia and domestic actors in Russia's European neighboring countries shapes Russia's actions.
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The Impact of Temporary Work Agencies on the Politics of Work
The Impact of Temporary Work Agencies on the Politics of Work is a research project funded by the Research Council of Norway under the Welfare, Working Life and Migration programme.
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The multiethnic rural community: Exclusion or inclusion of immigrants?
In the project "The Multiethnic Rural Community: Exclusion or inclusion of immigrants?" (MultiRur) is the aim to investigate how immigration affects rural Norway.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Aasland, Aadne; Deineko, Oleksandra; Filippova, Olga; Kropp, Sabine
(2022).
РЕФОРМИ І СОЦІАЛЬНА ЗГУРТОВАНІСТЬ У ПРИКОРДОННИХ РЕГІОНАХ УКРАЇНИ В ОЦІНКАХ ГРОМАДЯН.
The Ideology and Politics Journal (IPJ)
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Vol. 22.
https://www.ideopol.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04...
Aasland, Aadne; Filippova, Olga; Deineko, Oleksandra; Zaporozjtsjenko, Ruslan
(2022).
ДЕЦЕНТРАЛІЗАЦІЯ, СОЦІАЛЬНА ЗГУРТОВАНІСТЬ ТА ЕТНОКУЛЬТУРНА РІЗНОМАНІТНІСТЬ У ПРИКОРДОННИХ РЕГІОНАХ УКРАЇНИ.
The Ideology and Politics Journal (IPJ)
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Vol. 22.
https://www.ideopol.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04...
Kropp, Sabine; Aasland, Aadne
(2022).
ПОЛІТИЧНІ РЕФОРМИ В УКРАЇНІ ТА ЇХ ВПЛИВ НА СОЦІАЛЬНУ ЗГУРТОВАНІСТЬ: СПРОБА СОЦІОЛОГІЧНОЇ КОНЦЕПТУАЛІЗАЦІЇ. ВСТУП.
The Ideology and Politics Journal (IPJ)
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Vol. 22.
https://www.ideopol.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04...
Aasland, Aadne; Filippova, Olga; Deineko, Oleksandra
(2022).
Dimensions of Social Cohesion in a Transitional Society: The Case of Ukraine.
25 p.
Europe-Asia Studies
.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09668...
Myhre, Marthe Handå; Aasland, Aadne; Holm-Hansen, Jørn (2022). ‘Crimea will forever be Russian’: dissenting Norwegian media discourses on Russia’s annexation of Crimea. 24 p. European Politics and Society .
Lynnebakke, Brit; Aasland, Aadne
(2022).
Striking roots: Place attachment of international migrants, internal migrants and local natives in three Norwegian rural municipalities.
Journal of Rural Studies
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Vol. 94.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3030856
Aasland, Aadne; Deineko, Oleksandra; Filippova, Olga; Kropp, Sabine
(2021).
Citizens’ perspectives: Reform and social cohesion in Ukraine’s border regions.
Aasland, Aadne; Kropp, Sabine (Ed.).
The Accommodation of Regional and Ethno-cultural Diversity in Ukraine. Chapter 9.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-03...
Aasland, Aadne; Filippova, Olga; Deineko, Oleksandra; Zaporozhets, Ruslan
(2021).
Decentralization, Social Cohesion and Ethno-Cultural Diversity in Ukraine’s Border Regions.
Aasland, Aadne; Kropp, Sabine (Ed.).
The Accommodation of Regional and Ethno-cultural Diversity in Ukraine. Chapter 6. p. 143-170.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-03...
Kropp, Sabine; Aasland, Aadne
(2021).
Political Reforms in Ukraine and Their Effects on Social Cohesion—A Conceptualization.
Aasland, Aadne; Kropp, Sabine (Ed.).
The Accommodation of Regional and Ethno-cultural Diversity in Ukraine. Chapter 1. p. 1-22.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-03...
Aasland, Aadne; Kropp, Sabine
(2021).
The Accommodation of Regional and Ethno-cultural Diversity in Ukraine.
ISBN: 978-3-030-80970-6.
272 p.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://uni.oslomet.no/rebarents