Aadne Aasland

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

Academic disciplines

Social sciences Political science and organisational theory Sociology

Subject areas

Migration Ethnicity Living conditions HIV/AIDS Welfare policy Governance

Research groups

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

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.
Integration or return for Ukrainian refugees? (NOR-RETIN)
Will I ever go home? Will they ever return?
Labour-market integration of Ukrainian refugees in Norway (UKRINT)
The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the largest yearly influx of refugees in Norway to date.

Completed research projects

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.
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.
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.
Knowledge-based input network to the rebuilding of Ukraine
The project (HRMODA) will establish a Nordic-Baltic network with specific expertise on Ukraine, to contribute to the country's rebuilding and sustainable development
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.
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.
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.
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.

Scientific publications

Holm-Hansen, Jørn ; Myhre, Marthe Handå ; Aasland, Aadne (2025). "Ukraina – hva bør vites?". Nordisk Østforum. Vol. 39.

Deineko, Oleksandra ; Aasland, Aadne (2024). "Where is Home?" Perceptions of Home and Future among Ukrainian Refugees in Norway. 20 p. Refugee Survey Quarterly. Vol. 43.
https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/hdae010

Gubrium, Erika ; Aasland, Aadne ; Lindskog, Benedikte V ; Arteaga, Erika Gabriela Lopez; Mikheev, Igor (2024). “It Seemed Like Forever!” Shrinking Spaces of Conviviality at the Border of Norway and Russia. 20 p. Journal of Borderlands Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2024.2307608

Deineko, Oleksandra ; Aasland, Aadne (2024). From Decentralization to Warfare Resistance: Building a Cohesive Ukraine. Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society (JSPPS). Vol. 10.
https://www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/Social-Sciences/Po

Aasland, Aadne ; Myhre, Marthe Handå (2024). Nordmenns syn på Russland, russere og norsk russlandspolitikk: Betydningen av nærhet til grensen. 27 p. Nordisk Østforum. Vol. 38.
https://doi.org/10.23865/noros.v38.6543

Hernes, Vilde ; Aasland, Aadne ; Deineko, Oleksandra ; Myhre, Marthe Handå (2024). Where does the future lie? Initial aspirations for return among newly arrived Ukrainian refugees in Norway. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2024.2383729

Deineko, Oleksandra ; Aasland, Aadne (2024). From Decentralization to Wartime Resistance: Building a Cohesive Ukraine. Romanova, Valentyna; Umland, Andreas (Ed.). Ukraine's Decentralization: Challenges and Implications of the Local Governance Reform after the Euromaidan Revolution. p. 227-256. Ibidem-Verlag.
https://www.ibidem.eu/en/Series/Society-Politics/S

Holm-Hansen, Jørn ; Aasland, Aadne (2024). "Cross-Border Cooperation Against the Odds? Russian and Norwegian Grassroots Organizations in a Changed Geopolitical Environment". Journal of Northern Studies. Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/10.36368/jns.v16i1.580

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). Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.36169/2227-6068.2022.03.00009

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). Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.36169/2227-6068.2022.03.00006

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Research reports

Hernes, Vilde ; Aasland, Aadne ; Deineko, Oleksandra ; Myhre, Marthe Handå ; Myrvold, Trine (2024). This report is part of a yearly research project which maps and analyses how Ukrainian refugees have experienced the settlement, integration and employment in Norway, and also, what their prospect are for the future. Further, the report maps and analyses the experiences, challenges and opportunities for municipalities, and particularly the municipal refugee services, concerning the settlement and integration of Ukrainian refugees. ISBN: 978-82-8309-432-9. 218 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. Vol. 2024.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3172723

Aasland, Aadne ; Myhre, Marthe Handå (2024). Nordmenns holdninger til Russland, russere og norsk russlandspolitikk i perioden 2022 - 2024. 20 p. NIBR.
https://oda.oslomet.no/oda-xmlui/bitstream/handle/

Hernes, Vilde ; Aasland, Aadne ; Deineko, Oleksandra ; Myhre, Marthe Handå ; Liodden, Tone ; Myrvold, Trine ; Leirvik, Mariann Stærkebye ; Danielsen, Åsne Øygard (2023). Reception, settlement and integration of Ukrainian refugees in Norway: Experiences and perceptions of Ukrainian refugees and municipal stakeholders (2022-2023). ISBN: 978-82-8309-409-1. 222 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. Vol. 2023.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3114138

Aasland, Aadne (2023). Exploring Departures: Perceptions of Emigration from Norway in Online Discourses. ISBN: 978-82-8309-392-6. 28 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3099117

Aasland, Aadne ; Myhre, Marthe Handå (2023). Nordmenns holdninger til Russland, russere og norsk russlandspolitikk – en spørreundersøkelse. ISBN: 978-82-8309-384-1. 21 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://oda.oslomet.no/oda-xmlui/bitstream/handle/

Holm, Arne ; Aasland, Aadne ; Leirvik, Mariann Stærkebye ; Danielsen, Åsne Øygard (2022). Vil gjerne vite mer: Kompetanse om negativ sosial kontroll og æresrelatert vold blant ansatte i opplærings- og integreringstjenestene. ISBN: 978-82-8309-379-7. 182 p. OsloMet. Vol. 2022.

Aasland, Aadne ; Holm-Hansen, Jørn ; Kårtveit, Bård (2022). We’ll meet again? Evaluation of the Norwegian Grant Programme for Health Collaboration with Russia 2016-2019. ISBN: 978-82-8309-369-8. 97 p. By- og regionforskningsinstituttet NIBR.

Holm-Hansen, Jørn ; Aasland, Aadne ; Dybtsyna, Elena (2020). Still building neighbourhood: Mid-term evaluation of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat’s grant programme. ISBN: 978-82-8309-326-1. 58 p. Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Oslo Metropolitan University. Vol. 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/6465

Leirvik, Mariann Stærkebye ; Aasland, Aadne ; Staver, Anne Balke (2020). Mange vil hjelpe, men hjelper det? En gjennomgang av hjelpetjenester for personer utsatt for negativ sosial kontroll, tvangsekteskap og kjønnslemlestelse. ISBN: 978-82-8309-303-2. 209 p. By- og regionforskningsinstituttet NIBR, OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. Vol. 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/5925

Aasland, Aadne ; Hellevik, Siri Bjerkreim; Aasen, Berit (2012). Mer må til: Om hivrettet arbeid overfor innvandrere. ISBN: 978-82-7071-962-4. 69 p. Norsk institutt for by- og regionforskning. Vol. 2012.
http://www.hioa.no/Om-HiOA/Senter-for-velferds-og-

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Dissemination

Aasland, Aadne ; Jacobsen, Marit (2025). Voksende russlandskepsis i Øst-Finnmark. Sør-Varanger Avis.
https://redir.opoint.com/?key=4YhRnrntZrpshc3M0myu

Aasland, Aadne (2025). Må snakka med pappa og mann på Facetime – utvist frå Noreg grunna feil farge på passet.
https://www.nrk.no/vestland/latviske-vadim-er-utvi

Aasland, Aadne ; Jacobsen, Marit (2025). Voksende russlandskepsis i Øst-Finnmark. Hammerfestingen.
https://www.hammerfestingen.no/voksende-russlandsk

Aasland, Aadne ; Marit E., Jacobsen (2025). Voksende russlandskepsis i Øst-Finnmark. 1 p. Vårt land.
https://redir.opoint.com/?key=JR4Nx8U5SiUK4IwD66Kd

Aasland, Aadne ; Myhre, Marthe Handå (2025). RE:Barents: Nordmenns syn på Russland, russere og norsk russlandspolitikk. Barents spektakel. Barentssekretariatet og NIBR (OsloMet).
https://www.sva.no/russland-holdninger-i-ost-finnm

Aasland, Aadne ; Myrvold, Trine (2025). Ukrainske flyktninger i Norge: Hvordan går integreringen?. NAVs integreringsnettverk - utvidet nettverksmøte. Nav.

Aasland, Aadne ; Jacobsen, Marit (2025). Voksende russlandskepsis i Øst-Finnmark. iFinnmark.
https://www.ifinnmark.no/voksende-russlandskepsis-

Berg-Nordlie, Mikkel ; Aasland, Aadne (2024). Guorahallan movt Barentsovttasbargu lea ovdánan jagi 2000 rájes.
https://www.avvir.no/guorahallan-movt-barentsovtta

Aasland, Aadne ; Myhre, Marthe Handå (2024). Ny rapport: Nordmenn er mer skeptiske til Russland nå enn for to år siden.

Aasland, Aadne ; Myhre, Marthe Handå (2024). Nordmenn er blitt mer mistenksomme overfor russere.

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Aadne Aasland

About

Fields of study

Academic disciplines

Subject areas

Research groups

International Studies and Migration

Work Inclusion in North and South: Comparative Urban Contexts (WORKINC)

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Completed research projects

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Research reports

Dissemination