About
Marthe Handå Myhre is a social scientist who specializes in Russia and Ukraine. Marthe has researched Russian migration and citizenship policies and the relationship between state and society in Russia. In 2018 – 2021 she worked on the ARDU project, which looked at the interplay between ethnicity, language and regional/local identity in the context of political reform in Ukraine. In particular, Marthe studied language policy and legislative changes that affected the language of instruction in Ukrainian schools. From 2020 to 2023 she was a postdoctoral fellow on the PRORUSS project, which studied the potential for Russian soft power in Europe. Marthe has been and continues to be involved in several projects on the integration of Ukrainian refugees in Norway and other Nordic countries. Her research interests include nation building, nationalism, migration and citizenship. She is one of the coordinators UKRAINETT – the Norwegian network for research on Ukraine (uni.oslomet.no/ukrainett/), and is a member of the editorial board of the Scandinavian-language journal Nordisk Østforum (tidsskriftet-nof.no/index.php/noros).
Fields of study
Subject areas
Migration Nation-Building Citizenship Language policy
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Integration or return for Ukrainian refugees? (NOR-RETIN)
Will I ever go home? Will they ever return?
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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.
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Private accommodation as an alternative during the influx of Ukrainian refugees (PRIVATBO)
During the refugee influx from Ukraine from 2022 and onwards, the number of refugees staying outside reception centers before settlement in Norwegian municipalities increased significantly compared to previous years. This project aims to gain more knowledge about how IMDi and the municipalities' follow-up these refugees and how the refugees have experienced staying in private accommodation before settlement.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Holm-Hansen, Jørn ; Myhre, Marthe Handå ; Aasland, Aadne (2025). "Ukraina – hva bør vites?". Nordisk Østforum. Vol. 39.
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
Myhre, Marthe Handå
;
Berg-Nordlie, Mikkel
(2024).
‘Antigenderism’ as Russian Soft Power? Comparing Discourse on Sexual and Gender Minorities in Russia and Norway.
Europe-Asia Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2024.2382738
Godzimirski, Jakub M.;
Myhre, Marthe Handå
; Onderco, Michal
(2024).
Caught in the liberal pragmatic trap? How political parties viewed energy dependence on Russia in three European countries 2012–2022.
Journal of Eurasian Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1177/18793665241253281
Myhre, Marthe Handå
; Muradyan, Olena; Nehaenko, Oksana
(2023).
ОСВІТНЯ РЕФОРМА ТА МОВНА ПОЛІТИКА В УКРАЇНІ: ВПРОВАДЖЕННЯ В ПРИКОРДОННІ РЕГІОНИ.
The Ideology and Politics Journal.
https://www.ideopol.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04
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.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23745118.2022.2103286
Myhre, Marthe Handå
; Muradyan, Olena; Nehaenko, Oksana
(2021).
Educational Reform and Language Policy in Ukraine: Implementation in the Border Regions.
Aasland, Aadne; Kropp, Sabine (Ed.).
The Accommodation of Regional and Ethno-cultural Diversity in Ukraine. p. 179-209.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-03
Myhre, Marthe Handå
(2018).
Forced migrant “compatriots” from Ukraine:
Accessing legal residency and citizenship in the
Russian Federation.
Nationalities Papers.
Vol. 46.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00905992.2018.1488828
Myhre, Marthe Handå
(2017).
The State Program for Voluntary Resettlement of Compatriots: Ideals of Citizenship, Membership, and Statehood in the Russian Federation.
Russian Review.
Vol. 76.
https://doi.org/10.1111/russ.12154
