Division of Migration, Ethnicity and Society (REMESO)

REMESO is a division for research, education and knowledge exchange on trans-national migration, ethnic diversity and citizenship in light of economic transformations and labour market changes.

REMESO gather researchers from several departments and runs a PhD programme, an International Graduate School and an international Master's programme within the area of Ethnic and Migration Studies. It also rund the Bachelor's programme Social and Cultural Analysis (SKA).

REMESO is also an institute, Institute for research on migration, ethnicity and migration, that develops a multilevel approach to research on migration, ethnicity and society that relates individual experience, local community development and civil society to the restructuring of the labour market, changing frameworks of citizenship and welfare. The research agenda include policies and practices of governments, NGO´s, media, firms and trade unions, contextualised by state transformations, globalisation and regional integration. REMESO's research also includes projects linking migration and ethnicity to post-colonial historical developments, education and health issues.

Research

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Education

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News

News from REMESO

A man standing in front of some trees.

06 July 2026

New REMESO lecturer: ”Migration is a global phenomenon”

Joseph Trawicki Anderson is one of two new senior lecturers soon joining REMESO. When he takes up his position in August 2026, he will bring a global perspective and is keen to discuss the state of the growing field of migration studies.

En man som står framför en vattenyta.

25 June 2026

Better integration with self-arranged housing

The Riksdag (Swedens parliament) has passed a new law abolishing the right of asylum seekers to choose where to live. According to new findings by REMESO researcher Kristoffer Jutvik the ability to choose one’s own accommodation benefits integration.

A blue ocean with yellow stars in the water.

23 April 2026

New EU return policy has a deterrent precursor

A new regulation allowing migrants to be detained outside the EU is on the way to being adopted. “I would have expected that Europe, looking to Australia, would say we should never go down this path,” says Claudia Tazreiter, a professor at REMESO.

Contact us

Address

Postal address

Linköping University
Department of Culture and Society
REMESO
SE-601 74 Norrköping
Sweden

Visiting address

Kåkenhus
Kungsgatan 40
House 1
Floor 4 and 5
Campus Norrköping

Phone: +46 11 36 30 00

Organisation