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Personal profile
Biography
Magdalena Kmak is Professor of Public International Law, with a specialization in Migration and Minority Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, Business, and Economics. Magdalena received her PhD in 2009 from the Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences. She holds the title of Docent in law and globalization (University of Helsinki). Her current research focuses on the multifaceted relationship between law and mobility, in particular in the context of global migration and minority regimes. Her research interests encompass new minorities, exile studies and history of migration, mobility studies, public international law, human rights and international and European refugee and migration law. Kmak is a PI and Consortium Director in a project ‘Diversity, Trust and Two-Way Integration (Mobile Futures)’ funded by the Strategic Research Council established within the Academy of Finland (2021-2027). She is also co-founder of the Nordic Network on Climate Related Displacement and Mobility.
External positions
Team Leader, Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives, University of Helsinki
1 Jan 2018 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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EU-VALUES: EU Research and Education Network on Foreign policy issues: Values and Democracy
Pirjatanniemi, E. (Principal Investigator), Kmak, M. (Co-Investigator), Barner-Rasmussen, W. (Co-Investigator), Engström, V. (Co-Investigator), Mustaniemi-Laakso, M. (Co-Investigator), Phillips, S. (Co-Investigator) & Suksi, M. (Co-Investigator)
01/12/23 → 30/11/26
Project: EU
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Diversity, Trust and Two-Way Integration
Kmak, M. (Principal Investigator) & Samaletdin, Y. (Coordinator)
01/10/21 → 30/09/27
Project: Research Council of Finland/Other Research Councils
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‘Climate refugees’ in the Nordic Region: legal and policy responses to new patterns of human mobility (CLaREFi)
Kmak, M. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research Council of Finland/Other Research Councils
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Equal before the Law: Access to Justice in Central Asia
Pirjatanniemi, E. (Principal Investigator), Frostell, K. (Co-Investigator), Kmak, M. (Co-Investigator), Mustaniemi-Laakso, M. (Co-Investigator) & Riekkinen, M. (Co-Investigator)
01/01/12 → 30/06/13
Project: Other
Publications
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The Women of Al-Hol: Deservingness and the Politics of Vulnerability and Security
Heikkilä, M. & Kmak, M., 2025, In: Nordic Journal of Migration Research. 15, 2, p. 1-18 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Deterrence as Legal Innovation: Management of Unwanted Mobilities and the Future of Refugee Protection
Phillips, S. & Kmak, M., 6 Sept 2024, Innovative Public Governance in Times of Crisis. Baden-Baden: Nomos, p. 89-109Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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The right-wing shock doctrine at the Finnish-Russian border
Alaattinoğlu, D., Phillips, S., Kang, D., Palander, J., Kmak, M. & Dergacheva, Y., 26 Mar 2024, Global Voices.Research output: Other contribution › Blog article › General public
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Förtroendebaserad tvåvägsintegration
Kmak, M., Leinonen, J. & Samaletdin, Y., 27 Apr 2023, In: Ikaros tidskrift om människan och vetenskapen. 1, p. 30-33 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
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Law, Migration and Human Mobility: Mobile Law
Kmak, M., 14 Sept 2023, 1 ed. Routledge.Research output: Book/Journal/Report › Book › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)96 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Mobile Futures Conference: Re-imagining integration in a just society
Kmak, M. (Organiser), Plichta, E. (Organiser) & Samaletdin, Y. (Organiser)
16 May 2024 → 17 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, symposium or workshop
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Annual Minority Seminar: Many Gazes of Law - Plurality and Legal Ordering
Slotte Russo, P. (Organiser), Kmak, M. (Organiser), Engström, V. (Organiser), Junkkari, I. (Organiser), Schröter, K. (Organiser), Kang, D. (Organiser) & Slimani, J. (Organiser)
11 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, symposium or workshop
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Christopher Mbazira
Rouleau-Dick, M. (Host), Kmak, M. (Host) & Slotte Russo, P. (Host)
7 Apr 2024 → 21 Apr 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Bielefeld University
Kmak, M. (Visiting researcher)
16 Jan 2024 → 10 Feb 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Human Rights and Resistance in Mobile Law
Kmak, M. (Speaker)
12 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
Courses
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FR00CC30 Special Protection in Human Rights Law, 5 sp
Heikkilä, M., Mustaniemi-Laakso, M. & Kmak, M. 18/01/21 → 15/02/21
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