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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. Magdalena is team leader and researcher in the Subproject: Migration and the narrative of Europe as an “Area of freedom, security and justice” at the The Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives (eurostorie.org) at the University of Helsinki and one of the co-applicants and researchers in the project: ‘Climate refugees’ in the Nordic Region: legal and policy responses to new patterns of human mobility (CLaREFi) (2020-2021).
External positions
Team Leader, Centre of Excellence in Law, Identity and the European Narratives, University of Helsinki
1 Jan 2018 → …
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‘Climate refugees’ in the Nordic Region: legal and policy responses to new patterns of human mobility (CLaREFi)
01/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Publications
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Our European Way of Life? Challenges to Human Rights and Justice in the EU’s Migration Policy
Kmak, M. & Phillips, S., 10 Feb 2022, In: Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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Exclusion and Inequality
Kmak, M. & Toivanen, R., 2021, Situating Sustainability: A Handbook of Contexts and Concepts. Parker Krieg, C. & Toivanen, R. (eds.). Helsinki University Press, p. 137-152Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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From Law’s Discourse on Refugees to Refugees’ Discourse on Law
Kmak, M., 16 Dec 2021, In: Redescriptions. Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory. 24, 2, p. 110 128 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Migration Law as a State (Re)producing Mechanism
Kmak, M., 2020, Migration, Identity, and Belonging: Defining Borders and Boundaries of the Homeland. Franz, M. & Silva, K. (eds.). Routledge, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Students’ emotions in clinical legal education: a study of the Helsinki Law Clinic
Kmak, M., 2020, In: The Law Teacher. p. –Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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SAR Italy Speaker Series
Magdalena Kmak (Speaker)
15 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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The 20th Nordic Migration Research Conference and the 17th Society for the Study of Ethnic Relations and International Migration (ETMU) conference
Magdalena Kmak (Participant)
11 Jan 2020 → 14 Jan 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Moving Within and Without Community: Paradoxical (im)mobility of Scholars at Risk
Magdalena Kmak (Speaker) & Ali Ali (Speaker)
19 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Law, Dangerousness and Mobility in Europe
Magdalena Kmak (Speaker)
20 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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University of California, Berkeley
Magdalena Kmak (Visiting researcher)
15 May 2019 → 15 Jul 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Courses
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FR00CC30 Special Protection in Human Rights Law, 5 sp
Mikaela Heikkilä, Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso & Magdalena Kmak 18/01/21 → 15/02/21
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