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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Most African migration takes place on the continent and not towards Europe! At this seminar, we explore the human stories, practices of border-crossings and mobility infrastructures in West Africa. Watch a beautiful documentary and join the discussion! 🌟 June 9, registration required👇 @diis.dk

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Migration and mobility infrastructures in West Africa – portraits and practices

At this seminar, researchers share their insights on West African migration to illuminate the human stories, hopes and infrastructures that underpin mobilities, going beyond familiar media narratives

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Join us in Ukraine House to discuss recovery and reconstruction in Ukraine, with a focus on diaspora engagement and return migration. How can we reconcile immediate needs with long-term challenges? What are the pitfalls and possible ways ahead? 27 May, 16-18. Free but registration required @diis.dk

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Policy paradoxes of recovery in Ukraine – the role of the diaspora and return migration

This seminar explores emerging policy paradoxes important for shaping recovery and reconstruction in Ukraine

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🌟New article out! Co-authored with Fatima Dahir Mohamed and Karuti Kanyinga, we explore the dynamics of Somali WhatsApp groups for emergency assistance, with the 2022 drought in southern Somalia as a case study. The article is part of a special issue of @africaspectrum.bsky.social - more to come!

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Join us for an afternoon of research and debate on Ukrainian migration and diaspora engagement and what it means for reconstruction of and return scenarios to Ukraine. Spoiler alert: no matter the outcome of the war, the diaspora will likely play a role. It's at VOX at 16.00. More info 👇 @diis.dk

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Ukrainian migration and diaspora engagement: Reconstruction and return scenarios

This seminar brings together researchers, members of the Ukrainian diaspora in Denmark and NGO representatives to discuss how Ukrainian diaspora actors in Denmark mobilise in response to the war, like...

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Huge congratulations to the amazing Amanda Haarman who successfully defended her PhD on return migration and change-making in Accra's creative industry last Thursday at CBS! 👏 A lot of well-deserved happiness afterwards! It's been such a pleasure to be co-supervisor and I've learnt a lot! @diis.dk

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Ny kommentar om diasporanødhjælp og samarbejde med det internationale humanitære system. Jeg sætter fokus på dilemmaer om bureaukrati vs. tillid, bankregulering og upartiskhed. Spoiler: samarbejde kræver kompromiser, og kommunikation kommer før koordination. @altingetdk.bsky.social; @diis.dk

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Det internationale system kan lade sig inspirere af diasporanødhjælp

Behovet for nødhjælp i verdens brændpunkter er stort, alt imens pengene er små. Det sætter det internationale humanitære system i en krise, hvor der i højere grad er brug for at se mod diasporanødhjæl...

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DIIS - Danish Institute for International Studies @diis.dk · 25/09/2025

I et land som Somalia er diasporagrupper kendt for hurtig og massiv mobilisering i forbindelse med tørke og oversvømmelser. Og i Ukraine har diasporanetværk mobiliseret store beløb og ressourcer efter Ruslands invasion i 2022. Læs analyse af @naujakleist.bsky.social 👇 www.diis.dk/publikatione...

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Det internationale system kan lade sig inspirere af diasporanødhjælp

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Climate change causes migration, the saying goes. Well, it's not that simple. In a new @brisunipress.bsky.social book on climate change, mobility, adaptation and governance, we examine how these - sometimes quite complicated - links play out in Ghana and Ethiopia. Open access! @diis.dk

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Communities worldwide face new challenges due to climate change, altering the lives of young people at the crossroads of forced immobility or new forms of movement. Learn more about how Ethiopian youth navigate and respond to such environmental crises at this @diis.dk seminar w. excellent speakers.

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Precarious pathways: Climate mobility among children and youth in Ethiopia

This seminar examines how Ethiopian youth, across diverse localities and circumstances, navigate and respond to ongoing environmental crises

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Climate Policy Journal @climate-policy.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

🚨 NEW ISSUE: Issue 5 is out now, with the latest on #carbonfarming, #climatejustice, public support for #climate policies, #carbonpricing, #sustainability taxonomies & more 🌍 🖋️ Insights from ‪@aidanhollis.bsky.social‬ @naujakleist.bsky.social‬ @cbrandi.bsky.social‬ & more ⬇️

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Climate Policy, Volume 25, Issue 5 (2025)

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Yesterday I was part of the book launch for Hugo Slim's new book 'Humanitarianism 2.0' - a very thought-provoking and inspiring book. It argues that humanitarianism and the environmental agendas must be merged to protect all life. Thanks to Care DK and Red Cross DK for the invitation. @diis.dk

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Proud to share this new article, co-authored with Ayan Yasin Abdi on hypermobile Somali youth in Turkey. We highlight their storytelling and suggest the concept of moving horizons to address temporal and existential perspectives. Open access. @diis.dk onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Did you miss the CAPSI webinar on stronger humanitarian engagement and local knowledge last week? Then have a look at the video here where we discuss opportunities and dilemmas in relation to Somali diaspora humanitarianism. @mahassan.bsky.social, @diis.dk www.youtube.com/watch?v=daog...

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CAPSI Webinar: Stronger humanitarian engagement requires local knowledge

YouTube video by WITS Business School

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Looking forward to discuss Somali diaspora humanitarianism and the importance of local knowledgement with @mahassan.bsky.social and Jacob Mati at this CAPSI webinar Thursday at 1pm CET/2pm SAT. Registration still open: zoom.us/webinar/regi.... @diis.dk, @rvinews.bsky.social

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

New Year, new paper! 😎🤓 Co-authored #OpenAccess paper in the journal of International Affairs, focusing on Somali perceptions of and responses to COVID-19. We show that while the pandemic was relativized, drought constitutes a crisis baseline. More points 👇 @diis.dk; @rvinews.bsky.social

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Situated polycrises: Somali responses to COVID-19

How do populations in a long-term ‘polycrisis’ respond to unprecedented global events? This article examines how the COVID-19 pandemic was perceived and na

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Do you work with auto ethnography or creative expressions in African studies (broadly understood)? Then consider submitting an abstract to our ECAS panel on the topic. It's in the Anthropology Stream and deadline is December 15. Join us! guarant.eu/ecasconferen...

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Call for Papers - ECAS 2025

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

New policy brief on diaspora humanitarianism in the Somali context, co-auth w. @mahassan.bsky.social. We point to possibilities for collaboration btw. the international humanitarian system and the diaspora - and the dilemmas in this. Local knowledge is key! @diis.dk www.diis.dk/en/research/...

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Stronger humanitarian engagement requires local knowledge

Localisation is a key word in international humanitarianism and recognises the importance of local partners. Diaspora humanitarianism is pertinent for such efforts due to its connectivity and knowledg...

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Colin McFarlane @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Two permanent Assistant Professorships in Human Geography at Durham! With expertise in geographies of nature, climate change, & just and sustainable futures... durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

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Assistant Professor in Human Geography (GEOG_01 %26 02)

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Tom Goodfellow @goodfellowtom.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Great Fellowship opportunity at Cambridge for scholars from the global South: www.cai.cam.ac.uk/vacancies/vi...

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Visiting Bye-Fellowship for scholars from the Global South

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

In September this year, the Diaspora Humanitarianism in Complex Crises (D-Hum) research project organized a conference on local and community practices in humanitarian responses. Here is a small video where I talk (and gesticulate) about the conference 😅. www.diis.dk/en/activity/...

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Conference on local and community practices in humanitarian responses

Project coordinator Nauja Kleist on the conference and the results

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Jesper Bjarnesen @jesperbjarnesen.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Come work with me! And all my dedicated and wonderful colleagues, if you need further convincing. NAI offers a one-year scholarship for Africa-based scholars, and a great chance to finalise or develop ideas or publications in an excellent environment. Deadline 19 January! nai.uu.se/about-us/wor...

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Senior researcher, one-year position

The Nordic Africa Institute invites established scholar from an African university or research institute to apply for 2025-2026 The Nordic Africa Institute is a centre for research, knowledge, policy ...

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

New co-auth. article out! Donors often seek to manage migration out of climate-change areas through adaptation projects, sometimes at the expense of poverty reduction. This is problematic and it doesn't stop migration. Case study on northern Ghana. OA. www.diis.dk/en/research/...

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Climate migration management?

Article documents how efforts to adapt in place dominate, but are not enough for best development outcomes

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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Hi Blue Sky! Research nerd here, w. passion for curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Longitudinal and multi-sited studies on Ghanaian mobilities and Somali diaspora engagement. Coordinator of the Somali Diaspora Humanitarianism (D-Hum) project w. awesome colleagues in Nairobi and Hargeisa.

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Diaspora Humanitarianism in Complex Crises (D-Hum)

This collaborative research project explores how Somali diaspora groups mobilize, channel and deliver humanitarian assistance to Somalia during complex humanitarian crises. Based on multi-sited fieldw...

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