B Suter
Biographic Data
| ID | 68242 |
|---|---|
| NAME | B Suter |
| GIVEN NAMES | B |
| FAMILY NAME | Suter |
| SIGNATURE | SUTER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Malmö University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8422-3556 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Sweden's New Resettlement Policy: Introducing Gender and Gender Equality as Governing Tools in Migration Governance
In 2022, Sweden introduced new refugee selection guidelines prioritizing women and girls—a departure from earlier practices focused solely on vulnerability. Through a problem representation analysis, this article examines parliamentary motions on resettlement from 2015 to 2022, exploring how gender, im/mobility, religion, and vulnerability shape notions of deservingness. It argues that gender is—intentionally or not—used as a governance tool, ref…
Young People's Caring Practices in Transnational Families in Sweden and the UK: Care Ethics and Wellbeing
Children are often regarded as ‘dependents’ within migration studies, rendering their care work invisible. Drawing on the ethics of care, this paper analyses young people's active roles in caring for family members in Sweden and the UK and for transnational kin, based on qualitative and participatory research with young people (aged 6–25). Many young people provided emotional support, language brokering and practical assistance to navigate care, …
Hacking gender in computer‐supported collaborative learning: The experience of being in mixed‐gender teams at a computer science hackathon
Reciprocity as a Value in Integration: Integration Workers' Reflections On the Role of Gift-Giving For the Process of Integration
This article makes a case for the usefulness of the concept of reciprocity for studying integration. Conceptually, the article draws on a wide disciplinary specter of theories on reciprocity and gift-giving. Concerned with the individual and societal effects of the mutual acts of giving, receiving, and reciprocating, such theories allow to visibilize the value(s) that is created and exchanged through reciprocal relations, and highlight the social…
Europe and the Refugee Response: A Crisis of Values
This book explores how the rising numbers of refugees entering Europe from 2015 onwards played into fears of cultural, religious, and ethnic differences across the continent. The migrant, or refugee crisis, prompted fierce debate about European norms and values, with some commentators questioning whether mostly Muslim refugees would be able to adhere to these values, and be able to integrate into a predominantly Christian European society. In thi…
Time and family on the move: Accompanying partners' in geographical mobility
Under conditions of global economy, geographical mobility becomes an important aspect of the working lives for a wider range of professionals. At times, these people move with their families. The relocation to a new country can entail changes for the whole family, in particular for the partner, who can experience a more pronounced alteration of work-family relations. Especially for dual career couples, with both partners employed before migration…
Social Networks and Mobility in Time and Space: Integration Processes of Burmese Karen Resettled Refugees in Sweden
Although there are exceptions, refugees from protracted refugee situations generally experience an overall slower integration process into the new country than other refugees and immigrants. Often the circumstances in the refugee camps, including lacking education and social networks, are used to explain this. This article looks at the post-resettlement integration process of Burmese Karen refugees in Sweden through a capital approach. Consequent…
European Migrant Professionals in Chinese Global Cities: A Diversified Labour Market Integration
Since the early 2000s, Chinese metropolises have been emerging as hubs for the national and global economy. They attract increasing numbers of foreigners with diverse socio‐economic and educational backgrounds who tend to immigrate independently of the Chinese initiatives focused on “foreign talents”. Our analysis contributes to the understanding of these migrants’ integration into the labour market. Through a Bourdieusian capital lens, this arti…
Migration as adventure: Swedish corporate migrant families’ experiences of liminality in Shanghai
The post-reform era in China has seen a steady increase in foreign migrants to the country. Swedish intra-corporate families are ambivalent about the move to China, as this causes the family dynamic to shift from a dual-career model to that of a single-career model. Although structural conditions are important in the decision to migrate, the more subjective part of the motivation to engage in mobility is the main focus of this article. Many asser…
Migration and the formation of transnational economic networks between Africa and Turkey: The socio-economic establishment of migrants in situ and in mobility
Turkey is often perceived as a transit place for migrants and refugees from the African continent. While many indeed continue to other countries and the country still precludes official local integration, the past decade has witnessed a growing number of African migrants settling in Istanbul. This article draws attention to the opportunity structures that enable this type of settlement. The article presents the argument that it is the presence of…
Untangling Immobility in Transit: Sub-Saharan Migrants in Istanbul
Istanbul, the 15-million metropolis, is the biggest city of Turkey -a country situated on the fringes of Europe between major political and economic regions, i.e., the European Union, Central Asia, Western Asia and Africa. The majority of the sub-Saharan migrants the author have met and talked to in the transit space of Istanbul stated that they would prefer to be somewhere else. In migration research, the concept of transit has been ascribed man…
Social Networks in Transit: Experiences of Nigerian Migrants in Istanbul
Social networks have mostly been hailed by academic scholarship for their cohesive function in the context of migration. Drawing from ethnographic material collected during fieldwork in Istanbul between 2007 and 2009, this article sheds light on Nigerian migrants’ experiences of informal social networks in the Turkish metropolis. The dominant position of social networks based on nationality in the arrival stage of transit is highlighted, and ligh…
Train and Retain: National and Regional Policies to Promote the Settlement of Foreign Graduates in Knowledge Economies
Time and family on the move: Accompanying partners' in geographical mobility
Under conditions of global economy, geographical mobility becomes an important aspect of the working lives for a wider range of professionals. At times, these people move with their families. The relocation to a new country can entail changes for the whole family, in particular for the partner, who can experience a more pronounced alteration of work-family relations. Especially for dual career couples, with both partners employed before migration…
European Migrant Professionals in Chinese Global Cities: A Diversified Labour Market Integration
Since the early 2000s, Chinese metropolises have been emerging as hubs for the national and global economy. They attract increasing numbers of foreigners with diverse socio‐economic and educational backgrounds who tend to immigrate independently of the Chinese initiatives focused on “foreign talents”. Our analysis contributes to the understanding of these migrants’ integration into the labour market. Through a Bourdieusian capital lens, this arti…
Social Networks in Transit: Experiences of Nigerian Migrants in Istanbul
Social networks have mostly been hailed by academic scholarship for their cohesive function in the context of migration. Drawing from ethnographic material collected during fieldwork in Istanbul between 2007 and 2009, this article sheds light on Nigerian migrants’ experiences of informal social networks in the Turkish metropolis. The dominant position of social networks based on nationality in the arrival stage of transit is highlighted, and ligh…
Migration as adventure: Swedish corporate migrant families’ experiences of liminality in Shanghai
The post-reform era in China has seen a steady increase in foreign migrants to the country. Swedish intra-corporate families are ambivalent about the move to China, as this causes the family dynamic to shift from a dual-career model to that of a single-career model. Although structural conditions are important in the decision to migrate, the more subjective part of the motivation to engage in mobility is the main focus of this article. Many asser…
Social Networks and Mobility in Time and Space: Integration Processes of Burmese Karen Resettled Refugees in Sweden
Although there are exceptions, refugees from protracted refugee situations generally experience an overall slower integration process into the new country than other refugees and immigrants. Often the circumstances in the refugee camps, including lacking education and social networks, are used to explain this. This article looks at the post-resettlement integration process of Burmese Karen refugees in Sweden through a capital approach. Consequent…
Young People's Caring Practices in Transnational Families in Sweden and the UK: Care Ethics and Wellbeing
Children are often regarded as ‘dependents’ within migration studies, rendering their care work invisible. Drawing on the ethics of care, this paper analyses young people's active roles in caring for family members in Sweden and the UK and for transnational kin, based on qualitative and participatory research with young people (aged 6–25). Many young people provided emotional support, language brokering and practical assistance to navigate care, …
Reciprocity as a Value in Integration: Integration Workers' Reflections On the Role of Gift-Giving For the Process of Integration
This article makes a case for the usefulness of the concept of reciprocity for studying integration. Conceptually, the article draws on a wide disciplinary specter of theories on reciprocity and gift-giving. Concerned with the individual and societal effects of the mutual acts of giving, receiving, and reciprocating, such theories allow to visibilize the value(s) that is created and exchanged through reciprocal relations, and highlight the social…
Migration and the formation of transnational economic networks between Africa and Turkey: The socio-economic establishment of migrants in situ and in mobility
Turkey is often perceived as a transit place for migrants and refugees from the African continent. While many indeed continue to other countries and the country still precludes official local integration, the past decade has witnessed a growing number of African migrants settling in Istanbul. This article draws attention to the opportunity structures that enable this type of settlement. The article presents the argument that it is the presence of…
Train and Retain: National and Regional Policies to Promote the Settlement of Foreign Graduates in Knowledge Economies
Social Networks in Transit: Experiences of Nigerian Migrants in Istanbul
Social networks have mostly been hailed by academic scholarship for their cohesive function in the context of migration. Drawing from ethnographic material collected during fieldwork in Istanbul between 2007 and 2009, this article sheds light on Nigerian migrants’ experiences of informal social networks in the Turkish metropolis. The dominant position of social networks based on nationality in the arrival stage of transit is highlighted, and ligh…
Untangling Immobility in Transit: Sub-Saharan Migrants in Istanbul
Istanbul, the 15-million metropolis, is the biggest city of Turkey -a country situated on the fringes of Europe between major political and economic regions, i.e., the European Union, Central Asia, Western Asia and Africa. The majority of the sub-Saharan migrants the author have met and talked to in the transit space of Istanbul stated that they would prefer to be somewhere else. In migration research, the concept of transit has been ascribed man…
Migration and the formation of transnational economic networks between Africa and Turkey: The socio-economic establishment of migrants in situ and in mobility
Turkey is often perceived as a transit place for migrants and refugees from the African continent. While many indeed continue to other countries and the country still precludes official local integration, the past decade has witnessed a growing number of African migrants settling in Istanbul. This article draws attention to the opportunity structures that enable this type of settlement. The article presents the argument that it is the presence of…
Social Networks and Mobility in Time and Space: Integration Processes of Burmese Karen Resettled Refugees in Sweden
Although there are exceptions, refugees from protracted refugee situations generally experience an overall slower integration process into the new country than other refugees and immigrants. Often the circumstances in the refugee camps, including lacking education and social networks, are used to explain this. This article looks at the post-resettlement integration process of Burmese Karen refugees in Sweden through a capital approach. Consequent…
European Migrant Professionals in Chinese Global Cities: A Diversified Labour Market Integration
Since the early 2000s, Chinese metropolises have been emerging as hubs for the national and global economy. They attract increasing numbers of foreigners with diverse socio‐economic and educational backgrounds who tend to immigrate independently of the Chinese initiatives focused on “foreign talents”. Our analysis contributes to the understanding of these migrants’ integration into the labour market. Through a Bourdieusian capital lens, this arti…
Migration as adventure: Swedish corporate migrant families’ experiences of liminality in Shanghai
The post-reform era in China has seen a steady increase in foreign migrants to the country. Swedish intra-corporate families are ambivalent about the move to China, as this causes the family dynamic to shift from a dual-career model to that of a single-career model. Although structural conditions are important in the decision to migrate, the more subjective part of the motivation to engage in mobility is the main focus of this article. Many asser…
Europe and the Refugee Response: A Crisis of Values
This book explores how the rising numbers of refugees entering Europe from 2015 onwards played into fears of cultural, religious, and ethnic differences across the continent. The migrant, or refugee crisis, prompted fierce debate about European norms and values, with some commentators questioning whether mostly Muslim refugees would be able to adhere to these values, and be able to integrate into a predominantly Christian European society. In thi…
Time and family on the move: Accompanying partners' in geographical mobility
Under conditions of global economy, geographical mobility becomes an important aspect of the working lives for a wider range of professionals. At times, these people move with their families. The relocation to a new country can entail changes for the whole family, in particular for the partner, who can experience a more pronounced alteration of work-family relations. Especially for dual career couples, with both partners employed before migration…
Hacking gender in computer‐supported collaborative learning: The experience of being in mixed‐gender teams at a computer science hackathon
Reciprocity as a Value in Integration: Integration Workers' Reflections On the Role of Gift-Giving For the Process of Integration
This article makes a case for the usefulness of the concept of reciprocity for studying integration. Conceptually, the article draws on a wide disciplinary specter of theories on reciprocity and gift-giving. Concerned with the individual and societal effects of the mutual acts of giving, receiving, and reciprocating, such theories allow to visibilize the value(s) that is created and exchanged through reciprocal relations, and highlight the social…
Young People's Caring Practices in Transnational Families in Sweden and the UK: Care Ethics and Wellbeing
Children are often regarded as ‘dependents’ within migration studies, rendering their care work invisible. Drawing on the ethics of care, this paper analyses young people's active roles in caring for family members in Sweden and the UK and for transnational kin, based on qualitative and participatory research with young people (aged 6–25). Many young people provided emotional support, language brokering and practical assistance to navigate care, …
Sweden's New Resettlement Policy: Introducing Gender and Gender Equality as Governing Tools in Migration Governance
In 2022, Sweden introduced new refugee selection guidelines prioritizing women and girls—a departure from earlier practices focused solely on vulnerability. Through a problem representation analysis, this article examines parliamentary motions on resettlement from 2015 to 2022, exploring how gender, im/mobility, religion, and vulnerability shape notions of deservingness. It argues that gender is—intentionally or not—used as a governance tool, ref…
Political science (9 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (4 works)