Forum researcher attends Migration Workshop in Oslo

Forum researcher Kajsa Hallberg Adu attended a workshop on the Meanings and Measures of Migration Aspirations in Oslo, 8-9 January 2026. The workshop was organized by Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Migration centre and led by Professor Jorgen Carling and Tone Sommerfeldt in the Future Migrations as Present Fact (FUMI) ERC -funded project. Naiara Rodruíguez-Pena from University for Continuing Education Krems was a third organiser. Participants came from Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Netherlands, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Lebanon, US and Canada.

Kajsa presented a paper on the changes of migration aspiration over time: “‘I am so so very not sure’: What longitudinal qualitative research reveals about Ghanaian university students and recent graduates’ migration aspiration” and argued that although migration aspirations have been described as "inherently elusive" many studies treat them as static. She suggested qualitative panel studies can reveal how aspirations develop, change and interact with broader social and political realities. The international workshop will produce a special issue and already created many new connections and ideas.