Background and activities
Marko Valenta is a sociologist and works as Professor at the Department of Social work (ISA) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), in Trondheim, Norway. He is leading the research group for migration and welfare studies at NTNU-ISA.
Valenta did his graduate work in Sociology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology where he also received his Ph.D. in Sociology. He is author and co-editor of 4 books, among others, ‘Ethnic Minorities and Politics in Post-Socialist Southeastern Europe’ published by Cambridge University Press in 2016 (Co-edited with Sabrina P. Ramet). He has also written more than 100 research reports, book chapters and journal articles published in leading journals on ethnicity and migrations such as Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, International Migration, Journal of Refugee Studies, Ethnic and Racial Studies, International Social Work, Symbolic Interaction and Ethnicities.
Valenta is involved in several research projects in Norway, Bosnia, Croatia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Singapore and Ghana. His research interests are sociology of ethnicity and public policies, migration and integration and asylum policies and work with reception, integration and return of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees.
He is a member of the European IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion). He is also member of Nordic IMER network and works with strengthening of IMER network for Southeastern Europe, and the network for comparative migration research. Valenta has a long experience with teaching and supervising students at all levels. He teaches in several subjects (such as migration and public policies, ethnic relations, qualitative method and social problems). He has also been involved in organization and implementation of several national and international conferences, MA/PhD courses and workshops.
Ongoing projects:
Permanence and temporariness: Duration of stay of labour immigrants in the UAE and Singapore
Armed conflicts and the dynamics of refugee migrations: Conceptualizing Syrian refugee migrations.
The nexus of migration and the tourist industry: Experiences from Croatia
Transnational practices of migrants in the UAE
Scientific, academic and artistic work
Displaying a selection of activities. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2019) Chinese entrepreneurial migrants in Ghana: Socioeconomic impacts and Ghanaian trader attitudes. The Journal of Modern African Studies. vol. 57 (1).
- (2019) Temporary Labour-Migration System and Long-term Residence Strategies in the United Arab Emirates. International migration (Geneva. Print).
- (2019) European Asylum Policies and the Stranded Asylum Seekers in Southeastern Europe. Journal of Refugee Studies.
- (2018) The Conditions and Migratory Aspirations of Syrian and Iraqi Refugees in Jordan. Journal of Refugee Studies.
- (2018) Temporary labour migration to United Arab Emirates: a complex story. Migration and Development. vol. 7 (3).
- (2017) ‘They need to … ’: Exploring practitioners’ attitudes in relation to newcomer migrant children’s needs in Norwegian day care. Childhood. vol. 24 (3).
- (2017) ‘Do you want this?’ Exploring newcomer migrant girls’ peer reception in Norwegian day care: Experiences with social exclusion through the exchange of self-made artefacts. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. vol. 18 (1).
- (2017) Mixed fragmented migrations of Iraqis and challenges to Iraqi refugee integration: the Jordanian experience. Middle Eastern Studies. vol. 54 (2).
- (2017) Mixed Migrations to the Gulf: An Empirical Analysis of Migrations from Unstable and Refugee-producing Countries to the GCC, 1960–2015. Refugee Survey Quarterly. vol. 36 (2).
- (2017) Nexus of armed conflicts and migrations to the Gulf: migrations to the GCC from war-torn source countries in Asia, Africa and the Arab neighbourhood. Middle Eastern Studies. vol. 54 (1).
- (2017) Labour migrations to resource-rich countries: Comparative perspectives on migrants' rights in Canada, Norway and the United Arab Emirates. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. vol. 24 (2).
- (2016) Wearing the veil: hijab, Islam and job qualifications as determinants of social attitudes towards immigrant women in Norway. Ethnic and Racial Studies. vol. 39 (15).
- (2016) A comparative analysis of migration systems and migration policies in the European Union and in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. Migration and Development.
- (2016) Moving to the Gulf: an empirical analysis of the patterns and drivers of migration to the GCC countries, 1960–2013. Labor history. vol. 57 (5).
- (2016) The dramaturgical nexus of ethno-religious, tourist and transnational frames of pilgrimages in post-conflict societies: The Bosnian and Herzegovinian experience. Tourist Studies. vol. 16 (1).
- (2015) Riigi toetatud integratsioon: pagulaste integratsiooni poliitika Skandinaavia heaoluriikides Rootsi ja Norra kogemuse näitel. Riigikogu Toimetised. vol. 32.
- (2015) Ethnic groups and a dynamic of boundary making among co-ethnics: An experience from Croatian Istria. Ethnicities. vol. 15 (3).
- (2015) The Reluctant Asylum-Seekers: Migrants at the Southeastern Frontiers of the European Migration System. Refugee Survey Quarterly. vol. 34 (3).
- (2014) Attitudes towards Muslim Immigrants: Evidence from Survey Experiments across Four Countries. Journal of ethnic and migration studies. vol. 40 (1).
- (2014) The Nexus of Asylum Seeker Migrations and Asylum Policy: Longitudinal Analysis of Migration Trends in Norway. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. vol. 21 (3).
- (2013) The Dynamics of Bosnian Refugee Migrations in the 1990s, Current Migration Trends and Future Prospects. Refugee Survey Quarterly. vol. 32 (3).
- (2013) Restrictions on Right to Work for Asylum Seekers: The Case of the Scandinavian Countries, Great Britain and the Netherlands. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. vol. 20 (3).
- (2012) Insider position and social identities of service providers with immigrant backgrounds in accommodation for asylum seekers. Nordic Social Work Research. vol. 2 (2).
- (2012) Religion and Support for Democracy in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Politics and Religion. vol. 5 (3).
- (2012) Asylum-Seekers’ Perspectives on Work and Proof of Identity: The Norwegian Experience. Refugee Survey Quarterly. vol. 31 (2).
- (2011) Avviste asylsøkere i Norge: Ventemottaksordningen og andre returmotiverende tiltak. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. vol. 52 (2).
- (2011) Failed Asylum-Seekers’ Responses to Arrangements Promoting Return: Experiences from Norway. Refugee Survey Quarterly. vol. 30 (2).
- (2011) Konflikt och solidaritet. I & M : invandrare & minoriteter. vol. 6.
- (2011) State-assisted integration, but not for all: Norwegian welfare services and labour migration from the new EU member states. International Social Work. vol. 54 (5).
- (2011) Ansatte med innvandrer- og flyktningbakgrunn i norske asylmottak: Institusjonens menneskelige ansikt?. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. vol. 19 (2).
- (2010) Ethnic Intolerance, Voting Preferences, and Political Change in Croatia. Südosteuropa. vol. 58 (1).
- (2010) Refugees' social trajectories and trajectories of the self. Forum qualitative Sozialforschung. vol. 11 (2).
- (2010) User involvement and empowerment among asylum seekers in Norwegian reception centres. European Journal of Social Work. vol. 13 (4).
- (2010) State Assisted Integration: Refugee Integration Policies in Scandinavian Welfare States: the Swedish and Norwegian Experience. Journal of Refugee Studies. vol. 23 (4).
- (2009) De perfekte gjestearbeidere? Arbeidsinnvandrere i økonomiske nedgangstider. Søkelys på arbeidslivet. vol. 26 (3).
- (2009) FAMILY TIES, FEMALE DEPENDENCE AND NETWORKING IN EXILE. Dve Domovini / Two Homelands.
- (2009) Immigrants' Identity Negotiations and Coping with Stigma in Different Relational Frames. Symbolic interaction. vol. 32 (4).
- (2009) Selective networking as identity project: the social integration of first generation immigrants in Norway. Journal of International Migration and Integration. vol. 10 (2).
- (2009) 'Who wants to be a travelling teacher?' Bilingual teachers and weak forms of bilingual education: the Norwegian experience. European Journal of Teacher Education. vol. 32 (1).
- (2009) Integrering av lærere med innvandrerbakgrunn i det norske skolesystemet. Norsk tidsskrift for migrasjonsforskning.
- (2008) Hindringer for sosial integrering av innvandrere i arbeidslivet. Søkelys på arbeidslivet. vol. 25 (3).
- (2008) The Workplace as an Arena for Identity Affirmation and Social Integration of Immigrants. Forum qualitative Sozialforschung. vol. 9 (2).
- (2007) The daily life and social integration of immigrants in the city and the small town – evidence from Norway International Journal on Multicultural Societies, 9 (2): 284-306. International Journal on Multicultural Societies.
- (2006) anmeldelse av boka symbolsk interaksjonisme. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning.
- (2003) Å mestre den store hjemkomsten. Linjer. vol. 13 (1).
Books
- (2016) Ethnic Minorities and Politics in Post-Socialist Southeastern Europe. Cambridge University Press. 2016. ISBN 978-1-107-15912-9.
- (2012) Asylsøker: i velferdsstatens venterom. Universitetsforlaget. 2012. ISBN 978-82-15-01993-2.
- (2011) The Bosnian Diaspora: Integration in transnational communties. Ashgate. 2011. ISBN 978-1-4094-1252-6.
- (2009) Valenta, M. (2009): Finding friends after resettlement. Social networks and everyday life of Immigrants in Norway. Saarbrücken. VDM Verlag. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG. 2009. ISBN 3639144643.
- (2006) Det globale i det lokale : håndbok basert på erfaringer fra Flerkulturelt kunnskaps- og kompetansesenter i Hedmark. 2006.
Part of book/report
- (2019) Opportunistic Humanitarianism and Securitization Discomfort Along the Balkan Corridor: The Croatian Experience. Refugee Protection and Civil Society in Europe.
- (2019) “Refugee Crisis” in the Southeastern European Countries: The Rise and Fall of the Balkan Corridor. The Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises . The Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises.
- (2016) Social distance toward ethnic minorities in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Kosovo: A Comparative Analysis. Ethnic Minorities and Politics in Post-Socialist Southeastern Europe.
- (2016) Ethnic boundaries and the position of minority Groups in Croatian Istria. Ethnic Minorities and Politics in Post-Socialist Southeastern Europe.
- (2016) Situating Ethnic Minorities in Post-Socialist Southeastern Europe. Ethnic Minorities and Politics in Post-Socialist Southeastern Europe.
- (2015) It takes more than just saying hello. Recently arrived migrant children`s multimodal access strategies, and social positioning work in a Norwegian Kindergarten. Lek og samspill i et mangfoldsperspektiv.
- (2015) Etniske minoriteter:Variasjoner i velferd og arbeidstilknytning. Den norske modellen: Internasjonalisering som utfordring og vitalisering.
- (2013) Bosnians in Norway: Integration of Bosnian Migrants and Their Descendants into Norwegian Society. Migration from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- (2013) Refugee Return in Post-War Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnia-Herzegovina since Dayton: Civic and uncivic values.
- (2012) The sociology of ethnicity. Introduction to Sociology. Scandinavian Sensibilities.
- (2012) Attitudes toward Muslims in Norway. Islamophobia in the west : Measuring and explaining individual attitudes.
- (2012) Minoritetsansatte i asylmottak — mellom nærhet og distanse. Asylsøker: i velferdsstatens venterom.
- (2012) Asylsøkeres opplevelse og mestring av stigma i hverdagen. Asylsøker: i velferdsstatens venterom.
- (2012) Avviste asylsøkere, kamp mot uttransportering og livet utenfor mottakssystemet. Asylsøker: i velferdsstatens venterom.
- (2012) Hverdagsliv og sosiale relasjoner på asylmottak. Asylsøker: i velferdsstatens venterom.
- (2012) Hvordan kan vi analysere asylfeltet med hjelp av sosiologisk teori?. Asylsøker: i velferdsstatens venterom.
- (2012) Innledning: Asylsøkere i Norge. Asylsøker: i velferdsstatens venterom.
- (2011) International Immigration Trends and Data. Demography at the Edge: Remote Human Populations in Developed Nations.
- (2011) Changing places, changing identities: a conclusion. The Bosnian Diaspora: Integration in transnational communties.
- (2011) Bosnian Croats in Croatia: 'ethnically privileged migrants', 'culturally distant co-ethnics' or 'Croats as any other Croats'?. The Bosnian Diaspora: Integration in transnational communties.
- (2011) Bosnian migrants: an introduction. The Bosnian Diaspora: Integration in transnational communties.
- (2011) Bosnians in Norway – how do they adjust compared with other refugee groups?. The Bosnian Diaspora: Integration in transnational communties.
- (2011) Transnational ties and transnational exchange. The Bosnian Diaspora: Integration in transnational communties.
- (2010) Fra ord til sammenhengende handling: Ulike innfallsvinkler til motivering av elever og forebygging av frafall. Skoleutvikling i praksis.
- (2009) Studentenes erfaringer med faglærerutdanning for tospråklige. Teacher diversity in diverse schools - challenges and opportunities for teacher education.
- (2009) Teacher education in Norway: Bachelor program - Bilingual students. Teacher Education, Facing the Intercultural Dialouge. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe, Brussels, 23-27 August 2008 / N.Engels & .A.Libotton, eds.
Report/dissertation
- (2018) Informasjon, mening og mestring hos enslige mindreårige asylsøkere i Norge. 2018. ISBN 978-82-7570-539-4.
- (2018) Kunnskapsoppsummering om enslige mindreårige asylsøkere og flyktninger. 2018. ISBN 978-82-7570-533-2.
- (2017) Fra intro til arbeid : Integreringsutfordringer og muligheter i Flora kommune. 2017. ISBN 978-82-7570-479-3.
- (2015) Innledning-bakgrunn og problemstillinger, i Levekår for barn i asylsøkerfasen (red.) Berit Berg og Kristian Rose Tronstad. NTNU Samfunnsforskning. 2015.
- (2015) Oppsummering og anbefalinger, i Berit Berg og Kristian Rose Tronstad (red.) Levekår for barn i asylsøkerfasen. NTNU Samfunnsforskning. 2015.
- (2015) Boforhold i asylmottak. Levekår og livskvalitet, i Berit Berg og Kristian Rose Tronstad (red.) Levekår for barn i asylsøkerfasen. NTNU Samfunnsforskning. 2015.
- (2015) Tjenestetilbudets innvirkning på asylsøkende barns levekår, i Berit Berg og Kristian Rose Tonstad red. Levekår for barn i asylsøkerfasen. NTNU Samfunnsforskning. 2015.
- (2012) Et arbeidsmarked for alle? Innvandreres innpass og stilling på det norske arbeidsmarkedet. 2012. ISBN 978-82-7570-279-9.
- (2012) Retursentre for utreisepliktige. Evaluering av konseptutvikling og etableringsarbeid i Utlendingsdirektoratet. 2012. ISBN 978-82-7570-276-8.
- (2012) Elevundersøkelsen 2012 : Analyse av elevundersøkelsen 2012. 2012. ISBN 978-82-7570-292-8.
- (2011) Livsmestring hos enslige mindreårige asylsøkere : Utprøving av HIPP - metoden i returmotiverende arbeid i mottak. 2011. ISBN 978-82-7570-248-5.
- (2011) Asylsøkeres rett til å ta arbeid. Evaluering av konsekvenser av innstramminger i dokumentasjonskravet. NTNU Samfunnsforskning. Trondheim. 2011.
- (2010) Ansatte med flyktning- og innvandrerbakgrunn i asylmottak. Erfaringer fra statlige mottak for asylsøkere som drives av Hero Norge. 2010. ISBN 978-82-7570-226-3.
- (2010) Avviste asylsøkere og ventemottaksordningen. Mellom passiv tvang og aktiv returassistanse. 2010. ISBN 978-82-7570-217-1.
- (2009) Arbeidsinnvandring : Konsekvenser for det kommunale apparatet. 2009. ISBN 978-82-92757-72-7.
- (2009) Bosetting av enslige voksne flyktninger. Utfordringer og muligheter for rask og god bosetting. 2009. ISBN 978-82-7570-206-5.
- (2009) Arbeidsinnvandring i økonomiske nedgangstider. NTNU Samfunnsforskning. Trondheim. 2009.
- (2008) Flukt, eksil og flyktningers sosiale integrasjon. 2008. ISBN 978-82-12-02609-4.
- (2008) Asylsøkerbarns rett til skole. Kartlegging av skoletilbudet til asylsøkerbarn. 2008.
- (2008) Fra tospråklig lærerassistent til tospråklig faglærer. Evaluering av faglærerutdanningen for tospråklige. 2008. ISBN 978-82-7570-181-5.
- (2007) Tillit på prøve. Undersøkelse om etikk, mangfold og etnisk diskriminering i Sør-Trøndelag fylke. 2007. ISBN 9788275701808.
- (2006) Leksehjelp i Røde kors - en ressurs for alle. 2006.
- (2005) Informasjon og rettssikkerhet : informasjonsformidling til asylsøkere i en tidlig fase. 2005.
- (2003) Gjensidighet, nysgjerrighet, likeverd. 2003. SINTEF Rapport.
- (2003) Tilbakevending? Evaluering av tilbakevendingsordningen for flyktninger. 2003. ISBN 82-14-03001-3. SINTEF Rapport.
- (2001) Asylsøkernes opplevelse og mestring av hverdagssamhandlinger. 2001.
Others
- (2018) Migranter står fast på Balkan, Dagsavisen. null [Avis]. 2018-08-17.
- (2018) Skal komme raskere i jobb. Klassekampen [Avis]. 2018-01-25.
- (2018) Typology of Syrian migrations to Europe and neighbouring countries. Metropolis konferanse ; Sydney. 2018-10-29 - 2018-11-02.
- (2018) Temporary Labour Migrations to the Persian Gulf: The case of the United Arab Emirates. forelesning . National University Singapore; 2018-02-06.
- (2017) European refugee policies. Gjesteforelesning på Middlesex Univeristy Dubai ; Middlesex university. 2017-11-26.
- (2017) Migrant Integration Policies in Scandinavia. Univeristy of Zadar . workshop for PhD studenter ble organisert av Univ. i Zadar; 2017-10-03.
- (2017) Refugee migrations to Europe: migration trends and refugee (asylum) policies. Univeristy of Zadar ; 2017-10-02.
- (2016) Flykntingkrisen i Europa. sosiologifestivalen i Trondheim ; 2016-09-15.
- (2016) Integration der Bosnier. Der Standard, Østerikke [Avis]. 2016-02-09.
- (2016) Reefugee policies and refugee migrations to Europe. Lecture at Univeristy of Zagreb ; 2016-05-12 - 2016-05-12.
- (2016) Refugee crisis in Europe. Guest lecture at Middlesex University ; 2016-03-21 - 2016-03-21.
- (2016) Zašto je uspjela integracija bosanskih izbjeglica?. Deutsche Welle (DW) Germany and Bosnia Herzegovina [Avis]. 2016-02-12.
- (2016) workshop refugee crisis and conflicts in the Middle East. imer conference ; Oslo. 2016-08-10 - 2016-08-12.
- (2015) The End or Return of the Security Dilemma? An Empirical Investigation, 1988–2007. Konferanse i Dubrovnik ; 2015-04-25.
- (2015) Innvandrere og etniske minoriteter i Øst Europa. seminar i Krakow ; 2015-02-24.
- (2015) Velger helsejobbene: Det er en sterk vekst i antall utenlandske helsearbeiderne. klassekampen [Avis]. 2015-06-15.
- (2014) Europeisk og norsk asylpolitikk. Presentert på et seminar i Berlin. Seminar i Berlin ; 2014-02-15 - 2014-02-18.
- (2014) Innvandrere velger bort kontantstøtten. Adresseavisen [Avis]. 2014-07-20.
- (2014) Polakkene er i flertall blant innvandrerne i Trondheim. Adresseavisen [Avis]. 2014-07-24.
- (2014) The nexus of educational carriers, migration and globalisation: The Norwegian experience. Going global konferanse ; 2014-04-29 - 2014-05-01.
- (2013) Zan Strabac and Marko Valenta: Ethnic Intolerance and Political Change in post-conflict societies: The Croatian Experience. ERPBSS Conferance in UAE ; 2013-11-26 - 2013-11-28.
- (2013) Folk er skeptiske til hijab. Klassekampen.no [Internett]. 2013-11-18.
- (2013) Folk er skeptiske til hijab. Klassekampen [Avis]. 2013-11-18.
- (2013) Nye trender på asyl-og flyktningefeltet. Imer seminar/konferanse . IMER nettverk; Oslo Litteraturhuset. 2013-12-13 - 2013-12-13.
- (2013) Poster presentation of the project 'international students and teachers' at 'Going global conference'. going global konferansen ; 2013-03-04 - 2013-03-06.
- (2012) Bosnians in Norway: Integration of Bosnian migrants in Norwegian society/Bosanci u Norveskoj: Integracija bosanskih migranata u norvesko drustvo. Konferanse ; Sarajevo. 2012-09-10 - 2012-09-12.
- (2012) Religious migrations: Medjugorje. Religious migrations in Globalised world ; 2012-04-26 - 2012-04-28.
- (2011) Rejected asylum seekers in Norway, paperpresentasjon på Nordface konferansen i London. Nordface conferance ; 2011-04-06.
- (2011) Muslims in Norway, paperpresentasjon med Zan Strabac som førsteforfatter. konferanse i Porto ; 2011-08-16.
- (2011) workshop om Islamofobi, inklusive paperpresentasjon, med Z. strabac som forsteforfatter: komparativ analyse av holdninger til innvandrere og muslimer i fire land. Metropolis konferanse ; 2011-09-15.
- (2009) workshop om arbeidsinnvanding i nedgangstiden samt paperpresentasjon, sammen med Kristin Thorshaug om arbeidsinnvandring til Norge. Metropolis konferanse ; 2009-10-04 - 2009-10-08.
- (2009) empowerment i reception centres for asylum seekers. (Reassess) konferense i Oslo ; 2009-05-18 - 2009-05-20.
- (2009) hvordan den norske velferdsstaten håndterer arbeidsinnvandring til Norge. (Reassess) i Reykjavik ; 2009-05-04 - 2009-05-06.
- (2009) paperpresentasjon, som keynote speaker, om resultatene av prosjektet ”Asylsøkerbarns rett til skole”. Reddbarnas konferanse ; 2009-06-10 - 2009-06-10.
- (2009) Paperpresentasjon om Refugee Return in Post-War Bosnia-Herzegovina. Civic and uncivic values in bosnia: The record since Dayton . Ola Listhaug and Sabrina Ramet (NTNU/PRiO); Oslo. 2009-10-23 - 2009-10-25.
- (2006) Norwegian repatriation policy. konferanse . i regi av EUROFOR berlin institite for social science; Mallorca. 2006-09-22.
- (2006) paper about Norwegian reception policy. konferanse . i regi av EUROFOR, berlin institute for social seience; bled. 2006-02-15.
- (2005) 2 paper på metropolis konferanse i toronto: 1. paper: repatriation of refugees 2. paper: settlement and everyday life of refugees. metropolis konferanse . metropolis organisasjonen; toronto. 2005-10-17 - 2005-10-22.
- (2004) Mottak og integrasjon av asylsøkere og flyktninger. foredrag om flyktningenes integrasjon og helse . flyktningehelseteamet i Tromsø; Trondheim. 2004-12-07 - 2004-12-07.
- (2004) "the system" and social integration of refugees in Norway. metropolis conferance . metropolis; geneve. 2004-09-27 - 2004-10-01.
- (2003) Tilbakevending - eksilets punktum eller uoppnåelig drøm?. IMER-konferansen (Internasjonal migrasjon og etniske relasjoner) . [Mangler data]; Trondheim. 2003-04-30.