Past Research Projects
Immigrant mothers – racialized children. Pathways, conflicts and visions
What are the connections between migration and racism? In what way can transfers between mothers and their children, as in the case of memories, values, as well as material and symbolic resources, contribute to better manage everyday racism and discrimination?
- Project Description
- Project leaders: Paulina de los Reyes (Project leader, University of Stockholm), Irene Molina (CEMFOR, UU), Diana Mulinari (University of Lund)
Financier: The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)


Code, narrative, history: Making sense of Ancient DNA in Contemporary culture
The project investigates how contemporary archaeogenetical research in Sweden, France and the United Kingdom is translated into cultural and political narratives.
- Project Description
- Project leaders: Daniel Strand (CEMFOR), Anna Källén (Stockholms universitet), Andreas Nyblom (Stockholms universitet).
Financier: Riksbankens jubileumsfond, 8 000 000
Anslagsförvaltare: Stockholms universitet
9. Waiting
Waiting
This is a study of undocumented migrants waiting for residence permits in Sweden. It focuses on their experiences of time and how their ‘irregular’ status is articulated while waiting.
- Project Description
- Project leader: Professor Sharham Khosravi, Affiliated researcher at CEMFOR.
This project is located under the Department of Social Anthropology Stockholm University.

After deportation

This is a study of post-deportation outcomes. It focuses on what happens to asylum seekers after deportation from Sweden and their experiences. Although there is growing literature on detention and deportation, academic research on post-deportation is scarce.
- Project Description
- Project leader: Professor Shahram Khosravi
Illustrations of Humans as Species and Race
The project aims at investigating how science used different illustrational practices to shape the human as species and race.
- Project Description
- Project leader: Ulrika Kjellman.
Financier: The Swedish Research Council, 2 000 000 SEK.
