Moa Nyamwathi Lønning

• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2024). After Being Granted or Refused Asylum in Norway: Relational Migration Journeys among Afghan Unaccompanied Young Men. Social Sciences. ISSN 2076-0760. 13(1). doi: 10.3390/socsci13010045.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2023). “You hold your life in your hands until you arrive in another country”: young Afghans seeking onward mobility from Greece. Ethnic and Racial Studies. ISSN 0141-9870. 47(4), p. 874–894. doi: 10.1080/01419870.2023.2219325. Show summary

  This article considers the interplay between mobility and immobility in the everyday lives of young people on the move. It looks at the ways interactions with and categorisations by protection structures and restrictive border and migration regimes lead to diverse trajectories. The article is based on research with young men from Afghanistan mostly classified as unaccompanied minors. Some of the young men were seeking to continue their journeys from Greece and others had managed and had arrived in Norway. The young people’s trajectories were marked by uneven rhythms and multiple forms of movement and stasis with various effects on the body and the intimate. Whether they were categorised as accompanied or unaccompanied children or as adults also governed their spatiotemporal mobility and led to different, partly contradictory, temporalities. Moreover, imagination, desire, and conditions endured in the places they had left and moved through interacted and encouraged onward mobility.

• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi & Uzureau, Océane (2022). Gender, racialisation, and border regimes: reflections on social positions and positioning in research with young people on the move. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. ISSN 1369-183X. doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2022.2148093. Full text in Research Archive
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi & Houge, Anette Bringedal (2021). «Jeg kan ikke slåss på to fronter»: Engasjement og utholdenhet i rehabiliteringsarbeid med torturutsatte. Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning. ISSN 0809-2052. 24(4), p. 5–18. doi: 10.18261/issn.2464-3076-2021-04-01. Full text in Research Archive
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi & Kohli, Ravi K. S. (2021). Memories, Mementos, and Memorialization of Young Unaccompanied Afghans Navigating within Europe. Journal of Refugee Studies. ISSN 0951-6328. 35(1), p. 242–261. doi: 10.1093/jrs/feab074. Full text in Research Archive
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2021). «Jeg husker så godt da krigen kom til Norge»: Ni oppvekstfortellinger fra perioden 1923 til 1946. Heimen - Lokal og regional historie. ISSN 0017-9841. 58(3), p. 245–261. doi: 10.18261/issn.1894-3195-2021-03-04.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi; Houge, Anette Bringedal; Laupstad, Inga & Aasnes, Ann Evy (2021). “A random system”: The organisation and practice of torture rehabilitation services in Norway. Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture. ISSN 1018-8185. 30(3), p. 84–100. doi: 10.7146/torture.v30i3.119875. Full text in Research Archive
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2020). Layered journeys: Experiences of fragmented journeys among young Afghans in Greece and Norway. Journal of Refugee Studies. ISSN 0951-6328. 33(2), p. 316–335. doi: 10.1093/jrs/feaa032. Full text in Research Archive
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2019). Challenges and opportunities in researching the lives of young people on the move. Barn – forskning om barn og barndom i Norden. ISSN 0800-1669. 37(1), p. 11–25. doi: 10.5324/barn.v37i1.3004. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This article explores different challenges and opportunities in researching the lives of young people on the move with a focus on ethics, context and methods. It addresses concerns raised by research with minors and individuals who are undocumented, and looks at the implications of migratory landscapes and particular field sites. Complexities of conducting research in a context marked by transience are also examined. Moreover, two approaches, ethnographic fieldwork and creative arts-based methods, are explored for their potential in such settings. It is maintained that challenges and opportunities arising when researching the lives of young people on the move can be best addressed with an integrated approach that employs participant-centred methods and that is exploratory, flexible and sensitive.

• Valenta, Marko; Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi; Jakobsen, Jo & Zuparic, Drago (2019). European Asylum Policies and the Stranded Asylum Seekers in Southeastern Europe. Journal of Refugee Studies. ISSN 0951-6328. 32(1), p. 162–171. doi: 10.1093/jrs/fey063. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This article focuses on the restrictive European asylum policies and on their humanitarian consequences in Southeastern Europe. We discuss two interrelated topics: (i) the dynamic of the migration of asylum seekers to Europe and (ii) the specific position of Southeastern European countries and the situation of stranded migrants in the region. We identify central elements in the European asylum system and suggest that different parts of the system may be seen as a set of interacting lines of deterrence used to curb asylum migrations. It is argued herein that Greece and the other countries at the southern borders of the European Union have an idiosyncratic position within the European system of deterrence. Furthermore, we discuss how European deterrence policies and local responses influence the migration patterns of asylum seekers in Southeastern Europe. It is maintained that the deterrence measures have contributed to increasing the number of stranded asylum seekers in the region, especially in Greece with clear and regrettable humanitarian consequences.

• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2018). Forhandling av transitt – feltarbeid blandt unge aghanere på flukt. In Berg, Berit; Haugen, Gry Mette D.; Elvegård, Kurt Idar Løkke & Kermit, Patrick Stefan (Ed.), Marginalitet,sårbarhet, mestring. Metodiske utfordringer i praksisnær forskning. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 978-82-15-02980-1. p. 93–111. Show summary

  I «Marginalitet, sårbarhet og mestring» ser vi nærmere på hvordan sårbare tema kan håndteres i forskningen. Hvordan kan vi skape en god samtalesituasjon preget av tillit og gjensidighet? Er det tema vi bør unngå eller ting vi bør være særlig varsomme med ta opp? Er det bestemte metodiske tilnærminger som er særlig egnet når vi snakker om sårbare tema? Og hvilken betydning har tid og sted for gjennomføring av intervjuer eller samtaler? Mestring av sårbarhet belyses gjennom ulike prosjekteksempler med både kvalitative og kvantitative forskningsmetoder. Boka diskuterer også forskerrollen i prosjekter der vi kommer tett på mennesker i vanskelige livssituasjoner. Dette er ikke en metodebok, men heller en bok med eksempler på ulike tilnærminger innen forskning på sårbarhet. «Marginalitet, sårbarhet og mestring» er relevant for helse- og sosialfagene, i tillegg til psykologi, sosiologi og pedagogikk.

• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2016). Ambiguous, advantageous, unwanted and desired: Afghan youth’s transitions to life in Norway. In Prontera, Grazia; Aschauer, Wolfgang; Buckley, John; Embachler, Helga; Lichtblau, Albert & Steinert, Johannes-Dieter (Ed.), Children and War: Past and Present II. Helion Company. ISSN 978-1-911096-91-7. p. 171–187.

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• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi; Ringlund, Ole Martin & Kolby, Nan Cecilie Johnstad (2022). En god start betyr mye. [Internet]. www.inn.no/forskning.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi & Lønning, Mikkjell (2022). Ramin (30) blei arrestert og torturert. [Newspaper]. Sandnesposten.
• Houge, Anette Bringedal & Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2022). Identification and rehabilitation of torture injuries in Norway: Some findings.
• Houge, Anette Bringedal; Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi & Engelsen, Thea Cecilie (2022). Hjelpeapparatet er ikke godt nok rustet for å ivareta torturutsatte. [Internet]. Institutt for helse og samfunn.
• Engelsen, Thea Cecilie; Houge, Anette Bringedal & Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2022). Torturskadde møter et mangelfullt hjelpeapparat. [Internet]. Forskning.no.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi; Houge, Anette Bringedal & Simonsen, Michael (2021). Har undersøkt tilbudet til torturutsatte: – Organiseringen i Norge skiller seg ut. [Business/trade/industry journal]. Dagens medisin.
• Sørøy, Andrea; Houge, Anette Bringedal & Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2021). Forskere vil styrke rammene for de som skal hjelpe torturutsatte. [Internet]. Psykologisk.no.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2021). Søken etter trygghet. Dagsavisen. ISSN 1503-2892. p. 6–6.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2021). «Min bestefar måtte flykte, så min far og nå, jeg.». Dagsavisen. ISSN 1503-2892. p. 29–29.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2021). Debatt på Psykologikongressen 2021. [Business/trade/industry journal]. Katarsis.
• Houge, Anette Bringedal & Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2021). A random system? How Norway (fails to) organize health services to rehabilitate torture survivors. International Law Grrls.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2020). De unge afghanerne Norge ikke vil ha, Krig og fred, NRK Podcast. [Radio]. Krig og fred, NRK Podcast.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2020). Torturert og glemt?, Universitetsplassen UiO Podcast / Oslo Peace Days. [Internet]. Universitetsplassen UiO Podcast / Oslo Peace Days.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2020). Torturutsatte får ikke god nok hjelp i Norge. rodekors.no.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2020). Demonstrerer mot migranter på Kanariøyene. [Internet]. VG.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2020). Rekordmange migranter: Situasjonen er alvorlig. [Internet]. VG.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2020). Unge gutar flyktar frå ungt land. [Newspaper]. Vårt land.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2019). Afghanischen Flüchtlingsschicksalen auf der Spur. [Internet]. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2018). Profilen: Fluktforskeren. [Journal]. Fontene forskning.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2017). Moa N. Lønning med spesiell doktorgrad. [Newspaper]. Universitetsavisa.
• Kjelaas, Irmelin; Solvor Mjønes, Lauritzen; Jensen, Tine Kristin; Eide, Ketil; Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi & Lidén, Hilde [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2017). Mot bedre viten om barns beste. www.nrk.no/ytring.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2013). My life in Patras.
• Fyhn, Kari & Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2023). Til barnets beste? NAVs ivaretakelse av barns behov når foreldre søker om økonomisk sosialhjelp. Røde Kors. ISSN 978-82-7250-250-7.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi & Laupstad, Inga Tollefsen (2021). Helserettigheter for «papirløse». Utenfor velferdsstatens sikkerhetsnett. Røde Kors. ISSN 978-82-7250-223-1.
• Fyhn, Kari & Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2021). «Sånne små ting som å holde hender, det gjør så mye med hele deg»: Eldre menneskers hverdag under koronapandemien. Røde Kors. ISSN 978-82-7250-211-8.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi; Aasnes, Ann Evy; Laupstad, Inga Tollefsen & Houge, Anette Bringedal (2020). Torturert og glemt? Identifisering og rehabilitering av torturutsatte i Norge. Røde Kors. ISSN 978-82-7250-204-0.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2018). Fragmented journeys, social relations and age amongst Afghan young people on the move towards Europe: Positioning, negotiating and redefining. NTNU.
• Lønning, Moa Nyamwathi (2012). The journeys of Afghan youth towards Europe: Memories and representations. University of Oxford.

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