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Simon Roland Birkvad
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Simon Roland Birkvad

Position

Postdoctoral fellow, Legal archaeology of asylum cases in scandinavia

Affiliation

E-mail
simon.birkvad@uib.no
Visitor address
Fosswinckels gate 6
5007 Bergen
Postal address
P.O. Box 7802
NO-5020 Bergen
Norway

Simon Roland Birkvad

Position

Postdoctoral fellow, Legal archaeology of asylum cases in scandinavia

Affiliation

Short info

In my postdoc position, I conduct a legal archaeology study of asylum litigation in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. I will look at how expert knowledge is being applied and contested, identify legal tactics and thresholds, and situate the cases in a broader social, political and historical context.
Research

My PhD examined the re-emergence of citizenship deprivation in Norway, which was intensified after the so-called refugee crisis in 2015-2016. The thesis studies the practice from the perspective of the state (based on parliamentary discussions) and people accused of lying their way to Norwegian citizenship (based on qualitative interviews). In addition, the thesis discusses the current practice in light of historical cases of citizenship deprivation. 

Previously I have studied how immigrants make sense of citizenship, the turn towards revocation and cessation of refugee status, citizenship law in the Nordic countries and consequences of hate speech for minorities. 

Publications
Academic article
Research report
Media feature article

Projects

Contested Knowledges in and through Asylum Litigation (ASYKNOW):