Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn left PRIO in 2022. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn
Research Assistant
Additional positions:
Coordinator, PRIO Migration Centre
Research Interests
Colonization History, Decolonization, History of the Present, Italian History, Libyan History, Mediterraneran History and Migration History
News
Monday, 21 Mar 2022
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Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn Speaks at Panel Hosted by the Norwegian Council for Africa on Emergency Transit Mechanisms
Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn has contibuted to the panel, Africa Now: Migration Governance - the Emergency Transit Mechanism in Rwanda, hosted by the Norwegian Council for Africa with his knowledge on colonial history, migration studies and the Mediterranean politics.
Current Position:
Mathias is a research assistant involved in the following projects under the supervision of Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Marta Bivand Erdal and Kristian Berg Harpviken:
- Humanitarianism, Borders, and the Governance of Mobility: The EU and the 'Migration Crisis' (humBORDER)
- Aligning Migration Management and the Migration-Development Nexus (MIGNEX)
- Reaching Out to Close the Border: The Transnationalization of Anti-Immigration Movements in Europe (MAM)
Education:
- 2019: MPhil in Modern International and Transnational History (MITRA), the University of Oslo
- 2008: Dual major BM in Performance and Contemporary Writing and Production, Berklee College of Music
- 2003: BA in History, the University of Oslo
Languages Spoken:
Norwegian, English and Italian
Mathias holds an MPhil in Modern International and Transnational History from the University of Oslo, as well as BA in History from the same institution. His thesis dealt with how the previous colonial relationship between Italy and Libya affects and shapes migration management between the two countries (and the EU) today. Methodologically he has experience with archival research, qualitative interviews and extensive literature review.
He also previously earned a BM in Composition and Performance from Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA and works as a musician and composer.
Mathias is affiliated with the DimSec Department.
Latest publications
All publications
Rerouting Europe-bound refugees to the Global South ignores their human rights
Popular Article in Peace News Network
Comparative experiences of third-country cooperation
Report - External Series
Internal (in)coherence in European migration policies
Report - External Series
Can the EU be an Effective Foreign Policy Actor Working for Peace in Libya?
MidEast Policy Brief
Links between migration management, development and integration
Report - External Series
Integration and Development: Need for Dialogue
PRIO Paper
What a Biden Presidency Could Mean for the Middle East
Popular Article in PRIO Blog
Diaspora, Development and Integration: A Review of Policies and Practice
PRIO Policy Brief
Israel and COVID-19: The politics of health, security, and government formation
MidEast Policy Brief
Citizenship, Participation and Belonging in Scandinavia: Results from a survey among young adults of diverse origins in Norway, Sweden and Denmark
PRIO Paper
Latest news
Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn Speaks at Panel Hosted by the Norwegian Council for Africa on Emergency Transit Mechanisms
Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn has contibuted to the panel, Africa Now: Migration Governance - the Emergency Transit Mechanism in Rwanda, hosted by the Norwegian Council for Africa with his knowledge on colonial history, migration studies and the Mediterranean politics.
Integration and Development: Need for Dialogue
How does integration in the country of settlement matter for diaspora members’ development engagements in the Global South? And how has this intersection been addressed in policy and practice? A video from webinar the discussing these questions is available.
Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn Wins “Babylon-Prisen” for Best Article by a Pre-PhD Author
A jury composed of the Babylon editorial board and the journal editors agreed that Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn’s article «Å gjøre vann til olje: Kolonitidens betydning for den italiensk-libyske oljeindustrien» was the best article by a pre-PhD researcher in the 2019 editions of Babylon – Nordic journal of Middle Eastern Studies.
COVID-19 in the Middle East: Different Regimes, Different Responses
In May, a new PRIO Middle East Centre project started. The project, entitled 'Reacting to COVID-19 Across the MENA region', aims to explore how Middle East states reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic and what these varied reactions say about the regimes in question, combining statistical analysis of regional patterns with five case studies: Jordan, Turkey, Iran, Israel, and Palestine. The case studies are published in the MidEast Policy Brief series, with an accompanying PRIO Paper presenting the statistical analysis.
Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn Wins Prestigious HIFO Fritt Ord Scholarship
Latest events
Humanitarian Borders & the Governance of Mobility in Europe: from 2015 to 2022
Identity and Cultural Authenticity – A Conversation and Concerts with Harpreet Bansal and Sankung Jobarteh
Kick-Off Meeting of Research Network on Humanitarian Efforts
