Tone Sommerfelt: All news
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World Refugee Day: Funding gaps and policy questions
As World Refugee Day 2026 is being marked, it is worth pointing to the strong foundations that exist based on research, which can inform policy at a time when humanitarian needs are pressing, while border control practices lead to migrant deaths.
Sharing research results in Cape Verde and The Gambia
Research with theoretical objectives can also yielded new insights of relevance to policy and public debate in the communities where the research was carried out.
Call for abstracts: Meanings and Measures of Migration Aspirations
We invite abstracts for a workshop that will explore the forefront of research on the nature of migration aspirations and related concepts. That is, how can we conceptualize and empirically examine people’s thoughts and feelings about potentially migrating?
PRIO migration project selected as 'success story'
The project Quantifying Migration Scenarios for Better Policy (QuantMig) is featured by the European Commission as a success story of impactful research.
Virtual book launch of 'From uncertainty to policy: A guide to migration scenarios' on International Migrants Day
Can migration be forecasted in today's unpredictable world? How can policymakers and scholars navigate inherent uncertainty, with robust and realistic models?
FUMI Survey Data Collection Completed in The Gambia
A dedicated team overcomes flooding and other challenges
Tone Sommerfelt On Her Father’s Unique Anthropological Work
The journal History and Anthropology has dedicated a special section to Norwegian anthropologist Axel Sommerfelt and his previously unpublished paper on ethnic groups and boundaries.
New Series of Video Portraits from West Africa
The lives and dreams of young adults in three cities are explored in the project Future Migration as Present Fact (FUMI).
PRIO Researchers Review the Norwegian Strategy on the Sahel
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign has asked PRIO to carry out an external review of its Strategy for Norway's efforts in the Sahel region 2018–2020 in Africa.
What makes people want to migrate?
Thousands of people have responded to surveys with questions about their wishes or plans for migration and researchers have analyzed the data to identify the drivers.
New team takes mixed methods to the next level
With the hiring of Maryam Aslany, the three-person core team of the project Future Migration as Present Fact (FUMI) is in place.
