Tove Heggli Sagmo left PRIO in 2016. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Tove Heggli Sagmo
Doctoral Researcher
Research Interests
Tove is currently working on the research project “Possibilities and Realities of return migration: Perspectives on integration, exclusion and withdrawal (PREMIG)”. Her geographical focus is Burundi and she will be exploring the actual pattern of return to Burundi and how the reintegration process is experienced among the returnees and the communities to which they return. Fieldwork will be conducted in Norway, UK and Burundi.
Work Experience:
2009-2010 UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Title: Associate Livelihoods Officer
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
2007- 2009 UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Title: Associate Community Services Officer,
Location: Arua, Uganda
2005-2007 NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Press, Cultural, Relations and Information Department
Title: Consultant
Location: Oslo, Norway
Education:
2004 Master in Human Geography from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
2002 Development Studies, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand
2002 Bachelor from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
1999 Development studies, Agder University College
Languages: Norwegian (mother tongue), English, French(basic) German (Basic)
Latest publications
All publications
Descent, birthplace and residence: Aligning principles of citizenship with realities of migrant transnationalism
Journal Article in Norwegian Journal of Geography
Return Migration and Social Change: Creating Distinctions in the Social Field
PhD Thesis
South Sudan – Uganda Relations: The Cost of Peace
Journal Article in Conflict Trends
The role of social capital in post-conflict business development: perspectives from returning migrants in Burundi
Book Chapter in Africa's Return Migrants: the New Developers?
Humanitarianism and Return: Compromising Protection?
PRIO Policy Brief
Innvandringsdebatt på feil premisser
Popular Article in NRK Ytring
Possibilities and Realities of Return Migration
PRIO Project Summary
Avleggs statsborgerskapslov
Popular Article in Dagens Næringsliv
Return Visits as a Marker of Differentiation in the Social Field
Journal Article in Mobilities
Mindre norsk med to pass
Popular Article in Ytring
Latest news
Successful Doctoral Defence by Tove Heggli Sagmo
Today, Tuesday 15 March, Tove Heggli Sagmo has successfully defended her doctoral thesis at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo: Return Migration and Social Change: Creating Distinctions in the Social Field.
PRIO Researchers Dispute Changes in Immigration Law
Proposed changes in Norway's immigration could have adverse effects on integration, discriminate against persons with disabilities, and undermine democratic control.
PRIO Migration Research Update
Policy Brief on Humanitarian Organizations and Protection of Civilians
As part of the NCHS project Protection of Civilians: From Principle to Practice, Cindy Horst and Tove Heggli Sagmo have published the Policy Brief ‘Humanitarianism and Return: Compromising Protection?’. The policy brief draws on a case study on the protection of displaced Somalis, conducted in collaboration with NCHS-partner The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS).
Norway’s Outdated Citizenship Legislation
The war in Syria, the threat of Islamic radicalisation, and fears that terrorists may recruit Norwegian citizens have sparked renewed debate about Norway’s citizenship legislation. Meanwhile, another debate continues to be forgotten: We call for a reopening of the debate on dual citizenship, as Norway’s antiquated legislation is out of step with that of its Nordic neighbours. Both debates are important, and both should be addressed now. But these are two separate debates.
Latest events
Thinking About Going 'Home'
Humanitarianism and Return: Compromising protection?
Broadening Approaches to Radicalization: Youth, Identity and Belonging
FIWON seminar: Doing interviews in Norway and the UK
Snapshots of Research on International Migration and Mobility
'A Dream, a Threat, a Duty' - A conference on return migration
