Jaana Palander

Introduction

My area of expertise is administration and public legislation related to entry and residence. I am particularly interested in the role of basic and human rights in immigration administration and legislation. My doctoral dissertation dealt with the role of human rights in family reunification. I have done research on securitization of migration and asylum law and policy, as well as on regulation of climate migration. I have also carried out research on legal aid for foreigners and the rights of foreign students and workers. I am now examining the effects of family reunification legislation on intimate relations of Finnish citizens in the INDEFI project.

Projects

Intimate geographies of bordering: Deportability and its effects on Finnish citizens with foreign spouses and their extended families (INDEFI) (2022–2025)

Family Separation, Migration Status and Everyday Security: Experiences and Strategies of Vulnerable Migrants (2018–2021)

Climate Migration: Toward a Better Understanding and Management of the Phenomenon (ILMASI), Government’s analysis, assessment and research activities (4/2020–4/2021).

Essential publications

Palander, Jaana (2024) The Role of Human Rights in Family Reunification: Fair Balance between Respect for Family Life and National Interests. Doctoral dissertation. Tampere university.

Palander, Jaana (2023) Family reunification restrictions and the politics of belonging in Finland. Retfärd 1/2023.

Palander, Jaana (2023) Recognizing Insecurities of Family Members Abroad: Human Rights Balancing in European and Finnish Case Law. In Forced Migration and Separated Families: Everyday Insecurities and Transnational Strategies, edited by Marja Tiilikainen, Johanna Hiitola, Abdirashid Ismail & Jaana Palander. IMISCOE Series. Springer.

Prokkola, Eeva-Kaisa; Niemi, Saija; Lépy, Palander, Jaana; Kulusjärvi, Outi & Lujala, Päivi (2021) Climate migration: Towards a better understanding and management: Finland and a Global Perspective. Publications of the Prime Minister’s Office 2021:42.

Palander, Jaana (2021) Lainsäädännön hukattu kotouttamispotentiaali: Perheenyhdistäminen, lainvalmistelu ja arjen turvallisuus. In Arjen turvallisuus ja muuttoliikkeet, edited by Laura Assmuth, Ville-Samuli Haverinen, Eeva-Kaisa Prokkola, Pirjo Pöllänen, Anni Rannikko & Tiina Sotkasiira. Finnish Literature Society.

Palander, Jaana & Pellander, Saara (2019) Mobility and the Security Paradigm: How Migration Became Securitized in Finnish Law and Policy. The Journal of Finnish Studies 22(1&2)/2019, 173–193.

Palander, Jaana (2019) Self-Initiated Expatriates and Their Legal Rights in Finland: Incentives and Obstacles to Recruitment and Retention. Driss Habti & Maria Elo (eds.), Global Mobility of Highly Skilled People – Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Self-initiated Expatriation. Springer, 275–292. 

Palander, Jaana (2019) Syrjimättömyys ja hyvät väestösuhteet lainvalmistelusta lainvalvontaan. Siirtolaisuus – Migration 1/2019, 27–32.

Palander, Jaana & Hyytiä, Jaakko (2018) Opiskelijan oleskelulupa ja ulkomaalaisen opiskelijan oikeudet. Heikki Kallio, Toomas Kotkas & Jaana Palander (eds.), Ulkomaalaisoikeus. Alma Talent, 239–280.

Palander, Jaana (2018) Perheenyhdistäminen ja perhe-elämän suoja. Heikki Kallio, Toomas Kotkas & Jaana Palander (eds.), Ulkomaalaisoikeus. Alma Talent, 357–406.

Palander, Jaana (2017) Eurooppaoikeus ja pienipalkkaisten ulkomaalaisten työntekijöiden perheenyhdistäminen: tarkastelussa tulorajan lainmukaisuus ja suhteellisuus. Laura Kalliomaa-Puha & Anna-Kaisa Tuovinen (eds.), Sosiaaliturvan rajoilla – Kirjoituksia kansainvälisestä sosiaalioikeudesta. KELA, 142–171.