Mimosa Suontama

 Research Assistant

VTK

  • Bordering
  • (Non)belonging
  • ‘Migrantizing’ the citizen
  • Narrative research

Introduction

In my research, I am interested in containment, belonging, institutional trust and ’migranticizing’ the citizen. In my Masters thesis, which will be completed in summer 2025 for the INDEFI project, I will address the above themes by narratively analysing interviews with dual nationality couples. I am also working on Mentor on the Move, which will start in January and aims to promote the social inclusion of migrant women through physical activity.

Projects

Mentor on the Move (2024–2027)

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