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"Havaitsimmekin hankkeen aikana, että on vain vähän tietoa siitä, miten ylirajaista pakolaisten, evakuoitujen ja pakkotyöläisten historia Pohjoismaissa on ollut ja mitä pakkomuutoista seurasi sen kokeneille ryhmille ja yhteiskunnille."

Seija Jalagin ja Johanna Leinonen kertovat palkitusta 'Forced Migrants in Nordic Histories' -teoksesta (2025) sekä sen taustoista ja merkityksestä Agricola-verkon Puheenvuoroja historiasta ja kulttuuriperinnöstä -sarjassa. Lue koko teksti osoitteessa: https://agricolaverkko.fi/puheenvuorot/jalagin-leinonen-pakkomuuttojen-vaikutus-pohjoismaisiin-yhteiskuntiin/

'Forced Migrants in Nordic Histories' -teos on julkaistu avoimesti. Linkki teokseen löytyy kommenttiosiosta.

Agricola - Historian, perinteen ja kulttuurien tutkimus

Seija Jalagin & Johanna Leinonen: Pakkomuuttojen vaikutus pohjoismaisiin yhteiskuntiin - Agricola-verkko Vuoden 2025 pohjoismaisena historiateoksena palkittu Forced Migrants in Nordic Histories (Helsinki University Press, 2025) on ensimmäinen teos, jossa tarkastellaan sekä Pohjoismaiden pakkomuuttohistoriaa että sitä käsittelevää historiantutkimusta. Niin laajat väestönsiirrot kuin pienempien ...

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'The Business of War in the Early Modern Baltic Sea Region, 1530–1765' explores the development of the fiscal-military networks and military markets over three centuries. The volume is edited by Jaakko Björklund, Sebastian Schiavone, Steve Murdoch, and Anu Lahtinen.

The book is freely available in . Find the link in the comments section below.

New publication!

'Protecting Workers? offers an exploration of how the South Asian region has weathered the COVID-19 , an ensuing debt crisis, and their profound impact on workers’ lives. The volume is edited by Kanchana N. Ruwanpura and Wilfried Swenden. It brings together a diverse group of scholars and practitioners, spanning , , , , , and activism.

'Protecting Workers? is available in . Check out the link in the comments section below.

New release!

'Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories' explores the memory work and mnemonic practices of families dispersed by war, conflict, repression, occupation, or forced migration. The volume is edited by Johanna Leinonen, Seija Jalagin, Outi Kähäri, Ilmari Leppihalme, Hanna-Leena Määttä & Elina Turjanmaa.

This book is freely available in (PDF, accessible EPUB). Find the link in the comments section below.

We have some great books coming up! One of them is 'Protecting Workers? Crisis, COVID‑19, and South Asia', edited by Kanchana N. Ruwanpura and Wilfried Swenden. The volume offers a broad perspective on the challenges facing South Asia’s working poor and provides fresh insights into the evolving relationship between states and societies during times of crisis.

Read more about our upcoming books at: https://hup.fi/catalogue

New book!

'Rays of Language: Linguistic Perspectives on Non-Literary Papyri and Related Source' broadens the horizons of papyrological linguistics and historical sociolinguistics. The volume, edited by Klaas Bentein and Marja Vierros, explores how everyday written documents illuminate linguistic diversity, change, and communication in the ancient world. Drawing on new corpora, digital tools, and theoretical frameworks, 'Rays of Language' offers a comprehensive overview of current approaches to the study of non-literary Greek and related languages.

The book is available in open access at the publisher's website and other platforms. Find the link in comments section below.

A special thanks to the Institut français d’archéologie orientale - Ifao for making the IFAO Grec font freely available – it was a great help with this book!

Join Emilia Palonen’s book launch next Monday!

📅 8 December 2025, 14:00–16:00 (GMT+02:00)
📍 Online & at the University of Helsinki (Fabianinkatu 24 A 524)
👉 Full event details: https://fb.me/e/6M50FMijb

Palonen’s new book 'The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary' (2025) will be discussed with special guests Ruzha Smilova and Mercedes Barros. The book is the fourth volume in the Pro et Contra. Books from the Finnish Political Science Association series. The event is co-hosted by HEPP - Helsinki Research Hub on Emotions, Populism and Polarisation, the Pro et Contra book series, and HUP.

The book is freely available in open access. Find the link in the comments section below.

📣 Upcoming books!

'Rays of Language: Linguistic Perspectives on Non-Literary Papyri and Related Sources' will be published in December 2025. The volume, edited by Klaas Bentein and Marja Vierros, delves into multilingualism, scribal practices, syntactic structures, and socio-pragmatic features of ancient texts.

'Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories' investigates the memory work and mnemonic practices of families dispersed by war, conflict, repression, occupation, and forced migration. The book is edited by Johanna Leinonen, Seija Jalagin, Outi Kähäri, Ilmari Leppihalme, Hanna-Leena Määttä, and Elina Turjanmaa.

All our books are freely available in open access. You'll find more information about our upcoming releases on our website. Check the link in the comments section below.

October 13 marks in the United States.

In the spirit of the day, we recommend reading 'Bridging Cultural Concepts of Nature: Indigenous People and Protected Spaces of Nature', edited by Andersson, Cothran & Kekki (2021). This volume challenges the old paradigm in which Indigenous peoples are excluded from the conservation and protection of , and instead calls for the meaningful inclusion of voices in these critical discussions.

The book is freely available in . Find the link in the comments section below.

New book!

'Remote and Roaming' by Mari Toivanen explores the practices, meanings, and politics of digital nomadism through extensive ethnographic fieldwork. This book is a great read for scholars and anyone interested in learning more about combining work and travel, as well as the reasons people choose this lifestyle.

The book is freely available on HUP's website. Find the link in the comments section below.