An Ambiguous Ban on Ethnic Profiling : Reforming Immigration Law Enforcement at the Juncture of Non-Discrimination Norms and Migration

The article examines a reform of internal immigration policing in Finland. It discusses the public debate on ethnic profiling and the legal reform process of regulating immigration law enforcement by the Finnish government from 2013 to 2015 through an analysis of official documents and media coverage. The reform included elements of both criminalisation of migration and human rights protections. The Finnish government added a ban on ethnic profiling in the Aliens Act. At the same time, it gave the police and the border guard more powers to conduct identity checks on foreign citizens. The paper argues that regulation and practices of immigration policing are affected by power positions of different national actors and the nature of public debate. The presence of ethnic minorities and representatives of civil society during the policy process and public discussions on ethnic and racial profiling in Finland was negligible. Both immigration policing and immigration law enforcement policy-making risk repeating formally equal patterns that are, in practice, biased.Peer reviewe

Turvattomuuden tuotantoa? : Muslimit ekstremismin torjunnan sekä julkisen ja yksityisen poliisitoiminnan kohteena

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Kapitalismin karkottamat

Karkottamisen logiikka : brutaali ja monimutkainen maailmantalous / Saskia Sassen ; suomentanut Mariko Sato. Tampere : Vastapaino, 2018

Turvallisuus ja institutionaalinen rasismi : esimerkkinä etninen ja rodullinen syrjintä poliisitoiminnassa

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The Stopped - Ethnic profiling in Finland

The report has also been published in Finnish: Keskinen, SP, Aminkeng Atabong, A, Himanen, M, Kivijärvi, A, Osazee, U, Rousku, V & Pöyhölä, N 2018, Pysäytetyt - Etninen profilointi Suomessa. SSKH Notat, no. 2/2018, University of Helsinki, Swedish School of Social Science, Helsinki. http://www.profiling.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Pysaytetyt_SUOM.pdfPeer reviewe

The Stopped : Ethnic Profiling in Finland

The report has also been published in Finnish: Keskinen, SP, Aminkeng Atabong, A, Himanen, M, Kivijärvi, A, Osazee, U, Rousku, V & Pöyhölä, N 2018, Pysäytetyt - Etninen profilointi Suomessa. SSKH Notat, no. 2/2018, University of Helsinki, Swedish School of Social Science, Helsinki. http://www.profiling.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Pysaytetyt_SUOM.pdfPeer reviewe

The Stopped : Ethnic Profiling in Finland

The report has also been published in Finnish: Keskinen, SP, Aminkeng Atabong, A, Himanen, M, Kivijärvi, A, Osazee, U, Rousku, V & Pöyhölä, N 2018, Pysäytetyt - Etninen profilointi Suomessa. SSKH Notat, no. 2/2018, University of Helsinki, Swedish School of Social Science, Helsinki. http://www.profiling.fi/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Pysaytetyt_SUOM.pdfPeer reviewe

Amino acid-mediated impacts of elevated carbon dioxide and simulated root herbivory on aphids are neutralized by increased air temperatures

Changes in host plant quality, including foliar amino acid concentrations, resulting from global climate change and attack from multiple herbivores, have the potential to modify the pest status of insect herbivores. This study investigated how mechanically simulated root herbivory of lucerne (Medicago sativa) before and after aphid infestation affected the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) under elevated temperature (eT) and carbon dioxide concentrations (eCO2). eT increased plant height and biomass, and eCO2 decreased root C:N. Foliar amino acid concentrations and aphid numbers increased in response to eCO2, but only at ambient temperatures, demonstrating the ability of eT to negate the effects of eCO2. Root damage reduced aboveground biomass, height, and root %N, and increased root %C and C:N, most probably via decreased biological nitrogen fixation. Total foliar amino acid concentrations and aphid colonization success were higher in plants with roots cut early (before aphid arrival) than those with roots cut late (after aphid arrival); however, this effect was counteracted by eT. These results demonstrate the importance of amino acid concentrations for aphids and identify individual amino acids as being potential factors underpinning aphid responses to eT, eCO2, and root damage in lucerne. Incorporating trophic complexity and multiple climatic factors into plant–herbivore studies enables greater insight into how plants and insects will interact in the future, with implications for sustainable pest control and future crop security

Kapitalismin karkottamat

Karkottamisen logiikka : brutaali ja monimutkainen maailmantalous / Saskia Sassen ; suomentanut Mariko Sato. Tampere : Vastapaino, 2018