Mervi Leppäkorpi
Postdoctoral Researcher
Grant-funded Researcher
Spanish speaking Women as Clients of the Welfare State.
Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
[email protected] | +358 50 432 8935
I am generally interested in migration and mobility and experiences that define belonging to the community of citizens. I investigate currently Spanish speaking women’s experiences of the welfare state.
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"Jotta Suomi ei olisi muita houkuttelevampi" – Vetävät, pitävät ja työntävät tekijät hallituksen esityksissä ulkomaalaislaiksi vuosina 1990–2020
Leppäkorpi, Mervi, 2025, Sosiologia, 62, 4, 325-341. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Book review of Ferrero, Laura, Vargas, Ana Cristina and Guagliariello, Chiara (eds.) 2021. Embodying Borders. A Migrant’s Right to Health, Universal Rights and Local Policies. New York: Berghahn Books. 255 pp
Leppäkorpi, Mervi, 2022, Nordic journal of migration research, 12, 4, 493-495. B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
In search of a normal life : an ethnography of migrant irregularity in Northern Europe
Leppäkorpi, Mervi, 2022, Publications of the University of Eastern Finland : dissertations in social sciences and business studies. G4 Doctoral dissertation (monograph) -
Family reunification. Who gets the family to Finland, who doesn't and why?
Leppäkorpi Mervi, 2017, Nordic journal of migration research, 7, 4, 262-264. B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
The Importance of Social Cappital for Migrants' Integrating into Society without Work Permits
Leppäkorpi, Mervi, 2017, Voices of Mexico, 103 Spring 2017, 45-48. B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Alho, Rolle (2015). Inclusion or Exclusion? Trade Union Strategies and Labor Migration
Leppäkorpi Mervi, 2016, Nordic journal of migration research, 6, 4, 252-253. B1 Non-refereed journal articles