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Sayaka
Osanami Törngren
Associate Professor/Researcher
sayaka.torngren@mau.se
+46 40 665 72 27
orcid.org/0000-0003-0137-5528
Presentation
Sayaka Osanami Törngren is Associate Professor in International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER). Currently, she engages in full-time research at the research institute Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare.
Osanami Törngren’s research interests are questions related to race and racialization, racism and discrimination, and inequality. She has an extensive experience in conducting and managing externally funded research (EU and national funding). Her work involves international and cross-sectoral collaboration.
She received her B.A. from Sophia University, Tokyo and Ph.D. from Malmö/Linköping University (a joint program). Her dissertation Love Ain’t Got No Color- Attitudes toward Interracial Marriage in Sweden was awarded the Malmö University’s Dissertation of the Year (2012).
She has taught courses on race, ethnicity and identity within International Migration and Ethnic Relations Master’s program, and act as supervisor for M.A. students (Research Internship and M.A. thesis).
Current research focus
• Racial discrimination in hiring processes
• Imaging and branding of Sweden and Swedishness
• Racial and ethnic representation on TV and advertisements
• Racial color-blindness
Affiliation
• Center for Sustainability Research (CSR), Stockholm School of Economics (https://www.hhs.se/en/research/centers/csr/)
• Division of Migration, Ethnicity and Society (REMESO), Linköping University (https://liu.se/en/organisation/liu/ikos/remeso)
External appointments
• Associate Editor for section Race and Ethnicity for Sociology Compass (https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17519020)
• Vice-chair of Nordic Migration Research (https://nordicmigrationresearch.com/)
• Co-chair of IMISCOE Standing Commitee Race, Racism and Discrimination (https://www.imiscoe.org/research/standing-committees/race-racism-and-discrimination)
Publications
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2023 | Report
City for Everybody -Building ResponsibleAction for Inclusive Local Communities (CIFER): National Report
Mette Edith Lundsfryd Stendevad, Sayaka Osanami Törngren, Nahikari Irastorza
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2023 | Other
Understanding the gap between refugee integration policies and experiences of integration: Results from two EU-funded projects, FOCUS and NIEM
Nahikari Irastorza, Sayaka Osanami Törngren
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2023 | Article in journal
The empty body: exploring the destabilised brand of a racialised space
Sofia Ulver, Sayaka Osanami Törngren
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2023 | Chapter in book
To be or not to be ‘White' in Japan: Japaneseness and racial whiteness through the lens of mixed Japanese people
Yuna Sato, Adrijana Miladinović, Sayaka Osanami Törngren
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2023 | Chapter in book
Reimagining Japan Through the Experiences of Mixed Japanese
Yuna Sato, Yu-Anis Aruga, Sayaka Osanami Törngren
Research Projects
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Research project
Racialized emotional labour in Swedish welfare organisations
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Research project
"EqualAct" Equal chances in active labour market program placements for different ethnic groups? Examining decision making in the Swedish...
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Research project
Collaborative cross-sectoral research communication as cognitive boosting towards inclusive hiring decisions
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Research project
City for Everybody - Building Responsible Action for Inclusive Local Communities (CIFER)
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Research project
Tackling structural & institutional racism in 8 EU Member States
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Research project
Exploration of hiring discrimination and possibilities for intervention through eye-tracking
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Research project
TiMS: The role of tourism in multicultural societies - adding to stereotypes or contributing to diversity?