What the study found
The article introduces “imported criminalisation,” a form of repression in which a host country adopts the securitisation and criminalisation standards of a country of origin against a diaspora. It argues that this can affect the host society by changing legal standards and creating a grey area for discretionary judgement, uncertainty, and fear.
What the authors say this matters
The authors suggest that imported criminalisation is part of conflict transportation and transnational repression. They also state that the Trilateral Memorandum among Turkey, Sweden, and Finland has negative impacts on Swedish and Finnish societies and on the Kurdish diaspora in those countries.
What the researchers tested
The article examines the Trilateral Memorandum between Turkey, Sweden, and Finland in the context of Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession. It discusses its impact on the Kurdish diaspora in the Nordic countries and reviews changes in the diaspora’s mobilisation in Sweden and Finland.
What worked and what didn't
The abstract states that imported criminalisation alters legal standards in the host society and creates uncertainty and fear. It also says the article discusses negative impacts of the Memorandum and responses in Swedish and Finnish societies, as well as changes in Kurdish diaspora mobilisation, but it does not provide detailed results in the abstract.
What to keep in mind
The available summary does not give detailed evidence, measures, or specific case findings. It also does not describe limitations in detail beyond the scope of the article being focused on the Kurdish diaspora in Sweden and Finland.
Key points
- The article defines “imported criminalisation” as a host country adopting the criminalisation standards of a country of origin against a diaspora.
- It says this process can alter legal standards and create uncertainty and fear.
- The paper examines the Trilateral Memorandum between Turkey, Sweden, and Finland in relation to NATO accession.
- It discusses the Memorandum’s impact on the Kurdish diaspora in Sweden and Finland and changes in diaspora mobilisation.
- The abstract does not provide detailed results or limitations.
Disclosure
- Research title:
- Imported criminalisation affects Kurdish diaspora in Nordic countries
- Authors:
- Francesco Ventura
- Institutions:
- University of Florence
- Publication date:
- 2026-02-27
- OpenAlex record:
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