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Charlotta Hedberg is a Professor in Human Geography at Umeå University. Her research focuses on migration and mobility, particularly international rural migration. She conducts ethnographic analyses of transnational and translocal perspectives related to international labor migration, with specific examples such as the Thai berry pickers in Sweden. She has performed register-based studies analyzing labor market careers and internal migration among international migrants in Sweden. Her recent work examines the relationship between place, rurality, and migration. Current research projects include 'Channelling temporary migration: New Green North' supported by the Swedish Research Council and sustainability transitions in the rural economy through initiatives like the Wild Berry Shifting project. Previously, she worked at the Department of Social and Economic Geography at Uppsala University and the Department of Human Geography at Stockholm University.
Umeå University • Umeå, Sweden
Teaching and research in Human Geography, focusing on migration and rurality.
Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.