Dr. Sari Nauman

Biography

Sari Nauman is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Gothenburg specializing in political science, philosophy, and international relations. Her main research interests focus on situations of uncertainty and insecurity during the early modern period, particularly concerning the Swedish Empire. Nauman employs transdisciplinary methods to explore themes of trust, control, migration, identity, and secrecy. She is currently the Principal Investigator on multiple projects, including 'Outsiders: Internally Displaced Persons in Early Modern Europe,' which investigates the impact of state formation on internally displaced persons. This project aims to uncover the responsibilities that authorities and communities had toward IDPs and how these were articulated in terms of citizenship and belonging. Another project she leads examines local reception of refugees in Sweden during the Great Northern War. In addition, Nauman is involved in a collaborative effort analyzing the historical reception of strangers along the Northern European Littoral. Her work has been disseminated through various publications, reflecting her deep engagement with historical narratives and modern implications of migration and social dynamics.

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