Tove is currently working on the research project “Possibilities and Realities of return migration: Perspectives on integration, exclusion and withdrawal (PREMIG)”. Her geographical focus is Burundi and she will be exploring the actual pattern of return to Burundi and how the reintegration process is experienced among the returnees and the communities to which they return. Fieldwork will be conducted in Norway, UK and Burundi.
Tove Heggli Sagmo left PRIO in 2016. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Tove Heggli Sagmo
Interests and experience
Work Experience:
2009-2010 UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Title: Associate Livelihoods Officer
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
2007- 2009 UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Title: Associate Community Services Officer,
Location: Arua, Uganda
2005-2007 NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Press, Cultural, Relations and Information Department
Title: Consultant
Location: Oslo, Norway
**Education:**2004 Master in Human Geography from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
2002 Development Studies, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand
2002 Bachelor from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
1999 Development studies, Agder University College
Languages: Norwegian (mother tongue), English, French(basic) German (Basic)
Projects
Sept 2015 – Oct 2019
Governing and Experiencing Citizenship in Multicultural Scandinavia (GOVCIT)
Governing and Experiencing Citizenship in Multicultural Scandinavia (GOVCIT)
May 2015 – Oct 2016
Dimensions of Accountability in Somaliland
Dimensions of Accountability in Somaliland
Jan 2015 – Dec 2018
Norway's Peace Engagement
Norway's Peace Engagement
Jul 2011 – Feb 2012
Transnational and Regional Dynamics of Violence and Conflict Resolution in Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa
Transnational and Regional Dynamics of Violence and Conflict Resolution in Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa
Jan 2011 – Mar 2016
Return Migration and Social Change: Creating Distinctions in the Social Field
Return Migration and Social Change: Creating Distinctions in the Social Field
Jun 2010 – Dec 2016
Possibilities and Realities of Return Migration (PREMIG)
Possibilities and Realities of Return Migration (PREMIG)
Latest publications
Marta Bivand Erdal & Tove Heggli Sagmo (2017)
Descent, birthplace and residence: Aligning principles of citizenship with realities of migrant transnationalism
Descent, birthplace and residence: Aligning principles of citizenship with realities of migrant transnationalism
Journal article in Norwegian Journal of Geography
Tove Heggli Sagmo (2016)
Return Migration and Social Change: Creating Distinctions in the Social Field
Return Migration and Social Change: Creating Distinctions in the Social Field
PhD thesis
Øystein H. Rolandsen, Tove Heggli Sagmo & Fanny Nicolaisen (2015)
South Sudan – Uganda Relations: The Cost of Peace
South Sudan – Uganda Relations: The Cost of Peace
Journal article in Conflict Trends
Tove Heggli Sagmo et al. (2015)
Innvandringsdebatt på feil premisser
Innvandringsdebatt på feil premisser
Popular article in NRK Ytring
Jørgen Carling et al. (2015)
Possibilities and realities of return migration
Possibilities and realities of return migration
PRIO Project Summary
Tove Heggli Sagmo (2015)
The role of social capital in post-conflict business development: perspectives from returning migrants in Burundi
The role of social capital in post-conflict business development: perspectives from returning migrants in Burundi
Book chapter in Africa's Return Migrants: The New Developers?
Cindy Horst & Tove Heggli Sagmo (2015)
Humanitarianism and Return: Compromising Protection?
Humanitarianism and Return: Compromising Protection?
PRIO Policy Brief
Marta Bivand Erdal & Tove Heggli Sagmo (2014)
Avleggs statsborgerskapslov
Avleggs statsborgerskapslov
Popular article in Dagens Næringsliv
Tove Heggli Sagmo (2014)
Return Visits as a Marker of Differentiation in the Social Field
Return Visits as a Marker of Differentiation in the Social Field
Journal article in Mobilities
Marta Bivand Erdal & Tove Heggli Sagmo (2013)
Mindre norsk med to pass
Mindre norsk med to pass
Popular article in Ytring
Latest news
Tuesday, 15 Mar 2016
Successful Doctoral Defence by Tove Heggli Sagmo
Successful Doctoral Defence by Tove Heggli Sagmo
Today, Tuesday 15 March, Tove Heggli Sagmo has successfully defended her doctoral thesis at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo: Return Migration and Social Change: Creating Distinctions in the Social Field.
Tuesday, 9 Feb 2016
PRIO Researchers Dispute Changes in Immigration Law
PRIO Researchers Dispute Changes in Immigration Law
Proposed changes in Norway's immigration could have adverse effects on integration, discriminate against persons with disabilities, and undermine democratic control.
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2015
PRIO Migration Research Update
PRIO Migration Research Update
Wednesday, 18 Mar 2015
Policy Brief on Humanitarian Organizations and Protection of Civilians
Policy Brief on Humanitarian Organizations and Protection of Civilians
As part of the NCHS project Protection of Civilians: From Principle to Practice, Cindy Horst and Tove Heggli Sagmo have published the Policy Brief ‘Humanitarianism and Return: Compromising Protection?’.
Monday, 20 Oct 2014
Norway’s Outdated Citizenship Legislation
Norway’s Outdated Citizenship Legislation
New Blog Post
Latest events
20–21 Aug 2015
Thinking About Going 'Home'
Thinking About Going 'Home'
Tuesday, 17 Mar 2015 08:15–10:00 UTC+01
Humanitarianism and Return: Compromising protection?
Humanitarianism and Return: Compromising protection?
Friday, 5 Dec 2014 08:30–10:00 UTC+01
Broadening Approaches to Radicalization: Youth, Identity and Belonging
Broadening Approaches to Radicalization: Youth, Identity and Belonging
Tuesday, 8 May 2012 11:30–15:30 UTC+02
Snapshots of Research on International Migration and Mobility
Snapshots of Research on International Migration and Mobility
Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011 08:45–12:30 UTC+02
'A Dream, a Threat, a Duty' - A conference on return migration
'A Dream, a Threat, a Duty' - A conference on return migration