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Riikka Era is a grant researcher and doctoral candidate at the Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere. Their research focuses on migration studies, media discourse analysis, refugee youth well-being, and gender norms in educational institutions. They investigate topics such as undocumented youth experiences, social equity framing in journalism, and institutional discourse around violence in early childhood education.
Key research interests include analyzing media representations of migration and gender, exploring the intersection of legal status and social inclusion, and developing co-research methods with marginalized youth populations. Their work integrates qualitative methodologies like ethnography and discourse analysis.
Recent publications examine undocumented youth in Finland, global child welfare in conflict zones, and journalistic framing of political and economic crises. They have critically analyzed media narratives around migrant mothers and competitiveness discourses in Finnish media during the 2015–2016 period.
