The aim of this seminar is to explore new directions and broaden the perspectives impacting the studies of/with Queer refugees in the Nordics asking what kind of new concepts and methodologies are relevant to push knowledge further in the Nordic region? For instance, how are queer refugees and migrants affected by and used in the Nordic and the global “migration paradigm shifts”? What new methodologies are needed to explore the legal, cultural and social differences in the receiving societies? How can solidarities with other groups and research fields be formed to meet the challenges in global and local politics? Thus, the seminar will both pay attention to the ongoing changes in the asylum regime, but also LGBTIQ+ support communities and networks, and other civil spaces.