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IMIS - Institute for Migration Research & Intercultural Studies @imisosnabrueck.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

The #SFB1604 ‘Production of Migration’ Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) invites PhD researchers from the field of #MigrationStudies to participate in an international & interdisciplinary PhD Spring School from 14-17 April 2026. Apply until 15 November 2025. phdschool.producingmigration.org

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Interested in any of these titles? Come and review one for us! Book reviewers receive a free e-copy or print copy in exchange for 750-1,000 words of their insight into the text. Email our book reviews editor nayera.bordercrim[at]gmail.com for more info 📖

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 01/08/2025

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships:
Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

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The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science @mpips.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Many countries need immigration to sustain their economies, yet public opposition often dominates. How can we make Immigration popular? Join @akoustov.bsky.social, Marc Helbling & Karen Schönwälder tomorrow for a panel discussion tackling this question! Moderated by @ulrikebialas.bsky.social

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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I will have the pleasure of moderating this event tomorrow. The book is fantastic and the topic couldn’t be more timely. Live stream via YouTube at 2:30 PM CEST

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The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science @mpips.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Are migration policies leaning toward securitization & exclusion, or do they reflect a complex mix of openness, human rights, & diversity normalization? How do policies governing movement intersect with the governance of societal diversity? Workshop today on #Migration & #Immigrant #Policies

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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Thank you to Ethnic and Racial Studies for putting together this amazing symposium on my book! Please consider checking out the four contributions and my response

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Alexander-Kenneth Nagel @aknagel78.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Ich verantworte die Research Area zu Religionsgemeinschaften als Agenten von Mobilitätsrechten (z.B. Kirchenasyl) und freue mich über Bewerbungen aus der Religionswissenschaft und Religionssoziologie! --> www.uni-goettingen.de/de/research+...

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Research Areas - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Webseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Three days left to submit your abstracts on experiences of refugeehood for our planned special issue! Details below

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Thoughts about how the current geopolitical reset will affect citizenship law and policies around the 🌎? There is still time to write and submit your essay for our @globalcit.bsky.social essay award!

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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I’m extremely grateful to ERS Journal for organizing this wonderful book symposium! My response to the four thoughtful & critical essays on my book is now out

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Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · 23/02/2025

Our Transnationalism and Diasporas Collection is now out! This collection features 17 key papers from Ethnic and Racial Studies, showcasing shifts in concepts & debates since 1978. The collection is available here: buff.ly/3CQSkwF

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

How do we respond to these times of global disorder? We are offering £2,500 for discussion papers of around 4,000 words on this topical theme. Deadline for proposals: 14th April. Please pass on to interested networks www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...

Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Apply to be an editor for Sociology of Race and Ethnicity! ASA’s Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities is looking for editor applications from individuals and teams. Applications due March 28. Read the call here: bit.ly/4jsHxZN #ASA #journals #sociology #research #editor

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Confused about birthright citizenship? Have you heard of jus sanguinis v jus soli, but no clear idea what these terms mean? Why do countries apply different rules? Why does this matter? Check out the profiles of these brilliant citizenship scholars ✨ (and happy to add more) go.bsky.app/5vLDGon

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Valentin Feneberg @vfeneberg.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Looking for research on South-South return migration for my Master Seminar on Migration Policy in Comparative Perspective (e.g. Pakistan-Afghanistan). Any recommendations? @fluchtforschung.bsky.social @fmreview.bsky.social

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Simone Pfeifer @simonepfeifer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Our call for contributions for the boasblog on "Co-Producing Knowledge" is finally out! Deadline is 30 March, later contributions are possible. boasblogs.org/coproducingk... #collaborativeanthropology #participatoryanthropology #actionbasedresearch #coproducingknowledge #reflexivity

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

[Call for Book Reviewers 📚] Are you interested in reviewing books on border control and migration? We're looking for contributors to review the titles below. Get in touch at nayera.bordercrim@gmail.com . Spread the word!

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ASA Int'l Migration @asamigration.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

ASA International Migration section is now on BlueSky! Please give us a follow :)

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Megha Amrith @meghaamrith.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

📢PhD Vacancy in my new ERC project ‘WELL-ASIA’ @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social on the wellness industry in Southeast Asia! The PhD will work ethnographically on transnational labour mobilities in Singapore’s wellness sector 🌏Applications due April 16! vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...

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PhD candidate in Transnational Labour Mobilities in Southeast Asia

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Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · 16/02/2025

Have you checked out our new #ERSSpecialIssue V.48, Issue 4? The issue explores how migration governance relies on categorization, shaping migrants' experiences, despite discrepancies between bureaucratic labels and lived realities. Articles: buff.ly/3ElIvak

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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

A long time in the making, our special issue is finally out! Check out the articles for insights about migrant classifications from around the world

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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

It was a pleasure speaking with Liberty & Eleonora on IMISCOE’s Migration Podcast about our research and why we think it matters

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Yael Peled @ypeled.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

This looks amazing.

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Media clips from ASA members Raka Ray @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, Max Besbris ‪@uwsoc.bsky.social‬, Aldon Morris, and Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social. Includes reflections on the passing of Michael Burawoy.

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The Society Pages @thesocietypages.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Sociology in the News: Raka Ray and @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social on the passing of renowned Sociologist Michael Burawoy, Max Besbris on post-wildfire rebuilding, Aldon Morris & Harry Edwards on the Trump admin, @ulrikebialas.bsky.social on migration in France, & more: 🔗 bit.ly/40VHwFg 🔗

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The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science @mpips.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Here is a starter pack of our current researchers & Alumni, please tag anyone that I did not find! go.bsky.app/8pr6Dgt

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Fabian Gülzau @fguelzau.eurosky.social · 07/02/2025

A research project I am involved in is organizing a conference on the integration and naturalization of refugees and migrants and has just published the Call for Papers. The conference will take place on 13–14 November 2025 in Berlin. Looking forward to seeing you in Berlin! #migcitsky

Image of the Call for Papers for the International conference 'Integration and naturalisation of refugees and migrants: Agency, bureaucracy, and policy change'. Full text available online: https://www.svr-migration.de/en/research/research-projects/international-conference/

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Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · 02/02/2025

#ERSNew 🐣🔓 Forever 17 examines how these young men navigate age classifications, often strategically claiming an age that aligns with their needs. This process queers temporalities of ageing and state-centred binary classifications. Article by. @andrikopoulos.bsky.social : buff.ly/4jDHWc4

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Department for Migration and Globalisation @demigkrems.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Take a look at this interesting call: The IMISCOE Standing Committee on Forced Migration and Refugees invites applications to co-chair, coordinators and PhD representative Application Deadline: 23 February 2025 www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...

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The SC Forced Migration and Refugees invites applications to co-chair, coordinators and PhD representative - IMISCOE

IMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The focus is on comparative research and joint research projects.

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Methods in Migration Research (Meth@Mig - IMISCOE) @methatmig.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Hello there! We are the IMISCOE Standing Committee „Methodological Approaches and Tools in Migration Research“ or “Meth@Mig” for short. We will use this profile to share news about our SC and members. Please follow us to stay up-to-date. Learn more about us: www.imiscoe.org/research/sta...

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 04/02/2025

This is effectively a ban on sociology. Banned words include "inequality" (and "inequalities" just in case), "socioeconomic," "status," "gender," "race and ethnicity," "institutional," "systemic," "biases," "polarization," and even "sense of belonging." Is there any subfield left?!

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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

So grateful to Apostolos for his thoughtful (and critical!) engagement with my book. My response will be published soon.

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

If you missed the presentation and discussion of "Forever 17: Coming of Age in the German Asylum System" by @ulrikebialas.bsky.social, click here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q92k...

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Forever 17: Coming of Age in the German Asylum System

YouTube video by The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies

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Andrew Geddes @andrewpgeddes.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

😎The call for applications for the 21st annual Migration Summer School @mpc-eui.bsky.social is now open. Find out how you can join a diverse community of migration scholars, advocates and practitioners from all over the world in Florence, Italy this summer ⬇️

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Aleks Lewicki @aleksandralewicki.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

3 more days … if you have something in the pipeline on racism(s) in the east of Europe, send us your abstract:

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Standing Committee MIGCITPOL @migcitpol.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

IMISCOE's Standing Committee on Migration, Citizenship and Political Participation is here! We study how states regulate citizenship status & rights, the factors shaping migrants’ access to naturalization, and migrants' participation in origin AND receiving countries. www.imiscoe.org/research/sta...

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Migration, Citizenship and Political Participation - IMISCOE

IMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The focus is on comparative research and joint research projects.

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Maximilian Pichl @maxpichl.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Viele wollten Migration aus dem Wahlkampf heraushalten - aber jeden Tag radikalisiert sich der Diskurs. Am 29.1 (18h) versuche ich in einem Online-Vortrag grundsätzlicher auf den autoritären Backlash einzugehen und freue mich auf eine lebhafte Diskussion. Anmelden 👇 www.zbbs-sh.de/events/onlin...

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Online: Vortrag und Diskussion "AM AUTORITÄREN KIPPPUNKT??" -

Online: Vortrag und Diskussion "AM AUTORITÄREN KIPPPUNKT??" Mittwoch, 29.1.2025 um 18 Uhr mit Prof. Dr. Maximilian Pichl, Hochschule Rhein Main

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Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · 21/01/2025

‘Age is just a number’: #StateCategories, migrant agency and queer moments in the temporalities of ageing Author: Apostolos Andrikopoulos @andrikopoulos.bsky.social‬ University College London Coming soon! #MigrantAgency, #UnaccompaniedMinors, #QueerTemporalities, #age, #deception

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Vicki Squire @vickisquire.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

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Jonas Wiedner @jwied.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

🚨Jobs!🚨 Wir suchen weiter nach einem Kollegen oder einer Kollegin, die politischen und religiösen Extremismus erforschen will. Neue deadline: 9. Februar 2025 wzb.eu/de/jobs/wiss...

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Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) – Postdoctoral Researcher (ID 304)

Das Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) sucht in der Abteilung Migration, Integration, Transnationalisierung (Direktor: Prof. Dr. Ruud Koopmans; siehe...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Sharing an incredible resource for people looking to follow the legal changes on immigration under Trump. A law professor and numerous students at Yale Law and Stanford Law will be tracking and summarizing every change in immigration policy. immpolicytracking.org/home/

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Immigration Policy Tracking Project

A comprehensive and dynamic catalogue of immigration policies issued by the Trump administration since January 2017.

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Migration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

"Psychological factors have received insufficient attention in #migration literature (...)" In this #interview, James Dennison and Olivera Komar discuss the importance of broadening traditional explanations to understand why some people migrate, and others do not. Learn more: loom.ly/lxOb9Go

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Netzwerk Fluchtforschung @fluchtforschung.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Neuer Beitrag im Fluchtforschungsblog! “Rückkehr nach Syrien – Realitätscheck aus Perspektive der empirischen Migrationsforschung” von Birgit Glorius @bglorious.bsky.social (TU Chemnitz). fluchtforschung.net/rueckkehr-na...

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