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Sociology professor at University of California San Diego and (co)author of The Refugee System (2023); Refuge beyond Reach (2019); and Culling the Masses (2014). I research policies and experiences around migration and asylum. https://tinyurl.com/4snsdvzf .. more

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Nov 27

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · 13d

hats off to @usnatarchives.bsky.social
for displaying pre-WW2 refugee documents - a refugee from Soviet Armenia seeking to stay in USA in 1934 bc he was a political or religious refugee and would be stateless if deported. Act of June 8, 1934 is often forgotten in #RefugeeHistory

David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · 20d

It was a real coup to get my hands on a copy of Paolo Boccagni's new book. This ethnography of the absurd confronts the existential question of what it means to live in limbo while waiting for asylum.

Available open access from @ucpress.bsky.social

www.ucpress.edu/books/undoin...

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Jul 27

Congratulations to @hekwon.bsky.social for her new publication, "Privileged pariahs: agency of Korean expatriate mothers in the UAE"

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

www.tandfonline.com

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · Jul 26

I'm excited to share pre-print of a ✨ new paper with the great @sumpierrez.bsky.social!

We study ’pathways of external citizenship’ across 194 countries 🌎 since 1960. We do so by building a sequence analysis of the timing and extent of dual citizenship acceptance and external voting rights.

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Title
Pathways to External Citizenship: The Global Extension of Dual Citizenship and Voting From Abroad
Authors
Sebastian Umpierrez de Reguero and Maarten Vink
Description
The extension of dual citizenship and external voting rights over the past decades has been widely observed. Both trends contribute to the phenomenon of external citizenship, where citizens residing abroad hold rights to political participation irrespective of other transnational ties. Yet these trends have been studied in a disconnected manner. This is remarkable as the exercise of external voting requires nationals abroad to keep a legal link with the home country, while dual citizenship acceptance is high on the agenda of politically mobilized emigrant communities. In this paper, we make two original contributions. First, applying sequence analysis to a dataset covering 194 countries over 61 years (N=10,310), we identify five dominant pathways in extending rights to dual citizenship and external voting: 1) norm setters, 2) dual citizenship only, 3) external voting only, 4) latecomers, and 5) norm resisters. Second, we analyze the correlates of these pathways with a focus on the predominant political regime type. Democratic regimes are not more prone to be norm setters that adopt both forms of rights extension but are less likely to be norm resisters that do not adopt either. Partial norm extenders and latecomers are not significantly associated with a particular regime experience.

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Jul 10

My piece in Foreign Affairs is out on the problems of third country and offshore detention www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

The Sordid History of Offshoring Migrants

Trump is only the latest to embrace a costly and immoral tactic.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Jun 11

So sorry to learn of the passing of Richard Alba. His work will be passed on through our teaching and research for years to come.

David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Jun 11

Hi, I got a copy from the Archdiocese archives in Guadalajara in 2003 or 2004. I searched and don't have an electronic copy. I would have to dig into a warehouse to see if there is a paper copy in my archives

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Jun 9

Read how the U.S. systematically externalized its borders using health controls beginning in the 1800s, laying the groundwork for controls that were repurposed during the Covid-19 and Title 42 era to keep out asylum seekers.

Open access in Migration Studies.

doi.org/10.1093/migr...

Remote biopower: Constructing the system of immigrant health controls

Abstract. The selection of migrants based on judgments about their health was a fundamental driver of state migration controls. The USA was a global leader

doi.org

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · May 20

This incredible resource on Canadian immigration policy is out. Hats off to the dream team of authors, including the late Jeff Reitz. A capstone achievement to an illustrious career. utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...

David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · May 2

Devastated to learn of the passing of Jeff Reitz. He was such a model of scholarship and decency.

www.sociology.utoronto.ca/news/memoria...

munkschool.utoronto.ca/gml/news/mem...

In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Jeffrey G. Reitz | Department of Sociology

www.sociology.utoronto.ca

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Apr 24

A fresh way of thinking in a systems framework

Daniel Naujoks @danielnaujoks.bsky.social · Apr 24

Fresh off the press in 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗮: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸
It conceptualizes my 20 years of research on migration&development and public policies.
Thanks for reading, sharing & engaging!
online.ucpress.edu/gp/article-a...

David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Apr 24

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Apr 24

Welcome, Lucy. You might check out several Starter Packs of migration/ refugee researchers. You are in this pack

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Apr 12

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow

Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thanks; fixed with new post

David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Apr 11

My review of “Framing Refugees: How the Admission of Refugees is Debated in Six Countries across the World” by Daniel Drewski and Jürgen Gerhards

Updated link to the review:
academic.oup.com/sf/article/1...

Link to the book:
tinyurl.com/3mw3kzxp

We need more comparative work like this.

tinyurl.com

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Julian Hattem @jmhattem.bsky.social · Apr 4

Missed this, but Italy last week tightened rules for citizenship for people of Italian ancestry born abroad. only people w Italian parents or grandparents are now eligible

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/w...

Why Italy Made It Harder to Become Italian

The government says it tightened citizenship rules because of a deluge of applications from the descendants of emigrants who only coveted an Italian passport.

www.nytimes.com

Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · Mar 28

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

Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · Mar 5

Call for Papers for the Special Issue “Who is a Refugee in the 21st Century?” I am co-editing with @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social & Aryan Karimi @ubcmigration.bsky.social

We look forward to receiving your abstracts by March 31!

More info: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...

Call for Papers Special Issue: Who is a Refugee in the 21st Century? - 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.

www.imiscoe.org

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Jeff Crisp @jfcrisp.bsky.social · Mar 13

Dark days at IOM:
www.devex.com/news/scoop-u...

Scoop: UN migration agency cuts more jobs, shutters lifesaving programs

The International Organization for Migration lays off 20% of its headquarters staff, cease lifesaving operations from Myanmar to Yemen.

www.devex.com

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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · Mar 5

Call for Papers Special Issue: Who is a Refugee in the 21st Century? - 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.

www.imiscoe.org

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Mar 5

How wonderful to be in community with friends and colleagues at @enmisa.bsky.social for the Distinguished Scholar Award panel. There is much work to do!

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · Feb 28

It is that time of the year again!

@eu-eurostat.extwitter.link today published data on citizenship acquisition updated to 2023

a 🧵 on a few things we learn from the data and some of the usual caveats to keep in mind

ec.europa.eu/eurostat/sta...

Acquisition of citizenship statistics

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Feb 27

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Gov. Hochul orders CUNY to remove Palestine scholar job post

System leaders took down a job posting for a Palestinian studies professor at Governor Hochul’s insistence. Faculty say it’s an unprecedented breach of academic autonomy.

www.insidehighered.com

Yael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · Feb 22

Oh Statue of Liberty has been removed from USCIS logo. Not subtle!

www.lexisnexis.com/community/in...

Statue of Liberty, "America's Promise" Gone from USCIS Logo

For a while, USCIS had this as their logo: Now, it's this:

www.lexisnexis.com

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David FitzGerald @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social · Feb 7

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations

Thousands of press releases about decade-old enforcement actions topped search results, all updated with a timestamp from after Trump’s inauguration

www.theguardian.com

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Stacy Fahrenthold @sfahrenthold.bsky.social · Feb 7

Colleagues in Middle East Studies! The Anthropology dept at UC Davis is hiring in Palestine Studies. Scholars at the Assistant and Associate Professor levels will be considered; please share widely!

mesana.org/resources-an...

Middle East Studies Association

The Department of Anthropology seeks to hire a sociocultural anthropologist of Palestine. The appointment will be made at the assistant or associate professor rank.

mesana.org

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