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Paolo Velásquez

@heypaolo.bsky.social

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Postdoc @ University of Oxford's Centre on Migration, Policy and Society https://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/people/paolo-velasquez

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Paolo Velásquez @heypaolo.bsky.social · Mar 27

The entire book is now available open access!

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Migration Stigma: Understanding Prejudice, Discrimination, and Exclusion

An introduction to the concept of “migration stigma,” along with new analytical frameworks to deepen understanding of the experiences of immigrants, their

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Paolo Velásquez @heypaolo.bsky.social · 7d

Same vibe

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Maureen Eger @maureeneger.bsky.social · 16d

What is the liberalizing potential of higher education? In this @bjsociology.bsky.social research, we show substantial variation in the association between field of study and anti-immigrant sentiment — a pattern most pronounced among those with tertiary degrees doi.org/10.1111/1468...

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Paolo Velásquez @heypaolo.bsky.social · 28d

APSA Pre-conference @migration.ubc.ca!

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Sep 4

This happened 💥🎭🫶🏼 #ECSR2025
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Paolo Velásquez @heypaolo.bsky.social · Aug 9

Maybe this academic.oup.com/jssam/advanc...

Question Form Matters: Examining Trust in Government through Open and Closed Survey Items

Abstract. How we ask questions in surveys significantly impacts the answers. While previous research has examined differences between open-ended and closed

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Paolo Velásquez @heypaolo.bsky.social · Aug 4

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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · Jul 25

All the keynote recordings are available now, enjoy! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

IC2S2'25 Norrköping - YouTube

This playlist contains all keynotes from IC2S2'25 in Norrköping, Sweden.

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Mariña Fernández Reino @mfreino.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢 *Call for Applications* / 📢 *Convocatoria abierta*
Join our project on Prejudice & Discrimination at the Spanish National Research Council (Madrid 🇪🇸)
Open to junior scholars at different stages (postdocs, predocs, or MSc grads considering a PhD)
🔗 ⬇️ www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zrur0...

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Are Skeie Hermansen @aresherman.bsky.social · Jul 17

Short piece about our @nature.com paper on the immigrant-native pay gap in The Conversation! Also broad coverage in (so far) German, Dutch, and Spanish central news outlets today!

Immigrants in Europe and North America earn 18% less than natives – here’s why

Immigrants struggle to access higher-paying jobs, meaning their skills often go to waste.

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Paolo Velásquez @heypaolo.bsky.social · Jul 17

Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs

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Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs - Nature

Data from nine European and North American countries reveal that the disparity in earnings between immigrants and natives is largely a result of segregation of immigrant workers into lower-paying jobs...

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Reto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · Jul 16

Two recently published studies show that individuals who studied humanities or art subjects are more socially liberal than those with degrees in other fields.

1) @maureeneger.bsky.social, @heypaolo.bsky.social &Mikael Hjerm (2025) in @bjsociology.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

What is the Liberalizing Potential of Higher Education? An Analysis of Academic Fields and Anti‐Immigrant Sentiment Across 32 Countries

The link between educational attainment and attitudes towards out-groups stands out as one of the most consistent statistical associations in the social and political sciences. However, a recent anal...

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British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social · Jul 15

This research note details the analyses of European Social Survey (ESS) data, spanning 32 countries and over 120,000 respondents, revealing substantial variation in the association between field of study and anti-immigrant prejudice.

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Paolo Velásquez @heypaolo.bsky.social · Jul 14

Five 2-year postdocs at the Stockholm School of Economics. Some knowledge of Swedish is necessary.

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Five 2-year post-doc positions at the new Arena for Migration and Integration at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE)

About the positionThis new initiative, housed at the SSE House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP), aims to create a platform to support the sustainable inte...

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Fabian Gülzau @fguelzau.bsky.social · Jul 14

🚨 New publication in JEMS: "Whom do we naturalise? A factorial survey on naturalisation preferences in Germany." How do ordinary Germans evaluate hypothetical naturalisation applications—considering factors like language proficiency, employment, and country of origin?

Whom do we naturalise? A factorial survey on naturalisation preferences in Germany

This article presents the findings of a novel survey experiment that investigates public attitudes towards naturalisation applicants in Germany. By employing vignettes of hypothetical applicants, t...

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Jonathan Mijs @jonathanmijs.com · Jul 9

Can providing facts about ethnic discrimination change people's beliefs and raise support for affirmative action?

We put it to the test in new @ispp-pops.bsky.social study with @willemdekoster.bsky.social, Jeroen v/d Waal and Masja van Meteren. A thread!

Open access link: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

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Paolo Velásquez @heypaolo.bsky.social · Jul 11

It looks great. Looking forward to attending!

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Seth Abrutyn @sethabrutyn.bsky.social · Jul 9

As is typical, show up for the sociology, leave with the Marxism. Last term, in my undergrad theory course, a student asked me in week 9 why I hadn’t mentioned capitalism yet. I laughed and asked why? He told me that it was a common fact that capitalism was said by week 2 in every sociology class

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · Jul 9

Does higher ed liberalize sentiments about immigrants? Using survey data across 32 countries, CASBS fellow @maureeneger.bsky.social & coauthors reveal substantial variation in the assoc b/w field of study & anti-immigrant prejudice

👉 @bjsociology.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Paolo Velásquez @heypaolo.bsky.social · Jul 9

This research note is now online! here is the updated link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Jul 4

EqualStrength crowd is the coolest crowd 😎🔥 #IMISCOE2025 (

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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · Jul 4

Last day of #IMISCOE2025, @heypaolo.bsky.social is presenting joint work with @mfreino.bsky.social on perception of fairness and discrimination among migrants in the english housing market

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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · Jul 1

Excited to be at the #IMISCOE conference in Paris this week! Will present work on intersectionality and stereotypes with new data from the @equalstrength.bsky.social project in the last session on Friday. Last session is the best session right?

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Madeleine Sumption @msumption.bsky.social · Jul 2

Pleased to share my new article in Migration Studies @MigrationJrnl on why it’s so much harder than it sounds for government to select the “best and brightest” migrants

I illustrate using the example of two widely criticized 'investor visa' programmes
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Mathilda Åkerlund @mathildaakerlund.bsky.social · May 23

I min och @jesperstromback.bsky.social nya artikel undersöker vi hur ytterhögern i USA under lång tid har försökt legitimera idén om Sverige som världens våldtäktsepicentrum.

Jesper Stromback @jesperstromback.bsky.social · May 23

Publication alert! In this new article, @mathildaakerlund.bsky.social and I investigate the right-wing disinformative construction of Sweden as the "rape capital" of the world. @polcomm.bsky.social

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Cumulative disinformation through citation: Investigating the longitudinal construction of Sweden as the ‘rape capital’ of the world - Mathilda Åkerlund, Jesper Strömbäck, 2025

Sweden has increasingly come into international far right focus, and digital media sites in the United States have proven especially active in spreading mis- an...

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · May 21

🚨NEW EVENT🚨

The government just announced new policies to try and reduce migration to the UK

To unpack the implications, trade offs & public opinion, join our expert panel @jdportes.bsky.social, Madeleine Sumption, @robfordmancs.bsky.social & @anandmenon.bsky.social

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UKICE Lunch Hour: The migration question - UK in a changing Europe

Join our online panel to hear their expert analysis of the implications of the UK government's immigration white paper, as well as the key trade offs.

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