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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · Aug 27

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 · Aug 1

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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MaxPlanckInstitute for the Study of Religious & Ethnic Diversity @mpimmg.bsky.social · May 19

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 · May 19

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

Alexander Kustov @akoustov.bsky.social · May 19

Tune in tomorrow, 2:30-4pm CEST (8:30-10am EST), for a live discussion of my book on making immigration popular—featuring top immigration scholars and hosted by the Max Planck Institute:

www.mmg.mpg.de/events/41399...

MPI-MMG in Dialogue "How Immigration can be made popular"

The panel will explore public attitudes toward immigration across countries, the motivations behind these views, and how political and other actors shape them.

www.mmg.mpg.de

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MaxPlanckInstitute for the Study of Religious & Ethnic Diversity @mpimmg.bsky.social · May 8

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 · Apr 10

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

Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · Apr 10

#ERSNew 🐣🔓 @ulrikebialas.bsky.social ’s Forever 17 offers a powerful look at how Germany’s migration system treats young African & Central Asian asylum seekers. Article by @baggieyiannis.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2481171

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Alexander-Kenneth Nagel @aknagel78.bsky.social · Apr 9

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+...

Research Areas - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Webseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

www.uni-goettingen.de

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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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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · Mar 6

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!

GLOBALCIT @globalcit.bsky.social · Mar 6

⏳ Time is running out! Submit your essay for the Rainer Bauböck 2025 Essay Award by 31 March 2025! 📝🏆

Win €1,000, get published, and present your work in Florence! 🌍✨

Topic: How will geopolitics affect future citizenship laws and policies ❓

🔗 Full Details: shorturl.at/MLqXv

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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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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · Mar 4

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

Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · Mar 4

#ERSNew🐣🔓 In this rejoinder, Ulrike Bialas reflects on the tension inherent in legal classifications of migrants, the ethnographic case and method, and potential solutions to undocumented youth migration. Article by @ulrikebialas.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social : buff.ly/FfQdzv7

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Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · Feb 23

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: https://buff.ly/3CQSkwF

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ASA Int'l Migration @asamigration.bsky.social · Mar 2

Don't forget to nominate yourself and/or others for section awards! Deadline is March 15th! More details here: www.asanet.org/communities-...

Section Award Nomination Calls | American Sociological Association

Many ASA Sections offer awards to recognize achievement in their respective areas of academic interest. Following are the most recent calls for nominations

www.asanet.org

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Feb 28

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 · Feb 27

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: https://bit.ly/4jsHxZN

#ASA #journals #sociology #research #editor

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · Feb 25

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 · Feb 26

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 · Feb 25

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 · Feb 24

[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 [email protected] . Spread the word!

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ASA Int'l Migration @asamigration.bsky.social · Feb 21

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

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Megha Amrith @meghaamrith.bsky.social · Feb 21

📢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...

PhD candidate in Transnational Labour Mobilities in Southeast Asia

vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl

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Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · Feb 16

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: https://buff.ly/3ElIvak

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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · Feb 18

This is only true for former West Germany, though. Kindergartens in the former East are open much longer, in line with female employment in East Germany. (Ours e.g. is open from 6.30 am to 6.30 pm and that’s completely normal in our neighborhood.)

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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · Feb 16

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

Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · Feb 16

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: https://buff.ly/3ElIvak

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Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social · Feb 16

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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