With increasing destabilization in large parts of the world and mounting travel restrictions, migration has become the political fulcrum for modern democracy and right-wing nationalism. Any discussion on migration today will have to take into account inequity, detention, and barriers to mobility. What does the world look like if viewed through the lens of migration? Can migrants become natives over time? How are migrants framed and staged in moving images, and how do they participate in such acts? Where are the archives of transnational migration? What kinds of stories and knowledge for...
Dennis Feehan is a demographer and quantitative social scientist. His research interests lie at the intersection of networks, demography, and quantitative methodology.
Professor of Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies and Ethnic Studies
Catherine Ceniza Choy's research interests include the history of Asian migrations to the United States, and the impact of trans-Pacific migration on American and Asian societies. Her books have featured histories of Filipino nurse migration and Asian international adoption in the United States. Listen to Catherine Ceniza Choy discuss the history of Asian international adoption.
Hutto-Patterson Charitable Foundation Professor at the School of Social Welfare
How can we make social services more effective for immigrant families? What are the interrelationships between the immigrant community, the organization, the agency staff, and the users, and how will these relationships help improve the ways in which social services can be provided? Julian Chow’s research examines why immigrant families struggle to access readily available services, aiming to identify ways to transform social and health services for the underserved and improve service delivery for immigrant populations and communities.
How does religion shape the process of becoming American? How is immigration changing the American religious landscape? Carolyn Chen's research examines the relationship between religion, race, ethnicity, and immigration in the United States
Professor Chacon's research focuses on U.S. immigration law and policy, with a particular emphasis on issues that arise at the intersection of criminal and immigration law and law enforcement. Their work combines doctrinal analysis, empirical research, and critical theory to explain how immigration law and policy engender violence and (re)produce racial hierarchies, and to explore alternative possibilities.
Recent publications:
Immigration Law and Social Justice with Kevin R. Johnson and Bill Ong Hing (Aspen Press Casebook 2018) (Second Edition forthcoming September 2021)...
David Broockman is an associate professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Broockman's research considers how voters and politicians decide, generally using field experiments and other approaches that allow for rigorous causal inferences to be drawn. Broockman’s published academic work spans the topics of public opinion, voter behavior, and research methodology.
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Joshua Blumenstock is an Associate Professor at the U.C. Berkeley School of Information, the Director of the Data-Intensive Development Lab, and the faculty co-Director of the Center for Effective Global Action. His research lies at the intersection of machine learning and empirical economics, and focuses on using novel data and methods to better understand the causes and consequences of global poverty. Joshua has a Ph.D. in Information Science and a M.A. in Economics from U.C. Berkeley, and Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Physics from Wesleyan University. He is a...
How do immigrants become incorporated into the political communities where they live? What are the consequences of their presence for politics and understandings of membership? Irene Bloemraad’s research investigates how immigration reshapes electoral and contentious politics in North America and Europe, and the contours of citizenship and national identity.
Read an interview with Bloemraad discussing her work on the National Academy of Sciences report on immigrant integration in the United...
Chancellor’s Professor, Graduate School of Education
Professor García Bedolla’s research focuses on immigrant political and educational integration in the United States. Working with community based organizations and other stakeholders, she has developed a set of best practices for enhancing civic engagement and educational equity for immigrant communities in California and beyond.
