Dr. Neli Demireva
@demirevaneli.bsky.social
Professor @essexsociology | Director: Centre for Migration Studies | Research interests: migration, discrimination, social cohesion
Super interesting!
Finally, a link to the book at Harvard University Press, which appears to be having a 30% off sale at the moment! www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
The Division of Rationalized Labor — Harvard University Press
A pathbreaking study of why, paradoxically, workforce specialization and job responsibilities have increased hand in hand.In the United States and other late-industrial countries, the division of labo...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Super interesting!
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My new book, The Division of Rationalized Labor, is now shipping! A brief summary of the argument to follow…
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My new book, The Division of Rationalized Labor, is now shipping! A brief summary of the argument to follow…
The new Ken Burns documentary, the American revolution is just so good. What an example of how to weave and craft complex story: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Ken Burns on his American Revolution documentary: ‘We won’t work on a more important film’
The acclaimed documentarian’s latest epic series has been in the works for a decade and features A-list contributions from Meryl Streep to Tom Hanks
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November 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The new Ken Burns documentary, the American revolution is just so good. What an example of how to weave and craft complex story: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
It is great to see my local public library well stocked on classics.
November 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
It is great to see my local public library well stocked on classics.
If you care about academic freedom, Professor Laura Murphy urges the British government to "heed the University and College Union’s call to restore public funding to higher education." In the Economist: lnkd.in/e7BjvXTi
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November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
If you care about academic freedom, Professor Laura Murphy urges the British government to "heed the University and College Union’s call to restore public funding to higher education." In the Economist: lnkd.in/e7BjvXTi
November Essex sky
November 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
November Essex sky
Countering negativity and stereotypes about the U.S.-Mexico border one recipe at a time with curiosity and determination - La Frontera with Pati Jinich on PBS is excellent!! lnkd.in/eDdQXhXG Past episodes are available on youtube as well. 👏 👏 👏
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October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Countering negativity and stereotypes about the U.S.-Mexico border one recipe at a time with curiosity and determination - La Frontera with Pati Jinich on PBS is excellent!! lnkd.in/eDdQXhXG Past episodes are available on youtube as well. 👏 👏 👏
Let's Protect Good Data!
The PAA is convening this letter rejecting USDA's decision to halt data collection and release of food security reports, and to support restoring funding for the Food Security Supplement in the Current Population Survey. The deadline is Wednesday 22 October.
The PAA is convening this letter rejecting USDA's decision to halt data collection and release of food security reports, and to support restoring funding for the Food Security Supplement in the Current Population Survey. The deadline is Wednesday 22 October.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Let's Protect Good Data!
The PAA is convening this letter rejecting USDA's decision to halt data collection and release of food security reports, and to support restoring funding for the Food Security Supplement in the Current Population Survey. The deadline is Wednesday 22 October.
The PAA is convening this letter rejecting USDA's decision to halt data collection and release of food security reports, and to support restoring funding for the Food Security Supplement in the Current Population Survey. The deadline is Wednesday 22 October.
How do we square Resilience, Resistance and Community? Today I discussed these important intersections with students and colleagues at the Sorbonne and feel very nurtured by the depth and breadth of our conversations.
September 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
How do we square Resilience, Resistance and Community? Today I discussed these important intersections with students and colleagues at the Sorbonne and feel very nurtured by the depth and breadth of our conversations.
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Announcing a new book series from @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social 🎉
'Emerald Studies in Migration Research, Policy and Practice'
Co-founded by series editors @demirevaneli.bsky.social and @migratorymel.bsky.social 👏
Read more here: lnkd.in/edU9gwEJ
'Emerald Studies in Migration Research, Policy and Practice'
Co-founded by series editors @demirevaneli.bsky.social and @migratorymel.bsky.social 👏
Read more here: lnkd.in/edU9gwEJ
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September 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Announcing a new book series from @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social 🎉
'Emerald Studies in Migration Research, Policy and Practice'
Co-founded by series editors @demirevaneli.bsky.social and @migratorymel.bsky.social 👏
Read more here: lnkd.in/edU9gwEJ
'Emerald Studies in Migration Research, Policy and Practice'
Co-founded by series editors @demirevaneli.bsky.social and @migratorymel.bsky.social 👏
Read more here: lnkd.in/edU9gwEJ
Job Opportunity (come and work with our team): We are looking to hire a Research Associate for 30 months to assist in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Essex and Girlguiding. vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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September 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Job Opportunity (come and work with our team): We are looking to hire a Research Associate for 30 months to assist in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Essex and Girlguiding. vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
I am delighted to be giving a keynote this morning at the annual Approaches to Migration, Language, and Identity conference (AMLI 2025) at Liverpool Hope University. Many thanks to Dr. Manel Herat for inviting me. I look forward to discussing with colleagues: “Language as power".
September 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I am delighted to be giving a keynote this morning at the annual Approaches to Migration, Language, and Identity conference (AMLI 2025) at Liverpool Hope University. Many thanks to Dr. Manel Herat for inviting me. I look forward to discussing with colleagues: “Language as power".
New study shows that, for refugees, "the ease of finding a job according to one’s qualifications is the most important individual-specific variable in the choice of destination country": www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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September 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New study shows that, for refugees, "the ease of finding a job according to one’s qualifications is the most important individual-specific variable in the choice of destination country": www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
An illuminating episode of the Migration Oxford Podcast on who the anti-migration agenda is serving: open.spotify.com/episode/5ql4...
Bitter Carrots: A Restrictive Migration Agenda
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September 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
An illuminating episode of the Migration Oxford Podcast on who the anti-migration agenda is serving: open.spotify.com/episode/5ql4...
Women's earnings simply never really recover after having children: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
If policy makers and academics need a major discussion point when they consider the demographic decline.
If policy makers and academics need a major discussion point when they consider the demographic decline.
September 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Women's earnings simply never really recover after having children: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
If policy makers and academics need a major discussion point when they consider the demographic decline.
If policy makers and academics need a major discussion point when they consider the demographic decline.
I am delighted to announce a new role - as a founding Series Editor, together with my colleague Dr. Melissa Phillips, of The Emerald Studies in Migration Research, Policy and Practice Emerald Publishing. Many thanks to @katymathers.bsky.social Mathers, the Senior Commissioning Editor.
September 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I am delighted to announce a new role - as a founding Series Editor, together with my colleague Dr. Melissa Phillips, of The Emerald Studies in Migration Research, Policy and Practice Emerald Publishing. Many thanks to @katymathers.bsky.social Mathers, the Senior Commissioning Editor.
The policy context matters greatly for the economic integration of different migrant groups. New paper focusing on European countries with @wzwysen.bsky.social just out in IOM Research and you can read more about this work here publications.iom.int/books/migrat...
Migration Policy Practice (Volume XIV, Number 3, September 2025) | IOM Publications Platform
Migration Policy Practice (MPP) focuses on policy-oriented research and analysis, with the aim to contribute to a better understanding of the multidimensional aspects of migration and inform migration...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The policy context matters greatly for the economic integration of different migrant groups. New paper focusing on European countries with @wzwysen.bsky.social just out in IOM Research and you can read more about this work here publications.iom.int/books/migrat...
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‘England’s higher education system risks long-term decline unless ministers overhaul their “confused, if not incoherent” approach to universities’
FT interview with outgoing @britishacademy.bsky.social President Julia Black where she pulls no punches!
www.ft.com/content/3162...
FT interview with outgoing @britishacademy.bsky.social President Julia Black where she pulls no punches!
www.ft.com/content/3162...
Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy
Outgoing president Dame Julia Black calls on ministers to overhaul their ‘confused’ approach to higher education
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July 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
‘England’s higher education system risks long-term decline unless ministers overhaul their “confused, if not incoherent” approach to universities’
FT interview with outgoing @britishacademy.bsky.social President Julia Black where she pulls no punches!
www.ft.com/content/3162...
FT interview with outgoing @britishacademy.bsky.social President Julia Black where she pulls no punches!
www.ft.com/content/3162...
And on the topic of onslaught to data and good social science data: The American Time Use Survey is under review for renewal. If you want to know more how you can support these valuable data sources, you can register to this webinar happening later on today: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rapid Response Data Briefing: American Time Use Survey. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Did you know that the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) is up for renewal? Join us to learn:
- What's in the ATUS?
- Why is ATUS important?
- What are the risks facing its continued collection and publi...
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July 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
And on the topic of onslaught to data and good social science data: The American Time Use Survey is under review for renewal. If you want to know more how you can support these valuable data sources, you can register to this webinar happening later on today: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
There are plans to axe the Health Survey for England. There is an important consultation and you can participate: : studies.ons.gov.uk/s/Future_HSE/ [studies.ons.gov.uk]
Understanding population health data requirements in relation to the Health Survey for England from 2027 onwards
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
studies.ons.gov.uk
July 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
There are plans to axe the Health Survey for England. There is an important consultation and you can participate: : studies.ons.gov.uk/s/Future_HSE/ [studies.ons.gov.uk]
There are some awesome titles on the long list of The Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing. So far, I have only read, The Possibility of Tenderness: A Jamaican memoir of plants and dreams and looking forward to exploring the other books: wainwrightprize.com/wainwright-p...
Wainwright Prize Landing Page - Wainwright Prize
Stories that connect people and planet The Wainwright Prize recognises the power of words to shape a greener future, celebrating the books that help us see the natural world, and our place within it, ...
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July 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
There are some awesome titles on the long list of The Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing. So far, I have only read, The Possibility of Tenderness: A Jamaican memoir of plants and dreams and looking forward to exploring the other books: wainwrightprize.com/wainwright-p...
Adam Curtis has a new documentary, ‘Shifty’ on the origin of misinformation and conspiracy theories and I cannot recommend highly enough- it is pretty brilliant! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Shifty
When power begins to shift in society, everything becomes unstable, exciting and frightening. Living in Britain at the end of the 20th century. From acclaimed film maker Adam Curtis.
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July 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Adam Curtis has a new documentary, ‘Shifty’ on the origin of misinformation and conspiracy theories and I cannot recommend highly enough- it is pretty brilliant! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
It is a real honour to lead the academic side of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Girlguiding and the University of Essex. Understanding the full impact of girl guiding in the lives of girls and young women in the UK is a dream research project!
June 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It is a real honour to lead the academic side of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Girlguiding and the University of Essex. Understanding the full impact of girl guiding in the lives of girls and young women in the UK is a dream research project!
Please see below details of next week’s IOM UK training session which will take place online.
IOM UK Syria Information Session
This session’s content will focus primarily on experiences that Syrian communities may face in conflict.
iom-int.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
IOM UK Syria Information Session
This session’s content will focus primarily on experiences that Syrian communities may face in conflict.
iom-int.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: IOM UK Syria Information Session (East of England). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Experiences in Conflict and Displacement and Society
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June 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Please see below details of next week’s IOM UK training session which will take place online.
IOM UK Syria Information Session
This session’s content will focus primarily on experiences that Syrian communities may face in conflict.
iom-int.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
IOM UK Syria Information Session
This session’s content will focus primarily on experiences that Syrian communities may face in conflict.
iom-int.zoom.us/meeting/regi...