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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!

direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
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
direct.mit.edu
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mabreyer.bsky.social
New article out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social with Tabea Palmtag and @dpzollinger.bsky.social 📝
We use open-ended survey questions (in Germany) to assess how and among whom social status shifts are perceived. This tests cultural backlash narratives in voters' perceptions.

🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Abstract It is widely accepted in political science – and remarkably established in public discourse – that status anxieties fuel a far right backlash against progressive politics. This narrative suggests that right-wing conservatives perceive the status of women, racial, or sexual minorities as threatening. Using open-ended survey questions fielded in Germany, we show that women and minorities indeed figure in people’s perceptions of status hierarchies, but in very specific ways: First, overall, people still perceive status as largely socioeconomically determined. Second, sociocultural groups figure in perceptions of who is gaining/losing status, less so in perceptions of the top/bottom of society. Third, more than conservative voters, it is social progressives who mention women and minorities as “winners”. While on race/ethnicity, we find evidence for a backlash, on gender and sexuality we find more evidence for a progressive momentum. This matters for progressive politics today and for how we empirically study status concerns.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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advances.in
📢 The acculturation debate continues: A Direct Response to John Berry's critique was just published in advances.in/psychology!

@kbierwiaczonek.bsky.social addresses recent criticisms and reveals crucial, overlooked findings from meta-analytical evidence.
advances.in/psychology/1...
Unpacking the Integration Puzzle: Overlooked Insights from Meta-Analytical Research. A Response to Berry (2025)
Bierwiaczonek responds to Berry's (2025) criticism. Evidence indicates mainstream orientation, not integration, drives adaptation.
advances.in
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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distasioval.bsky.social
After so many months of fieldwork, it was great to present findings from our @equalstrength.bsky.social's project at the LIVES centre in beautiful Lausanne! Stay tuned for more in the coming months!
sbvanoosten.bsky.social Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 17d
After seemingly endless meetings online, meeting in-person is so unbelievably valuable 🤩

Get ready for lots of research from Team Science coming your way 🤝

@distasioval.bsky.social already gave a keynote summarising the state of the art... and there is still so much more to come 👏
November 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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equalstrength.bsky.social
This project has been an incredible experience for all of us. The data collection is almost finished, so hopefully you’ll start seeing results from this amazing team effort in 2026.
Big thanks to the organising team @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social, Stephanie Steinmetz and Vasilena Lachkovska!
distasioval.bsky.social Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · 17d
After so many months of fieldwork, it was great to present findings from our @equalstrength.bsky.social's project at the LIVES centre in beautiful Lausanne! Stay tuned for more in the coming months!
sbvanoosten.bsky.social Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 17d
After seemingly endless meetings online, meeting in-person is so unbelievably valuable 🤩

Get ready for lots of research from Team Science coming your way 🤝

@distasioval.bsky.social already gave a keynote summarising the state of the art... and there is still so much more to come 👏
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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sbvanoosten.bsky.social
It was so good to meet with @equalstrength.bsky.social -researchers to discuss structural discrimination against Black, Muslim, and Roma people, funded by Horizon Europe.

Thank you @stephsteinmetz.bsky.social, @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social and Vasilena Lachkovska for hosting us at UNIL in Lausanne.
Researchers from the Horizon funded EqualStrength consortium discussing research
November 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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elystromberg.bsky.social
This week in Lausanne for workshops with the @equalstrength.bsky.social and the LIVES centre. Weather does not disappoint.
View of a road with mountains in the background
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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mfair.bsky.social
New publication!

Aleš Kudrnáč and I have a new paper in npj Climate Action about public support for climate policymaking. Prior studies have emphasized the importance of people's perceptions of policies' costs. But we find perceptions of benefits matter even more!

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October 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
heypaolo.bsky.social
New research by colleagues @futures-studies.bsky.social

"While ethnic discrimination is widespread in occupations dominated by native-born workers, it decreases as the proportion of immigrants in an occupation rises"

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The making of ethnic segregation on the labor market—evidence from a field experiment
Abstract. Western labor markets are typically segregated by country of birth, with immigrants often employed in roles such as cleaners, taxi drivers, and fast-food cooks. We examine whether employers ...
direct.mit.edu
October 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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maureeneger.bsky.social
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...
September 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
heypaolo.bsky.social
APSA Pre-conference @migration.ubc.ca!
September 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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equalstrength.bsky.social
This happened 💥🎭🫶🏼 #ECSR2025
@danielcapistrano.com @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social @evazschirnt.bsky.social @distasioval.bsky.social @bramlancee.bsky.social @hcebolla.bsky.social @alvaroszv.bsky.social @heypaolo.bsky.social
@mfreino.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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ic2s2.bsky.social
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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July 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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mfreino.bsky.social
📢 *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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July 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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aresherman.bsky.social
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.
theconversation.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
heypaolo.bsky.social
Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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...
www.nature.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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indubioproreto.bsky.social
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...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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bjsociology.bsky.social
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.

#EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ buff.ly/NmxkmlS
July 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
heypaolo.bsky.social
Five 2-year postdocs at the Stockholm School of Economics. Some knowledge of Swedish is necessary.

jobs.hhs.se/en/job/stock...
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...
jobs.hhs.se
July 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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fguelzau.bsky.social
🚨 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...
doi.org
July 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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jonathanmijs.com
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...
July 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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sethabrutyn.bsky.social
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
July 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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casbsstanford.bsky.social
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/...
July 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
heypaolo.bsky.social
This research note is now online! here is the updated link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
July 9, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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equalstrength.bsky.social
EqualStrength crowd is the coolest crowd 😎🔥 #IMISCOE2025 (
July 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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elystromberg.bsky.social
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
Person sitting in front of a presentation
July 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM