In a new article in SCMR Talia Shiff Weatherhead Center for International Affairs questions the neutrality of #refugee #category in US asylum policies buff.ly/35jW4jW

Fascinating paper by Talia Shiff on the shifting categories of "deservingness" of refugee groups who are seeking asylum. In times of policy upheaval "lawyers renegotiate the moral boundaries between categories," she finds. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

"The development of gender asylum is reflective of a radical reconfiguration in the meaning of worthiness for asylum in the United States after the end of the Cold War..." - Talia Shiff of Harvard Sociology #asylum #Refugees 📝➡bit.ly/LSRBlog5

How do people make sense of having to rely on unjust & violent institutions? We interviewed arrested individuals in Cleveland. In a paper w/ Holly Campeau & Todd Foglesong, now in Social Problems, we hope we convey their frustrations & expectations of policing in this critical time.

NEW: Our podcast uncovers the hidden (and not so) rationales behind immigration/asylum policies. Sociologists Talia Shiff, @akmskarpelis, and Elke Winter discuss what it means to belong, and who should help the world's ~80M people looking for a home. ow.ly/Tj7y50ELWlh

Check out Cluster affiliates Elke Winter, Talia Shiff and @akmskarpelis in the WCFIA's latest podcast episode...

Check out this podcast by students in Talia Shiff & @YaelBerda 's class "Sociology of Law" - leading scholars of law & society described their scholarship related to the changing politics of emergency, inequalities, race & policing during the pandemic scalar.fas.harvard.edu/sociology-of-l…

So excited to share that my article was just published in AJS! doi.org/10.1086/716485 It examines situations in which asylum officers’ understandings of deservingness for asylum do not match codified definitions of eligibility and the implications this has for their evaluation.

Excited to find out that my article received an honorable mention from ASA Sociology of Law Section @ssballakrishnen ! In great company with robin bartram

I am so honored to receive the Sociology of Culture’s Clifford Geertz Award for Best Article! Huge thank you to ASA Culture Section! doi.org/10.1086/716485

Wait, you meant to submit to Social Science History ... and you just fell behind? Guess what: Deadline extended until 17 March ! Many networks in SSHA , including Crime, Justice and Law (network reps are me & Talia Shiff). Submit papers/panels ssha.org/conference/

Excited to start working with Efrat Herzberg on this new project on the Multiple Dimensions of Gender Inequality funded by the Israeli Science Foundation! A small ray of sunshine on a very dark day for Israel.

"על שני הפנים של ההפיכה המשטרית: הקולוניאלי והסמכותני" מאמר חדש שלי בכתב העת סוציולוגיה ישראלית על האופן שבו ההפיכה המשטרית מבצרת את השינויים באזרחות בישראל/פלסטין: בגיליון מיוחד שערכו אדריאנה קמפ, טליה שיף ורמי קפלן לינקים למאמר ולגיליון כולו בציוץ הבא. אנא שתפו עם המתעניינות

ערכו שולחן שבת לחטופים בתל אביב . בור בלב

Thank you Dr. Ashley T. Rubin! So happy to have my piece included in this issue alongside such amazing scholars!

Excited to share my new piece in Annual Reviews ARLSS on the ways in which morality shapes organizational practice on the frontlines of the state! doi.org/10.1146/annure…

If you need a break from the tension of election day join us for this discussion of @jlkucinskas brilliant book "The Loyalty Trap!"