If you’d like to read about increasing diversity among Muslim immigrants in Germany, specifically the inter- and intra-community dynamics among Muslim immigrants from Turkey and Syria, see my latest article👇🏼

A friend texted me that Gay Seidman, whose work I always admired, reviewed my book 'Can We Unlearn Racism?' in the American Journal of Sociology. Really happy with this very lucid review of my book, it provides a great synopsis of my questions and argument.

In case you've missed my earlier posts, here's my recent article in which I coin the concept of categorical astigmatism, ask for categorical clarification & highlight the importance of class (as well as of intersectionality) in studying migrants in Europe: tandfonline.com/eprint/KMVGHFG…

“We see more migrants where key sector jobs are transitory, precarious or hazardous. Fewer when there is job autonomy & flexibility. Attitudes towards migrants can matter while wages don't explain everything.”

The new income requirement for family visas comes into effect today. Our estimates suggest that 50% of employees don't earn enough to bring a foreign partner to UK under this initial phase. By 2025, when phase 3 starts, this figure could rise to 70% 👉migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/comm…

Safe Haven Fellowship for scholars affected by the war on Gaza, at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies in Amsterdam. Deadline for application 21 May.

Please circulate widely:
nias.knaw.nl/fellowships/sa…

Asymmetrical relations in academia are not changed with lofty decolonial discourses only, but with introspection, self-critique, sensitivity towards the work of power, and attention to others.

“that scholars from academically strong countries tend to talk in universal terms, as if their finds were always of universal relevance; scholars from academically disadvantaged countries always talk in local terms, as if not sure whether they can contribute to larger debates.”

Bizim için çok heyecan verici bir haberi paylaşmak istiyorum. Yeni çalışmamızda, insanlarda #Alzheimer riskini %71 azaltan bir #genetik değişimi ve bu değişimin etki mekanizmasını açığa çıkardık. Bu bulgu, milyonlarca insanı hastalıktan koruyabilir ve Alzheimer'ın önlenmesi ve…

BIM&Hertie Foundation are awarding the Klaus-J-Bade Prize for Early Career Researchers who work on Migration and Integration Research. Submissions due May 29, 2024. Further info; bim.hu-berlin.de/de/aktuelles/n…
BIM
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Turkey won't be selling goods to Israel anymore. It will be selling to Azerbaijan which will be exporting to Israel.

Ankara's decision to impose restrictions on exports to Israel is primarily triggered by the New Welfare Party that after the elections on Sunday has a higher bargaining power. The background is Islamists' growing discontent about Ankara's Gaza policy (or lack thereof).

Efenim kutlayan herkese mutlu bayramlar 🍬🍀

3. The late Xiaohong Xu (to whose memory the volume is dedicated), 'The Meaningfulness of Comparison: A Macro-Phenomenological Exploration' 7/19

It's here! Thrilled to welcome After Positivism (co-edited with Nicholas Hoover Wilson) into the world. A 🧵 with some details on the contents 1/19

Can't wait for it! Happy and grateful that we (Dr Nikola Sander) are part of this major project 🥳

#ERSNew 🐣

When is #ethnicity used as a proxy for #religion , when for #race , and when for #language ? What categories are omitted? tina magazzini's article reveals a messy, historically and politically driven picture, but one that can help us understand some regional patterns.

My latest article, titled 'The Politics of Believing and Belonging: Increasing Diversity Among Muslim Immigrants in Germany”, is now online at the
International Migration Review (IMR). Available at this link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01… Let me know if you want a copy!