Support for the radical right is sweeping Europe, with major gains expected at EU elections in June. While their success is widely attributed to a backlash against #immigration, a recent IPL study points to another driver: #emigration out of towns (1/8) immigrationlab.org/project/migrat…

▶️ICYMI: Watch Tuesday's webinar on how to use and adapt the IPL Integration Index to different country and linguistic contexts to measure the integration of #refugees and other #migrant groups in their host communities. #Research #Immigration #Integration youtu.be/kwP26jhoXOw?fe…

#RadicalRight anti-immigrant parties are gaining ground in the parts of Europe least affected by immigration. Read about IPL's recent study on what's driving this trend in The Conversation U.S.. _ Rafaela Dancygier David Laitin @moritzmarbach.bsky.social Kåre Vernby Sirus Dehdari theconversation.com/emigration-the…

With all eyes are on the polls in various democracies, I am delighted that Political Research Quarterly has accepted my paper with Tori Gorton, "On the Internet, No One Knows You're an Activist: Patterns of Participation and Response in an Online, Opt-in Survey Panel." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

New paper: How can you tell if a transformer has the right world model? We trained a transformer to predict directions for NYC taxi rides. The model was good. It could find shortest paths between new points But had it built a map of NYC? We reconstructed its map and found this:

Which migrants do we welcome? In a new paper analyzing data from 83 studies in 43 countries, IPL researchers found that contrary to popular rhetoric, fear of job competition didn’t shape preferences. Religion, skills/education, & humanitarian concerns did. immigrationlab.org/working-paper-…

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"Emigration" decline correlates with far-right #AfD vote is consistent with recent research by @moritzmarbach.bsky.social and others. The young and liberal ones leave, leaving more frustrated and conservative people behind. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

IPL Stanford is recruiting #postdocs for the 2025-2026 academic year! Apply your analytic skills to real-world #MigrationPolicy issues in a dynamic, highly collaborative environment. Applications due in early December. #CareerOpportunity #Research academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28356

#OpenAccess from @PSRMjournal - Access denied: how bureaucrats shape politicians’ incentives to choose restrictive asylum policies - cup.org/484rYT6 - @moritzmarbach.bsky.social & Carlo M. Horz (Texas A&M Political Science) #FirstView