Ulrike Bialas

The #SFB1604 ‘Production of Migration’ Integrated Research Training Group (IRTG) invites PhD researchers from the field of #MigrationStudies to participate in an international & interdisciplinary PhD Spring School from 14-17 April 2026. Apply until 15 November 2025.
phdschool.producingmigration.org

Interested in any of these titles? Come and review one for us! Book reviewers receive a free e-copy or print copy in exchange for 750-1,000 words of their insight into the text. Email our book reviews editor nayera.bordercrim[at]gmail.com for more info 📖

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships: Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Many countries need immigration to sustain their economies, yet public opposition often dominates. How can we make Immigration popular? Join @akoustov.bsky.social, Marc Helbling & Karen Schönwälder tomorrow for a panel discussion tackling this question! Moderated by @ulrikebialas.bsky.social

I will have the pleasure of moderating this event tomorrow. The book is fantastic and the topic couldn’t be more timely. Live stream via YouTube at 2:30 PM CEST

Are migration policies leaning toward securitization & exclusion, or do they reflect a complex mix of openness, human rights, & diversity normalization? How do policies governing movement intersect with the governance of societal diversity? Workshop today on #Migration & #Immigrant #Policies

Thank you to Ethnic and Racial Studies for putting together this amazing symposium on my book! Please consider checking out the four contributions and my response

Ich verantworte die Research Area zu Religionsgemeinschaften als Agenten von Mobilitätsrechten (z.B. Kirchenasyl) und freue mich über Bewerbungen aus der Religionswissenschaft und Religionssoziologie! --> www.uni-goettingen.de/de/research+...

Three days left to submit your abstracts on experiences of refugeehood for our planned special issue! Details below

Thoughts about how the current geopolitical reset will affect citizenship law and policies around the 🌎? There is still time to write and submit your essay for our @globalcit.bsky.social essay award!

Call for Papers for the Special Issue “Who is a Refugee in the 21st Century?” I am co-editing with @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social & Aryan Karimi @ubcmigration.bsky.social

We look forward to receiving your abstracts by March 31!

More info: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...

I’m extremely grateful to ERS Journal for organizing this wonderful book symposium! My response to the four thoughtful & critical essays on my book is now out

Our Transnationalism and Diasporas Collection is now out!

This collection features 17 key papers from Ethnic and Racial Studies, showcasing shifts in concepts & debates since 1978.

The collection is available here: https://buff.ly/3CQSkwF

Section Award Nomination Calls | American Sociological Association Many ASA Sections offer awards to recognize achievement in their respective areas of academic interest.  Following are the most recent calls for nominations

Don't forget to nominate yourself and/or others for section awards! Deadline is March 15th! More details here: www.asanet.org/communities-...

Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order

How do we respond to these times of global disorder? We are offering £2,500 for discussion papers of around 4,000 words on this topical theme. Deadline for proposals: 14th April. Please pass on to interested networks
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...

Apply to be an editor for Sociology of Race and Ethnicity! ASA’s Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities is looking for editor applications from individuals and teams. Applications due March 28. Read the call here: https://bit.ly/4jsHxZN

#ASA #journals #sociology #research #editor

Confused about birthright citizenship? Have you heard of jus sanguinis v jus soli, but no clear idea what these terms mean? Why do countries apply different rules? Why does this matter?

Check out the profiles of these brilliant citizenship scholars ✨

(and happy to add more)

go.bsky.app/5vLDGon

Looking for research on South-South return migration for my Master Seminar on Migration Policy in Comparative Perspective (e.g. Pakistan-Afghanistan). Any recommendations? @fluchtforschung.bsky.social @fmreview.bsky.social

Our call for contributions for the boasblog on "Co-Producing Knowledge" is finally out!

Deadline is 30 March, later contributions are possible.
boasblogs.org/coproducingk...

#collaborativeanthropology #participatoryanthropology #actionbasedresearch #coproducingknowledge #reflexivity

[Call for Book Reviewers 📚] Are you interested in reviewing books on border control and migration? We're looking for contributors to review the titles below. Get in touch at nayera.bordercrim@gmail.com . Spread the word!

ASA International Migration section is now on BlueSky! Please give us a follow :)

📢PhD Vacancy in my new ERC project ‘WELL-ASIA’ @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social on the wellness industry in Southeast Asia! The PhD will work ethnographically on transnational labour mobilities in Singapore’s wellness sector 🌏Applications due April 16! vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...

Have you checked out our new #ERSSpecialIssue V.48, Issue 4? The issue explores how migration governance relies on categorization, shaping migrants' experiences, despite discrepancies between bureaucratic labels and lived realities. Articles: https://buff.ly/3ElIvak

This is only true for former West Germany, though. Kindergartens in the former East are open much longer, in line with female employment in East Germany. (Ours e.g. is open from 6.30 am to 6.30 pm and that’s completely normal in our neighborhood.)

A long time in the making, our special issue is finally out! Check out the articles for insights about migrant classifications from around the world

It was a pleasure speaking with Liberty & Eleonora on IMISCOE’s Migration Podcast about our research and why we think it matters

This looks amazing.

Media clips from ASA members Raka Ray @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, Max Besbris ‪@uwsoc.bsky.social‬, Aldon Morris, and Ulrike Bialas @ulrikebialas.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social. Includes reflections on the passing of Michael Burawoy.

Sociology in the News: Raka Ray and @geoffreypleyers.bsky.social on the passing of renowned Sociologist Michael Burawoy, Max Besbris on post-wildfire rebuilding, Aldon Morris & Harry Edwards on the Trump admin, @ulrikebialas.bsky.social on migration in France, & more:

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