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  2. Year: 2023
  3. Month: February

Month: February 2023

From the asylum official’s point of view: frames of perception and evaluation in refugee status determination by Katherine Jensen (2023)

Posted on February 27, 2023

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, February 2023 Abstract: In 2021, there were 4.6 million asylum claims pending globally. How does the state determine that someone qualifies for refugee status? To understand refugee status determination, …

Posted in Publications, Select Publications

Jennifer Dykema named 2022 Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR) Fellow

Posted on February 7, 2023

The Executive Board of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR) named Faculty Director Jennifer Dykema as its newest MAPOR Fellow at its November 2022 meeting. MAPOR Fellows are MAPOR members who have significant contributions to …

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Regulatory capture’s third face of power by Wendy Li (2023)

Posted on February 7, 2023

Socio-Economic Review, February 2023 Abstract: The term ‘regulatory capture’ is frequently invoked to describe dysfunctional government institutions. In its casual use, it refers to a phenomenon in which regulations benefit regulated industries, rather than public …

Posted in Publications

Julia Thomas Awarded 2022 Distinguished Student Paper Award

Posted on February 7, 2023

Sociology Ph. D. student Julia Thomas was awarded the 2022 Distinguished Student Paper Award within the Crime, Law, and Deviance Section, which is presented annually by ASA for the best paper authored by a graduate …

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Jenna Nobles featured in PNAS article relating to COVID-19 pandemic and infant health

Posted on February 1, 2023

The Unequal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Infant Health by Florencia Torche & Jenna Nobles published in Demography in December 2022 was featured in a PNAS article by Amy McDermott “COVID-19 increases pregnancy risks. …

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Hybrid ethnography: Access, positioning, and data assembly by Ruo-Fan Liu (2022)

Posted on February 1, 2023

Ethnography, Online First, December 2022 Abstract: This research suggests three ways in which hybrid ethnography can be used to overcome the shortcomings of single-realm ethnography, in particular, ethnographies that situate solely in the offline or …

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