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3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201

APPOINTMENTS

Director, Masters in Public Policy Program
Schar School of Policy and Government, ������ (2021-)

Associate Professor of Policy and Government
Schar School of Policy and Government, ������ (2019-)

Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Schar School of Policy and Government, ������ (2014-2019)

Lecturer on Government and Sociology
Departments of Government and Sociology, Harvard University (2012-14)

Harvard College Fellow
Department of Government, Harvard University (2010-12)

EDUCATION

London School of Economics and Political Science, PhD in Government (Robson Doctoral Thesis Prize), 2010

London School of Economics and Political Science, MSc in International Relations (with Distinction), 2006

Harvard University, BA in Government (Magna Cum Laude), 2004

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

PEER - REVIEWED BOOKS

6. Gest, Justin. 2022. Majority Minority. Oxford University Press.
Featured or cited by The New York Times and CNN.

5. Gest, Justin. 2020. Mass Appeal: Communicating Policy Ideas in Multiple Media. Oxford University Press. 192
pages. (Textbook)

Cited by NPR.

Reviewed by the LSE Review of Books.

4. Boucher, Anna and Justin Gest. 2018. Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of
Demographic Change. Cambridge University Press. 258 pages.

2019 BISA Best Book on the International Politics of Migration, Refugees and Diasporas.
2019 APSA Migration and Citizenship Section Book Prize, Honorable Mention.
2019 ECPR Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research, Honorable Mention.

Featured or cited by The New York Times, The Atlantic, POLITICO, The Hill, and The Guardian.

Reviewed by International Migration Review, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Developing Economies,
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis.

3. Gest, Justin. 2018. The White Working Class: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press. 208
pages.

Reviewed by The Times Literary Supplement.

2. Gest, Justin. 2016. The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality.
Oxford University Press. 272 pages.

Featured or cited by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Foreign Affairs,
Nature, NPR, CNN, BBC World, BBC Radio, The Associated Press, Bloomberg News, The Nation, Sirius
XM, Reuters, POLITICO, Slate, The American Prospect, Salon.com, Voice of America, Le Monde, The
Atlantic and Vox.

Reviewed by Perspectives on Politics, The Nation, The Washington Post, Journal of Labor and Society,
Labor, LSE Review of Books, Revue française de civilisation britannique, Social Science Journal, Times
Higher Education, Political Studies Association.

1. Gest, Justin. August 2010. Apart: Alienated and Engaged Muslims in the West. Oxford University Press (North
America). Hurst and Co. (Europe), initially published with Columbia University Press. 256 pages.

APSA Urban Politics Clarence Stone Scholar Award

Featured or cited by The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Hill, BBC World, Reuters.

Reviewed by Global Policy, International Affairs, International Journal of Middle East Studies,
Cambridge Review of International Affairs, The Montreal Review, Contemporary Voices, Middle East
Studies Association.

PEER-REVIEWED EDITED BOOK

1. Gest, Justin and Sean Gray. 2016. Silent Citizenship: The Politics of Marginality in Unequal Democracies. New
York: Routledge. 134 pages.

PEER-REVIEWED EDITED SPECIAL ISSUES

2. Gest, Justin. 2021. “Island Nations: Histories of Demographic Change in Majority Minority Societies,” Journal
of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 47:16.

1. Gest, Justin and Sean Gray. 2015. “Silent Citizenship: The Politics of Marginality in Unequal Democracies,”
Citizenship Studies, 19 (5).

PEER-REVIEWED BOOK SERIES

2. Gest, Justin, Sara Wallace Goodman, and Willem Maas (editors). 2020-. Oxford Studies in Migration and
Citizenship book series by Oxford University Press.

Opened December 2020.

1. Gest, Justin and Willem Maas (editors). 2016-2020. Politics of Citizenship and Migration book series by
Palgrave Macmillan:

Siklodi, N. The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe (2020).
Dzankic, J. The Global Market for Investor Citizenship (2019).
Mann, J. Citizenship in Transnational Perspective: Australia, Canada, and New Zealand (2017).
Filomeno, F.A. Theories of Local Immigration Policymaking: Local Conditions and Relational Processes (2016).

PEER - REVIEWED ARTICLES

17. Gest, Justin. 2021. “Majority Minority: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Political Responses to
Demographic Transformation.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 47(16), p. 3701-3728.

16. Ferwerda, Jeremy and Justin Gest. 2021. “Pull Factors and Migration Preferences: Evidence from the Middle
East and North Africa.” International Migration Review, 55(2), p. 431-459.

15. Gest, Justin and Anna Boucher. 2021. “A Segmented Theory of Immigration Regimes.” Polity. 53(3), p. 439-
468.

14. Gest, Justin. 2020. “Demographic Change and Backlash: Identity Politics in Historical Perspective” British
Journal of Politics and International Relations. 22(4), p. 679-691.

13. Gest, Justin, Ian M. Kysel, and Tom K. Wong. 2019. “Protecting and Benchmarking Migrants’ Rights: An
Analysis of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.” International Migration. 57. p. 60-
79.

12. Gest, Justin, Tyler Reny, and Jeremy Mayer. 2018. “Roots of the Radical Right: Nostalgic Deprivation in the
United States and Britain.” Comparative Political Studies. 51(13). p. 1694-1719.

11. Hainmueller, Jens, Duncan Lawrence, Justin Gest, Michael Hotard, Rey Koslowski, and David Laitin. 2018. "A
randomized control design reveals barriers to citizenship for low-income immigrants." Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 115(5). p. 939-944.

10. Beine, Michel, Brian Burgoon, Mary Crock, Justin Gest, Michael Hiscox, Patrick McGovern, Hillel Rapoport,
Joep Schaper, and Eiko Thielemann. 2016. “Comparing Immigration Policies: An Overview from the IMPALA
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9. Gest, Justin. 2016. “The White Working Class Minority: A Counter-Narrative.” Politics, Groups, and Identities,
4(1). p. 126-143.

8. Gest, Justin. 2015. “Reluctant Pluralists: Western Muslims and Essentialist Identity Structures.” Ethnic and
Racial Studies, 38(11). p. 1868-1885.

7. Gest, Justin. 2015. “Pro- and Anti-System Behavior: A Complementary Approach to Voice and Silence in
Studies of Political Behavior.” Citizenship Studies, 19 (5). p. 535-552.

6. Gest, Justin and Sean W.D. Gray. 2015. “Silent Citizenship: The Politics of Marginality in Unequal
�ٱ𳾴dz������������.” Citizenship Studies, 19 (5). p. 465-473.Boucher, Anna and Justin Gest. 2015. “Migration Studies
at a Crossroads: A Critique of Immigration Regime Typologies.” Migration Studies, 3(2). p. 182-198.

5. Beine, Michel, Brian Burgoon, Mary Crock, Justin Gest, Michael Hiscox, Patrick McGovern, Hillel Rapoport,
and Eiko Thielemann. 2015. “Measuring Immigration Policies: Preliminary Evidence from IMPALA.” CESifo
Economic Studies, 61(3). p. 527-559.

4. Zambotti, Giovanni, Wendy Guan, and Justin Gest. 2015. “Visualizing Human Migration through Space and
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p. 155-161.

3. Gest, Justin, Anna Boucher, Suzanna Challen, Brian Burgoon, Eiko Thielemann, Michel Beine, Patrick
McGovern, Mary Crock, Hillel Rapoport, and Michael Hiscox. 2014. “Measuring and Comparing Immigration
Policies Across Countries: Challenges and Solutions.” Global Policy, 5(3). p. 261-274.

2. Gest, Justin, Carolyn Armstrong, Elizabeth Carolan, Elliott Fox, Vanessa Holzer, Tim McLellan, Audrey Cherryl
Mogan and Meher Talib. 2013. “Tracking the Process of International Norm Emergence: A Comparative
Analysis of Six Agendas and Emerging Migrants’ Rights” Global Governance 19(2). p. 153-185.

1. Gest, Justin. 2012. “Western Muslim Integration.” Review of Middle East Studies, 46(2). p. 190-199.

INVITED ARTICLES

6. Gest, Justin. 2018. “Critical Dialogue: Putting Inequality in Context: Class, Public Opinion, and Representation
in the United States.” Perspectives on Politics. 16(4). p. 1111-1112.

5. Gest, Justin. 2018. “Response to Christopher Ellis’ review of The New Minority: White Working Class Politics
in an Age of Immigration and Inequality.” Perspectives on Politics. 16(4). p. 1115-1116.

4. Gest, Justin and Tom K. Wong. 2018. “The Migrant Rights Database,” KNOMAD Pilot Study, World Bank.

3. Gest, Justin and Tom K. Wong. 2018. “The Migrant Rights Database,” KNOMAD Policy Briefing, World Bank.

2. Wong, Tom K. and Justin Gest 2014. “Organizing Disorder: Indexing Migrants’ Rights and International
Migration Policy” Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, 27 (2). p. 257-267.

1. Gest, Justin. 2011. “Avoiding Evasion: Implementing International Migration Policy” Georgetown Immigration
Law Journal, 24 (4). p. 639-649.

CHAPTERS IN AN EDITED VOLUME

6. Gest, Justin. 2020 “Can European States Be ‘Countries of Migration’?” in E. Jones (ed.), European Studies:
Past, Present, Future. Agenda Publishing.

5. Gest Justin. 2020. “Immigration Moneyball,” in Alex Nowrasteh and David Bier (eds.), 12 New Immigration
Ideas for the 21st Century. Washington DC: Cato Institute.

4. Gest, Justin. 2017. “Can the Democratic Party be White Working Class, Too?” in Andrew Levison and Ed
Kilgore (eds.), Democrats and the White Working Class. Democratic Strategist Press, 2017. p. 95-114.

3. Gest, Justin. 2015. “Oppress Muslims in the West. Extremists are counting on it.” In Alice Northover (ed.), The
OUPblog Tenth Anniversary Book: Ten Years of Academic Insights For the Thinking World. New York: Oxford
University Press. p. 184-187.

2. Gest, Justin. 2013. “Divided or Conquered: The Challenges of Organizational Life for Muslims in Europe,” in
Matthias Kortmann and Kerstin Rosenow-Williams (eds.), Islamic Organizations in Europe and the United
States, Palgrave Macmillan. p. 54-75.

1. Gest, Justin. 2011. “Alienation in Modernity: The Case of European Muslims,” in Francois Foret and Xavier
Itcaina (eds.), The Politics of Religion in Western Europe, ECPR Press. p. 207-222.

RESEARCH CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS

EXTERNAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS (rounded)

Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Co-PI): $350,000, 2021
New Pluralists (PI): $85,000, 2021
FWD.us (PI): $47,000, 2020
Charles Koch Foundation (PI): $152,000, 2019
Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs (PI), $195,000, 2019
Bloomberg New American Economy (PI): $73,000, 2018
International Republican Institute (PI): $196,000, 2016
New York Community Trust (Co-PI): $350,000, 2016
Robin Hood Foundation (Co-PI): $800,000, 2016
The World Bank (PI): $49,000, 2016
Russell Sage Foundation (PI): $35,000, 2016
Open Society Foundations (Co-PI): $109,000, 2015
Russell Sage Foundation (PI) (declined): $35,000, 2013
Open Society Foundations (Co-PI): $116,000, 2012
Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy (PI): $4,000, 2011
Barrow Cadbury Trust (Co-PI): £10,600, 2010
Total: $2,611,000, 2010-2021

COMPETITIVE UNIVERSITY GRANTS

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University of Sydney Digital Humanities and Social Sciences (Co-PI): $10,000, 2015
������ Center for Global Studies (PI): $2,500, 2015
������ Faculty Summer Research Grant (PI): $4,000, 2015
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (PI): $50,000, 2013
Harvard University Center for European Studies (PI): $3,000, 2012
Harvard University Institute for Quantitative Social Science (PI): $12,000, 2011
University of Sydney International Partnership Development (Co-PI): $6,000, 2010
LSE Research Committee Seed Fund (Co-PI): £22,000, 2009

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Baroness Birk Scholarship, 2009
Abbey/Grupo Santander Foundation, 2008
Bernard Levin Fellowship, 2007
Newby Trust, 2007
Ralph Miliband Doctoral Scholarship, 2006

RESEARCH RECOGNITION

BISA Best Book on the International Politics of Migration, Refugees and Diaspora, 2019
ECPR Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research, Honorable Mention, 2019
APSA Migration and Citizenship Section Book Prize, Honorable Mention, 2019
APSA Urban Politics Section Norton Long Young Scholar Prize, 2010
APSA Urban Politics Section Clarence Stone Scholar Award, 2010
LSE William Robson Doctoral Thesis Prize, 2010

GOVERNMENT ADVISING AND CONSULTATIONS

The White House, Office of Public Engagement (2022)
US Department of State, Foreign Service Institute (2022)
US Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research (2022)
US Representative Brad Kilmer, Washington (2022)
US Department of State, Foreign Service Institute (2021)
Joe Biden for President, Immigration Policy Council (2019-2020)
European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs (2019)
US Senator Todd Young, Indiana (2019)
Defense Intelligence Agency, Strategic Leadership Courses (2018)
Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research (2018)
The White House, Domestic Policy Council (2018)
The White House, Office of Management and Budget (2018)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2018)
London City Hall (2018)
Austrian People’s Party (Österreichische Volkspartei) (2017)
Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania (2017)
United Nations, Friends of Migration Member States (2017)
European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs (2017)
European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (2017)
UK Labour Party, Parliamentary Backbench Committee on Brexit (2017)
Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations (2016)
International Organization for Migration, Migrants in Countries in Crisis (2016)
US Office of the Director of National Intelligence (2016)
Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research (2016)

INVITED TALKS AND LECTURES

University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Harney Lecture Series (2022)
“Majority Minority”

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), Rome Conference on the Future of Europe (2021)
“Europe’s Path Back from the Fringe”

Princeton University, Center for International Security Studies (2021)
“The Refugee Crisis, the Global Pandemic, and Human Security” (online)

Imperial College London, The Forum (2021)
“Mass Appeal: Leveraging the Media for Policy Impact”

American Immigration Council, Center for Immigration and Belonging (2021)
“Majority Minority: Responses to Demographic Change”

Council for European Studies, Professional Development Webinar (2021)
“Mass Appeal: Leveraging the Media for Policy Impact”

City University of New York, School of Labor and Urban Studies (2020)
“Rethinking Immigration: Vision and Strategy for 2021 and Beyond” (online)

Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies (2020)
“Washington Workshop on Democracy and Transatlantic Relations”

Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy (2020)
“Populism in the American Election: Lessons for Canada” (online)

Harvard University, Center for European Studies, European Union Seminar (2019)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

Boston University, Pardee School of Global Studies, Center for Europe (2019)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

Bruno Kriesky Forum for International Dialogue, Genial Dagegen Lecture (2019)
“The Future of Social Democracy in a Populist Europe”

University of Vienna, Institute for Political Research (2019)
“Crossroads: The Status and Future of Immigration Policy in 30 Countries Worldwide”

University of California Santa Barbara, Feminist Futures Initiative (2019)
“Why Do White Women Vote for Donald Trump?”

Cato Institute, Workshop on Innovative Immigration Reform (2019)
“Immigration Moneyball”

Migration Policy Institute, MPI Roundtable (2019)
“Immigration and Populism”

Center for American Progress (2019)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

Urban Institute (2019)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

Columbia University, Department of Political Science Proseminar (2019)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

Princeton University, Department of Politics (2019)
“Demographic Change and Backlash”

Georgetown University, Metropolitan Washington Workshop on Immigration and Race (2019)
“Democratic Drain: Emigration and Democracy in the Middle East”

German Marshall Fund, Mission Critical (2019)
Conference Keynote: “Blind Spots in Diversity and Inclusion”

European Commission, DG Human Resources and Security: EU LEARN (2019)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

European Commission, European Political Strategy Centre (2019)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

German Marshall Fund, Young Professionals Summit (2019)
Plenary: “The Spiral of Immigration and Nationalism”

Stanford University, Europe Center Colloquium (2019)
“Demographic Change and Backlash”

Aspen Institute, Socrates Seminar (2019)
“The Spiral of Immigration and Nationalism”

Université du Paris Est Créteil, The Return of the Rust Belt (2019)
Conference Keynote: “Nostalgia, Backlash, and the Future of the White Working Class”

German Marshall Fund, Transatlantic Inclusive Leaders Network (2019)
“Demographic Change and Backlash”

Council on Foreign Relations, Lunchtime Event (2018)
“The Global Surge of Populism”

Harvard University Cooperative Society, Author Talk (2018)
“Immigration and Nativism”

University of Western Ontario, Network for Economic and Social Trends Speaker Series (2018)
“Immigration and Backlash”

Aspen Institute and Metro Ideas Project, Public Assembly (2018)
Plenary: “Moving White Working Class Politics Beyond Nativism”

Northwestern University, Buffett Institute for Global Studies (2018)
“Domestic Political Effects of Globalization”

Council For Global Immigration, Annual Symposium (2018)
Conference Keynote: “Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

Baruch College, City University of New York, Immigrant and Refugee Rights (2018)
Conference Keynote: “The Market Model: The Commodification of Migrants and Their Rights”

Council for European Studies, Presidential Panel (2018)
Plenary: “The Future of Populism Research”

The White House, Office of Management and Budget (2018)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

University of California, Irvine, Department of Political Science (2018)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

������, Wells Library Honors (2018)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Eastern Sociology Society, Author Meets Critics (2018)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

City Hall, Greater London Authority (2018)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

United Nations, 16th Coordination Meeting on International Migration (2018)
Plenary: “The Migrants Rights Database”

Centre for European Policy Studies, Ideas Lab (2018)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

London Prosperity Board, University College London (2018)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Oxford University, Nuffield College (2017)
“Democratic Drain: Emigration and Democracy in the Middle East”

University of Paris, Sarbonne, Center for Research on the English Speaking World (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Sciences Po Paris, Seminar on European Studies and Comparative Politics (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Max Planck Insrtitute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Senior Seminar (2017)
“The Market Model: Convergence and Variation in Immigration Regimes Worldwide”

University of Amsterdam, Department of Sociology Seminar (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

University of Southern California, Department of International Relations (2017)
“The Market Model: Convergence and Variation in Immigration Regimes Worldwide”

European Leadership Institute, CEVRO Institute, Prague (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP), Political Academy (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Central European University, Program on Nationalism Studies (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, Young Leaders Summit (2017)
Keynote: “The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

University of Lille, Department of Sociology Seminar (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

University of Manchester, Migration Lab (2017)
Conference Keynote: “The Market Model: The Commodification of Migrants and Their Rights”

Oxford University, Queen Elizabeth House (2017)
“The Market Model: Convergence and Variation in Immigration Regimes Worldwide”

Oxford University, Centre On Migration, Policy, and Society (COMPAS) (2017)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

University of Amsterdam, Department of Sociology Seminar (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

University of Warwick, European Research Council Workshop (2017)
Conference Keynote: “Migrants’ and Diaspora Responses to the Rise of Right-Wing Populism”

United Nations, Global Compact Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants (2017)
Plenary: “Drivers of Migration”

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Middle East Program (2017)
“Countering Violent Extremism in Tunisia: Experimental Evidence”

University of California, San Diego, Scholars Strategy Network (2017)
Conference Keynote: “The Market Model: The Commodification of Migrants and Their Rights”

United Nations, Friends of Migration Group (2017)
“An Analysis of Migrants Rights in the New York Declaration”

Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy, Royal Canadian Military Institute (2017)
“Understanding Political Change”

University of Toronto, Munk School for Global Affairs and School of Public Policy and Governance (2017)
“Populism in the United States”

European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

European Commission, Annual Convention for Inclusive Growth (2017)
Plenary: “The Sharp Edges of Globalization”

German Marshall Fund, The Brussels Forum (2017)
Plenary: “Ideas, Identity and Interconnectivity”

European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

European Commission, European Political Strategy Centre (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Labour Party, Parliamentary Backbench Committee on Brexit (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Drake University, Engaged Citizen Experience (2017)
Conference Keynote: “The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

St. Olaf College, Institute for Freedom and Community (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School, Middle East Initiative (2017)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy (2017)
Conference Keynote: “The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Florida State University, Center for Leadership and Social Change (2017)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Cornell University, Department of Political Science Colloquium (2016)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Columbia University, Race and Ethnicity Workshop (2016)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Harvard University, Center for European Studies, Social Exclusion Seminar (2016)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

University of Manchester, Department of Politics (2016)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

London School of Economics, Public Lecture Programme (2016)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

German Marshall Fund, Transatlantic Academy (2016)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Sociology (2016)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

University of Illinois, Chicago, Department of Political Science (2016)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

George Washington University, Department of Political Science (2016)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality”

Universidad Iberoamericana, Department of International Studies (2016)
“Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change”

Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations, Migration Talk (2016)
“Migrants Rights Monitoring and Evaluation”

International Organization for Migration, Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) Consultation (2016)
“International Migrants Bill of Rights”

World Bank, KNOMAD (2016)
“Migrants Rights Monitoring and Evaluation”

UCLA, Department of Public Policy (2016)
“Crossroads: A Data-Driven Taxonomy and Analysis of Migration Regimes in 34 Countries”

New York University, Immigration Politics Seminar (2015)
“Democratic Drain”

German Marshall Fund, Transatlantic Academy (2015)
Academy Research Seminar

National Partnership for New Americans, National Immigrant Integration Conference (2014)
“International Models for Immigrant Integration and Migration as a Global Phenomenon”

Russian Presidential Academy, Department of Global Leadership (2014)
Preparing Global Leaders Summit

Transatlantic Dialogues, German Marshall Fund (2014)
Plenary: “Leveraging Demographic Change for Growth and Innovation”

Birkbeck College, Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (2014)
“The New Minority: White Working Class Politics”

Berlin School of Economics and Law, Institute for Economics and Gender Studies (2014)
“Crossroads of Migration: A Global Approach to National Policy Differences”

Stanford University, Comparative Immigration Studies Workshop (2014)
“Nurture over Nature: Explaining Muslim Integration Discrepancies in Britain, France and the United States”

UCLA, Department of Communication Studies (2014)
“Nurture over Nature: Explaining Muslim Integration Discrepancies in Britain, France and the United States”

Fordham University, Department of Political Science (2014)
“Crossroads of Migration: A Global Approach to National Policy Differences”

������, School of Public Policy (2014)
“Crossroads of Migration: A Global Approach to National Policy Differences”

MIT, Comparative Immigration Studies Workshop (2013)
“Crossroads of Migration: A Global Approach to National Policy Differences”

Georgetown University, Institute for the Study of International Migration (2013)
Symposium and Workshop on the International Migrants Bill of Rights

Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (2013)
“Apart? Western Muslims and Anti-System Behavior”

German Marshall Fund, Security and Diversity Symposium (2013)
“Diversity and Inclusion: Best Practices in the U.S. and Europe”

Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (2012)
“Towers of Babel: Immigration Policy in the Arabian Gulf”

University of California, San Diego, Department of Sociology (2012)
“Apart? Western Muslims and Anti-System Behavior”

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Center for Transatlantic Relations (2012)
“Integration in Europe and the United States”

University of Edinburgh, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Centre (2012)
“Apart? Western Muslims and Anti-System Behavior”

University of London, School of African and Oriental Studies, Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies (2012)
“When Religion is Lived: Western Muslims’ Religiosity and Political Behavior”

Harvard University, The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program (2012)
“In God We Trust: The Effect of Islamic Religiosity on Western Muslim Political Identity and Behavior”

Swarthmore College, Department of Political Science (2011)
“Apart? Western Muslims and Anti-System Behavior”

Boston University, Department of International Relations (2011)
“Apart? Western Muslims and Anti-System Behavior”

Indiana University, Symposium: Muslims in the US and Europe (2011)
“Shadow Boxing: Studying Western Muslim Integration in Context”

Harvard University, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program (2011)
“Apart: Policy Implications of Alienation among Western Muslims”

Goodenough College, London House Port Talk (2011)
“The Thin Line: Alienation and Integration among British Muslims”

University of Texas, Austin, Department of Government (2011)
“Apart? Western Muslims and Anti-System Behavior”

British Council and St. Andrews University, Fryshuset, Stockholm (2011)
“Learning from the Other: Muslims in the West”

Cambridge Muslim College, Islam and the Social Sciences (2010)
“The Social and Political Implications of Alienation among Young European Muslims”

British House of Commons, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Lecture Series (2010)
“The Thin Line: Alienation and Integration among British Muslims”

Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies: Islam and the West Lecture Series (2010)
“Situated Transnationalism: European Muslims and Constructions of Political Community”

TEACHING AND MENTORING

TEACHING RECOGNITION

2020
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2014
Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize**
Harvard University

2014
Thomas T. Hoopes Thesis Prize (as advisor to Aaron Roper)
Harvard University

2013
Star Family Prize for Student Advising***
Harvard University

TEACHING EVALUATIONS

2018
5.0 Perfect Score****
PUBP 710-B06
Summer 2018
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2016
5.0 Perfect Score
PUBP 710-001
Autumn 2016
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2015
5.0 Perfect Score
PUBP 500-003
Spring 2015
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2015
5.0 Perfect Score
PUBP 710-001
Autumn 2015
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2014
5.0 Perfect Score
PUBP 710-005
Autumn 2014
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2014
Award for Teaching Excellence
Spring 2014
Harvard University

2013
Award for Teaching Excellence
Autumn 2013
Harvard University

2013
Award for Teaching Excellence
Spring 2013
Harvard University

2012
Award for Teaching Excellence
Autumn 2012
Harvard University

2012
Award for Teaching Excellence
Spring 2012
Harvard University

2011
Award for Teaching Excellence
Autumn 2011
Harvard University

2011
Award for Teaching Excellence
Spring 2011
Harvard University

2010
Award for Teaching Excellence
Autumn 2010
Harvard University

* ������’s highest award for faculty teaching (about five given per year)
** Harvard University’s highest award for undergraduate faculty teaching (one given per year to junior faculty)
*** Harvard University’s highest award for undergraduate student advising (one given per year)
**** Unanimous 5.0 student evaluations of class teaching (minimum: 10 students per class)
Harvard University award for faculty with teaching evaluations over 4.5/5.0 in a single course.

COURSE INSTRUCTION

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PUBP 500/700: Theory and Practice of Public Policy (2014-)
PUBP 710/POGO 750: Immigration Politics and Policy (2014-)
POGO 750: Policy Communication (2021-)
GOVT 490: Immigration and Demographic Change (2021-)

Harvard University (2010-14) GOV 94mg: Immigration Politics (2010-2014)
GOV 94da: Muslim Politics (2010-2014)
SOC 138: Political Sociology (2012-2014)
SOC 175: Immigration Sociology (2012-2014)

London School of Economics (2009) GV 4A4: From Empire to Globalization (Teaching Fellow, 2009)

THESIS SUPERVISION

Doctoral:

2025: Michael Gigante (������)
2025: Scott Drinkall (������)
2023: Kristy Schindler, chair (������)
2023: Neslihan Kaptanoglu (������)
2022: Justin Broubalow (������)
2022: Aubrey Grant (������)
2019: Rebecca Diemer (������)
2017: Gerald FitzGerald (������)

Masters:

2015: Elizabeth Ehreich, Zuzana Jerabek, Hillary Mellinger (������)
2009: Manjusha Chatterjee, Mani Cheto, Philip Chua, Sarah J. Coxon, Nan E. Craig, Patrick J. Crowley, Victor
Damjanovic, Jayna Desai, Jan Dirveiks, Hannah O. El-Silimy, Ella K. Ellenberg, Michelle Engmann, Marina
Ergatoudes, Winnie Y. Fan, Olivia A. Sterns, Jennifer Yazdi (London School of Economics)

Undergraduate:

2020: Sally Kishi (������)
2019: Tim O’Shea (������)
2016: Aaron Roper (Harvard University), Winner of the Thomas T. Hoopes Thesis Prize
2016: Andrea Ortiz, (Harvard University)
2015: Sam Clark (Harvard University)
2014: Sheyda Aboii (Harvard University)
2014: Mark Krass (Harvard University)
2013: Constantinos Linos (Harvard University)
2012: Andrew Badger (Harvard University)
2012: Jake Sloane (Harvard University)
2012: Anna Trowbridge (Harvard University)
2011: Rachel Endick (Harvard University)

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT MENTORSHIP

Sponsor, Undergraduate Research Assistant Program (2018, 2020, 2021)
Invited Lecturer, Global Politics Fellowship Program (2021)
Invited Lecturer, PhD Seminar on Conference Presentation (2021)
Invited Lecturer, PhD Seminar on Job Interviews (2019)
Invited Lecturer, PhD Seminar on Career Development (2019)
Invited Lecturer, PhD Seminar on Managing a Committee (2017)
Invited Lecturer, PhD Professional Development Seminar (2017)
Invited Lecturer, INTO Students at the Schar School of Policy and Government (2017)
Invited Lecturer, University Scholars Program, Honors College (2016)
Invited Lecturer, PhD Research Morning (2016)
Invited Lecturer, PhD Orientation (2016)
Invited Lecturer, Academic Careers Panel (2015)

INDEPENDENT STUDY CONVENOR

Jeannette Chapman (2020), Neslihan Kaptanoglu (2019), Kristy Schindler (2017), Aubrey Grant (2016), Hillary
Mellinger (2015), Zuzana Jerabek (2015)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Director, Masters in Public Policy (MPP) Program, Schar School of Policy and Government (2021-)
Chair, Curriculum Committee, Schar School of Policy and Government (2021-2022)
Member, Open Field Search Committee, Schar School of Policy and Government (2021-2022)
Faculty Lead, Research Statement Training Seminar, Office of the Provost (2021)
Distinguished Faculty Mentor, Office of the Provost, ������ (2021-2022) (declined)
Member, Curriculum Committee, Schar School of Policy and Government (2016-2022)
Member, Dean’s Committee on Faculty Workload (2021)
Member, Dean’s Committee on Non-Competitive Hires (2020-2021)
Faculty Lead, PhD Student 3-Minute Thesis Presentations, Schar School of Policy and Government (2018-2021)
Convener, Schar 2030 Initiative, Schar School of Policy and Government (2019-2020)
Member, Comparative Politics Field Examination Committee, Schar School of Policy and Government (2020)
Contributor, Sample Courses, Admissions Office, Schar School of Policy and Government (2017-2021)
Faculty Lead, Course Sampler for Prospective Students, Schar School of Policy and Government (2016-2019)
Member, Schar School Speakers Committee, Schar School of Policy and Government (2018-2019)
Contributor, Washington Institute Program, Global Education Office (2019)
Member, BA International Affairs Committee, Schar School of Policy and Government (2018)
Member, Economics Search Committee, Schar School of Policy and Government (2017-2018)
Faculty Lead, PhD Student CV Workshop, Schar School of Policy and Government (2018)
Faculty Sponsor, Middle East Policy Group, Schar School of Policy and Government (2016-2017)
Contributor, Fall for the Book Festival, ������ (2017)
Member, Comparative Politics Field Examination Committee, Schar School of Policy and Government (2017)
Member, Fisher Award Selection Committee, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs (2015)
Member, BA International Affairs Committee, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs (2015)

SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE

Convener, Power Lunch event series, Schar School of Policy and Government (2020-2021)
Panel Convener, APSA Migration and Citizenship Section Pre-Conference (2021)
Founding Co-Editor, Oxford Studies in Migration and Citizenship book series, Oxford University Press (2020-)
Program Chair and Convener, APSA Migration and Citizenship Section Pre-Conference (2019)
Member, Executive Council, APSA Section on Migration and Citizenship (2017-2019)
Convener, The Crossroads Summit on the Future of Immigration, ������ (2016)
Founding Co-Editor, Politics of Citizenship and Migration book series, Palgrave Macmillan (2016-2020)
Co-Founder, Migration Studies Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science (2007)

PEER REVIEWS

American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, American Sociological Review, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative European Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Cornell University Press, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Global Policy, International Migration Review, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Civil Society, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Leverhulme Trust, Nations and Nationalism, Nuffield College Oxford, Oxford University Press, Palgrave Macmillan, Perspectives on Politics, Political Behavior, PS: Political Science and Politics, Russell Sage Foundation, Sociological Quarterly, Swiss National Science Foundation, University of Pennsylvania Press, Westview Press.

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS (PAST AND CURRENT)

Alumni Associations: Harvard and LSE; American Political Science Association (APSA); (British) Political Studies
Association (PSA); Council for European Studies (CES); International Political Science Association (IPSA); International
Studies Association (ISA); European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).

ADVISORY BOARDS

International Migrants Bill of Rights Initiative, Cornell Law School, Advisory Board Co-Chair (2020-)
Aspen Institute, Who Is Us Program Advisor (2021-)
IDEAL Immigration, Advisory Board (2019-2020)
Global Policy, Journal Editorial Board (2014-2016)
Metropolis, Carleton University (2013-2014)
International Migrants Bill of Rights Initiative, Steering Committee Co-Chair (2013-2020)

WRITTEN COMMENTARY, REPORTING, AND ANALYSIS

ABCNEWS, The American Prospect, The Boston Globe, CNN, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, The Hill, Houston Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Newsweek, POLITICO, Reuters, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Times, The Washington Post, USA TODAY

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CERTIFICATES

Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR)
Research Group on Qualitative and Multi-Method Analysis at Syracuse University (2011)
Coursework in experimental methods, research design, process-tracing and comparative analysis.

Certificate in Quantitative Data Analysis
Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection (2010)
Coursework on probability theory and regression analysis.

Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
London School of Economics and Political Science (2009)
Teaching degree entailing coursework in instructional philosophy, assessment, lecturing, and course design.

Certificate in Latin American Studies
Harvard University (2004)
Coursework in Latin American politics, history, and Spanish-language literature and film.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Spanish: Fluent in Writing, Reading and Speaking

Language Certificate in Spanish (Level Five Fluency)
London School of Economics and Political Science (2007)
Course in advanced Spanish grammar, public speaking and reading with top-level fluency.

Language Citation in Spanish
Harvard University (2004)
Course in advanced Spanish-language literature, film, and communication with top-level fluency.

VISITING SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROFESSORSHIPS

University College London
Institute for Global Prosperity (2017)

Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (2014-16)

City University of New York Graduate Center
Department of Sociology (2013-14)

Youngstown State University
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (2013)

UCLA
Department of Political Science (2011)

University of Sydney
Department of Government and International Relations (2011)

BASKETBALL

BUCS Division I Men’s Basketball National Champion, 2009
London School of Economics (LSE) Men’s Varsity Basketball Team

BUCS Division II Men’s Basketball National Champion, 2007
London School of Economics (LSE) Men’s Varsity Basketball Team

University of London Cup Champion, 2007-2010
London School of Economics (LSE) Men’s Varsity Basketball Team

Team Captain, 2006-2009
London School of Economics (LSE) Men’s Varsity Basketball Team