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1 Migration sociology: theory, methodology and empirical evidence Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Irena Kogan Plan und literature: a Introduction into the topic. Recent history of migration in Europe (Lecture) Van Mol, C., & de Valk, H. (2016). Migration and immigrants in Europe: a historical and demographic perspective. In B. Garces-Mascarenas & R. Pennix (Eds.), Integration Processes and Policies in Europe (pp ). Springer International Publishing. 1b Migration theories. Immigrant selectivity Kim, K., & Cohen, J. E. (2010). Determinants of international migration flows to and from industrialized countries: A panel data approach beyond gravity. International Migration Review, 44(4), Kalter, F. (2010). Social capital and the dynamics of temporary labour migration from Poland to Germany. European Sociological Review, 27(5), Levitt, P., & Jaworsky, B. N. (2007). Transnational migration studies: Past developments and future trends. Annual Review of Sociology, 33, a Definition and dimensions of integration. Macro- and micro-theoretical approaches Zhou, M. (1997). Segmented assimilation: Issues, controversies, and recent research on the new second generation. International migration review, 31(4), Alba, R. (2008). Why we still need a theory of mainstream assimilation. Migration und Integration. Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie. Sonderheft, 48(2008), b Sources of ethnic inequality, resource perspective and discrimination (Lecture) Esser, H. (2004). Does the new immigration require a new theory of intergenerational integration? International Migration Review, 38(3), a Introduction into methodology of migration sociology 1

2 Blank, R. M., Dabady, M., & Citro, C. F. (2004). Measuring racial discrimination. Panel on methods for assessing discrimination, National Research Council. Washington DC: The National Academies Press. 3b Data sources in migration sociology (Joint discussion) Zuccotti, C. V., Ganzeboom, H. B., & Guveli, A. (2017). Has migration been beneficial for migrants and their children? International Migration Review, 51(1), Smith, S., Van Tubergen, F., Maas, I., & McFarland, D. A. (2016). Ethnic composition and friendship segregation: Differential effects for adolescent natives and immigrants. American Journal of Sociology, 121(4), a Cultural dimension of integration: Language acquisition (Lecture). Chiswick, B., & Miller, P. (2014). International migration and the economics of language. In B. Chiswick & P. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Immigration (pp ). Elsevier. 4b Structural dimension of integration: Immigrants and their descendants in the education system Heath, A. F., & Brinbaum, Y. (2007). Explaining ethnic inequalities in educational attainment. Ethnicities, 7(3), Kristen, C., Reimer, D., & Kogan, I. (2008). Higher education entry of Turkish immigrant youth in Germany. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 49(2-3), Sprietsma, M. (2013). Discrimination in grading: experimental evidence from primary school teachers. Empirical Economics, 45(1), a Structural dimension of integration: Immigrants and their descendants in the labour market (Lecture) Kogan, I., Kalter, F., Liebau, E., & Cohen, Y. (2011). Individual resources and structural constraints in immigrants labour market integration. In M. Wingens et al. (Eds.), A Life- Course Perspective on Migration and Integration (pp ). Springer. Kogan, I. (2004). Last hired, first fired? The unemployment dynamics of male immigrants in Germany. European Sociological Review, 20(5), Kaas, L., & Manger, C. (2012). Ethnic discrimination in Germany s labour market: A field experiment. German Economic Review, 13(1), b Social dimension of integration: Ethnic segregation, interethnic friendships and partnerships 2

3 Krysan, M., Couper, M. P., Farley, R., & Forman, T. A. (2009). Does race matter in neighbourhood preferences? Results from a video experiment. American Journal of Sociology, 115(2), Ahmed, A.M, Andersson, L., & Hammarstedt, M. (2010). Can discrimination in the housing market be reduced by increasing the information about the applicants? Land Economics, 86(1), Kalmijn, M. (1998). Intermarriage and homogamy: Causes, patterns, trends. Annual Review of Sociology, 24, a Topics of immigrant identification: citizenship acquisition, religion, values (Lecture and practical course) Konstanze, J., & Kalter, F. (2013). Intergenerational change in religious salience among immigrant families in four european countries. International Migration, 51(3), Aksoy, O., & Gambetta, D. (2016). Behind the veil: The strategic use of religious garb. European Sociological Review, 32(6), Gerhards, J., & Hans, S. (2009). From Hasan to Herbert: Name-giving patterns of immigrant parents between acculturation and ethnic maintenance. American Journal of Sociology, 114(4), Goldstein, J.R., & Stecklov, G. (2016). From Patrick to John F.: Ethnic names and occupational success in the last era of mass migration. American Sociological Review, 81(1), b Discussion of individual research proposals a Cultural dimension of integration: Language acquisition Edele, A., Seuring, J., Kristen, C., & Stanat, P. (2015). Why bother with testing? The validity of immigrants self-assessed language proficiency. Social Science Research, 52, Medvedeva, M. (2012). Negotiating languages in immigrant families. International Migration Review, 46(2), Medvedeva, M., & Portes, A. (2017). Immigrant bilingualism in Spain: An asset or a liability? International Migration Review, 51(3), Hoehne, J., & Michalowski, I. (2016). Long-term effects of language course timing on language acquisition and social contacts: Turkish and Moroccan immigrants in Western Europe. International Migration Review, 50(1),

4 7b Structural dimension of integration: Immigrants and their descendants in the education system Heath, A., & Brinbaum, Y. (2014). Unequal attainments: Ethnic educational inequalities in ten Western countries. Oxford University Press: Published for the British Academy. Dollmann, J. (2016). Less choice, less inequality? A natural experiment on social and ethnic differences in educational decision-making. European Sociological Review, 32(2), Ichou, M. (2014). Who they were there: Immigrants educational selectivity and their children s educational attainment. European Sociological Review, 30(6), a Structural dimension of integration: Immigrants and their descendants in the labour market Heath, A. F., Rothon, C., & Kilpi, E. (2008). The second generation in Western Europe: Education, unemployment, and occupational attainment. Annual Review of Sociology, 34, Schaeffer, M., Höhne, J., & Teney, C. (2015). Income advantages of poorly qualified immigrant minorities: Why school dropouts of Turkish origin earn more in Germany. European Sociological Review, 32(1), Kalter, F., & Kogan, I. (2014). Migrant networks and labor market integration of immigrants from the former Soviet Union in Germany. Social Forces, 92(4), Arai, M., Bursell, M., & Nekby, L. (2016). The reverse gender gap in ethnic discrimination: employer stereotypes of men and women with Arabic names. International Migration Review, 50(2), Gaddis, S (2015). Discrimination in the credential society: an audit study of race and college selectivity in the labor market. Social Forces, 93(4), b Social dimension of integration: Ethnic segregation, interethnic friendships and partnerships Lancee, B. (2010). The economic returns of immigrants bonding and bridging social capital: The case of the Netherlands. International Migration Review, 44(1), Kalter, F. (2016). Social network analysis in the study of ethnic inequalities. In R. A. Scott & M. C. Buchmann (Eds.), Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Interdisciplinary, Searchable, and Linkable Resource (pp. 1-15). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Leszczensky, L., & Pink, S. (2017). Intra-and inter-group friendship choices of Christian, Muslim, and non-religious Youth in Germany. European Sociological Review, 33(1), Abdul-Rida, C., & Baykara-Krumme, H. (2016). Staying in Turkey or marrying to Europe? Understanding transnational marriages from the country-of-origin perspective. European Sociological Review, 32(6),

5 Potârcă, G., & Mills, M. (2015). Racial preferences in online dating across European countries. European Sociological Review, 31(3), ab Social distances, attitudes towards migrants and migration (Lecture and practical course) Danckert, B., Dinesen, P. T., Klemmensen, R., Nørgaard, A. S., Stolle, D., & Sønderskov, K. M. (2017). With an open mind: Openness to experience moderates the effect of interethnic encounters on support for immigration. European Sociological Review, 33(5), Van Klingeren, M., Boomgaarden, H. G., Vliegenthart, R., & De Vreese, C. H. (2014). Real world is not enough: The media as an additional source of negative attitudes toward immigration, comparing Denmark and the Netherlands. European Sociological Review, 31(3), Helbling, M. (2014). Opposing Muslims and the Muslim headscarf in Western Europe. European Sociological Review, 30(2), Helbling, M., & Kriesi, H. (2014). Why citizens prefer high-over low-skilled immigrants. labor market competition, welfare state, and deservingness. European Sociological Review, 30(5), ab Other issues of immigrant integration (health, subjective well-being); Preparing research papers, Q&A Mood, C., Jonsson, J. O., & Brolin Låftman, S. (2016). Immigrant integration and youth mental health in four European countries. European Sociological Review, 32(6), Huijts, T., & Kraaykamp, G. (2012). Immigrants health in Europe: A cross-classified multilevel approach to examine origin country, destination country, and community effects. International Migration Review, 46(1), Kalmijn, M. (2017). Family structure and the well-being of immigrant children in four European countries. International Migration Review, 51(4), Kogan, I., Shen, J., & Siegert, M. (2017). What makes a satisfied immigrant? Host-country characteristics and immigrants life satisfaction in eighteen European countries. Journal of Happiness Studies, ab Paper presentations ab Paper presentations, concluding remarks 5

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