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Overview

James Forrest is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia and focuses on research within the social sciences, with particular attention to sociology, political science, geography, planning, development, and demography.

Their work covers several interrelated topics, which include

  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
  • Diaspora, Migration, Transnational Identity
  • Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

James Forrest has contributed to the following recent papers:

  • "Racist attitudes, out-groups and the Australian experience" (2020) published in Australian Journal of Social Issues
  • "Exploring the residential segregation of Chinese languages and language groups of the Indian subcontinent in Sydney" (2021) published in Geographical Research
  • "ASSIMILATING THE DIASPORA OF THE AMERICAS IN AUSTRALIA: AN INTERGENERATIONAL ANALYSIS" (2021) published in Geographical Review
  • "Spatial Contexts of Language Shift and Heritage Language Retention within a Highly Diverse Population: Sydney, Australia" (2023) published in Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie
  • "Obituary: Professor Ronald (Ron) John Johnston, OBE, FBA, FAcSS (1941-2020)" (2020) published in Geographical Research

The frequent venues for publication include:

  • Geographical Research
  • Australian Journal of Social Issues
  • Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie
  • Geographical Review
  • The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology

Frequent co-authors in their research are

  • Kathleen Blair
  • Kevin Dunn
  • Ron Johnston
  • Frank Siciliano
  • Weronika A. Kusek

James Forrest's contributions primarily investigate societal issues related to migration, ethnicity, and identity within diverse populations, placing emphasis on Australian contexts. Their work engages with both quantitative and qualitative aspects of social science to understand complex processes of integration, segregation, and intergroup relations.

Best Publications

  • Constructing racism in Australia

    Kevin M Dunn;James Forrest;Ian Burnley;Amy McDonald

  • The Geography of Ethnic Residential Segregation: A Comparative Study of Five Countries

    Ron Johnston;Michael Poulsen;James Forrest

  • Are There Ethnic Enclaves/Ghettos in English Cities?.

    Ron Johnston;James Forrest;Michael Poulsen

  • Constructing Racism in Sydney, Australia's Largest EthniCity:

    James Forrest;Kevin Dunn

  • Ethnic and Racial Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1980-2000: The Dimensions of Segregation Revisited

    Ron Johnston;Michael Poulsen;James Forrest

  • ‘Core’Culture Hegemony and Multiculturalism Perceptions of the Privileged Position of Australians with British Backgrounds

    James Forrest;Kevin Dunn

  • Intraurban Ethnic Enclaves: Introducing a Knowledge-Based Classification Method

    Michael Poulsen;Ron Johnston;James Forrest

  • On the Measurement and Meaning of Residential Segregation: A Response to Simpson:

    Ron Johnston;Michael Poulsen;James Forrest

  • Racism and Intolerance in Eastern Australia: a geographic perspective

    James Forrest;Kevin Dunn

  • Cities of race hatred? : the spheres of racism and anti-racism in contemporary Australian cities

    Kevin Mark Dunn;James Forrest;Rogelia Pe-Pua;Maria Hynes

  • Plural Cities and Ethnic Enclaves: Introducing a Measurement Procedure for Comparative Study

    Michael Poulsen;Ron Johnson;James Forrest

  • Attitudes to Multicultural Values in Diverse Spaces in Australia's Immigrant Cities, Sydney and Melbourne

    James Forrest;Kevin Dunn

  • Ship-Helicopter Operating Limits Prediction Using Piloted Flight Simulation and Time-Accurate Airwakes

    James S. Forrest;Ieuan Owen;Gareth D. Padfield;Steven J. Hodge

  • Challenging racism through schools: teacher attitudes to cultural diversity and multicultural education in Sydney, Australia

    Jim Forrest;Garth L Lean;Kevin M Dunn

  • The Ethnic geography of ethnicities : the 'American model' and residential concentration in London

    Ron Johnston;James Forrest;Michael Poulsen

  • RESEARCH NOTE—MEASURING ETHNIC RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION: PUTTING SOME MORE GEOGRAPHY IN

    Ron Johnston;Michael Poulsen;James Forrest

  • Is Sydney a Divided City Ethnically

    Michael Poulsen;Ron Johnston;James Forrest

  • Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Ethnoburbs in Auckland, New Zealand

    Ron Johnston;Michael Poulsen;James Forrest

  • Moving On from Indices, Refocusing on Mix: On Measuring and Understanding Ethnic Patterns of Residential Segregation

    Ron Johnston;Michael Poulsen;James Forrest

  • EVALUATING CHANGING RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, USING SPATIAL STATISTICS

    Ron Johnston;Michael Poulsen;James Forrest

  • And Did the Walls Come Tumbling Down? Ethnic Residential Segregation in Four U.S. Metropolitan Areas 1980-2000

    Ron Johnston;Michael Poulsen;James Forrest

  • From modern to post-modern? Contemporary ethnic residential segregation in four US metropolitan areas

    M Poulsen;J Forrest;R Johnston

Frequent Co-Authors

Ron Johnston
Ron Johnston University of Bristol
Kelvyn Jones
Kelvyn Jones University of Bristol
Yin Paradies
Yin Paradies Deakin University
Charles Pattie
Charles Pattie University of Sheffield
Craig McGarty
Craig McGarty Western Sydney University
Gary N. Marks
Gary N. Marks University of Melbourne
Margaret Alston
Margaret Alston University of Newcastle Australia
Andrew Gorman-Murray
Andrew Gorman-Murray Western Sydney University

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