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Overview

Paul Statham is affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences, particularly focusing on sociology and political science. Their research intersects several subfields, including demography, education, political science, international relations, and social psychology.

Their scholarly work primarily addresses topics related to migration and labor dynamics, migration, refugees, and integration, as well as diaspora, migration, and transnational identity. Other focal areas include religion and society interactions, religious education and schools, migration, ethnicity, and economy, and LGBTQ health, identity, and policy.

Paul Statham frequently publishes in well-known academic venues related to their fields of study. These include:

  • Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • Gender Place & Culture
  • Ethnic and Racial Studies
  • Population Space and Place
  • Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

Their recent papers illustrate the scope and depth of their research interests:

  • "Globalising Thailand through gendered 'both-ways' migration pathways with 'the West': cross-border connections between people, states, and places" (2020, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies)
  • "Transgender Kathoey and gay men using tourist-zone scenes as 'social opportunities' for nonheteronormative living in Thailand" (2021, Gender Place & Culture)
  • "Challenging the Muslimification of Muslims in research on 'liberal democratic values': why culture matters beyond religion" (2023, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies)
  • "Assimilation and integration in the twenty-first century: where have we been and where are we going? Introduction to a special issue in honour of Richard Alba" (2024, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Paul Statham's academic work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Nancy Foner
  • Sarah Scuzzarello
  • Nicole Ostrand
  • Sirijit Sunanta
  • Alexander Trupp

Through these collaborations and their chosen venues for publication, Paul Statham has situationally contributed to understanding complex migration processes, identity formation, and the socio-political dimensions of ethnicity and integration.

Best Publications

  • Contested Citizenship: Immigration and Cultural Diversity in Europe

    Ruud Koopmans;Paul Statham;Marco Giugni;Florence Passy

  • Political Claims Analysis: Integrating Protest Event and Political Discourse Approaches

    Ruud Koopmans;Paul Statham

  • Challenging the liberal nation‐state? Postnationalism, multiculturalism, and the collective claims making of migrants and ethnic minorities in Britain and Germany

    Ruud Koopmans;Paul Statham

  • The making of a European public sphere: media discourse and political contention

    Ruud Koopmans;Paul Statham

  • Challenging immigration and ethnic relations politics : comparative European perspectives

    Ruud Koopmans;Paul J. Statham

  • Elites and the ‘organised public’: Who drives British immigration politics and in which direction?

    Paul Statham;Andrew Geddes

  • The Politicization of Europe: Contesting the Constitution in the Mass Media

    Paul Statham;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Understanding the mechanisms of EU politicization: Lessons from the Eurozone crisis

    Paul Statham;Hans-Jörg Trenz;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Resilient or Adaptable Islam? Multiculturalism, Religion and Migrants' Claims-Making for Group Demands in Britain, the Netherlands and France

    Paul Statham;Ruud Koopmans;Marco Giugni;Florence Passy

  • Migration and Ethnic Relations as a Field of Political Contention: An Opportunity Structure Approach

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  • Theoretical framework, research design, and methods

    Ruud Koopmans;Paul Statham

  • Institutional and Discursive Opportunities for Extreme-Right Mobilization in Five Countries

    Marco Gabriele Giugni;Ruud Koopmans;Florence Passy;Paul Statham

  • Muslims in their European societies of settlement : A comparative agenda for empirical research on socio-cultural integration across countries and groups

    Paul Statham;Jean Tillie

  • How national citizenship shapes transnationalism. A comparative analysis of migrant claims-making in Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands

    Ruud Koopmans;Paul Statham

  • The challenge of measuring immigrant origin and immigration related ethnicity in Europe

    Dirk Jacobs;Marc Swyngedouw;Laurie Hanquinet;Véronique Vandezande

  • How European Union Politicization can Emerge through Contestation: The Constitution Case†

    Paul Statham;Hans-Jörg Trenz

  • Political mobilisation by minorities in Britain: Negative feedback of ‘race relations'?

    Paul Statham

  • The Politicization of Europe

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  • Understanding anti-asylum rhetoric: restrictive politics or racist publics?

    Paul Statham

  • Making Europe news: How journalists view their role and media performance

    Paul Statham

  • Challenging the Liberal Nation State? Postnationalism, Multiculturalism, and the Collective Claims-making of Migrants and Ethnic Minorities in Britain and Germany*

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  • Becoming European? The Transformation of the British Pro-migrant NGO Sector in Response to Europeanization*

    Emily Gray;Paul Statham

  • Political party contestation over Europe in the mass media: who criticizes Europe, how, and why?

    Paul Statham;Ruud Koopmans

  • How National Citizenship Shapes Transnationalism: Migrant and Minority Claims-making in Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands

    Ruud Koopmans;Paul Statham

  • Multiculturalism, religion and migrants’ claims-making for group demands in Britain, the Netherlands and France

    Paul Statham;Ruud Koopmans;Marco Giugni;Florence Passy

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruud Koopmans
Ruud Koopmans Social Science Research Center Berlin
Hans-Jörg Trenz
Hans-Jörg Trenz University of Copenhagen
Marco Giugni
Marco Giugni University of Geneva
Mario Diani
Mario Diani University of Trento
Andrew Geddes
Andrew Geddes European University Institute

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