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Maureen A. Eger

I am an associate professor in the Department of Sociology. My research interests lie broadly in political sociology, with an emphasis on immigration, nationalism, and the welfare state. 

Research qualifications: Docent

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Associate professor at Department of Sociology
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Hus Y, Beteendevetarhuset & Norra beteendevetarhuset Mediagränd 14, Beteendevetarhuset, Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

I am a comparative political sociologist with specializations in international migration, (neo-)nationalism, and the welfare state. I study attitudes and values, social policy preferences, voting behavior, and political parties across different demographic, political, economic, and institutional contexts. Much of my theoretical and empirical work focuses on attitudes towards immigration as well as ethnic/racial diversity and the social, political, and economic consequences of those views. I am also concerned with the experiences of immigrants and the functioning of democracy.

I hold a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Washington and M.A. and B.A. from Stanford University. I have been a Fulbright Scholar (Stockholm University) as well as a visiting scholar at the Center for Right-Wing Studies (CRWS) at the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues (ISSI) at UC Berkeley and at the Research Institute at the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (RICSRE) at Stanford University. I am a member of the 2024-25 fellows class at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University.

More about my work at: https://www.maureeneger.com/

 

Migration stigma: understanding prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2024 : 45-57
Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; Gabrielsson, Daniel; et al.
European Journal of Higher Education, Taylor & Francis 2024, Vol. 14, (3) : 429-450
Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael; et al.
The international migration review, Sage Publications 2024, Vol. 58, (2) : 573-592
Kudrnáč, Aleš; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Acta Sociologica
Mitchell, Jeffrey; Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; et al.
Migration stigma: understanding prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2024 : 179-200
Velásquez, Paolo; Eger, Maureen A.; Castañeda, Heide; et al.
Strüngmann Forum Reports, 32
Yang, Lawrence H.; Eger, Maureen A.; Link, Bruce G.
Migration stigma: understanding prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 2024 : 1-14
Yang, Lawrence H.; Eger, Maureen A.; Link, Bruce G.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Yang, Lawrence H.; Eger, Maureen A.; Link, Bruce G.
The international migration review, Sage Publications 2023, Vol. 57, (2) : 746-777
Eger, Maureen A.; Olzak, Susan
TESOL quarterly (Print), John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 57, (3) : 969-981
Eger, Maureen A.; Valdez, Sarah
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, National Academy of Sciences 2022, Vol. 119, (44)
Breznau, Nate; Rinke, Eike Mark; Wuttke, Alexander; et al.
Handbook on migration and welfare, Edward Elgar Publishing 2022 : 45-63
Eger, Maureen A.
Nations and Nationalism, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 28, (1) : 366-370
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Nations and Nationalism, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 28, (1) : 341-352
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Handbook on migration and welfare, Edward Elgar Publishing 2022 : 230-254
Eger, Maureen A.; Kulin, Joakim
European Sociological Review, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 38, (2) : 169-188
Eger, Maureen A.; Mitchell, Jeffrey; Hjerm, Mikael
European Sociological Review, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 38, (4) : 605-628
Velásquez, Paolo; Eger, Maureen A.
The international migration review, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 55, (3) : 640-659
O'Brien, Michelle L.; Eger, Maureen A.
The radical right during crisis: CARR tearbook 2020/2021, Ibidem-Verlag 2021 : 132-136
O'Brien, Michelle L.; Eger, Maureen A.
Religion and Neo-Nationalism in Europe, Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft 2020 : 61-84
Eger, Maureen A.
Mainstreaming the global radical right: CARR yearbook 2019/2020, Ibidem-Verlag 2020 : 362-365
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Welfare state legitimacy in times of crisis and austerity: between change and vontinuity, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing 2020 : 177-198
Eger, Maureen A.; Larsen, Christian Albrekt; Mewes, Jan
Social Indicators Research, Springer 2020, Vol. 147 : 897-919
Hjerm, Mikael; Eger, Maureen A.; Bohman, Andrea; et al.
Frontiers in Sociology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2019, Vol. 4
Bohman, Andrea; Hjerm, Mikael; Eger, Maureen A.
Tracking the rise of the radical right globally: CARR yearbook 2018/2019, Stuttgart: Ibidem-Verlag 2019 : 41-44
Eger, Maureen A.
Tracking the rise of the radical right globally: CARR Yearbook 2018/2019, Stuttgart: Ibidem-Verlag 2019 : 135-138
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Europe at the crossroads: confronting populist, nationalist, and global challenges, Nordic Academic Press 2019 : 113-134
Eger, Maureen A.; Valdez, Sarah
European Political Science, Springer 2019, Vol. 18, (3) : 379-399
Eger, Maureen A.; Valdez, Sarah
Perspectives on Politics, Cambridge University Press 2018, Vol. 16, (3) : 881-883
Eger, Maureen A.
The effects of race, Stellenbosch: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA 2018 : 151-167
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, Sage Publications 2018, Vol. 4 : 1-11
Hjerm, Mikael; Eger, Maureen A.; Danell, Rickard
The Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right (CARR) 2018
Valdez, Sarah; Eger, Maureen A.
International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Thousand oaks: Sage Publications 2017, Vol. 58, (5) : 440-463
Eger, Maureen A.; Breznau, Nate
Acta Sociologica, Sage Publications 2016, Vol. 59, (3) : 195-214
Breznau, Nate; Eger, Maureen A.
Sociology Compass, John Wiley & Sons 2016, Vol. 10, (10) : 877-892
Eger, Maureen A.; Bohman, Andrea
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society, Vol. 23, (1) : 40-69
Kornrich, Sabino; Eger, Maureen A.
Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, Sage Publications 2016, Vol. 2 : 1-15
Kulin, Joakim; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
European Sociological Review, Oxford University Press 2015, Vol. 31, (1) : 115-130
Eger, Maureen A.; Valdez, Sarah
Axess, (5) : 50-53
Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Axess, (5) : 46-49
Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
European Sociological Review, Vol. 26, (2) : 203-217
Eger, Maureen A.
Mobilization, Vol. 14, (3) : 404-406
Eger, Maureen A.
EU@IU: Newsletter of the European Union Center of Excellence at Indiana University, Vol. 2, No. 3
Eger, Maureen A.

Research groups

Affiliated with the group
Political sociology
Affiliated with the group
Social policy and welfare
Affiliated with the group
Sociology of education

Research projects

1 January 2024 until 31 December 2026
1 January 2020 until 31 December 2024
1 January 2017 until 31 December 2023
1 January 2015 until 31 December 2019

Umeå University
Comparative Social Policy
Sociology of Political Attitudes (formerly: The Political Climate in Europe)
Sociology of Globalization and Migration (formerly: Globalization, Migration, and the Welfare State)
Sociological Analysis
 
University of Washington (previous courses)
Comparative Social Change
Contextualizing Social Science Research
Deviance and Social Control
Introduction to Sociology
Social Cognition
Social Problems
Sociological Theory

Utrecht University (guest lecturer, course)
The Political Sociology of Welfare

Stockholm University (guest lecturer, seminar)
Welfare State Attitudes