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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

Contact

E-mail
maureen.eger@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 95 20

Works at

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

PhD, Sociology, University of Washington
MA, Sociology, University of Washington
MA, Sociology, Stanford University
BA, Psychology, Stanford University

During the 2023-2024 academic year, I will be a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Institute for the Study of Societal Issues: https://issi.berkeley.edu/people/maureen-eger

Migration stigma: understanding prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion
Strüngmann Forum Reports, 32
COVID-19-induced academic stress and its impact on life satisfaction and optimism: a panel study of Swedish university students between 2020 and 2022
European Journal of Higher Education
Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael; et al.
The polarizing effect of anti-immigrant violence on radical right sympathies in Germany
The international migration review, Sage Publications 2023, Vol. 57, (2) : 746-777
Eger, Maureen A.; Olzak, Susan
“Speak English”: a comment on English language instruction in an era of neo-nationalism
TESOL quarterly (Print), John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 57, (3) : 969-981
Eger, Maureen A.; Valdez, Sarah
Scapegoating immigrants in times of personal and collective crises: results from a Czech panel study
The international migration review
Kudrnáč, Aleš; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Observing many researchers using the same data and hypothesis reveals a hidden universe of uncertainty
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.
Economics or politics?: Assessing immigration as a challenge to the welfare state
Handbook on migration and welfare, Edward Elgar Publishing 2022 : 45-63
Eger, Maureen A.
Argumentum ad populum: A reply to Bonikowski and DiMaggio
Nations and Nationalism, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 28, (1) : 366-370
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Identifying Varieties of Nationalism: A Critique of a Purely Inductive Approach
Nations and Nationalism, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 28, (1) : 341-352
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
The politicization of immigration and welfare: the progressive's dilemma, the rise of far right parties and challenges for the left
Handbook on migration and welfare, Edward Elgar Publishing 2022 : 230-254
Eger, Maureen A.; Kulin, Joakim
When I was growing up: The lasting impact of immigrant presence on native-born American attitudes towards immigrants and immigration
European Sociological Review, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 38, (2) : 169-188
Eger, Maureen A.; Mitchell, Jeffrey; Hjerm, Mikael
Does higher education have liberalizing or inoculating effects?: A panel study of anti-immigrant sentiment before, during, and after the European migration crisis
European Sociological Review, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 38, (4) : 605-628
Velásquez, Paolo; Eger, Maureen A.
Suppression, Spikes, and Stigma: How COVID-19 Will Shape International Migration and Hostilities toward It
The international migration review, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 55, (3) : 640-659
O'Brien, Michelle L.; Eger, Maureen A.
COVID-19 will have long-lasting effects on migration
The radical right during crisis: CARR tearbook 2020/2021, Ibidem-Verlag 2021 : 132-136
O'Brien, Michelle L.; Eger, Maureen A.
Neo-nationalism and its Relationship to Globalization: A Test of the Backlash Hypothesis
Religion and Neo-Nationalism in Europe, Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft 2020 : 61-84
Eger, Maureen A.
What is tolerance and how much do democracies require?
Mainstreaming the global radical right: CARR yearbook 2019/2020, Ibidem-Verlag 2020 : 362-365
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Welfare nationalism before and after the 'migration crisis'
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
A New Approach to the Study of Tolerance: Conceptualizing and Measuring Acceptance, Respect, and Appreciation of Difference
Social Indicators Research, Springer 2020, Vol. 147 : 897-919
Hjerm, Mikael; Eger, Maureen A.; Bohman, Andrea; et al.
Politics and prejudice: How political discussion with peers is related to attitudes about immigrants during adolescence
Frontiers in Sociology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2019, Vol. 4
Bohman, Andrea; Hjerm, Mikael; Eger, Maureen A.
The return of nationalism and the rise of the radical right
Tracking the rise of the radical right globally: CARR yearbook 2018/2019, Stuttgart: Ibidem-Verlag 2019 : 41-44
Eger, Maureen A.
The Sweden Democrats remain deeply unpopular despite making gains
Tracking the rise of the radical right globally: CARR Yearbook 2018/2019, Stuttgart: Ibidem-Verlag 2019 : 135-138
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
The rise of neo-nationalism
Europe at the crossroads: confronting populist, nationalist, and global challenges, Nordic Academic Press 2019 : 113-134
Eger, Maureen A.; Valdez, Sarah
From radical right to neo-nationalist
European Political Science, Springer 2019, Vol. 18, (3) : 379-399
Eger, Maureen A.; Valdez, Sarah
Book review: The Rise and Fall of the Miraculous Welfare Machine: Immigration and Social Democracy in Twentieth-Century Sweden
Perspectives on Politics, Cambridge University Press 2018, Vol. 16, (3) : 881-883
Eger, Maureen A.
Two sides of the same coin?: The rise of neo-nationalism and civic integrationism in multi-ethnic Europe
The effects of race, Stellenbosch: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA 2018 : 151-167
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Peer Attitudes and the Development of Prejudice in Adolescence
Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, Sage Publications 2018, Vol. 4 : 1-11
Hjerm, Mikael; Eger, Maureen A.; Danell, Rickard
From radical right to neo-nationalist: Danish party politics, 1973-2011
The Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right (CARR) 2018
Valdez, Sarah; Eger, Maureen A.
Immigration and the welfare state: a cross-regional analysis of European welfare attitudes
International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Thousand oaks: Sage Publications 2017, Vol. 58, (5) : 440-463
Eger, Maureen A.; Breznau, Nate
Immigrant presence, group boundaries, and support for the welfare state in Western European societies
Acta Sociologica, Sage Publications 2016, Vol. 59, (3) : 195-214
Breznau, Nate; Eger, Maureen A.
The political consequences of contemporary immigration
Sociology Compass, John Wiley & Sons 2016, Vol. 10, (10) : 877-892
Eger, Maureen A.; Bohman, Andrea
Family Life in Context: Men and Women’s Perceptions of Fairness and Satisfaction Across Thirty Countries
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society, Vol. 23, (1) : 40-69
Kornrich, Sabino; Eger, Maureen A.
Immigration or Welfare?: The Progressive's Dilemma Revisited
Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, Sage Publications 2016, Vol. 2 : 1-15
Kulin, Joakim; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Neo-nationalism in Western Europe
European Sociological Review, Oxford University Press 2015, Vol. 31, (1) : 115-130
Eger, Maureen A.; Valdez, Sarah
Europa tycker olika
Axess, (5) : 50-53
Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
En attitydfråga
Axess, (5) : 46-49
Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Book review: Caribbean Migration to Western Europe and the United States: Essays on Incorporation, Identity, and Citizenship
Journal of World-Systems Research, Vol. 17, (1) : 256-258
Eger, Maureen A.
Even in Sweden: The Effect of Immigration on Support for Welfare State Spending
European Sociological Review, Vol. 26, (2) : 203-217
Eger, Maureen A.
Book review: The New Nativism: Proposition 187 and the Debate Over Immigration
Mobilization, Vol. 14, (3) : 404-406
Eger, Maureen A.
The Butterfly Effect: The Iraq War and Asylum Seeking in Sweden
EU@IU: Newsletter of the European Union Center of Excellence at Indiana University, Vol. 2, No. 3
Eger, Maureen A.
The Liberalizing Potential of Higher Education: An Analysis of Academic Majors and Prejudice
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael; Velásquez, Paolo
Support for the Swedish welfare state: The role of socioeconomic and sociocultural conflict in four decades of public opinion
Goossen, Mikael; Eger, Maureen A.; Kulin, Joakim; et al.
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Research projects

1 January 2020 until 31 December 2023
The liberalizing effect of higher education
1 January 2017 until 31 December 2023
The Evolution of Prejudice
1 January 2015 until 31 December 2019
Anti-immigrant attitudes in a changing Europe

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
Comparative Social Change
Contextualizing Social Science Research
Deviance and Social Control
Introduction to Sociology
Social Cognition
Social Problems
Sociological Theory