@erendiraleonsa
PhD Researcher at EUI | Migration & Asylum Research | Mixed-Methods in political science| Previously Visiting at UCL (SPP) and nccr-on the move (Unine)|Occasional photographer and full-time dancer www.erendiraleon.com
Over the past months, I had the chance to be a visiting fellow at nccr – on the move. I’m deeply grateful to my colleagues as well as to the faculty who helped me improving my project with their feedback. Neuchâtel has been an incredible place: a beautiful city and a community I’ll genuinely miss💫
Just arrived in Lucerne! 🏔️
Tomorrow I’ll be presenting my ongoing project on refugee-led political organizations at the PolSem Brown Bag Seminar (12:30–13:30, Room 3.B55). 💫
If you’re around, you’re very welcome to join the discussion ☕️
Happy, alongside @emiliabelknap.bsky.social, to make my debut contribution with the fantastic folks at @ukandeu.bsky.social
Emilia & I use data from @britishelectionstudy.com to correct the atomistic fallacy in people's understanding the Reform UK gender gap
ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british...
Happy to share that I’m in Madrid for a short visiting stay for 2 weeks working in a project with @sumpierrez.bsky.social & Roberta Perna related to welfare chauvinism, nativist discourse and the far right in Spain @ipp-csic.bsky.social
Would love to have coffee if you’re around 💫
Thank you so much for the space @uniluzern.bsky.social & @canalejoalvaro.bsky.social for the invite ✨
I’ll be presenting the work I’ve been developing at the nccr-on the move at the University of Neuchâtel on refugees political mobilization, if you’re around, let’s get a coffee ☕️ 💫
✨I’ve officially started my Visiting Fellowship at nccr – on the move this term! ✨
I’m really excited about this opportunity! 😊 There’s a fantastic program of events ahead, and I’m especially looking forward to collaborating with colleagues!
If you’re around, love to grab a coffee! ☕
In Portuguese elections this week, we saw more evidence of the far-right's rise 🇵🇹🗳️
Is the far-right the go-to party for Europe's young men? 🤔
Two ✨FREE ACCESS✨papers can provide some answers
@tabouchadi.bsky.social doi.org/10.1332/2515...
@gefjonoff.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1332/2515...
🚨 Despite major investment in migration research, its impact on policy remains limited—leaving room for ideology and misinformation to dominate.
📊 Based on 70+ interviews across 38 EU projects, we why research-policy collaboration is so hard to achieve.
#MigrationCoLab🔍 loom.ly/t916yCs
A Tinder Test of Democratic Norms💋
New paper in @thejop.bsky.social with @bertous.bsky.social
We rely on a visual conjoint experiment, cross-sectional data, & panel data to show that affective polarization drives the normalisation of the far right among the centre-right 🇬🇧🇪🇸
doi.org/10.1086/736698
Proud about this paper 🫶🏽
Among ‘cool’ things we do, we also
- measure class identity with social psych measures of in-group attachment
-show individual *&* aggregate descriptive rep. matters for symbolic rep.
-have cute & info-rich graphs
djdevineorg.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Our research shows that ending birthright citizenship "would cause serious harm…to the entire United States."
It is my honor to join with 95 other social scientists, all of us specialists in US immigration, in signing this new Amicus Curiae brief.
☞ storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
When you fire the humans and hand highly sensitive government functions to crappy A.I. tools—with zero transparency or accountability—expect chaos and harm.
So you admit, they pay taxes
75 percent.
A new study led by @mpc-eui.bsky.social shows that EU residents prefer policies that offer irregular migrants pathways to legal status.
The findings provide evidence that well-designed policies toward irregular migrants can gain public approval while upholding fundamental rights.
📌 buff.ly/qYnN6T5
Linking public service deprivation to immigration rather than to cuts & administrative burdens is a POLITICAL CHOICE
My research shows that “immigrants cutting the cue" framing was key part of far right’s rise in Europe 👇🏽
🇬🇧: ap.lc/jwBBV
🇮🇹: ap.lc/WRePJ
Yet another form of far right normalization
Introduction to R for social scientists covering fundamentals, data wrangling, data analysis with statistical models, and data visualisation
Last week I completed another edition of my short introductory course to R for social science PhD students @fggaleiden.bsky.social. The course covers fundamentals, data wrangling, data analysis (stat models) and data visualisation. All the slides are freely available at dimiter.eu/R-tutorial.h....
Many people rightly point to the core role that mainstream right parties play for defending liberal democracy against the far-right threat. However, solely focusing on the centre-right ignores the errors that leftwing parties have committed that have empowered the far right. A few thoughts …
Trump signed a proclamation ordering Bondi to go after immigration lawyers last night. He is alleging that lawyers illegally coach immigrants in asylum cases. Investigations will extend as far back as 8 years ago to the start of his first term.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Just published on APSR First View: "Political Emancipation and Modern Jewish National Identity" by Carles Boix. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Just published on APSR First View: "Allies of the Weak: La Résistance and Jews in the Holocaust" by Kasia Nalewajko. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
"La islamofobia también es de izquierdas y por eso Vox gana al poner el foco en tu vecino marroquí"
En este artículo, @carlosrch.bsky.social me entrevista sobre nuestro estudio (@turnbulldugarte.com & @michaelhunklinger.bsky.social) y exploramos sus implicaciones políticas.
shorturl.at/1qs28
Do citizens stereotype Muslims as inherently homophobic?
In a new @bjpols.bsky.social paper w/ @bertous.bsky.social & @michaelhunklinger.bsky.social we answer this question using a double-list experiment across 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🇳🇱
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Spoiler: Yes. 🧵
🚨Job opportunity!
The Pedro Arrupe Fellowship in Forced Migration Studies
In association with @campionhall.bsky.social & the Jesuit Refugee Service International
Three years, full time.
Deadline: 28 February
More info and apply ➡️ www.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/current...
What explains asylum recognition rates? Utilizing a German refugee survey and a quasi-natural experiment in Germany, L. Gundacker, Y. Kosyakova, and G. Schneider show how regional political biases can influence an asylum seeker’s chance of obtaining protection.
#OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1093/migr...
Image of the Call for Papers for the International conference 'Integration and naturalisation of refugees and migrants: Agency, bureaucracy, and policy change'. Full text available online: https://www.svr-migration.de/en/research/research-projects/international-conference/
A research project I am involved in is organizing a conference on the integration and naturalization of refugees and migrants and has just published the Call for Papers. The conference will take place on 13–14 November 2025 in Berlin. Looking forward to seeing you in Berlin!
#migcitsky
Join us for our next hybrid session of the MWG that will explore the political and societal dimensions of migration and integration in 🇩🇪 @mpc-eui.bsky.social
📆 Thu 13 Feb
⏰ 14-15:30
🎙️Christina Zuber & Maria Adamopoulou
📝 Jelena Dzankic & Fotios Papadopoulos
ℹ️ www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
I have created a searchable list of 80+ migration-related movies, offering various perspectives on human movement, identity, and mobility.
What movies would you add?
#Migration
#MigrationStudies
#MigrationStories
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Do you know any refugee-led organisations in Europe? #RLO
We're profiling them! 👉Help us identify their work and amplify their impact.
🌐 Survey in 9 languages
⏳ 15 minutes to fill in
Participate here: loom.ly/Tm_V-b4