David FitzGerald
@fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social
Sociology professor at University of California San Diego and (co)author of The Refugee System (2023); Refuge beyond Reach (2019); and Culling the Masses (2014). I research policies and experiences around migration and asylum.
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Pinned
looking forward to taking part in this online panel Thursday, 20 November
In an era of displacement and mobility, #Global #Migration #Governance is at a pivotal moment. Join us for a discussion on this complex #Legal, #Ethical, & #Moral topic, that touches on everything from #Economic struggles, #Political repression, #ClimateChange, & #Global conflicts: buff.ly/zp63jAh
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
looking forward to taking part in this online panel Thursday, 20 November
Reposted by David FitzGerald
New blog post on the IEHS blog, Not From Here: Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari with Hardeep Dhillon
@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
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@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
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Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari
Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari, Rituals of Migration: Irish and Italians on the Move (New York University Press, 2025). In Rituals of Migration, editors Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari—with …
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November 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
New blog post on the IEHS blog, Not From Here: Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari with Hardeep Dhillon
@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
@kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social
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my review recommending Migration Governance in North America: Policy, Politics, and Community, edited by Kiran Banerjee & Craig Damian Smith
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Migration Governance in North America: Policy, Politics, and Community. Edited by Kiran Banerjee and Craig Damian Smith. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024. 510p. | Perspectives on Politi...
Migration Governance in North America: Policy, Politics, and Community. Edited by Kiran Banerjee and Craig Damian Smith. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024. 510p.
doi.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
my review recommending Migration Governance in North America: Policy, Politics, and Community, edited by Kiran Banerjee & Craig Damian Smith
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Reposted by David FitzGerald
I'm delighted to serve on "The Outstanding Article Award in International History and Politics" committee @apsa.bsky.social Deadline for nominations is January 31, 2026. Details of the nomination and a list of previous winners can be found at the APSA-IHaP website connect.apsanet.org/s34/nominati...
Nominations
connect.apsanet.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I'm delighted to serve on "The Outstanding Article Award in International History and Politics" committee @apsa.bsky.social Deadline for nominations is January 31, 2026. Details of the nomination and a list of previous winners can be found at the APSA-IHaP website connect.apsanet.org/s34/nominati...
paid Research & Advocacy Fellow,
Migration & Human Rights Program,
Cornell Law School. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/309...
Migration & Human Rights Program,
Cornell Law School. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/309...
Cornell University, Law School
Job #AJO30923, Research & Advocacy Fellow, Migration & Human Rights Program, Law School, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
urldefense.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
paid Research & Advocacy Fellow,
Migration & Human Rights Program,
Cornell Law School. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/309...
Migration & Human Rights Program,
Cornell Law School. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/309...
call for special issues @migrationjrnl.bsky.social academic.oup.com/migration/pa...
2025 Call for Special Issue Proposals
Deadline: 15 December 2025
Migration Studies is now accepting Special Issue proposals. The journal typically publishes one call for special issues pe
academic.oup.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
call for special issues @migrationjrnl.bsky.social academic.oup.com/migration/pa...
mi capítulo “La migración mexicana y la ley” está disponible en acceso abierto en la antología "Construyendo el gran México.
La emigración mexicana a Estados Unidos" librosdigitales.colsan.edu.mx/detalles.php...
La emigración mexicana a Estados Unidos" librosdigitales.colsan.edu.mx/detalles.php...
October 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
mi capítulo “La migración mexicana y la ley” está disponible en acceso abierto en la antología "Construyendo el gran México.
La emigración mexicana a Estados Unidos" librosdigitales.colsan.edu.mx/detalles.php...
La emigración mexicana a Estados Unidos" librosdigitales.colsan.edu.mx/detalles.php...
hats off to @usnatarchives.bsky.social
for displaying pre-WW2 refugee documents - a refugee from Soviet Armenia seeking to stay in USA in 1934 bc he was a political or religious refugee and would be stateless if deported. Act of June 8, 1934 is often forgotten in #RefugeeHistory
for displaying pre-WW2 refugee documents - a refugee from Soviet Armenia seeking to stay in USA in 1934 bc he was a political or religious refugee and would be stateless if deported. Act of June 8, 1934 is often forgotten in #RefugeeHistory
September 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
hats off to @usnatarchives.bsky.social
for displaying pre-WW2 refugee documents - a refugee from Soviet Armenia seeking to stay in USA in 1934 bc he was a political or religious refugee and would be stateless if deported. Act of June 8, 1934 is often forgotten in #RefugeeHistory
for displaying pre-WW2 refugee documents - a refugee from Soviet Armenia seeking to stay in USA in 1934 bc he was a political or religious refugee and would be stateless if deported. Act of June 8, 1934 is often forgotten in #RefugeeHistory
It was a real coup to get my hands on a copy of Paolo Boccagni's new book. This ethnography of the absurd confronts the existential question of what it means to live in limbo while waiting for asylum.
Available open access from @ucpress.bsky.social
www.ucpress.edu/books/undoin...
Available open access from @ucpress.bsky.social
www.ucpress.edu/books/undoin...
September 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It was a real coup to get my hands on a copy of Paolo Boccagni's new book. This ethnography of the absurd confronts the existential question of what it means to live in limbo while waiting for asylum.
Available open access from @ucpress.bsky.social
www.ucpress.edu/books/undoin...
Available open access from @ucpress.bsky.social
www.ucpress.edu/books/undoin...
Congratulations to @hekwon.bsky.social for her new publication, "Privileged pariahs: agency of Korean expatriate mothers in the UAE"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
July 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Congratulations to @hekwon.bsky.social for her new publication, "Privileged pariahs: agency of Korean expatriate mothers in the UAE"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I'm excited to share pre-print of a ✨ new paper with the great @sumpierrez.bsky.social!
We study ’pathways of external citizenship’ across 194 countries 🌎 since 1960. We do so by building a sequence analysis of the timing and extent of dual citizenship acceptance and external voting rights.
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We study ’pathways of external citizenship’ across 194 countries 🌎 since 1960. We do so by building a sequence analysis of the timing and extent of dual citizenship acceptance and external voting rights.
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July 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I'm excited to share pre-print of a ✨ new paper with the great @sumpierrez.bsky.social!
We study ’pathways of external citizenship’ across 194 countries 🌎 since 1960. We do so by building a sequence analysis of the timing and extent of dual citizenship acceptance and external voting rights.
a 🧵
We study ’pathways of external citizenship’ across 194 countries 🌎 since 1960. We do so by building a sequence analysis of the timing and extent of dual citizenship acceptance and external voting rights.
a 🧵
My piece in Foreign Affairs is out on the problems of third country and offshore detention www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Sordid History of Offshoring Migrants
Trump is only the latest to embrace a costly and immoral tactic.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
My piece in Foreign Affairs is out on the problems of third country and offshore detention www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
So sorry to learn of the passing of Richard Alba. His work will be passed on through our teaching and research for years to come.
June 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
So sorry to learn of the passing of Richard Alba. His work will be passed on through our teaching and research for years to come.
Read how the U.S. systematically externalized its borders using health controls beginning in the 1800s, laying the groundwork for controls that were repurposed during the Covid-19 and Title 42 era to keep out asylum seekers.
Open access in Migration Studies.
doi.org/10.1093/migr...
Open access in Migration Studies.
doi.org/10.1093/migr...
Remote biopower: Constructing the system of immigrant health controls
Abstract. The selection of migrants based on judgments about their health was a fundamental driver of state migration controls. The USA was a global leader
doi.org
June 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Read how the U.S. systematically externalized its borders using health controls beginning in the 1800s, laying the groundwork for controls that were repurposed during the Covid-19 and Title 42 era to keep out asylum seekers.
Open access in Migration Studies.
doi.org/10.1093/migr...
Open access in Migration Studies.
doi.org/10.1093/migr...
This incredible resource on Canadian immigration policy is out. Hats off to the dream team of authors, including the late Jeff Reitz. A capstone achievement to an illustrious career. utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...
May 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This incredible resource on Canadian immigration policy is out. Hats off to the dream team of authors, including the late Jeff Reitz. A capstone achievement to an illustrious career. utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...
Devastated to learn of the passing of Jeff Reitz. He was such a model of scholarship and decency.
www.sociology.utoronto.ca/news/memoria...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/gml/news/mem...
www.sociology.utoronto.ca/news/memoria...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/gml/news/mem...
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Jeffrey G. Reitz | Department of Sociology
www.sociology.utoronto.ca
May 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Devastated to learn of the passing of Jeff Reitz. He was such a model of scholarship and decency.
www.sociology.utoronto.ca/news/memoria...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/gml/news/mem...
www.sociology.utoronto.ca/news/memoria...
munkschool.utoronto.ca/gml/news/mem...
A fresh way of thinking in a systems framework
Fresh off the press in 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗮: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸
It conceptualizes my 20 years of research on migration&development and public policies.
Thanks for reading, sharing & engaging!
online.ucpress.edu/gp/article-a...
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗮: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸
It conceptualizes my 20 years of research on migration&development and public policies.
Thanks for reading, sharing & engaging!
online.ucpress.edu/gp/article-a...
April 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A fresh way of thinking in a systems framework
Reposted by David FitzGerald
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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April 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
My review of “Framing Refugees: How the Admission of Refugees is Debated in Six Countries across the World” by Daniel Drewski and Jürgen Gerhards
Updated link to the review:
academic.oup.com/sf/article/1...
Link to the book:
tinyurl.com/3mw3kzxp
We need more comparative work like this.
Updated link to the review:
academic.oup.com/sf/article/1...
Link to the book:
tinyurl.com/3mw3kzxp
We need more comparative work like this.
tinyurl.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My review of “Framing Refugees: How the Admission of Refugees is Debated in Six Countries across the World” by Daniel Drewski and Jürgen Gerhards
Updated link to the review:
academic.oup.com/sf/article/1...
Link to the book:
tinyurl.com/3mw3kzxp
We need more comparative work like this.
Updated link to the review:
academic.oup.com/sf/article/1...
Link to the book:
tinyurl.com/3mw3kzxp
We need more comparative work like this.
Reposted by David FitzGerald
Missed this, but Italy last week tightened rules for citizenship for people of Italian ancestry born abroad. only people w Italian parents or grandparents are now eligible
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/w...
Why Italy Made It Harder to Become Italian
The government says it tightened citizenship rules because of a deluge of applications from the descendants of emigrants who only coveted an Italian passport.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Missed this, but Italy last week tightened rules for citizenship for people of Italian ancestry born abroad. only people w Italian parents or grandparents are now eligible
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/w...
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Three days left to submit your abstracts on experiences of refugeehood for our planned special issue! Details below
Call for Papers for the Special Issue “Who is a Refugee in the 21st Century?” I am co-editing with @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social & Aryan Karimi @ubcmigration.bsky.social
We look forward to receiving your abstracts by March 31!
More info: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
We look forward to receiving your abstracts by March 31!
More info: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
Call for Papers Special Issue: Who is a Refugee in the 21st Century? - IMISCOE
IMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The focus is on comparative research and joint research projects.
www.imiscoe.org
March 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Three days left to submit your abstracts on experiences of refugeehood for our planned special issue! Details below
Reposted by David FitzGerald
Dark days at IOM:
www.devex.com/news/scoop-u...
www.devex.com/news/scoop-u...
Scoop: UN migration agency cuts more jobs, shutters lifesaving programs
The International Organization for Migration lays off 20% of its headquarters staff, cease lifesaving operations from Myanmar to Yemen.
www.devex.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Dark days at IOM:
www.devex.com/news/scoop-u...
www.devex.com/news/scoop-u...
Reposted by David FitzGerald
Call for Papers for the Special Issue “Who is a Refugee in the 21st Century?” I am co-editing with @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social & Aryan Karimi @ubcmigration.bsky.social
We look forward to receiving your abstracts by March 31!
More info: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
We look forward to receiving your abstracts by March 31!
More info: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
Call for Papers Special Issue: Who is a Refugee in the 21st Century? - IMISCOE
IMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The focus is on comparative research and joint research projects.
www.imiscoe.org
March 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Call for Papers for the Special Issue “Who is a Refugee in the 21st Century?” I am co-editing with @fitzgeralducsd.bsky.social & Aryan Karimi @ubcmigration.bsky.social
We look forward to receiving your abstracts by March 31!
More info: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
We look forward to receiving your abstracts by March 31!
More info: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo...
How wonderful to be in community with friends and colleagues at @enmisa.bsky.social for the Distinguished Scholar Award panel. There is much work to do!
March 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
How wonderful to be in community with friends and colleagues at @enmisa.bsky.social for the Distinguished Scholar Award panel. There is much work to do!