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Migration and Citizenship
Scholarly Publications
Protecting unauthorized immigrant mothers improves their children’s mental health
August 2017
The United States is embroiled in a debate about whether to protect or deport its estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants, but the fact that these immigrants are also parents to more than 4...
How economic, humanitarian, and religious concerns shape European attitudes toward asylum seekers
September 2016
What types of asylum seekers are Europeans willing to accept?
Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies
January 2016
Amid mounting fears of violent Islamic extremism, many Europeans ask whether Muslim immigrants can integrate into historically Christian countries.
Other Publications
The Wrong Way to Stop Terrorism
February 2017
On January 27, true to his campaign promise to suspend Muslim immigration, U.S.
News
Breaking down Brexit
June 2017
Christophe Crombez, Stanford Senior Research Scholar at The Europe Center, talks about the global effects of Brexit on World AffairsTo listen to the conversation in its entirety, please visit the...
Britain wiser to remain in European Union, Stanford scholar says
June 2016
The United Kingdom would lose more than it would gain if it left the European Union, a Stanford scholar said.So would other European nations, and the real winners would be countries that seek to...
The Europe Center April 2016 Newsletter
April 2016
Event Recap: German Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen Visits StanfordUrsula von der Leyen, Minister of Defense, Federal Republic of GermanyIn her March visit to Stanford University, Ursula...
Events
From Emigration to Post-Migration and the “Refugee Crisis”: Historical Perspectives on Migration in Austria and Germany
April 27, 2017
Please note that this workshop is open to Stanford faculty, students, visiting scholars, and staff only.Migration is obviously the single biggest challenge for European countries and the European...
(New Date) Immigration Attitudes and the Politics of Globalization
October 11, 2016
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been moved from the original date of Nov. 3rd and is now being held on Nov. 4th.
Brexit: What's next for the UK and Europe?
August 16, 2016
The United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union this summer promises to fundamentally alter the political and economic future of the UK and the rest of the European Union.
Projects
Immigration and Integration Project
Two premises motivate the “Immigration and Integration” project that is able to get off the ground with seed money from the FSI Policy Implementation Lab.
English
Migration
Through periods of colonial expansion, New World emigration, postcolonial immigration, and Eurozone migration, Europe has been shaped and reshaped by the constant movement of people and communities...
English
Principles of European Integration: Treaty revisions in multi-stage two-level processes
This project explores the revision of the treaties of the European Union using a multi-stage two-level-analysis.
English
Multimedia
Immigration and Integration: Research
November 2015
In this video, Jens Hainmueller, Co-Director of the Immigration and Integration Policy Lab, and Duncan Lawrence, Executive Director of the Immigration and Integration Policy Lab, explain some of the challenges created by current immigration...
Immigration and Integration: Introduction
November 2015
Immigration policy has been a very controversial and highly debated topic for decades, both in the United States and in Europe.
People
Karl Eikenberry Professor of the Practice Fellow, S-APARC, Core faculty, CISAC, Affiliate, CDDRL, Affiliate, TEC 