Irene Bloemraad
Department: Sociology
Thomas Garden Barnes Chair of Canadian Studies
Director
Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative
Class of 1951 Professor of Sociology
Department of Sociology
Research Interests / Specializations:
How immigrants become incorporated into political communities and the consequences of their presence on politics and understandings of membership. The intersection of immigration studies and political sociology, with a strong interdisciplinary (and international) scope. Citizenship & Multiculturalism, Immigrant Community Organizations, Political Socialization in Mixed-Status Families, Diversity & Democracy.