Data on Demographics and Policy

Posted 24 May 2012

We are pleased to announce the the release of our first data files on the demographics of immigration, and the legal and policy situation of immigrants respectively. The data files are available in our data section on this web site, as well as in our Dataverse, where you can download the data in various formats and undertake limited analysis on-line.

SOM Working Paper on Immigrant Categorization

Posted 8 May 2012

How are immigrant groups referred to in claims in the news? In a new working paper, we follow Koopmans (2007) and consider for ways: status categories, racial categories, religious categories, and categories drawing on country of origin or ethnic identities. Whilst we find substantial differences between countries in the use of migrant-group categories, these differences do not fit the policy tradition typology suggested by Koopmans. Of the various groups, we find that Muslims are often differentiated in the news media.

More SOM Working Papers

Posted 21 March 2012

We are pleased to announce the the first batch of working papers for 2012.

Internal Workshop in Brussels

Posted 20 March 2012

The entire SOM team met in Brussels for a constructive internal workshop on 16 and 17 March. The project remains firmly on track, and we are excited to work with the data collected.

SOM Working Papers

Posted 22 November 2011

We are pleased to announce the first papers in the SOM Working Paper Series. Our instructions for data collection are available as working papers in the case of the codebook and the political opportunity structure (POS), and separately in the case of the demographics of immigration.

Join the SOM Newsletter

Posted 19 October 2011

Join our project newsletter to learn about new publications, new data, and the highlights of our research. The newsletter will be infrequent.

Internal Workshop in Amsterdam

Posted 2 October 2011

The entire SOM team and the advisory board met in Amsterdam for a constructive internal workshop on 30 September and 1 October. The project remains firmly on track, and we expect to publish working papers before the end of the year.

SOM Has Reached Half-Way Stage

Posted 15 April 2011

The SOM has reached half-way stage on 31 March 2011. The project partners are busy completing the data collection, and the project remains on track. We are looking forward to beginning the analysis soon!

SOM at Tagung Rechtsextremismus in Basel

Posted 14 December 2010

SOM will be present at the Tagung: Rechtsextremismus in der Schweiz: Hintergründe, Trends und Handlungsbedarf on 14 January 2011 in Basel. The project will be introduced to researchers and practitioners working on the extreme right.

Internal Workshop in Las Palmas

Posted 14 December 2010

The entire SOM team met in Las Palmas for an intensive 2-day internal workshop on 9-10 December.  The project remains firmly on track, and we have started to collect paper ideas to explore and analyze the data of the SOM project in many ways.

SOM at Religious Diversity, Tolerance and Values Workshop

Posted 22 September 2010

SOM will be present at the Religious Diversity, Tolerance and Values workshop in Brussels on 18^th and 19^th October. This workshop organized by the European Commission brings together current and past FP6 and FP7 projects.

SOM at the IMISCOE Annual Conference

Posted 15 September 2010

SOM was present at the IMISCOE 7th Annual Conference in Liège. The project was introduced to other members of the IMISCOE Research Network.

Internal Workshop in Neuchâtel

Posted 12 June 2010

The entire SOM team and the advisory board met in Neuchâtel for a constructive internal workshop on 11 June.  The project remains firmly on track.

Website Launched

Posted 19 January 2010

The website of the SOM project finally goes live!

SOM at HERA

Posted 15 December 2009

SOM is present at the HERA Workshop on Humanities - Impact, Trends and Challenges in Berlin. The project will be introduced to a large audience.

SOM Launched

Posted 5 October 2009

The project is launched with an internal workshop in Vienna.