Elrick, Jennifer
Jennifer Elrick is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, McGill University.
Her research activities focus on the following issues: immigration policy and the boundaries of national belonging; the place of culture in political institutions and policy making; state categorization practices (e.g. ethnic classifications in official statistics and legal categories created by immigration policies) and their role in producing social inequality; and the reciprocal relationship between ethnic identities and deliberation (understood as a particular form of political communication emphasizing inclusion and reason giving).
Listing Details
Current position(s), Institution
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, McGill University
Fields of expertise
Migration
Immigration Policy
Immigrant skills
Race & Ethnic Identities
Social Inequality
International Migration
Immigrant incorporation
Immigration Policy
Immigrant skills
Race & Ethnic Identities
Social Inequality
International Migration
Immigrant incorporation
Projects relevant to the cluster
10/2005-08/2009 Full-time Research Associate, Migration Research Group (MRG), Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI), Germany
Editor-in-chief of ‘focus Migration’, a German/English online information platform on international migration and immigrant integration funded by the German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb). (Now available at online at: http://www.bpb.de/gesellschaft/migration/kurzdossiers/57975/english-version-policybriefs;
http://www.bpb.de/gesellschaft/migration/laenderprofile/58217/english-versioncountry-profiles)
2017 SSHRC Insight Development Grant, 2017-2020, “Specifying The Role of Immigration
Bureaucracies in Immigration Control: A Historical Case Study of Canada, 1952-1976
2017 Canadian Sociological Association Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student 2016-2017
(PhD, University of Toronto)
Editor-in-chief of ‘focus Migration’, a German/English online information platform on international migration and immigrant integration funded by the German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb). (Now available at online at: http://www.bpb.de/gesellschaft/migration/kurzdossiers/57975/english-version-policybriefs;
http://www.bpb.de/gesellschaft/migration/laenderprofile/58217/english-versioncountry-profiles)
2017 SSHRC Insight Development Grant, 2017-2020, “Specifying The Role of Immigration
Bureaucracies in Immigration Control: A Historical Case Study of Canada, 1952-1976
2017 Canadian Sociological Association Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student 2016-2017
(PhD, University of Toronto)
Publications related to European/EU Studies
Peer-Reviewed articles:
Elrick, J. and Winter, E. (2018). 'Managing The National Status Group: Immigration Policy in Germany.' International Migration 56(4): 19-32
Elrick, J. and Winter, E. (2017). 'Managing The National Status Group: Immigration Policy in Germany.' International Migration.
Elrick, J. and L. Schwartzman (2015). ‘From Statistical Category to Social Category: Organized Politics and Official Categorizations of “Persons with a Migration Background” in Germany.’ Ethnic and Racial Studies. 38(9): 1539-1556.
Elrick, J., Schneiderhan, E. and S. Khan (2014). ‘Talking Like a Generation: The “Documentary” Meaning of Ethnicity for Aging Minority Britons.’ Sociology. 48 (6): 1173-1189.
Reitz, J., Curtis, J. and J. Elrick (2014). ‘Immigrant Skill Utilization: Trends and Policy Issues.’ Journal of International Migration and Integration 15(1): 1-26.
Book chapters:
Elrick, J. (2006). ‘Die Politik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland gegenüber ihrer Diaspora im Osten [The Federal Republic of Germany's Policy Toward the German Diaspora in the East].’ In J. Frelak, P. Hut (Eds.), The Policies of Poland and Germany Towards Their Diasporas in the East (pp. 28-81). Warsaw: Institute of Public Affairs (IPA).
Elrick, J. (2005). ‘Constructing Immigrants: Labour Migrants in Official Statistics in Germany and Canada.’ In T. Geisen (Ed.), Arbeitsmigration: WanderarbeiterInnen auf dem Weltmarkt für Arbeitskraft [Labour Migration: Mobile Workers on the Global Labour Market] (pp. 107-124). Frankfurt/Main: IKO – Verlag für Interkulturelle Kommunikation.
Elrick, J. and Winter, E. (2018). 'Managing The National Status Group: Immigration Policy in Germany.' International Migration 56(4): 19-32
Elrick, J. and Winter, E. (2017). 'Managing The National Status Group: Immigration Policy in Germany.' International Migration.
Elrick, J. and L. Schwartzman (2015). ‘From Statistical Category to Social Category: Organized Politics and Official Categorizations of “Persons with a Migration Background” in Germany.’ Ethnic and Racial Studies. 38(9): 1539-1556.
Elrick, J., Schneiderhan, E. and S. Khan (2014). ‘Talking Like a Generation: The “Documentary” Meaning of Ethnicity for Aging Minority Britons.’ Sociology. 48 (6): 1173-1189.
Reitz, J., Curtis, J. and J. Elrick (2014). ‘Immigrant Skill Utilization: Trends and Policy Issues.’ Journal of International Migration and Integration 15(1): 1-26.
Book chapters:
Elrick, J. (2006). ‘Die Politik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland gegenüber ihrer Diaspora im Osten [The Federal Republic of Germany's Policy Toward the German Diaspora in the East].’ In J. Frelak, P. Hut (Eds.), The Policies of Poland and Germany Towards Their Diasporas in the East (pp. 28-81). Warsaw: Institute of Public Affairs (IPA).
Elrick, J. (2005). ‘Constructing Immigrants: Labour Migrants in Official Statistics in Germany and Canada.’ In T. Geisen (Ed.), Arbeitsmigration: WanderarbeiterInnen auf dem Weltmarkt für Arbeitskraft [Labour Migration: Mobile Workers on the Global Labour Market] (pp. 107-124). Frankfurt/Main: IKO – Verlag für Interkulturelle Kommunikation.
Open to media contact
YES
Institution
Department of Sociology, McGill University
Department Phone Number
514-398-1579
E-mail
Website
Other important publications
Articles:
Elrick, J. (2016). ‘Screening, Skills and Cultural Fit: Theorizing Immigrant Skill Utilization From An Organizational Perspective.’ Journal of International Migration and Integration 17(3): 801-817.
Elrick, J. and N. Lightman (2016). ‘Sorting or Shaping? The Gendered Economic Outcomes of Immigration Policy in Canada.’ International Migration Review 50(2): 352-384.
Other publications:
Korteweg, A. and J. Elrick (2014). ‘CERIS Citizenship Research Synthesis 2009-2013.’ Report commissioned by the Government of Canada, Department of Citizenship and Immigration (CIC).
Elrick, J. (2013). ‘Country Profile: Canada.’ Country Profile Series on Immigration and Integration. German Federal Agency for Civic Participation (bpb).
Elrick, J. (2005). ‘Foreigners, Immigrants, and “Persons with a Migration Background”: What Kind of Official Data are Needed in Germany?’ soFid Migration und ethnische Minderheiten 2005/2: 7-15.
Elrick, J. (2016). ‘Screening, Skills and Cultural Fit: Theorizing Immigrant Skill Utilization From An Organizational Perspective.’ Journal of International Migration and Integration 17(3): 801-817.
Elrick, J. and N. Lightman (2016). ‘Sorting or Shaping? The Gendered Economic Outcomes of Immigration Policy in Canada.’ International Migration Review 50(2): 352-384.
Other publications:
Korteweg, A. and J. Elrick (2014). ‘CERIS Citizenship Research Synthesis 2009-2013.’ Report commissioned by the Government of Canada, Department of Citizenship and Immigration (CIC).
Elrick, J. (2013). ‘Country Profile: Canada.’ Country Profile Series on Immigration and Integration. German Federal Agency for Civic Participation (bpb).
Elrick, J. (2005). ‘Foreigners, Immigrants, and “Persons with a Migration Background”: What Kind of Official Data are Needed in Germany?’ soFid Migration und ethnische Minderheiten 2005/2: 7-15.
Fluent spoken languages
English, German
Fluent written languages
English, German
