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
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)
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)
Publications related to European/EU Studies
Selected Publications:
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
Elrick, J. and E. Winter (Forthcoming). ‘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 – curriculum vitae
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PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
Elrick, J. and E. Winter (Forthcoming). ‘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 – curriculum vitae
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Open to media contact
YES
Institution
Department of Sociology, McGill University
E-mail
Website
Other important publications
Selected 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). http://ceris.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CERIS-Research-Synthesis-on-
Citizenship.pdf
Elrick, J. (2013). ‘Country Profile: Canada.’ Country Profile Series on Immigration and Integration.
German Federal Agency for Civic Participation (bpb).
http://www.bpb.de/gesellschaft/migration/laenderprofile/170778/canada
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.
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). http://ceris.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CERIS-Research-Synthesis-on-
Citizenship.pdf
Elrick, J. (2013). ‘Country Profile: Canada.’ Country Profile Series on Immigration and Integration.
German Federal Agency for Civic Participation (bpb).
http://www.bpb.de/gesellschaft/migration/laenderprofile/170778/canada
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
German, English
Fluent written languages
German, English
