I am an associate professor in the Department of Sociology. My research interests lie broadly in political sociology, with an emphasis on immigration, nationalism, and the welfare state.
I am a comparative political sociologist with specializations in international migration, (neo-)nationalism, and the welfare state. I study attitudes and values, social policy preferences, voting behavior, and political parties across different demographic, political, economic, and institutional contexts. Much of my theoretical and empirical work focuses on attitudes towards immigration as well as ethnic/racial diversity and the social, political, and economic consequences of those views. I am also concerned with the experiences of immigrants and the functioning of democracy.
I hold a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Washington and M.A. and B.A. from Stanford University. I have been a Fulbright Scholar (Stockholm University) as well as a visiting scholar at the Center for Right-Wing Studies (CRWS) at the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues (ISSI) at UC Berkeley and at the Research Institute at the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (RICSRE) at Stanford University. I am a member of the 2024-25 fellows class at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University.
More about my work at: https://www.maureeneger.com/
Umeå University
Comparative Social Policy
Sociology of Political Attitudes (formerly: The Political Climate in Europe)
Sociology of Globalization and Migration (formerly: Globalization, Migration, and the Welfare State)
Sociological Analysis
University of Washington (previous courses)
Comparative Social Change
Contextualizing Social Science Research
Deviance and Social Control
Introduction to Sociology
Social Cognition
Social Problems
Sociological Theory
Utrecht University (guest lecturer, course)
The Political Sociology of Welfare
Stockholm University (guest lecturer, seminar)
Welfare State Attitudes