Maureen A. Eger

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/