Perceived Discrimination and the Integration Paradox in Stigmatized Neighborhoods

Residents of “European Banlieues,” or stigmatized neighborhoods in urban peripheries across Europe, are frequent subjects targets of discrimination. But little research has systematically examined the attitudes of these neighborhoods’ residents. We fill this gap and ask how much discrimination immigrant residents of the most deprived neighborhoods in Sweden perceive, and whether perceived discrimination matters for their political incorporation.

Nazita Lajevardi is a political scientist and attorney at Michigan State University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego. Her work focuses mainly on issues related to race and ethnic politics, political behavior, voting rights, and immigration. She is the author of numerous books and articles, including Outsiders at Home: The Politics of American Islamophobia. Her work has been featured in the popular media, including The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vox Magazine, Religion News Service, and The Huffington Post.

This lecture will be in-person in Ingraham 120.

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