Velásquez, Paolo

I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Responsible Leadership (CRL). 

I earned a PhD in sociology from Umeå University in 2023. I also hold a MSc. in applied social research from Stockholm University and a BA in sociology from the City College of New York. 

My research interests mostly deal with prejudice, stigma, the effect of education on prejudice, and the integration and inclusion of migrants. I am also interested in the history of the social sciences, and learning new languages. 

Current Projects:

MERITA: Migrants’ integration in EU countries: for a selected few only?

The construction of the employable migrant

Recent publications:

• Eger, M.A., Hjerm, M., and Velásquez, P. (2024). Unpacking the liberalizing potential of higher education: an analysis of academic majors, anti-Black prejudice, and opposition to immigration. Ethnic and Racial Studies

• Velásquez, P. (2023). Education and Inter-ethnic attitudes among recent immigrants in the Netherlands. Journal of International Migration and Integration

• Velásquez, P., and Eger, M.A. (2022). Does higher education have a liberalizing or inoculating effect? A panel study of anti-immigrant sentiment before, during, and after the European migration crisis. European Sociological Review

• Velásquez, P. (2022). A Forgotten Figure: Hans L. Zetterberg at Columbia and the transfer of knowledge between the United States and Sweden. The American Sociologist