RAHSAAN MAXWELL

Rahsaan's research analyzes ethnic minority migrant integration with a particular focus on West Europe.  He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008 and is currently developing a book manuscript that analyzes the relationships among political incorporation, economic incorporation, and social incorporation for ethnic minority migrants in Britain and France.  His work also explores religious politics, urban politics, political participation, and political behavior.  

Curriculum Vitae

JOURNAL ARTICLES

“Caribbean and South Asian identification with British society: The importance of perceived discrimination."

(Forthcoming 2009 in Ethnic and Racial Studies)

“Political Participation in France among Non-European Origin Migrants: Segregation or Integration?”

(Forthcoming 2009 in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies)

“Assimilation, Expectations, and Attitudes: How Ethnic Minority Migrant Groups Feel About Mainstream Society.”

(2008) Du Bois Review, Vol. 5, No. 2.

“Muslims, South Asians, and the British mainstream: a national identity crisis?”  

(2006) West European Politics, Vol. 29, No. 4, September 2006, pp. 736-56.

CHAPTERS IN EDITED VOLUMES

"Inclusion Versus Exclusion: Caribbeans in Britain and France"

(2008) in S. Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad eds. Civic Hopes and Political Realities: Immigrants, Community Organizations, and Political Engagement, New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press.

"Protesting Food: NGOs and Political Mobilization in Europe" 

(2006) with Christopher Ansell and Daniela Sicurelli in Christopher Ansell and David Vogel eds. What's the Beef? The Contested Governance of European Food Safety, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

WORKING PAPERS