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The liberalizing effect of higher education

Research project Examining the liberalizing effect of higher education.

A longitudinal cohort study of a university student population.

Head of project

Maureen A. Eger Associate professor (on leave)
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+46 90 786 95 20

Project overview

Project period:

2020-01-01 – 2024-12-31

Funding

The Swedish Research Council, 2019-02996

Participating departments and units at Umeå University

Department of Sociology

Research area

Sociology

Publications

Rally around the flag? Explaining changes in Swedish public opinion toward NATO membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Acta Sociologica, Sage Publications 2025, Vol. 68, (1) : 30-40
Mitchell, Jeffrey; Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; et al.
What is the liberalizing potential of higher education?: an analysis of academic fields and anti-immigrant sentiment across 32 countries
British Journal of Sociology
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael; Velásquez, Paolo
COVID-19-induced academic stress and its impact on life satisfaction and optimism: a panel study of Swedish university students between 2020 and 2022
European Journal of Higher Education, Taylor & Francis 2024, Vol. 14, (3) : 429-450
Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael; et al.
Does educational attainment matter for attitudes toward immigrants in Chile?: Assessing the causality and generalizability of higher education's so‐called "liberalizing effect" on economic and cultural threat
British Journal of Sociology
Velásquez, Paolo
Education and inter-ethnic attitudes among recent immigrants in the Netherlands
Journal of International Migration and Integration
Velásquez, Paolo
Unpacking the liberalizing potential of higher education: an analysis of academic majors, anti-Black prejudice, and opposition to immigration
Ethnic and Racial Studies, Taylor & Francis Group 2024, Vol. 47, (15) : 3371-3406
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael; Velásquez, Paolo
Higher education and the evolution of prejudice
Akademiska avhandlingar vid Sociologiska institutionen, Umeå universitet, 89
Velásquez, Paolo
Latest update: 2022-09-05