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Douglas S. Massey

Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs. Ph.D., Sociology, Princeton University, 1978. Interests: demography, urban sociology, race and ethnicity, international migration, Latin American society, particularly Mexico.

Recent Activities

Doug Massey is a member of the National Academy
of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He is
the current president of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science. He is a member of the
Committee on National Statistics of the National
Research Council and the Immigration Advisory Board
of the Russell Sage Foundation and is co-editor of the
Annual Review of Sociology. He currently serves as
Director of Graduate Studies in the Woodrow Wilson
School. Masseys research focuses on international
migration, race and housing, discrimination, education,
urban poverty, stratification, and Latin America,
especially Mexico. He is the author, most recently, of
Strangers in a Strange Land: Humans in an Urbanizing
World (W.W. Norton 2005) and editor of New Faces in
New Places: The Changing Geography of American
Immigration (Russell Sage, forthcoming).

Recent Publications

Massey, D.S. Race, Class, and Markets: Social Policy in the
21st Century. In Conceptual Challenges in Understanding
Poverty and Inequality, edited by D.B. Grusky, and R.
Kanbur. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 2005.

Massey, D.S. Return of the L-Word: A Liberal Vision for the
New Century. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 2005.

Massey, D.S. Strangers in a Strange Land: Humans in an
Urbanizing World. New York, NY: Norton Publishers. 2005.

Massey, D.S. Social and Economic Aspects of Immigration.
Pp. 206-212, In Understanding and Optimizing Human
Development: From Cells to Patients to Populations, edited by
S.G. Kaler, and O.M. Rennert. New York Academy of
Sciences: New York, NY. 2005.

Massey, D.S. Anatomy of a Backfire: How U.S. Policies
Caused the Rapid Growth of Mexicans in the United States
and What to Do About it. Cato Institute Series on Policy
Analysis, http://www.data.org/policyanalysis/. 2005.

Massey, D.S. Five Myths About Immigration: Common
Misconceptions Underlying U.S. Border-Enforcement
Policy. In Focus. Washington, DC: Immigration Policy
Center, American Immigration Law Foundation. 2005.

Massey, D.S. Racial Discrimination in Housing: A Moving
Target. Social Problems, 52:148-151. 2005.

Massey, D.S. Foolish Fences. Washington Post, Op-Ed. 2005.

Massey, D.S. The Consequences of Affirmative Action at
Selective Institutions. Pp. 59-69, In Refocusing on the
Common Good: Advancing Equity and Access in Higher
Education. New York, NY: The College Board. 2005.

Massey, D.S. From Social Sameness, a Fascination with
Differences. Chronicle of Higher Education Review, p. B11-
B12. 2005.

Massey, D.S. A Free Market Includes Labor. Los Angeles
Times, Op-Ed. 2005.

Massey, D.S. Beyond the Border Buildup: A New Approach
to Mexico-U.S. Migration. In Focus. Washington, DC:
Immigration Policy Center, American Immigration Law
Foundation. 2005.

Massey, D.S. Backfire at the Border: Why Enforcement with
out Legalization Cannot Stop Illegal Immigration. In Cato
Institute Trade Policy Analysis, No. 29. Washington, DC:
Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute. 2005.

Massey, D.S., and Bartley, K. The Changing Legal Status
Distribution of Immigrants: A Caution. International
Migration Review, 34:469-484. 2005.

Massey, D.S., and Constant, A. Labor Market Segmentation
and the Earnings of German Guestworkers. Population
Research and Policy Review, 24:489-512. 2005.

Massey, D.S., and Durand, J. Crossing the Border: Research
from the Mexican Migration Project. New York, NY: Russell
Sage Foundation. 2005.

Massey, D.S., Durand, J., and Capoferro, C. The New
Geography of Mexican Immigration. In New Destinations
of Mexican Migration in the United States: Community
Formation, Local Responses and Inter-Group Relations, edited
by R.H. León, and V. Zúniga. New York, NY: Russell Sage
Foundation. 2005.

Massey, D.S., and Fischer, M.J. The Long Term
Consequences of Segregation. Ethnic and Racial Studies,
29:1-26. 2005.

Massey, D.S., and Fischer, M.J. Stereotype Threat and
Academic Performance: New Data from the National
Longitudinal Survey of Freshman. The DuBois Review:
Social Science Research on Race, 2:45-68. 2005.

Massey, D.S., Jasso, G., Rosenzweig, M.R., and Smith, J.P.
Immigration Health, and New York City: Early Results
Based on the U.S. New Immigrant Cohort of 2003.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review,
11(2):127-152. 2005.

Massey, D.S., and Lundquist, J.H. The Contra War and
Nicaraguan Migration to the United States. Journal of
Latin American Studies, 37:29-53. 2005.

Massey, D.S., and Sana, M. Household Composition, Family
Migration, and Community Context. Migrant Remittances in
Four Countries. Social Science Quarterly, 86:509-528. 2005.

Massey, D.S. Why Housing Segregation Still Matters.
Journal of Catholic Social Thought, 3:97-114. 2006.

Massey, D.S. The Wall That Keeps Illegal Workers In. New
York Times, Op-Ed. 2006.

Massey, D.S. Blackballed. Contexts, 5(1):40-43. 2006.

Massey, D.S. Building a Comprehensive Model of
International Migration. In Long-Term Immigration
Projection Methods: Current Practice and How to Improve It,
edited by N. Howe, and R. Jackson. Boston, MA: Center
for Retirement Research, Boston College. 2006.

Massey, D.S. The Origins of African American Segregation
in U.S. Urban Areas. In A History of Housing Discrimination:
An Examination of Barriers and Efforts to Achieve an Inclusive
Society, edited by J. Carr, and E. Rosenbaum. Washington, DC:
Fannie Mae Foundation. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S. The American Stratification System. New York,
NY: Russell Sage Foundation. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S. New Faces in New Places: The Changing
Geography of American Immigration. New York, NY: Russell
Sage Foundation. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S. Sàlvese Quien Pueda: Structural Adjustment
and Emigration from Lima. In Chronicle of a Myth
Foretold: The Washington Consensus in Latin America, edited
by D.S. Massey, M. Sanchez, and J.R. Behrman. Annals of
the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S. Doing Social Science in Anti-Scientific Times.
American Sociologist. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S. The Strength of Weak Politics. In Public
Sociology: Michael Burawoy and his Critics, edited by D.
Clawson, and et al. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago
Press. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S. Patterns and Processes of International
Migration in the 21st Century: Lessons for South Africa.
In African Migration and Urbanization in Comparative
Perspective, edited by M. Tienda, S. Findley, S. Tollman,
and E. Preston-Whyte. Johannesburg: Witts University
Press. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S. Social Background and Academic Performance
Differentials: White and Minority Students at Selective
Colleges. American Law and Economics Review. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S., and Akresh, I.R. Immigrant Intentions and
Mobility in a Global Economy: The Attitudes and Behavior
of Recently Arrived U.S. Immigrants. Social Science
Quarterly. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S., Behrman, J.R., and Sanchez, M. Chronicle of a
Myth Foretold: The Washington Consensus in Latin America.
Philadelphia, PA: American Academy of Political and Social
Science. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S., and Blank, R.M. Assessing Racial Discrimination:
Methods and Measures. In Fairness in Housing Market,
edited by J. Goering. Lanham, MD: Rowman and
Littlefield. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S., and Fischer, M.J. The Effects of Affirmative
Action in Higher Education. Social Science Research.
Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S., Fischer, M.J., and Capoferro, C. Gender and
Migration in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis.
International Migration. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S., Mooney, M., Charles, C.Z., and Torres, K.
Black Immigrants and Black Natives Attending Selective
Colleges and Universities in the United States. American
Journal of Education. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S., and Pèrez, S.M. Immigration and
Democratization: Crossing the Mexico-U.S. Border. In
Democratizations, edited by J.V. Ciprut, and H. Tuney. Albany,
NY: State University of New York Press. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S., Rumbaut, R., and Bean, F.D. Linguistic Life
Expectancies: A Life Table Analysis of Immigrant Language
Retention in Southern California. Population and
Development Review. Forthcoming.

Massey, D.S., and Sanchez, M. Latino and American
Identities as Perceived by Immigrants. Qualitative
Sociology. Forthcoming.

Sanchez, M. Insecurity and Violence as a New Power
Relation in Latin America. In Chronicle of a Myth Foretold:
The Washington Consensus in Latin America, edited by D.S.
Massey, M. Sanchez, and J.R. Behrman. 2005.

Sanchez, M., and Massey, D.S. Transnational Identity and
Behavior: An Ethnographic Comparison of First and
Second Generation Latino Immigrants. Presented at the
Immigrants and Ethnic Communities in Philadelphia and
Beyond. Bryn Mawr College, PA. October 28, 2005.

Sanchez, M., and Massey, D.S. Percepcion de la Identidad
Latina y Americana por Parte de los Immigrantes.
Presented at the Perspectivas de México y EEUU en el
Estudio de la Migración Internacional. Taxco, Mexico.
January 27-29, 2005.