Name
ELLERMANN, Antje
Position and Affiliated Institution
Professor of Political Science and Co-Director, Centre for Migration Studies, University of British Columbia
Degree
Ph.D. in Political Science & Social Policy
Education and Academic Employment
| Education: | |
| 1993-1997 | University of Bath, Diploma in Social Work |
| 1993-1997 | University of Bath, B.Sc. (Hons) Sociology & Social Work |
| 1997-2002 | Brandeis University, M.A. in Political Science |
| 2002-2005 | Brandeis University, Ph.D. in Political Science & Social Policy |
| Academic Employment: | |
| 2005-2012 | Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia |
| 2012-2021 | Associate Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia |
| 2021-present | Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia |
| 2020 – present | Founder and Co-Director, Centre for Migration Studies, University of British Columbia |
Research Topic
The politics of migration in Global North countries, settler colonialism & Indigeneity
Fields of Research Interests
- Migration policy and the politics of immigration
- Immigration bureaucracies and policy implementation
- Citizenship and belonging
- Settler Colonialism and decolonial approaches to migration and citizenship
Academic Publications
- Ellermann, Antje, Frederik Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt and Mireille Paquet (eds.)(2025). Crossing Lines: Comics about Human Migration. ethnoGRAPHIC Series. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- Ellermann, Antje. 2021. The Comparative Politics of Immigration: Policy Choices in Germany, Canada, Switzerland, and the United States. Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. New York: Cambridge University Press
- Ellermann, Antje (Ed.). 2020. Special Issue on “Discrimination in Migration and Citizenship.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 46:12, 2463-2601
- Ellermann, Antje. 2020. “Undocumented Migrants and Resistance in the Liberal State.” Politics & Society, 38(3), 408-429
- Ellermann, Antje. 2009. States Against Migrants: Deportation in Germany and the United States. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Affiliated Academic Organizations
- American Political Science Association
- Canadian Political Science Association
Awards
- 2022. Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize. Research Committee on the Structure of Governance, International Political Science Association. Co-winner, Best Book on Comparative Administration or Public Policy
- 2016. Best Paper Award (with Agustín Goenaga). Organized Section for Migration and Citizenship, American Political Science Association
- 2014. Best Article Award. Organized Section for Migration and Citizenship, American Political Science Association
- 2006. Early Career Scholar, UBC Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
Other Interests, Hobbies, etc
Ocean kayaking, cross-country skiing, Pilates, piano, reading
HP
https://politics.ubc.ca/profile/antje-ellermann/
