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SUMMARY:Promoting Immigrant Belonging and Well-Being Across National and C
 ultural Contexts - Dr Adam Komisarof (Keio University)\, William L. Allen 
 (University of Southampton)\, Sanne van Oosten (University of Oxford)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250919T110000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250919T123000
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DESCRIPTION:This event will showcase research that examines the factors th
 at promote and inhibit immigrant senses of belonging and well-being in the
 ir receiving societies. Researchers\, policy makers\, and practitioners wi
 ll gather to foster cross-sectional communication that identifies ways of 
 bridging theory and practice to apply the research presented in a British 
 societal context.\n\nThis event is hybrid:\n\nTo join in-person: COMPAS Bo
 ardroom\, 58 Banbury Road\, Oxford OX2 6QS (please note\, this building is
  not wheelchair accessible\; seating is limited\; parking is unavailable)\
 n\nTo join online\, you must register in advance through this Zoom link: h
 ttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/H6A3Yx72TXyJk6TFSf6DGw\n\nAttendance is fr
 ee\, and all are welcome.\n\nAbout the presentation:\n\nThe first speaker\
 , Professor Adam Komisarof (Keio University\, Japan)\, will present his re
 search on social markers of acceptance (SMA). SMA are the criteria that me
 mbers of receiving societies use to determine whether to accept immigrants
  as members of their community socially. For example\, they may expect imm
 igrants to become fluent speakers of the nation’s official language or c
 ontribute to the economy by filling labour market needs. SMA can serve as 
 achievable benchmarks that potentially empower immigrants to belong. Alter
 natively\, when SMA are not fulfilled\, they can negatively impact immigra
 nts’ mental well-being (for instance\, if immigrants feel a lack of belo
 nging) and/or physical well-being (e.g.\, if they are denied government we
 lfare).\n\nIn his latest study\, Komisarof and colleagues examined the imp
 act of SMA on immigrant well-being in Australia\, Japan\, and the US. For 
 example\, does the expectation that immigrants learn to speak the nation
 ’s official language promote or inhibit well-being? Komisarof and collea
 gues differentiate which kinds of expectations are associated with higher 
 life satisfaction and lower stress levels vs. those that tend to be seen b
 y immigrants as exclusionary and associate with negative mental well-being
 . They also identify new ways to expand the notion of who is considered a 
 member of society\, potentially giving more immigrants a sense of belongin
 g.\n\nDr William Allen (University of Southampton\, UK) will also share hi
 s research\, “Welfare Preferences and Immigrant Labour: The Role of Occu
 pational Essentialness” (co-authors: Jacqueline Broadhead\, University o
 f Oxford\; Mariña Fernández-Reino\, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones 
 Científicas\; Denis Kierans\, University of Oxford\; Isabel Ruiz\, Univer
 sity of Oxford\; and Madeleine Sumption\, University of Oxford). In this p
 aper\, they address public opinion about which immigrants should have acce
 ss to national public welfare systems\, and under what conditions. These q
 uestions are central to economic and migration policymaking in many receiv
 ing countries. Existing evidence identifies a degree of preference for nat
 ionals being able to access welfare over migrants (sometimes called ‘wel
 fare chauvinism’)\, although this varies across groups. By contrast\, th
 e authors argue that immigrants’ occupations can matter just as much or 
 even more for these preferences by signalling how essential they are to th
 e core functions of society. The evidence comes from a large-scale three-w
 ave survey experiment fielded in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 
 results indicate that there are greater preferences for immigrants working
  in essential occupations over non-essential ones\, as this allows them to
  access key types of public welfare. While immigrants’ time spent in the
  country also matters for preferences\, occupational essentialness remains
  salient. Overall\, these patterns suggest immigrants’ occupations may b
 e more important for shaping public opinion than previously thought.\n\nDr
  Sanne van Oosten (COMPAS\, University of Oxford\, UK) will be the discuss
 ant for the papers\, and then all attendees will be welcome to ask further
  questions in an open format. These comments and questions may include\, b
 ut are not limited to:\n\n1) What are the implications of these research f
 indings for immigrant settlement policies and practices?\n2) How can we ut
 ilise these findings to encourage greater inclusiveness and empowerment of
  immigrants within British society?\n3) In light of these findings\, how c
 an we provide immigrants with greater support to improve their mental\, ph
 ysical\, and economic well-being?\nSpeakers:\nDr Adam Komisarof (Keio Univ
 ersity)\, William L. Allen (University of Southampton)\, Sanne van Oosten 
 (University of Oxford)
LOCATION:58 Banbury Road (COMPAS Boardroom (not wheelchair accessible\; li
 mited seating))\, 58 Banbury Road OX2 6QS
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