Overview
Renee Luthra is a sociologist with expertise in international migration, social stratification, education, and quantitative methods. She is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Essex. Her current research interests include migration and inequalities in parenting, education, work and health. She is the Director of the Essex Centre for Migration Studies and the Assistant Director of the ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change.
Research Focus
International Migration, Social Stratification
Publications
Ferrara, A. and Luthra, R., (2024). Explaining the attainment of the second-generation: When does parental relative education matter?. Social Science Research. 120, 103016-103016
Luthra, R. and Platt, L., (2023). Do immigrants benefit from selection? Migrant educational selectivity and its association with social networks, skills and health. Social Science Research. 113, 102887-102887
Waldinger, R., Thomas, S. and Luthra, R., (2022). Nationalizing Foreigners: The Making of American National Identity. Nations and Nationalism. 28 (1), 47-65
Luthra, R. and Haux, T., (2022). The mental load in separated families. Journal of Family Research. 34 (2), 669-696
Borkowska, M. and Luthra, R., (2022). Socialization Disrupted: The Intergenerational Transmission of Political Engagement in Immigrant Families. International Migration Review. 58 (1), 238-265
Luthra, RR., (2021). Mitigating the Hostile Environment: the role of the workplace in EU migrant experience of Brexit. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 47 (1), 190-207
Nandi, A. and Luthra, R., (2021). The EU Referendum and Experiences and Fear of Ethnic and Racial Harassment: Variation across individuals and communities in England. Frontiers in Sociology. 6, 660286-
Soehl, T., Waldinger, R. and Luthra, RR., (2020). Social politics: The importance of the family for naturalization decisions of the 1.5 generation. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 46 (7), 1240-1260
Luthra, RR., Nandi, A. and Benzeval, M., (2020). Unravelling the ‘immigrant health paradox’: ethnic maintenance, discrimination, and health behaviours of the foreign born and their children in England. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 46 (5), 980-1001
Nandi, A., Luthra, R. and Benzeval, M., (2020). When does hate hurt the most? Generational differences in the association between ethnic and racial harassment, ethnic attachment, and mental health. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 43 (16), 327-347
Platt, L., Knies, G., Luthra, R., Nandi, A. and Benzeval, M., (2020). Understanding Society at 10 Years. European Sociological Review. 36 (6), 976-988
Luthra, RR., Soehl, T. and Waldinger, R., (2019). Origins and Destinations: a rejoinder. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 42 (13), 2302-2309
Luthra, RR., Soehl, T. and Waldinger, R., (2018). Reconceptualizing Context: A Multilevel Model of the Context of Reception and Second-Generation Educational Attainment. International Migration Review. 52 (3), 898-928
Luthra, RR., Platt, L. and Salamońska, J., (2018). Types of Migration: the motivations, composition, and early integration patterns of 'new migrants' in Europe. International Migration Review. 52 (2), 368-403
Luthra, RR. and Flashman, J., (2017). Who Benefits Most from a University Degree?: A Cross-National Comparison of Selection and Wage Returns in the US, UK, and Germany. Research in Higher Education. 58 (8), 843-878
Luthra, RR. and Platt, L., (2017). The changing face of Pakistani migration to the UK. AAPI Nexus: Policy, Practice, and Community. 15 (1-2), 15-56
Luthra, RR. and Platt, L., (2016). Elite or middling? International students and migrant diversification. Ethnicities. 16 (2), 316-344
Luthra, RR. and Soehl, T., (2015). From parent to child? Transmission of educational attainment within immigrant families: methodological considerations.. Demography. 52 (2), 543-567
Platt, L., Luthra, RR. and Frere-Smith, T., (2015). Adapting chain referral methods to sample new migrants. Demographic Research. 33 (1), 665-700
Luthra, RR., (2013). Explaining ethnic inequality in the German labor market: Labor market institutions, context of reception, and boundaries. European Sociological Review. 29 (5), 1095-1107
Luthra, RR., (2011). The Position of the Turkish and Moroccan Second Generation in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 37 (3), 523-524
Luthra, RR. and Waldinger, R., (2010). Into the Mainstream? Labor market outcomes of Mexican-origin workers. International Migration Review. 44 (4), 830-868
Luthra, RR., (2009). Temporary immigrants in a high-skilled labour market: A study of H-1Bs. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 35 (2), 227-250