Didier Ruedin is a senior researcher at the Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies at the University of Neuchâtel.

I use experiments and quantitative analysis to understand social inequalities and exclusion as a consequence of migration. My research examines discrimination in the labour and housing market, attitudes to foreigners, and political reactions in policies and political debates: how, when, and why potential conflicts become politicized. In this context, I measure party positions on immigration, and examine the political representation and participation of women and ethnic groups in national legislatures.

Winner of the SNIS International Geneva Award 2010.

Positions and education:

• University of Neuchâtel: Senior researcher (maître d’enseignement et de recherche, since 2019)
• University of the Witwatersrand: Research associate (2018-2021)
• University of Kentucky: Visiting scholar (2015)
• University of the Witwatersrand: Visiting research fellow (2015-2018)
• University of Neuchâtel: Lecturer (chargé d’enseignement, 2014-2019)
• University of Neuchâtel: Senior researcher (chef de projet, since 2012)
• University of Vienna: Visiting fellow (2012)
• University of Neuchâtel: Post-doctoral researcher (2009-2012)
• University of Oxford: DPhil Sociology (2009)
• University of Oxford: MSc Sociology (with Distinction, 2005)
• Open University: BSc (Hons) Social Sciences (First Class, 2004).