Madeleine Sumption MBE is a British political scientist who is Director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, which provides analysis of migration in the UK for public and policy audiences. Her research focuses on labour migration and the economic and social impacts of migration policies.
Madeleine Sumption | |
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 Sumption speaks at COMPAS Oxford in 2019 | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago University of Oxford |
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| Institutions | University of Oxford |
Early life and education
editSumption is the daughter of Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption.[1] She studied Russian and French at the University of Oxford.[2] She earned a master's degree at the University of Chicago School of Public Policy.[2][3]
Research and career
editSumption worked as Director of the Research at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.. Her research considers labour migration and the economic impact of migration policies.[4][5] She studied the migration impacts of Brexit.[6][7][8] She is Director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford.[9]
Sumption has investigated the experiences of the children of immigrants in the United Kingdom and United States.[10] Both are high-immigration nations, with children of immigrants making up around one quarter of young children.[10] There is evidence that the children of immigrants perform better than their parents, and earn more than their non-immigrant peers.[10] However, there are indicators that by 2030 the second generation will earn less than their non-immigrant peers. To improve social mobility, Sumption proposed considering the capacity of immigrants to integrate in selection criteria, to focus on early education and language training and to provide permanent (not temporary) visas.[10] Despite Brexit reducing net EU migration to the UK, in late 2022 UK net migration was unexpectedly high.[11] Sumption argued that this was because of the humanitarian crises in Ukraine and Hong Kong.[11][12]
Sumption is chair of the Migration Statistics User Forum, and a member of the Government of the United Kingdom Migration Advisory Committee.[13][14]
Selected publications
edit- Papademetriou, Demetrios G.; Sumption, Madeleine; Terrazas, Aaron (2010). "Migration and Immigrants Two Years after the Financial Collapse: Where Do We Stand?".
- Allen, William; Anderson, Bridget; Van Hear, Nicholas; Sumption, Madeleine; Düvell, Franck; Hough, Jennifer; Rose, Lena; Humphris, Rachel; Walker, Sarah (June 2017). "Who Counts in Crises? The New Geopolitics of International Migration and Refugee Governance". Geopolitics. 23 (1): 217–243. doi:10.1080/14650045.2017.1327740. ISSN 1465-0045.
Awards and honours
editSumption was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to social science.[15]
References
edit- ^ "SUMPTION – Deaths Announcements – Telegraph Announcements". announcements.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Madeleine Sumption". migrationpolicy.org. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Madeleine Sumption | Speaker". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Madeleine Sumption". Migration Observatory. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Labour immigration after Brexit: questions and trade-offs in designing a work permit system for EU citizens". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Team". EU Rights and Brexit Hub | Research, Advice and Support on EU Citizens' Rights in the UK. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Would leaving the EU reduce immigration to the UK?". EUROPP. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Madeleine Sumption, Author at UK in a changing Europe". UK in a changing Europe. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Researcher Stories: Understanding migration in the UK, retrieved 3 January 2023
- ^ a b c d Papademetriou, Demetrios G.; Sumption, Madeleine. "Observations on the Social Mobility of the Children of Immigrants in the United States and the United Kingdom" (PDF).
- ^ a b "UK net migration hits all-time record at 504,000". BBC News. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Hong Kong applicants for UK visas far outstrip those from EU- report". www.yahoo.com. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Madeleine Sumption". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) annual governance report, 2022 (accessible)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Madeleine SUMPTION | Order of the British Empire | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.