Senior Lecturer

BA (Kenyon), MSc, PhD (Wisconsin)

Room: Attenborough Tower 303
Tel: +44 (0)11-6252-2724 (direct line)
Email: db158@le.ac.uk

Research interests

David's primary research focuses on international migration. His book, International Labor Migration: Foreign Workers and Public Policy (Palgrave Macmillan 2005), investigates foreign workers in Israel and Japan, using a political economy approach that emphasizes the institutional basis of different immigration policies. Articles emerging from this research have been published in International Migration Review and Politics and Society. His current research concerns the relationship between immigration and happiness, assessing the assumption that migration to a wealthy country is advantageous to the immigrants themselves. His other interests include the welfare state's treatment of cultural minorities, and privacy and surveillance.

Supervision interests

I am interested in hearing from potential PhD students with interests in any topic related to international migration. I also situate my research partly in the field of happiness studies and would be pleased to hear from potential PhD students with interests in exploring sociological topics using a happiness 'angle'.

Full listing of publications

External profile

I am on the governing board of RC31, the Research Committee on International Migration of the International Sociological Association.

Personal website: http://www.le.ac.uk/sociology/db158/

Current teaching

Undergraduate

• SY1013: Research Methods 1
• SY3042: Undergraduate Research Project
• SY3081: Global Poverty and Development

Postgraduate

• Supervision of Masters and PhD theses

Current administrative duties

• Examinations Officer
• HE Academy Subject Centre Representative
• Wellbeing and Health Research Group Convenor