Bernadette
Ludwig
I am Sociologist and the Assistant Dean of the Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences at Western Connecticut State University. I am also a Part-Time Assistant Professor and an Affiliated Faculty at the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility at the New School. Prior to my academic career, I worked for years with refugees and immigrants in Atlanta, GA. I earned by PhD in Sociology from The Graduate Center, The City University of New York. My research focuses on the intersection of immigration, race, and gender and analyzes how seemingly racially-neutral refugee and immigration policies indeed are inherently racist.
My forthcoming book Unwelcome Shores: Black Refugees in America (Rutgers University Press) sheds light on the racialization of Black refugees and the anti-Black racism they have experienced at every step of their migration journey. By privileging race as the lens of analysis, I reveal the significance of race in the lives of Liberians prior to, and after their immigration to the U.S.—from the foundation of Liberia as a quasi U.S. colony for free(d) Black people, to the selection process for refugee resettlement, and finally to Liberian refugees’ incorporation into American society. The book also includes policy recommendations for policymakers and international refugee organizations, aimed at addressing and combating systemic anti-Black racism and other forms of discrimination within the immigration system and resettlement programs. This work complements my previous publications in African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal, International Migration, and International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care and chapters in edited books.
I serve as s country conditions expert for asylum and deportation cases for Liberian nationals.
My other research investigates the significance and meaning of community-based learning opportunities for students. I am working on a co-edited book titled How to Facilitate Community-Based Learning (under contract with Edward Elgar Publishing.)
| Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 4569 | |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3481-4681 |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/www.linkedin.com/in/bernadette-ludwig/ | |
| ResearchGate | https://wcsu.academia.edu/BernadetteLudwig |
Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
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Migration forms
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Socio-cultural consequences
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Legal-political consequences
Migration governance
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Governance actors
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Immigrant policy and law
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Migration policy and law
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
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Transversal themes
Disciplines
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Disciplines
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Subject Areas
Methods
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Qualitative research
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Quantitative research
Geographies
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UN Countries
Roles
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Western Connecticut State University
University, Danbury, United States
Assistant Dean of the Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences -
The New School
University, New York, United States
Part-Time Assistant Professor
Research
Unwelcome Shores. Black Refugees in America
| Authors | Bernadette Ludwig |
| Year | 2025 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
It is tough to be a Liberian refugee in Staten Island, NY: the importance of context for second generation African immigrant youth
| Authors | Bernadette Ludwig |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Book Review: Gender, Violence, Refugees by Susanne Buckley-Zistel and Ulrike Krause
| Authors | Bernadette Ludwig |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | Gender & Society | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Looking for refuge in the other New York City: Liberian refugees in Staten Island
| Authors | Bernadette Ludwig |
| Year | 2017 |
| Book Title | Maintaining Refuge: Anthropological Reflections in Uncertain Times | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
From “Oh My Gosh I'm Going to Get Mugged” to “See[ing] Them as People Who Are Just Like Me”
| Authors | Bernadette Ludwig |
| Year | 2016 |
| Book Title | Handbook of Research on Effective Communication in Culturally Diverse Classrooms | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Forced Migration
| Authors | Holly E. Reed, Bernadette Ludwig, Laura Braslow |
| Year | 2016 |
| Book Title | Handbook of Migration and Population Distribution | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
A Black Republic: Citizenship and naturalisation requirements in Liberia
| Authors | Bernadette Ludwig |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | MIGRATION LETTERS | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Thrust into the spotlight: Liberian refugees dealing with Ebola and other stigmas
| Authors | Bernadette Ludwig |
| Year | 2016 |
| Book Title | The Psychosocial Aspects of a Deadly Epidemic: What Ebola Has Taught Us About Holistic Healing | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Different Meanings of the Word Refugee
| Authors | Bernadette Ludwig |
| Year | 2015 |
| Book Title | Refugee Resettlement in the United States: Language, Policy, Pedagogy | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
“Wiping the Refugee Dust from My Feet”: Advantages and Burdens of Refugee Status and the Refugee Label
| Authors | Bernadette Ludwig |
| Year | 2013 |
| Journal Name | International Migration | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Liberians: Struggles for refugee families.
| Authors | Bernadette Ludwig |
| Year | 2013 |
| Book Title | One out Of Three: Immigrant New York in the 21st Century | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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