Since January 2019, I am a postdoctoral fellow at Concordia University’s Centre for the Study of Immigration and Politics (CSPI) and Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la diversité et la démocratie (cridaq). After obtaining my dual PhD in Political Science from Sciences Po Paris and Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles, I moved to Canada (Montreal) to further study migration politics in federal states. As a political scientist, I pursue a comparative research agenda focused on the dynamics...

Roles

  • Concordia University

    University, Montreal, Canada
    Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Université de Montréal

    Other, Montreal, Canada
    Assistant Professor

  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Other, Brussels, Belgium
    FWO Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Fonds de La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS

    Other, Brussels, Belgium
    Aspirante F.R.S.-FNRS - Research Fellow

  • Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles

    Other, Bruxelles, Belgium
    Teaching Assistant

Research

Immigrant integration policies when regions decide ‘who comes in’: the case of Canadian provinces

Authors Mireille Paquet, Catherine Xhardez
Year 2020
Journal Name Regional Studies
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1 Journal Article

Beyond the Usual Suspects and Towards Politicisation: Immigration in Quebec’s Party Manifestos, 1991–2018

Authors Catherine Xhardez, Mireille Paquet
Year 2020
Journal Name Journal of International Migration and Integration
Citations (WoS) 12
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2 Journal Article

Citizenship as a rhetorical tool of nation-building: discourse in Flanders and Quebec

Authors Catherine Xhardez
Year 2020
Journal Name Citizenship Studies
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3 Journal Article

Immigration Federalism: Towards a Broader, Comparative and Subnational Research Agenda

Authors Catherine Xhardez
Year 2019
Journal Name Federal Governance
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4 Journal Article

The integration of new immigrants in Brussels: an institutional and political puzzle

Authors Catherine Xhardez
Year 2016
Journal Name Brussels Studies
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6 Journal Article

An Indicator-Based Approach to Comparative Policy Analysis: Measuring Regional Governance of Migrant Integration

Authors Francesco Pasetti, Catherine Xhardez, Verena Wisthaler, ...
Year 2024
Journal Name Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
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7 Journal Article

Temporary Protection in Times of Crisis: The European Union, Canada, and the Invasion of Ukraine

Authors Catherine Xhardez, Dagmar Soennecken
Year 2023
Journal Name Politics and Governance
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8 Journal Article

Suggested Research

‘Stand by me’: competitive subnational regimes and the politics of retaining immigrants

Authors Catherine Xhardez
Year 2024
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
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1 Journal Article

How sub-state nationalism and immigrant integration policies entwine over time: a spotlight on Flanders (Belgium)

Authors Ilke Adam, Catherine Xhardez
Year 2024
Book Title Migration and Nationalism
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2 Book Chapter
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