James Witte

- Director of the Institute for Immigration Research, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, George Mason University, Affiliated Scholar
James Witte is an affiliated scholar, a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University, and Director of the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR). Witte, who earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1991, has been a professor at Clemson University and Northwestern University. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Carolina Population Center and a lecturer in sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Witte has written numerous articles that have appeared in journals such as The European Sociological Review, Population and Development Review, The Russell Sage Foundation Journal, and Sociological Methods and Research. He has also published three books, Labor Force Integration and Marital Choice, the Internet and Social Inequality and The Normal Bar. The Normal Bar, co-authored with Chrisanna Northrup and Pepper Schwartz, was released in 2013 and made the New York Times bestseller list. Major projects have included the privately funded Institute for Immigration Research, the National Science Foundation funded Digital Archive Project, and the University Partnership with the University of Karachi funded by the U.S. State Department, and attitudes of and toward immigrants in seven U.S. metro areas.
Publications & Appearances
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"In Defense of Openness" Book Panel
The topic of global justice has long been a concern of people, but the conversation often ignores the work of developmental…
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Streak(s) Continue: Immigrant Players Bring Baseball Victories
Most people understand that healthy immigration policies can strengthen a nation’s workforce. Did you know this is also the case…