NASP International and Interdisciplinary Seminars

Mathieu Ichou (INED and Science Po, Paris)
Converging destinies?
Educational mobility and reproduction among immigrant and native families over three generations in France

17 November 2023, h. 15.00
Room A
NASP Graduate School in Social and Political Sciences
Via Pace, 10 - Milan

Abstract
Intergenerational mobility within immigrant families has been the subject of growing empirical interest. Yet, research has been limited to two generations, even though the role of grandparents has received much recent attention in the general population, and assimilation theories posit that convergence with natives takes more than two generations. In this study, we compare the intergenerational transmission of educational attainment over three generations between immigrant-origin families and native families in France. Based on new data from the Trajectoires et Origines 2 survey (2019-2020), we show substantial catching up in educational attainment and higher social fluidity across generations in immigrant families for whom the grandparental educational starting point was very low. Despite this partial convergence with natives, grandchildren of North African immigrants still experience enduring educational disadvantages.

This seminar is part of the NASP International and Interdisciplinary Seminars Series 2023.