Janina Söhn

Janina Söhn is a Researcher affiliated with the Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut Göttingen (SOFI) at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. She holds a Diplom in Sociology from Freie Universität Berlin and New School for Social Research. Her work focuses on education inequality, immigration policies, and social integration. Previously, she was a Researcher at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, where she contributed to projects like the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS).

Her research explores how legal status and migration policies affect educational outcomes for migrant groups, with a focus on comparative analyses of immigrant populations in Germany. She has examined topics such as age-at-migration effects, settlement patterns, and citizenship decision-making processes.

Key projects include the dissertation funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation analyzing state intervention's impact on immigrant integration, and collaborative work on urban migration dynamics. She has held visiting positions at Princeton University's Office of Population Research (OPR) and contributed to UNHCR initiatives.

Publications span sociological journals and policy briefs, emphasizing evidence-based insights into systemic educational inequities and policy reforms. Her work bridges theoretical sociology with practical implications for migration and integration policymaking.