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Dr. Camilla Devitt

Dr. Camilla Devitt

Associate Professor, Sociology

Biography

Camilla Devitt's research focuses on the politics of immigration and social policies in Western Europe, with particular interests in labour migration, labour markets and healthcare. Her research also investigates the determinants of immigration, migrant experiences in Western European labour markets and social attitudes. She is a co-editor (with E. M. Immergut, K. M. Anderson and T. Popic) of Health Politics in Europe: A Handbook (2021, Oxford University Press). Her work has also appeared in various academic journals including the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Socio-Economic Review, Social Politics, Journal of European Social Policy and Social Policy and Administration. She teaches political sociology, economic sociology and race, ethnicity and identity at TCD. She has been a Principal Investigator in various European projects. She received her PhD in political and social sciences from the European University Institute (EUI), Florence.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Kingston, Gillian, Devitt, Camilla, Alicja Bobek, Migrant Workers in the Irish Healthcare Sector, Turin, FIERI, 2015Report, 2015, URL
  • Bobek, Alicja and Camilla Devitt, Workplace Integration of Migrant Health Workers in Ireland, Turin, FIERI, 2015Report, 2015, URL
  • Camilla Devitt, Mothers or Migrants? Labour Supply Policies in Ireland 1997-2007, Social Politics, 23, (2), 2016, p214 - 238Journal Article, 2016, URL
  • Afonso, Alexandre and Devitt, Camilla, Comparative Political Economy and International Migration, Socio-Economic Review, 14, (3), 2016, p395 - 417Journal Article, 2016, URL
  • Bobek, Alicja and Camilla Devitt, Ethnically diverse workplaces in Irish hospitals: Perspectives of Irish and foreign-born professionals and their managers, Employee Relations, 39, (7), 2017, p1015 - 1029Journal Article, 2017
  • Schneider, Simone and Camilla Devitt, Accessing healthcare in times of economic growth and economic downturn: evidence from Ireland, European Journal of Social Policy, 28, (4), 2018, p357 - 369Journal Article, 2018
  • Schneider, Simone and Camilla Devitt, How do the Foreign-Born Rate Host Country Health Systems? Evidence from Ireland, The Economic and Social Review, 49, (1), 2018, p45 - 71Journal Article, 2018, URL
  • Devitt, Camilla, Shaping labour migration to Italy: the role of labour market institutions, Journal of Modern Italian Studies, 23, (3), 2018, p274 - 292Journal Article, 2018
  • Ireland in, editor(s)Immergut, Ellen Anderson, Karen Devitt Camilla Popic, Tamara , Health Politics in Europe: A Handbook, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2021, pp75 - 115, [Devitt, Camilla]Book Chapter, 2021
  • Devitt, Camilla, Shaping labour immigration: the role of labour market institutions in advanced democracies, Florence, European University Institute, 2010Book, 2010, URL
  • Camilla Devitt, Ruth Milkman, Immigrant Labor and the New Precariat, Sociology, 56, (1), 2021, p165 - 182, p204-205Review, 2021, DOI
  • Ellen Immergut Karen Anderson Camilla Devitt Tamara Popic, Health Politics in Europe: A Handbook, First edition, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2021, 1 - 1048ppBook, 2021, URL
  • Camilla Devitt, Beyond Financial Constraints: The politics of Irish health system reform in the aftermath of the Great Recession, Social Policy and Administration, 56, (7), 2022, p1006-1021Journal Article, 2022, DOI
  • Sprong, Stefanie and Camilla Devitt, Onwards and upwards? The Educational and Occupational Expectations of Irish Teens of migrant descent, British Journal of Sociology of Education, 43, (7), 2022, p1032-1051Journal Article, 2022, DOI
  • The Admission Of Foreign Workers To Italy: Closing The 'Gap' With Northern Europe in, editor(s)Finotelli, Claudia Ponzo, Irene , Migration Control Logics and Strategies in Europe: A North-South Comparison, Dordrecht, Springer, 2023, pp189 - 207, [Devitt, Camilla]Book Chapter, 2023, DOI
  • Camilla Devitt, Continuity and Change in Immigration Regimes: An Institutionalist Analysis of Italian Labor Immigration Regulations 1990-2020, Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Merve Sancak, Massimo D'Angelo, Nicola Chelotti, Almina Beši, Metin Çorabatir, Neli Demireva, Camilla Devitt, Claudia Diaz, Buket Bahar Divrak et al, Challenges and opportunities for the employment of refugees in late industrialising countries, Loughborough University London, October, 2023, p1 - 17Report, 2023, DOI
  • PERONI, C., DEVITT, C. and FAAS, D., Workers' Experiences in Non-Profit and For-Profit Managed Asylum Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Italy and Ireland, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 2025Journal Article, 2025, DOI
  • Comparative labour migration policies in, editor(s)Meardi, Guglielmo , Research Handbook on Migration and Employment, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024, pp290 - 308, ppdoi.org/10.4337/9781839107245 , [Devitt, Camilla]Book Chapter, 2024, DOI
  • Koay, Aaron and Camilla Devitt, What Obstructs Health Policy Implementation? A Multi-Method Qualitative Case Study of the Delayed Deployment of Community Pharmacies in Ireland"s National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, Qualitative Health Research, 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI
  • Camilla Devitt, The migrant worker factor in labour market policy reform, European Journal of Industrial Relations, 16, (3), 2010, p259 - 275Journal Article, 2010
  • Camilla Devitt, Varieties of Capitalism, Variation in Labour Migration, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies , 37, (4), 2011, p579 - 596Journal Article, 2011
  • The Rosarno revolt: toward political mobilization for immigrants? in, editor(s)Elisabetta Gualmini and Eleonora Pasotti , Italian Politics 2011 edition , New York, Berghahn Books, 2012, [Camilla Devitt]Book Chapter, 2012
  • Circular economic migration between Italy and Morocco in, editor(s)Anna Triandafyllidou , Circular Migration Between Europe and its Neighbourhood: Choice or Necessity?, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2013, [Camilla Devitt]Book Chapter, 2013
  • Camilla Devitt, The governance of labour immigration in the UK, Turin, FIERI, 2012Report, 2012, URL
  • Camilla Devitt, The governance of labour immigration in France, Turin, FIERI, 2012Report, 2012, URL
  • Camilla Devitt, Circular migration between Italy and Morocco: a case study, Florence, European University Institute, 2011Report, 2011, URL
  • Ireland in, editor(s)Ruby Gropas and Anna Triandafyllidou , European Immigration A Sourcebook, Aldershot, Ashgate, 2014, [Camilla Devitt ]Book Chapter, 2014
  • La rivolta di Rosarno: gli immigrati si mobilitano? in, editor(s)Gualmini, Elisabetta Pasotti, Eleonora , Politica in Italia, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2011, [Devitt, Camilla]Book Chapter, 2011
  • Triandafyllidou, Anna, Devitt, Camilla et al, Circular Migration and Integration A Short Guide for Policy Makers , Florence, European University Institute, 2011Report, 2011
  • Ireland in, editor(s)Urso, G Schuster, A , Migration, Employment and Labour Market Integration Policies in the European Union , Brussels, IOM, 2013, [Devitt, Camilla & Murphy, Esther]Book Chapter, 2013
  • Camilla Devitt, Managing Labour Migration in Times of Crisis - The UK Case, Singapore, Migration/Integration EU-Asia Dialogue, 2014Report, 2014
  • Managing Labour Migration in Times of Crisis - The UK Case in, editor(s)Hofmeister, Wilhelm et al. , Migration and Integration Common Challenges and Responses from Europe and Asia, Singapore, Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung and European Union, 2014, pp169 - 195, [Camilla Devitt]Book Chapter, 2014
  • Camilla Devitt, Labour immigration policy in Britain and France: seeking functional alternatives? , 2014Working Paper, 2014
  • Camilla Devitt, Country Focus: Migration of Irish nationals during the crisis, Florence, European University Institute, 2014Report, 2014
  • Camilla Devitt, Government Responses to Foreign Worker Demand During Economic Crises The Cases of Britain and France 2008-2013, Comparative Migration Studies, 2, (4), 2014, p445 - 467Journal Article, 2014
  • Camilla Devitt, Legal Employment Channels for Third-Country Nationals in the EU 25, Report for European Parliament Brussels, 2005, -Miscellaneous

Research Expertise

  • Title
    Implementation of asylum policy in Ireland and Italy
    Summary
    Analysis of asylum policy implementation in Ireland and Italy with a focus on perspectives of street level bureaucrats in rural and urban contexts.
    Funding Agency
    Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme
    Date From
    2023
    Date To
    2025
  • Title
    How do states facilitate the employment of immigrants? Evidence from Ireland
    Summary
    This project investigates the effectiveness of Irish employment services in enabling the employment of job-seekers of migrant background and alleviating their risk of long-term unemployment.
    Funding Agency
    Trinity College Dublin Provost PhD Award
    Date From
    September 2022
    Date To
    September 2026
  • Title
    HEALTHDOX
    Summary
    "The Paradox of Health State Futures" (HEALTHDOX) project involves a team of scholars from seven European universities and aims to explore future trajectories of European health politics and policies through an investigation of the impact of recent health reforms on health inequalities, health expenditures, and public attitudes towards both the health system and the welfare state.
    Funding Agency
    Norface
    Date From
    February 2015
    Date To
    August 2018
  • Title
    METOIKOS: Circular migration patterns in Southern and Central Eastern Europe: Challenges and opportunities for migrants and policy makers
    Summary
    The METOIKOS project looks at circular migration patterns in three European regions: southeastern Europe and the Balkans (Greece, Italy and Albania); southwestern Europe and the Maghreb (Spain, Italy and Morocco); and Central Eastern Europe (Poland, Hungary, and Ukraine).More specifically, METOIKOS studies the links between different types of circular migration and processes of integration (in the country of destination) and reintegration (in the source country). It identifies the main challenges and opportunities involved in circular migration for migrants (and their families), source countries and destination countries and develops new conceptual instruments for the analysis of circular migration and integration.
    Funding Agency
    European Commission, DG JLS
    Date From
    2010
    Date To
    2011
  • Title
    Labour Migration Governance (LAB-MIG-GOV)
    Summary
    LAB-MIG-GOV is a three year project coordinated by FIERI, Turin. It is implemented with the support of the "Europe and Global Challenges" Programme promoted by Compagnia di San Paolo, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and VolkswagenStiftung. LAB-MIG-GOV involves critical analysis of Western European labour immigration policies.
    Funding Agency
    Compagnia di San Paolo, Riksbankens Jubileumsfo
    Date From
    February 2011
    Date To
    February 2014
  • Title
    Assessing and Enhancing Integration in Workplaces' project (WORK-INT)
    Summary
    WORK-INT aims to analyse the workplace integration of non-European citizens in a selection of European cities. The TCD team will be led by Dr. Camilla Devitt. The coordinator is FIERI, Turin and other partners are COMPAS Oxford University, Universitat Complutense de Madrid, and the HWWI, Hamburg.
    Funding Agency
    European Commission
    Date From
    December 2013
    Date To
    June 2015