Overview

• Douglas Massey, a professor at Princeton University, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Princess of Asturias Prize in Social Sciences.
• The award jury praised Massey’s conception of humans as a migratory species and his significant contributions to understanding migration, urban segregation, and social stratification.
• Massey’s work critiques restrictive immigration policies, highlighting their paradoxical effects, and has informed debates on U.S.–Mexico border migration and racial inequality.
• He is the author of seminal works, including 'American Apartheid' and 'Beyond Smoke and Mirrors,' which analyze segregation and immigration policy impacts.
• The formal award ceremony will take place in October in Oviedo, Spain, presided over by the Spanish royal family.