Anthony M. Messina is the John R. Reitemeyer Chair of Political Science. His research primarily focuses on the politics of ethnicity and immigration within contemporary Europe. He has authored Race and Party Competition in Britain (1989) and The Logics and Politics of Post-World War II Migration to Western Europe (2007), and edited or co-edited Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the Advanced Industrial Democracies (1992), West European Immigration and Immigrant Policy in the New Century (2002), The Migration Reader (2006), The Year of the Euro (2006), Europe's Contending Identities: Supranationalism, Ethnoregionalism, Religion, and New Nationalism (2014), and The Politics of New Immigrant Destinations: Transatlantic Perspectives (2017). His latest, co-authored book, Immigration, Security, and the Liberal State: The Politics of Migration Regulation in Europe and the United States, is published by Cambridge University Press (2024).

Before arriving at Trinity, Professor Messina taught at Tufts University and the University of Notre Dame, the latter which recognized him with the Kaneb distinguished teaching award. His courses aspire to expose students to sophisticated, yet accessible, analyses of contemporary political problems and questions.

Monographs: 

• Migration, Security, and the Liberal State. with Gallya Lahav. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
• The Logics and Politics of Post-WWII Migration to Western Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
• Race and Party Competition in Britain. Oxford University (Clarendon) Press, 1989.

Edited Volumes:

• Stefanie Chambers, Diana Evans, Anthony M. Messina, and Abigail Fisher Williamson, eds. The Politics of New Immigrant Destinations Transatlantic Perspectives. Temple University Press, 2017.
• Andrew C. Gould and Anthony M. Messina, eds. Europe's Contending Identities: Supranationalism, Ethnoregionalism, Religion, and New Nationalism. Cambridge University Press, 2014.
• Robert M. Fishman and Anthony M. Messina, eds. The Year of the Euro: The Cultural, Political and Social Import of Europe’s Common Currency. University of Notre Dame Press, 2006.
• Anthony M. Messina and Gallya Lahav, eds. The Migration Reader: Exploring Politics and Policies. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006.
• Anthony M. Messina, ed. West European Immigration and Immigrant Policy in the New Century: A Continuing Quandary for States and Societies. Praeger, 2002.
• Anthony M. Messina, Luis R. Fraga, Laurie A. Rhodebeck, and Frederick D. Wright, eds. Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Advanced Industrial Democracies. Greenwood Press, 1992.

Recent Articles:

• Messina, A.M. and Lahav, G. “Introduction” and “Conclusions” In Symposium on Trends and Advances in the Comparative Politics of Immigration, special editor with Gallya Lahav, Polity 53, no. 3 (July 2021). 
• Messina, A.M. “Migration as a Global Phenomenon.” In Handbook of Migration and Social Policy, edited by Philippe Bourbeau, 15-38. Edward Elgar. 2017.
• Messina, A.M. “The Making of British Race Relations.” In Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts, edited by Joseph R. Rudolph Jr., 632-640. Greenwood Press. 2016
• Messina, A.M. “Securitizing Immigration in Europe: Sending Them the Same Old Message, Getting the Same Old Reply?” In Handbook of Migration and Social Policy, edited by Gary P. Freeman and Nikola Mirilovic, 239-264. Edward Elgar, 2016.
• Messina, A.M. “The Challenges of Immigrant Integration and Increasing Diversity in Europe's Intermediate Destinations.” APSA: European Politics and Society Newsletter (summer 2015).
• Messina, A.M.“Securitizing Immigration in the Age of Terror.” World Politics 66, no. 3 (July 2014). 
• Messina, A.M., Lahav, G. and Vasquez, P. “Were Political Elite Attitudes toward Immigration Securitised after 11 September? Survey Evidence from the European Parliament.” Migration Studies 2, no. 2 (July 2014).

• Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine, The Logics and Politics of Post-WWII Migration to Western Europe, 2007.
• Prize for the best article published in 2005 in Journal of Common Market Studies, 2006.
• Kaneb Teaching Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching, University of Notre Dame, 2005.
• Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine, Race and Party Competition in Britain, 1990.