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Nasar Meer is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow, where he focuses on the intersections of ethnicity, race, and political participation. As a Co-Investigator on the UKRI-funded project 'Impacts of the Pandemic on Ethnic Racialized Groups in the UK', he examines the socio-political dynamics that shape the experience of diverse groups within the UK. He is also the Principal Investigator for the 'Governance and Local Integration of Migrants in Europe' (GLIMER) project, which explores best practices for migrant integration across Europe through the JPI Urban Europe/Horizon 2020 initiative. His research spans various topics within citizenship studies, engaging with concepts of political participation, anti-discrimination policies, and representation in public media. Meer critically analyzes the 'double consciousness' concept by African-American scholar W. E. B. Du Bois within the context of identity and misrecognition. He has collaborated on several notable projects addressing race and equality, and he supervises students in related areas, shaping the next generation of scholars in Social and Political Sciences. His contributions to sociology have been recognized through his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) and as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).