The Narrative Research Lab furthers The Opportunity Agenda's mission of advancing and strengthening connections within the immigration space, acting as a repository for research that has shaped narrative in the movement. The Lab’s digital library (below) supports this goal by enabling partners to discover effective messaging more quickly and build on each other’s research more efficiently.
Parties interested in learning more about the Narrative Research Lab, becoming a member, or submitting their research to our list are invited to sign up. Those who would like to search available research and make requests for privately-held research are welcome to use the digital library below. However, only those who have completed and returned a signed copy of the Memorandum of Understanding will have rights to view all of the works listed.
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HOW TO USE THE DIGITAL LIBRARY
Search the library using the open search and/or dropdown fields below. If your search results are not publicly available (as marked by a hyperlink), copy the resource title(s), click “Submit Library Request,” and paste resource title(s) into the form. Response time: typically 5-8 business days. Watch the digital library instructional walk-through video here.
Please direct questions to narrativeresearchlab@opportunityagenda.org.
Digital Library
| Year | Title | Institution | File Type | Issue Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NRL January Webinar with the Urban Institute, BAJI, and USC Equity Research Institute: Centering Race and Structural Racism in Immigration Policy Research | Urban Institute, BAJI, USC Equity Research Institute | Report, Slide Deck, Video | Messaging Strategy |
| 2022 | Black Immigrants in the United States Face Hurdles, but Outcomes Vary by City | Migration Policy Institute | Report | Other |
| 2022 | NRL February Webinar with the Metropolitan Group, National Immigration Forum, and the Migration Policy Institute:How We Talk about Migration: The Link Between Migration Narratives, Policy, and Power. | The Metropolitan Group, National Immigration Forum, Migration Policy Institute | Report, Slide Deck, Video | Messaging Strategy |
| 2022 | NRL March Webinar with California Immigrant Policy Center and ACLU Colorado : The Ultimate Message Guide to Winning the Immigration Narrative | California Immigrant Policy Center, ACLU Colorado | Report, Slide Deck, Video | Messaging Strategy |
| 2022 | NRL April Webinar with New York Civil Liberties Union and Lake Research Partners: Messaging Around Disentanglement of Immigration Enforcement in New York | New York Civil Liberties Union , Lake Research Partners | Toplines, Slide Deck, Video | Messaging Strategy |
| 2021 | Messaging on Disentanglement and Immigration | New York Civil Liberties Union | Slide Deck, Summary, Video | Enforcement |
| 2021 | NRL October Webinar with Freedom for Immigrants : Detained and Disappeared - Forced Disappearances in Immigrant Detention | Freedom for Immigrants | Report, Slide Deck, Video | Detention |
| 2021 | Detained and Disappeared - Forced Disappearances in Immigrant Detention | Freedom for Immigrants | Report | Detention |
| 2021 | NRL November Webinar with Haitian Bridge Alliance, Women's Refugee Commission and Goodwin Simon Strategic Research: Communicating Effectively About People Seeking Asylum | Haitian Bridge Alliance, Women's Refugee Commission, Goodwin Simon Strategic Research | Report, Slide Deck, Video | Messaging Strategy |
| 2021 | NRL December Webinar with The Opportunity Agenda: Regional and National Narrative Trends in Immigraiton | The Opportunity Agenda | Slide Deck, Video | Messaging Strategy |