| Description |
1 online resource (x, 588 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
[Elgar original reference] |
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Elgar original reference
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| Contents |
Understanding the relationship between methodology and methods / Stephen Castles -- Migration research between positivistic scientism and relativism: a critical realist way out / Theodoros Iosifides -- Migration, methods and innovation: a reconsideration of variation and conceptualization in research on foreign workers / David Bartram -- Transnational -- transregional -- translocal: transcultural / Dirk Hoerder -- Contemporary migration seen from the perspective of political economy: theoretical and methodological elements / Raúl Delgado Wise and Humberto Márquez Covarrubias -- Interviewing techniques for migrant minority groups / Luis Sánchez-Ayala -- Collecting, analysing and presenting migration histories / Jørgen Carling -- Empirical methods in the economics of international immigration / Fernando A. Lozano and Michael D. Steinberger -- Using longitudinal data to study migration and remittances / Edward Funkhouser -- Measuring migration in multi-topic household surveys / Calogero Carletto, Alan de Brauw and Raka Banerjee -- Migration and its measurement: towards a more robust map of bilateral flows / Ronald Skeldon -- Experimental approaches in migration studies / David McKenzie and Dean Yang -- Mapping movements: interdisciplinary approaches to migration research / Pablo S. Bose -- Even a transnational social field must have its boundaries: methodological options, potentials and dilemmas for researching transnationalism / Paolo Boccagni -- Mixing methods in research on diaspora policies / Alan Gamlen -- Diasporas on the Web: new networks, new methodologies / Jonathan Crush [and others] -- Approaches to researching environmental change and migration: methodological considerations and field experiences from a global comparative survey project / Koko Warner -- Chasing ghosts: researching illegality in migrant labour markets / Bridget Anderson, Ben Rogaly and Martin Ruhs -- Using qualitative research methods in migration studies: a case study of asylum seekers fleeing gender-based persecution / Connie Oxford -- The importance of accounting for variability in remittance income / Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Susan Pozo -- Ethical challenges in research with vulnerable migrants / Ilse van Liempt and Veronika Bilger -- A guide to managing large-scale migration research projects / Melissa Siegel -- From dissertation to published research: so close, yet so far / Anna O. Law -- What the textbooks don't tell you: moving from a research puzzle to publishing findings / Irene Bloemraad -- Immigrants and 'American' franchises: experiences from the field / Jennifer Parker Talwar -- In the factories and on the streets: studying Asian and Latino garment workers in New York City / Margaret M. Chin -- Three mistakes and corrections: on reflective adaptation in qualitative data collection and analysis / Johanna Shih |
| Summary |
"Covering both qualitative and quantitative topics, the expert contributors in this Handbook explore fundamental issues of scientific logic, methodology and methods to practical applications of different techniques and approaches in migration research. The chapters of this interdisciplinary Handbook maintain an introductory level of discussion on migration research methods, and also provide readers with references necessary for those wishing to go deeper into the topic. Using a combination of concepts and techniques with research experiences from the field, this Handbook will prove to be an invaluable guide. Master level students and academics in migration related programs would find this compendium a useful and stimulating resource. It also discusses issues related to the collection of data on migrants including topics such a survey designed, interviewing techniques and ethical issues that policymakers and government employees will find informative"--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Series statement from publisher's Web site |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Emigration and immigration -- Research -- Methodology
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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Migratie (demografie)
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Onderzoeksmethoden.
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| Genre/Form |
Naslagwerken (vorm)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vargas-Silva, Carlos
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| LC no. |
2011939344 |
| ISBN |
9781781005231 |
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1781005230 |
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