Insider Research on Migration and Mobility: International Perspectives on Researcher Positioning

Insider Research on Migration and Mobility: International Perspectives on Researcher Positioning
ISBN-10
1472407857
ISBN-13
9781472407856
Category
Social Science
Pages
221
Language
English
Published
2014-03-28
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Authors
Dr Lejla Voloder, Dr Liudmila Kirpitchenko

Description

With an increasing proportion of migration and mobility field studies being conducted by migrants and members of ethnic minorities in 'home' contexts, the implications of 'insider research' are increasingly subject critical scrutiny. Researchers who may share migration experiences or cultural, ethnic, linguistic or religious identities with their participants are exploring the means, ethics and politics of mobilizing ‘insider capital’ for the purpose of gaining access to and representing research participants. Bringing together the latest international scholarship in the sociology and anthropology of migration, this volume explores the complexities, joys and frustrations of conducting ‘insider’ research. The book offers analyses of key methodological, ethical and epistemological challenges faced by migration researchers as they question the ways in which they come to identify with their research topic or their participants. Addressing questions of identity and categorization, ethics and methodology, epistemology and situated knowledge, Insider Research on Migration and Mobility will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in migration, mobilities, diaspora studies and ethnic and racial identities, as well as those interested in qualitative research design and analysis.

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