HMGK03291U AMIS: Researching Migration - Methodological Approaches

This course introduces central methodological discussion of migration studies, through lectures, ‘hands-on’ experience with a variety of specific methods. Specialists from a number of fields will visit and share their experience from their practice and current research projects. We will discuss what it means to work inter-disciplinarily and reflect on the specific challenges and predicaments that pertain to studying migration. What challenges, for example, arise when one wants to study movement, borders, unregistered residents, or illegal migrants? What are the proper methodological and method considerations as well as the ethical implications at stake? Through a combination of text readings, inspirational lectures, teaching and practical workshops, the course aims to provide students with the foundation for using and evaluating migration research as well as preparing students for doing research themselves.

Exam code: HMGK03291E