Towards a Multi-scalar Methodology: The Challenges of Studying Social Transformation and International Migration

Taxonomy Associations

Migration processes

• Migration forms

  • Transnational migration

Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)

• Socio-cultural consequences

  • Cultural identity and belonging
  • Diasporas and transnational communities

• Socio-economic consequences

  • Rural development, migration, and diversity

• Transversal consequences

  • Spatial consequences

• Legal-political consequences

  • Nationhood and nationalism

Methods

• Qualitative research

  • Other

• Quantitative research

  • Other

• Types of study

  • Multi-sited

Geographies

• Scope

  • Global
  • National