Edited by Ricard Zapata-Barrero, Interdisciplinary Research Group on Immigration (GRITIM-UPF), Department of Political and Social Sciences,Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain and Daniela Vintila, Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Liège, Belgium

• ContentsIntroduction: doing migration research today as an engaged andconscientious scholar 1Ricard Zapata-Barrero and Daniela VintilaPART I DISTINCTIVE FEATURES IN MIGRATION RESEARCH1 Working with contested concepts in migration research 9Ricard Zapata-Barrero2 Interdisciplinarity in migration research 17Jan Rath3 Intersectional research for migration studies 24Parvati Raghuram and Gunjan Sondhi4 Mixed methods: bridging the qualitative–quantitativedivide in migration research 33Jørgen Carling5 Migration research beyond the nation state 41Verena Wisthaler and Mireille PaquetPART II DOING QUALITATIVE MIGRATION RESEARCH6 The pros and cons of qualitative research in the field ofmigration: some practical tips 49Justyna Salamońska7 Multi-sited comparative research designs in migration studies 57Valentina Mazzucato8 Ethnographic approaches in migration research 65Franck Düvell9 Subjectivity and rigour in the use of qualitative analysis software 73Guy Drudi and Bob W. White10 Archival data and migration research 81Monica VarsanyiPART III DOING QUANTITATIVE MIGRATION RESEARCH11 Strengths and challenges of quantitative migrationresearch: some practical aspects 89Daniela Vintila12 Surveys in migration research 98Steffen Pötzschke13 Experimental migration research 107Daniel Auer14 Social media data and migration research 115Jasper Tjaden15 Public opinion on international migration in cross-nationalsurveys 124Abdeslam Marfouk16 The design and use of migration indices and indicators 133Luicy Pedroza and Pau Palop-GarcíaPART IV COMMUNICATING AND SHARINGMIGRATION RESEARCH FINDINGS17 Reflexivity in migration research 143Leila Hadj Abdou18 Ethical issues in communicating and sharing migrationresearch findings 151Christina Clark-Kazak19 A literature review of migration studies 158Nathan Levy, Asya Pisarevskaya and Peter Scholten20 Disseminating migration research findings to the public 172Ernesto Castañeda21 Publishing migration research: epistemological challengesof journal articles 180Irina Isaakyan22 Policy-relevant migration research: how to create impact 188Albert Kraler

‘In its aptly titled How to Do Migration Research, the authors provide a clear, succinct, and thoroughly accessible field guide primer for students at all levels of migration research. Recognizing that different research questions require different strategies and (refreshingly!) imposing no hierarchical judgment on which method is best overall, each chapter offers advantages, disadvantages, and helpful tips for engaging that method for a specific research question.’

Edited by Ricard Zapata-Barrero, Interdisciplinary Research Group on Immigration (GRITIM-UPF), Department of Political and Social Sciences,Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain and Daniela Vintila, Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Liège, Belgium

• ContentsIntroduction: doing migration research today as an engaged andconscientious scholar 1Ricard Zapata-Barrero and Daniela VintilaPART I DISTINCTIVE FEATURES IN MIGRATION RESEARCH1 Working with contested concepts in migration research 9Ricard Zapata-Barrero2 Interdisciplinarity in migration research 17Jan Rath3 Intersectional research for migration studies 24Parvati Raghuram and Gunjan Sondhi4 Mixed methods: bridging the qualitative–quantitativedivide in migration research 33Jørgen Carling5 Migration research beyond the nation state 41Verena Wisthaler and Mireille PaquetPART II DOING QUALITATIVE MIGRATION RESEARCH6 The pros and cons of qualitative research in the field ofmigration: some practical tips 49Justyna Salamońska7 Multi-sited comparative research designs in migration studies 57Valentina Mazzucato8 Ethnographic approaches in migration research 65Franck Düvell9 Subjectivity and rigour in the use of qualitative analysis software 73Guy Drudi and Bob W. White10 Archival data and migration research 81Monica VarsanyiPART III DOING QUANTITATIVE MIGRATION RESEARCH11 Strengths and challenges of quantitative migrationresearch: some practical aspects 89Daniela Vintila12 Surveys in migration research 98Steffen Pötzschke13 Experimental migration research 107Daniel Auer14 Social media data and migration research 115Jasper Tjaden15 Public opinion on international migration in cross-nationalsurveys 124Abdeslam Marfouk16 The design and use of migration indices and indicators 133Luicy Pedroza and Pau Palop-GarcíaPART IV COMMUNICATING AND SHARINGMIGRATION RESEARCH FINDINGS17 Reflexivity in migration research 143Leila Hadj Abdou18 Ethical issues in communicating and sharing migrationresearch findings 151Christina Clark-Kazak19 A literature review of migration studies 158Nathan Levy, Asya Pisarevskaya and Peter Scholten20 Disseminating migration research findings to the public 172Ernesto Castañeda21 Publishing migration research: epistemological challengesof journal articles 180Irina Isaakyan22 Policy-relevant migration research: how to create impact 188Albert Kraler

‘In its aptly titled How to Do Migration Research, the authors provide a clear, succinct, and thoroughly accessible field guide primer for students at all levels of migration research. Recognizing that different research questions require different strategies and (refreshingly!) imposing no hierarchical judgment on which method is best overall, each chapter offers advantages, disadvantages, and helpful tips for engaging that method for a specific research question.’

Edited by Ricard Zapata-Barrero, Interdisciplinary Research Group on Immigration (GRITIM-UPF), Department of Political and Social Sciences,Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain and Daniela Vintila, Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Liège, Belgium

• ContentsIntroduction: doing migration research today as an engaged andconscientious scholar 1Ricard Zapata-Barrero and Daniela VintilaPART I DISTINCTIVE FEATURES IN MIGRATION RESEARCH1 Working with contested concepts in migration research 9Ricard Zapata-Barrero2 Interdisciplinarity in migration research 17Jan Rath3 Intersectional research for migration studies 24Parvati Raghuram and Gunjan Sondhi4 Mixed methods: bridging the qualitative–quantitativedivide in migration research 33Jørgen Carling5 Migration research beyond the nation state 41Verena Wisthaler and Mireille PaquetPART II DOING QUALITATIVE MIGRATION RESEARCH6 The pros and cons of qualitative research in the field ofmigration: some practical tips 49Justyna Salamońska7 Multi-sited comparative research designs in migration studies 57Valentina Mazzucato8 Ethnographic approaches in migration research 65Franck Düvell9 Subjectivity and rigour in the use of qualitative analysis software 73Guy Drudi and Bob W. White10 Archival data and migration research 81Monica VarsanyiPART III DOING QUANTITATIVE MIGRATION RESEARCH11 Strengths and challenges of quantitative migrationresearch: some practical aspects 89Daniela Vintila12 Surveys in migration research 98Steffen Pötzschke13 Experimental migration research 107Daniel Auer14 Social media data and migration research 115Jasper Tjaden15 Public opinion on international migration in cross-nationalsurveys 124Abdeslam Marfouk16 The design and use of migration indices and indicators 133Luicy Pedroza and Pau Palop-GarcíaPART IV COMMUNICATING AND SHARINGMIGRATION RESEARCH FINDINGS17 Reflexivity in migration research 143Leila Hadj Abdou18 Ethical issues in communicating and sharing migrationresearch findings 151Christina Clark-Kazak19 A literature review of migration studies 158Nathan Levy, Asya Pisarevskaya and Peter Scholten20 Disseminating migration research findings to the public 172Ernesto Castañeda21 Publishing migration research: epistemological challengesof journal articles 180Irina Isaakyan22 Policy-relevant migration research: how to create impact 188Albert Kraler

‘In its aptly titled How to Do Migration Research, the authors provide a clear, succinct, and thoroughly accessible field guide primer for students at all levels of migration research. Recognizing that different research questions require different strategies and (refreshingly!) imposing no hierarchical judgment on which method is best overall, each chapter offers advantages, disadvantages, and helpful tips for engaging that method for a specific research question.’