Methodologies on the Move

<p>This volume establishes a new agenda for approaches to migration research and the corresponding methodologies. A wide range of international contributors focus on the question of how to overcome the so-called 'methodological nationalism' within empirical studies on migration. They address two main challenges: how to contextualize the empirical research field; and how to deal with national and ethnic categorizations within the empirical studies.</p><p>Methodologies on the Move outlines first of all a new epistemological basis for migration research which is pinpointing the relational concept of space. Second building on the multi-sited method of ethnography it provides detailed insights into novel qualitative and quantitative research designs. Third it presents innovative data collection methods on geographic and virtual mobility and on cross-border social practices. This volume transcends the early criticisms of 'methodological nationalism' in migration research and suggests both general methodological lines as well as helpful tools for empirical analysis. </p><p>This book was originally published as a special issue of <i>Ethnic and Racial Studies.</i></p>