Logics & Methods of Inquiry for Migration Research

Description & Objectives

This course is intended to strengthen your understanding of, and capacity to conduct, social research on issues related to migration.

The focus is on developing an understanding of what social research is, the various methods employed and their logics and the challenges and questions different kinds of social research present. You will also work to develop your skills is evaluating the merits of published material, analysing data and developing strategies for conducting methodologically sound and theoretically relevant research in the contexts in which migrants are typically found.