Blind men and the elephant: one view of the field of migration studies
Abstract There are many ways to conceive and represent the field of migration studies. The CrossMigration article provides us with a broad overview to help us understand and contribute to the field’s development. This article explores a number of additional and complementary views drawn from the fie...
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doaj-4605380aac9e4657abf22577abe38c642020-11-25T03:57:42ZengSpringerOpenComparative Migration Studies2214-594X2020-10-018111610.1186/s40878-020-00191-4Blind men and the elephant: one view of the field of migration studiesJosh DeWind0Social Science Research CouncilAbstract There are many ways to conceive and represent the field of migration studies. The CrossMigration article provides us with a broad overview to help us understand and contribute to the field’s development. This article explores a number of additional and complementary views drawn from the field-building activities of the Social Science Research Council between 1994 and 2014. (Source: Charles Maurice Stebbins & Mary H. Coolidge, Golden Treasury Readers: Primer, American Book Co., New York, 1909, p. 89. For the story of the “Blind Men and the Elephant,” see pp. 87-91: https://books.google.com/books?id=_dIAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA89#v=onepage&q&f=false: )http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40878-020-00191-4MigrationInternational migrationMigration theoryMigration studiesSocial Science Research Council |
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Comparative Migration Studies |
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Abstract There are many ways to conceive and represent the field of migration studies. The CrossMigration article provides us with a broad overview to help us understand and contribute to the field’s development. This article explores a number of additional and complementary views drawn from the field-building activities of the Social Science Research Council between 1994 and 2014. (Source: Charles Maurice Stebbins & Mary H. Coolidge, Golden Treasury Readers: Primer, American Book Co., New York, 1909, p. 89. For the story of the “Blind Men and the Elephant,” see pp. 87-91: https://books.google.com/books?id=_dIAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA89#v=onepage&q&f=false: ) |
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