CfA

Call for abstracts


As migration and ethnic diversity become a fundamental part of our societies, there is a need to expand the perspectives and methodologies used to study the drivers and the outcomes of migration. Migration is a multi-sited phenomenon, in which origin and destination(s) play a fundamental role. First, migrants often differ from non-migrants in both objective and subjective traits: the choice and the possibility to migrate is selective. Second, a particular migrant group in one location may also differ from their co-nationals in another location: the choice of destination is also selective. Third, while comparing migrants and their children with majoritarian natives in destination countries is fundamental, this only provides a partial view of the outcomes of migration: comparison with non-migrants at origin and/or with the same migrant group in other destinations can help understand the impact of migration. Finally, selection may also affect the outcomes of migration, especially in terms of integration patterns: not only migrants may vary in their relative (socioeconomic, status) position at origin, but also selection leads to varied compositions of migrant networks at the various destinations (e.g., networks may be more qualified if migration involves larger distances).

The aim of the conference is to bring together migration scholars working on both the drivers and outcomes of migration, who use a multisite perspective (broadly defined) in their research. We welcome researchers in sociology, economics, anthropology, and demography, as well as diverse theoretical and methodological approaches, both qualitative and quantitative. We aim at a broad range of contributions dealing with the causes and consequences of migration and how multiple comparisons can shed light on these processes. Particularly, we propose the following topics for submissions: