Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource, 14 S.
Series Statement:
COMCAD Working Papers Bd. 79
DDC:
305.8
Abstract:
Abstract: "Methodological nationalism restricts the focus on transnational migrants in Europe, in particular in the Upper-Rhine border area (France-Germany-Switzerland). Three main limitations can be underlined: to start with, the ignorance of nationalism in contemporary social science research, including in migration and border studies; moreover, the naturalization of the nation- state that contributes to shape numerous social science biases; finally, territorial limitations that constrain research topics (Wimmer and Glick Schiller 2002). To overcome those issues, this research combines three methodological perspectives: first, a socio-historical analysis of transnational migrants in the Rhineland area, in order to comprehend past and contemporary dynamics; second, a socio-political approach that stresses the migrants’ “ways of being” (Glick Schiller 2005), including their activism and rhetoric, e.g. direct observations and interviews in multiple sites; third, a pluri-scalar approach that i
Note:
Veröffentlichungsversion
URN:
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-377770
URL:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-377770
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