Qualitative Research in European Migration Studies

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Preparing the Way for Qualitative Research in Migration Studies -- References -- Chapter 2: Mapping the Qualitative Migration Research in Europe: An Exploratory Analysis -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Methodology: Main Criteria of Analysis -- 2.3 A General Reading: The Number of Migration Research Is Rising, But so Is Qualitative Migration Research in Europe? -- 2.4 Current State and Development of Qualitative Migration Research in Europe -- 2.4.1 Research Methods -- 2.4.2 Comparative Designs -- 2.4.3 Categorisation of Migrants -- 2.4.4 Geographical Distribution -- 2.4.5 Multi-level of Analysis -- 2.4.6 Topics -- 2.5 From Description to Generalization: Identifying Patterns, Gaps, and New Directions -- Annex: Selected Research Topics Provided by IMISCOE on Researcher's Profile Page -- References -- Part I: Theoretical and Epistemological Issues -- Chapter 3: Context-Based Qualitative Research and Multi-sited Migration Studies in Europe -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Context is Crucial -- 3.2.1 Spatial and Political Contexts -- 3.2.2 Temporal and Historical Contexts -- 3.3 Migration Research Should Be Multi-sited -- 3.3.1 Spatial Designs for Multi-sited Research -- 3.3.2 Marcusian Multi-sited Ethnography -- 3.3.3 Critiques of Multi-sited Ethnography -- 3.3.4 Follow the People, and Other Things Too -- 3.4 Context and Multi-sitedness in Albanian Migration Research -- 3.4.1 Project 1: Albanians in London and Back 'Home' -- 3.4.2 Project 2: Regional Contrasts in Albanian Migrants' Social Inclusion in Italy -- 3.4.3 Project 3: Gendering the Greece-Albania Remittance Corridor -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Moving Out of the Comfort Zone: Promises and Pitfalls of Interdisciplinary Migration Research in Europe.