Special Issue: Methodologies of Forced Migration Research
Guest editors: Eftihia Voutira and Giorgia Doná
As forced displacement continues worldwide, refugee studies has grown from small beginnings into a major field. The Journal of Refugee Studies has been the leading forum for academic inquiry into the causes and consequences of displacement. To mark the 20th anniversary of the Journal and also the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Refugee Studies Centre, this special issue brings together contributions from noted scholars addressing questions about the approaches we adopt, the research frames and tools we use, and the role we have as researchers. Its aim is to provide an overview of debates in the field, to revisit key terms, to conceptualize the particularities of refugee research as an interdisciplinary field of study, and to identify emerging trends.
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Preface
Roger Zetter
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Refugee Studies Centre and the 20th Anniversary of the Journal of Refugee Studies.
Editorial Introduction
Eftihia Voutira and Giorgia Doná
Refugee Research Methodologies: Consolidation and Transformation of a Field
Articles
Roger Zetter
More Labels, Fewer Refugees: Remaking the Refugee Label in an Era of Globalization
Peter Loizos
‘Generations’ in Forced Migration: Towards Greater Clarity
Giorgia Doná
The Microphysics of Participation in Refugee Research
Alice Bloch
Methodological Challenges for National and Multi-sited Comparative Survey Research
Marita Eastmond
Stories as Lived Experience: Narratives in Forced Migration Research
Dawn Chatty
Researching Refugee Youth in the Middle East: Reflections on the Importance of Comparative Research
Barbara Harrell-Bond and Eftihia Voutira
In Search of ‘Invisible’ Actors: Barriers to Access in Refugee Research
Catriona Mackenzie, Christopher McDowell, and Eileen Pittaway
Beyond ‘Do No Harm’: The Challenge of Constructing Ethical Relationships in Refugee Research
Elizabeth Colson
Linkages Methodology: No Man is an Island
