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D'Andrea, Anthony; Ciolfi, Luigina; Gray, Breda
2011
Mobilities
Methodological Challenges and Innovations in Mobilities Research
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Methods methodology epistemology phenomenology structuralism ethnography micro-macro sociology anthropology mobilities
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This article introduces a collection of methodological reflections on mobilities research, and additionally discusses the general status of methodology in the scholarship. Fast advancements on empirical and conceptual levels of mobilities studies have not been equivalently matched by efforts on the methodological front. While microsociological and phenomenological approaches are predominant in the scholarship, large-scale studies on mobility tend not to systematically analyse research frameworks used in the process of knowledge production. The articles featured in this special section examine some of the methodological challenges and innovations arising within several topical strains of mobilities studies. This introductory article argues that multi-scalar and critical methodologies are necessary for further expanding the analytical and interventional possibilities of a mobilities research agenda.
1745-0101
10.1080/17450101.2011.552769
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