Statistics and Reality: Concepts and Measurements of Migration in Europe (IMISCOE Reports) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9089640525 ISBN 13: 9789089640529

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, 2009

Synopsis

In the past decade, there has been a trend towards the global “harmonization” of migration statistics, largely inspired by international bodies and organizations that require comparative data. This volume provides an accessible account of the history of migration measurement in Europe and analyzes the current conceptualizations of migration and data-gathering procedures across twelve European countries. Based on this analysis, the authors provide critical insight into the migrant stocks and flows in their own countries and comment on recent trends in migration scholarship, such as the feminization of migration or the diversification of migrant’s origins.

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About the Author

Heinz Fassman and Ursula Reeger work at the Institute for Urban and Regional Research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna. Wiebke Sievers works at the Commission for Migration and Integration Research, also at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 9089640525
• ISBN 13: 9789089640529
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Fassmann Heinz, Reeger Ursula, Sievers Wiebke