Next GRITIM-UPF Research Seminar by Jorgen Carling: April 4th
Next GRITIM-UPF Research Seminar by Jorgen Carling: April 4th
Jørgen Carling (Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway)
Date: 4th April 2018, 18:00 - 21:00.
Place: IEMed (Carrer Girona, 20, Barcelona)
Title: Examining the complexity of global migration through two-step approaches
Abstract: It is a refreshingly simple thought that migration results from the combination of two factors: the aspiration and the ability to migrate. This analytical distinction helps disentangle complex questions around why some people migrate while others do not, without resorting to overly structural or individualistic explanations. The aspiration/ability model was proposed by Carling (2002) and has since been applied or adapted in diverse ways. Across methodological and disciplinary divides we can identify ‘two-step approaches’ as a class of analytical frameworks that share the basic logic this model. The common element is a focus on how desires for migration are formed, and subsequently converted into action. Such approaches hold the promise of better understanding of migration processes, but also raise a number of challenging theoretical and methodological issues.
BIO: Jørgen Carling is Research Professor of migration and transnationalism studies at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). His research addresses a broad range of themes including migration theory, migration management, transnational families, remittances, and the links between migration and development. He has published in all the top-ranked migration studies journals as well as in disciplinary journals in anthropology, economics, geography, and political science and carried out policy-oriented work for various governmental and international agencies. He received his doctorate in human geography from the University of Oslo, Norway in 2007 and attained the status of full professor in 2011.
Recommended Readings:
Carling, Jørgen. 2002. "Migration in the age of involuntary immobility: Theoretical reflections and Cape Verdean experiences." Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 28 (1):5-42. doi: 10.1080/13691830120103912.
Carling, Jørgen, and Kerilyn Schewel. Under review. "Revisiting aspiration and ability in international migration."