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Schwartz, S.; Walsh, S.; Ward, C.; Tartakovsky, E.; Weisskirch, R.; Vedder, P.H.; ... ; The Psychology of Migration Working Group (2020)

The role of psychologists in international migration research: complementing other expertise and an interdisciplinary way forward

Article / Letter to editor
This research note addresses the current and potential future role of psychologists in the study of international migration. It reviews ways in which psychologists have contributed to the study of migration, as well as ways in which psychological scholarship could be integrated with work from other social science fields. Broadly, the note discusses four major contributions that psychology brings to the study of international migration—studying migrants’ internal psychological experiences, incorporating a developmental perspective, conducting experimental studies, and integrating across levels of analysis. Given the position of psychology as a ‘hub science’ connecting more traditional social sciences with health and medical sciences, we argue for a more prominent role for psychologists within the study of international migration. Such a role is intended to complement the roles of other social scientists and to create a more interdisciplinary way forward for the field of migration...Show moreThis research note addresses the current and potential future role of psychologists in the study of international migration. It reviews ways in which psychologists have contributed to the study of migration, as well as ways in which psychological scholarship could be integrated with work from other social science fields. Broadly, the note discusses four major contributions that psychology brings to the study of international migration—studying migrants’ internal psychological experiences, incorporating a developmental perspective, conducting experimental studies, and integrating across levels of analysis. Given the position of psychology as a ‘hub science’ connecting more traditional social sciences with health and medical sciences, we argue for a more prominent role for psychologists within the study of international migration. Such a role is intended to complement the roles of other social scientists and to create a more interdisciplinary way forward for the field of migration studies. The research note concludes with an agenda for further scholarship on migration.Show less
Acculturation
Experiments
Interdisciplinary
Levels of Analysis
Psychological Processes
Well-Being
All authors
Schwartz, S.; Walsh, S.; Ward, C.; Tartakovsky, E.; Weisskirch, R.; Vedder, P.H.; Makarova, E.; Bardi, A.; Birman, D.; Oppedal, B.; Benish-Weisman, M.; Lorenzo-Blanco, E.; Derya, G.; Stevens, G.; Bennet-Martinez, V.; Titzmann, P.; Silbereisen, R.; Geeraert, N.; The Psychology of Migration Working Group
Date
2020-01-24
Journal
Migration Studies
Pages
1 - 18
Advanced Publication
Yes
DOI
doi:10.1093/migration/mnz054