Participatory mapping as a research tool in migration studies

Luis Sánchez-Ayala

Chapter 12 in Handbook of Research Methods in Migration, 2024, pp 204-212 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Participatory mapping is a research method that allows us to achieve a greater understanding of the individuals and groups involved in migratory processes. This method is an activity whereby people are asked to visually mark preferences, locations, and other features related to a given topic on a map (graphical representation). In this sense, participatory mapping is a map-making process that attempts to make visible the association between people (individuals and groups) and the places they interact with by using the commonly understood and recognized language of cartography. In the case of studies on migrant populations, mapping helps us as researchers to make the linkages (how one dimension affects or influence the other) between the everyday life of the migrants (their daily routines, perceptions, feelings, aspirations, etc.) and the movement itself (the places where they come from, the paces of transit, and the places of arrival).

Keywords: Asian Studies; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Geography; Politics and Public Policy Research Methods; Sociology and Social Policy; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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