In:
International Migration Review, SAGE Publications, Vol. 35, No. 4 ( 2001-12), p. 1054-1085
Abstract:
In adopting a framework that applies both macro and micro variables to the study of migration in Namibia, the analysis of the findings of the Namibia Migration Project emphasizes the utility of combining different scales and methods of data collection in terms of explaining migration dynamics and extending trends and patterns to future scenarios. It is argued that the contextual and explanatory macro factors such as political history, poverty, population, environment, epidemics and culture are crucial to the understanding and interpretation of the micro data collected through the standardized questionnaire survey and the case study material. Equally important is the iterative relationship that the macro/micro approach fosters in the research design and in the analysis of the data between the macro and micro scales of investigation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0197-9183
,
1747-7379
DOI:
10.1111/j.1747-7379.2001.tb00052.x
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2001
detail.hit.zdb_id:
3510-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2052202-2
SSG:
7,36
SSG:
3,4
