People on the Move

Migration is and will continue to be one of the challenges of the twenty-first century, as climate change and conflict see rising numbers of people displaced, exiled and seeking refuge globally.

Concurrently societies across the Global North are witnessing a rise in populism and support for the far right, much of it focused on the scapegoating of migrants. Such challenges demand cross-disciplinary collaboration that brings to bear a range of expertise. We engage with the complexities of this issue through a multi-disciplinary approach that combines sociological, criminological, historical, cultural and comparative perspectives, multi-disciplinary methodologies and theories, as well as current policy developments and practitioner insights. Stirling offers a wealth of research expertise in these areas and by bringing together interdisciplinary methodologies and a wide range of case study specialisms, we build on our connections with Scottish/ UK/ European and international policy makers/ government bodies and practitioners.
 
Together, we work to analyse the historical, current and/or future 1) interactions between displaced peoples and host societies at community, regional and national level; 2) different impacts of policy on lived experience in specific contexts; 3) outcomes produced by representations and discourses of migration.