Start
November 16, 2026 - 9:00 am
End
November 20, 2026 - 5:00 pm
Address
Joan Robinson Hall, CDS View mapWORKSHOP ON METHODS AND APPROACHES TO RESEARCH ON MIGRATION – 2026
16-20 November 2026
The workshop is conducted as part of the activities of the state government‑sponsored Research Programme on International Migration from Kerala (RPIMK). It will introduce participants to diverse research methods used to study labour migration and population movements within and across national borders. The lectures will focus on qualitative and quantitative methods of research in association with research problems, data sources and analytical frameworks.
Seeking to acknowledge both the usefulness and limitations of different approaches in migration research, the workshop will introduce participants to the use of secondary data (from the Census and NSSO) and primary data [from the Kerala Migration Survey (KMS), a CDS Village Study and the ongoing survey on return and reintegration of migrants]; it will feature lectures that demonstrate the use of policy and textual material and draw upon interdisciplinary method.