The Psychology of Migration

Abstract

The growth of knowledge within a field of research often depends ~ q o n the type of researchers involved, their interests and their educational background. This point is very clearly illustrated in the case of migration research. Studies on pop~llatioii mobility can be independently conducted within the framework of ten different areas of discipline a t the university level. Coirsequently, the research field lies at the cross-roads between many specialized disciplines. This makes it possible for researchers to examine a large number of perspectives with the aim of illustrating the way in which migrations take place. Nevertheless, migration studies are traditionally set in terms of three specialized fields: r e ~ e a r c h ~ i n economics, cultural geography