Doctoral Dissertation Research: Economic and Socio-political Geographies of Immigration in Suburbia

博士论文研究：郊区移民的经济和社会政治地理学

• 批准号: 1921370
• 负责人: Megan Ybarra
• 金额: $ 1.64万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-01 至 2021-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1921370&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Economic; Socio; Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Economic; Socio

This doctoral dissertation research improvement project will examine the effects that processes of migration and the economic and socio-political geographies of suburbia have on the daily practices of immigrants and families whose members have different citizenship or immigration statuses, or mixed-status families. As immigrants settle in increasing numbers throughout US suburbs, the rescaling of immigration policies to the local level affect an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants, with significant impacts on suburban towns and mixed-status families. This research will consider the significance of the everyday navigation practices of different migrant communities in suburbia by advancing theories in political geography, cultural placemaking, and ethnic studies. This research project centers on the specific insights offered by suburban residents. The findings will contribute to better understanding how the increase in the immigrant population across many midwestern states has led to divergent approaches in local immigration enforcement, particularly across post-industrial cities, with implications for human well-being. As a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement award, this project will provide support to enable a promising student to establish an independent research career. The doctoral student will use a mixed methods approach to examine the relationship between the local politics of immigration and economics, and how they structure the lives of suburban communities. Specifically, this research examines (1) how the issue of immigration shapes local approaches to economic revitalization; and (2) how and why some immigrants and mixed-status families alter their everyday practices to navigate local contexts. These research questions will be answered through a content analysis of city council meeting notes and news media sources, participant observation at local cultural events and organizational meetings, key informant interviews with city officials and local leaders, in-depth semi-structured interviews with immigrants and mixed-status families, and participatory photovoice documentation. Photovoice will be used to create a booklet which will be used as an educational tool for community members and local officials. The study will investigate these questions in Chicago, Illinois, and will provide new insights into how processes of immigration and mixed-status families shape local economic revitalization projects in post-industrial suburbs.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该博士学位论文研究改进项目将研究郊区移民过程以及郊区经济和社会政治地理的影响，对移民和家庭成员具有不同公民或移民身份或混血家庭的日常习俗的习俗。随着移民在整个美国郊区的数量越来越多，对地方一级的移民政策恢复会影响估计有1100万的无证移民，对郊区城镇和混血家庭产生了重大影响。这项研究将通过推进政治地理，文化占地和种族研究的理论来考虑郊区不同移民社区日常航行实践的重要性。该研究项目集中在郊区居民提供的具体见解上。这些发现将有助于更好地理解许多中西部各州移民人口的增加如何导致当地移民执法的不同方法，尤其是在后工业化城市，对人类的福祉产生了影响。作为博士学位论文研究改进奖，该项目将提供支持，使有前途的学生能够建立独立的研究职业。博士生将使用一种混合方法来研究移民和经济学的当地政治之间的关系，以及它们如何构建郊区社区的生活。具体而言，本研究研究了（1）移民问题如何塑造当地的经济振兴方法； （2）如何以及为什么一些移民和混血儿家庭改变了他们的日常实践以应对当地环境。这些研究问题将通过对市议会会议会议记录和新闻媒体来源的内容分析，当地文化活动和组织会议的参与者观察，与市政府官员和地方领导人的​​主要举报人访谈，对移民和混血家庭的深入半结构化访谈以及参与性照明文档进行的关键访谈。 Photovoice将用于创建一本小册子，该手册将用作社区成员和地方官员的教育工具。该研究将在伊利诺伊州的芝加哥调查这些问题，并将提供新的见解，以了解如何在后工业郊区塑造当地经济振兴项目。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并认为通过基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响，通过评估值得进行的支持。