Doctoral Dissertation Research: Cooperation in Uncertainty during Migration

博士论文研究：移民过程中不确定性的合作

• 批准号: 2001910
• 负责人: Adrienne LeBas
• 金额: $ 1.6万
• 依托单位: American University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-06-15 至 2023-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2001910&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Cooperation; Uncertainty

Doctoral Dissertation Research: Cooperation in Uncertainty during MigrationThis project investigates the experiences of migrants as they journey from one country to another. Prior research indicates that the experience of migrants varies: some migrants describe experiences of harshness and neglect, while others perceive protection and support. But what account for these differences? This project will examine how migrants negotiate the relationships with those who assist in the journeys. How do they work to safeguard themselves, and what conditions do they observe when these safeguards fail? How do these process self-organize when laws are unenforced? And how do social networks facilitate migration? Governments frequently ponder how to lower the risks for migrants. Underlying some governmental policies may also be the assumption that if risks are high, migration will decrease, but current research indicates that many migrants persist in their attempts despite the risks. Identifying what conditions increase the risk of victimization for migrants will inform governmental policies to assist in safe passage for those who choose to migrate. In order to understand what explains differential experiences of migrants, this project will analyze what conditions the migrants experience and when safety is supported or violated. The project will conduct fieldwork in locales where many migration journeys begin and will rely on semi-structured, qualitative interviews of prospective migrants and returnees, i.e., those migrants who return to countries of origin. The project will stay in contact with prospective migrants through social media apps and re-interview them within a month of their migration attempt. Interview topics include the route migrants chose, who assisted them, the extent to which they relied on their social networks in these decisions, and, finally, whether they experienced support versus harshness or neglect. Returnees will provide data on the various risks they encountered. The project will interview 50 potential migrants and 50 returnees in each of several different locales. Within this group, the interviews will sample for diversity, especially rural versus urban origins, but also socioeconomic, gender and ethnic diversity in order to ensure capture a diverse range of perspectives. The project will use a snowball sampling strategy and gain access to migration-affected communities through partnerships with local service NGOs. The analysis of migrant journeys not only speaks to how humans create institutions to facilitate cooperation, but also how culture, social cleavages, and local context influence these institutional choices. Findings from the project will contribute to sociological theories regarding migration, the law, social networks and global inequality.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.

博士学位论文研究：移民期间不确定性的合作这个项目在从一个国家到另一个国家的旅程中调查了移民的经历。 先前的研究表明，移民的经验有所不同：一些移民描述了苛刻和忽视的经历，而另一些移民则认为保护和支持。但是，这些差异是什么呢？ 该项目将研究移民如何与协助旅行的人进行谈判。他们如何努力保护自己，以及这些保障措施失败时会观察到什么条件？ 当法律未执行时，这些过程如何自组织？社交网络如何促进移民？ 政府经常思考如何降低移民的风险。 基本的一些政府政策也可能是假设，如果风险很高，移民将减少，但是目前的研究表明，尽管存在风险，许多移民仍在尝试。确定哪些条件会增加移民受害的风险，将告知政府政策，为选择移民的人提供安全通行。 为了了解解释移民的差异经历的原因，该项目将分析移民经历的条件以及何时支持或违反安全性。 该项目将在许多移民之旅开始并依靠对潜在移民和返回者的半结构化定性采访，即那些返回原籍国的移民进行实地考察。该项目将通过社交媒体应用程序与准移民保持联系，并在其移民尝试后的一个月内重新审视。访谈主题包括移民选择了帮助他们的路线，他们在这些决定中依赖社交网络的程度，最后，他们是否得到了支持与苛刻或忽视。返回者将提供有关他们遇到的各种风险的数据。该项目将在几个不同地区中的每个地区采访50名潜在移民和50名返回者。在该小组中，访谈将为多样性，尤其是农村与城市起源，以及社会经济，性别和种族多样性进行采样，以确保捕捉各种各样的观点。该项目将采用雪球抽样策略，并通过与当地服务非政府组织的合作伙伴关系获得对受移民影响的社区的访问。对移民旅程的分析不仅说明了人类如何创建机构来促进合作，而且还表明文化，社会分离和地方环境如何影响这些制度选择。 该项目的发现将有助于有关移民，法律，社交网络和全球不平等的社会学理论。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估的评估来支持的。