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Distributed for Amsterdam University Press

Edited by Heinz Fassmann, Ursula Reeger, and Wiebke Sievers

Statistics and Reality

Concepts and Measurements of Migration in Europe

Katerina Apostolatou Freelance researcher, Munich and Athens Martin Baldwin-Edwards Mediterranean Migration Observatory, Athens Maria Baganha Centre for Social Studies (CES), Coimbra Jakub Bijak Central European Forum for Migration Research (CEFMR), Warsaw Denise Efionayi Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies (SFM/FSM), Neuchâtel Heinz Fassmann Institute for Urban and Regional Research (ISR), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Rosita Fibbi Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies (SFM/FSM), Neuchâtel François Gemenne Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM) Ágnes Hárs TÁRKI, Budapest Ahmet Içduygu Migration Research Program (MiRe Koç), Koç University, Istanbul Izabela Korys Central European Forum for Migration Research (CEFMR), Warsaw Sebastian Nastuta Petre Andrei University, Iasi Ursula Reeger Institute for Urban and Regional Research (ISR), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Stefan Rühl European Forum for Migration Studies (efms), Bamberg Wiebke Sievers Commission for Migration and Integration Research (KMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Endre Sik TÁRKI, Budapest Xavier Thierry National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED), Paris, Ancuta Daniela Tompea Petre Andrei University, Iasi Philippe Wanner Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies (SFM/FSM), Neuchâtel,
256 pages,  6-3/10 x 9-1/2 
Series: Amsterdam University Press - IMISCOE Reports

Paper $59.95

ISBN: 9789089640529   Published June 2009
For sale only in the United States, its dependencies, the Philippines, and Canada

In the past decade, there has been a trend towards the global “harmonization” of migration statistics, largely inspired by international bodies and organizations that require comparative data. This volume provides an accessible account of the history of migration measurement in Europe and analyzes the current conceptualizations of migration and data-gathering procedures across twelve European countries. Based on this analysis, the authors provide critical insight into the migrant stocks and flows in their own countries and comment on recent trends in migration scholarship, such as the feminization of migration or the diversification of migrant’s origins.

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