Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Fransen, Sonja
Author-Email: sonja.fransen@maastrichtuniversity.nl 
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT/MGSoG, University of Maastricht
Author-Name: Kuschminder, Katie
Author-Email: kuschminder@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT/MGSoG, University of Maastricht
Author-Name: Siegel, Melissa
Author-Email: melissa.siegel@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT/MGSoG, University of Maastricht
Title: Implementation of cross-country migration surveys in conflict-affected settings: 
	 Lessons from the IS Academy survey in Burundi and Ethiopia
Abstract: The past decades have seen a rise of survey research in migration 
	 studies, which is often cross-national due to the very nature of 
	 migration. Conducting cross-country surveys presents challenges for 
	 researchers in terms of survey design, implementation, and data 
	 collection. A thematic focus on migration brings additional challenges 
	 due to the complexity of migration, issues of definitions, sampling and 
	 the geographical areas of interest. This paper gives insight into the 
	 practicalities of implementing a migration household survey in a 
	 developing country, conflict-affected setting. By focusing on these 
	 settings this paper is one of the few to target survey methodology in a 
	 non-developed country context. We highlight specific areas for attention 
	 within survey implementation stages: (1) scoping, (2) survey design, (3) 
	 training, (4) pilot, and (5) data collection. We specifically use the 
	 examples of the IS Academy project in Ethiopia and Burundi, hereby 
	 highlighting the differences between the two countries. The aim of this 
	 paper is to give practical guidelines for researchers and practitioners 
	 working in the area of migration research.
Classification-JEL: O15, C83  
Keywords: cross-country survey research, migration research, conflict-affected settings,
	 Burundi, Ethiopia
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2012
Number: 2012-019
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2012/wp2012-019.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2012019