Who Counts? Data and Migration

We discuss the role of data science in migration studies, joined by Dr. Emre Korkmaz, lecturer in migration and co-author of Data Science for Migration and Mobility and Christina Pao, PhD student and co-organiser of the Measuring Migration Conference 2022 In this episode of The Migration Oxford Podcast, we are discussing the role of data science in migration studies. What is the importance of mixed methods, both quantitative data and qualitative analysis? The way that we collect data is changing. How do we manage the ethical, legal and privacy related challenges with the potential of large new data sets? We are joined by Dr. Emre Korkmaz, a lecturer in migration and development at the University of Oxford’s Department of International Development (ODID) and co-author of Data Science for Migration and Mobility (ISBN: 9780197267103) and Christina Pao, a PhD student at Princeton University studying Sociology and Social Policy, and co-organiser of the Measuring Migration Conference 2022 (ISBN: 9781801351805). Guests: Dr. Emre Korkmaz, Christina Pao Hosts: Rob McNeil and Jacqui Broadhead Producer: Sophie Smith Communications Coordinator: Emily Cracknell and Delphine Boagey

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For several decades, researchers based at the University of Oxford have been addressing one of the most compelling human stories; why and how people move. Combining the expertise of the Centre on Migration Policy and Society, the Refugee Studies Centre, Border Criminologies in the Department of Law, the Transport Studies Unit in the School of Geography and the Environment, and scholars working on migration and mobility from across divisions and departments, the University has one the largest concentrations of migration researchers in the world. We all come together at Migration Oxford.