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On the boundaries of a subfield: social theory's incorporation into population geography
Author(s) -
Silvey Rachel
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
population, space and place
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1544-8452
pISSN - 1544-8444
DOI - 10.1002/psp.332
Subject(s) - critical geography , human geography , objectivism , social geography , sociology , economic geography , population , time geography , social science , strategic geography , cultural geography , historical geography , development geography , geography , regional science , epistemology , demography , philosophy
In recent years, migration research has contributed to developing the connections between population geography and social theory. Critical and feminist geographers have played a central role in bringing into dialogue the concerns of objectivist and interpretivist research on spatial mobility. This article reviews some of this recent work, and argues that the issues at the core of critical migration studies are also those animating the discipline of geography more broadly. Inasmuch as migration research is engaging population geography with social theoretical debates, it is contributing towards the achievement of Trewartha's goal of placing population research in a pivotal position within the discipline of geography. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.