Dr. Abigail Weitzman, University of Texas, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Research Affiliate of the Population Research Center
Title: Collecting data among refugees and other "migrants in need of protection"
Abstract: The global population of refugees and other international migrants in need of protection (MNP) has more than tripled in the last decade. Nevertheless, longitudinal and representative data among MNP remain rare, especially in the global South. In this talk, I describe new efforts to collect multi-method data among a diverse sample of Latin American MNP in Costa Rica, including focus groups, in-depth interviews, a weekly panel survey, and respondent driven sampling. Drawing on five years of fieldwork, I highlight the insights, feasibility, and challenges of understanding dynamic individual- and population-level changes in the push factors and social, economic, legal, and health circumstances of MNP originating from a multitude of countries.
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