Boundary work

Investigating the expert role of Danish migration researchers

Bibliographic Data

ID19001941
AuthorsG Schmidt (0000-0003-0949-8303, Roskilde University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume28
Issue5
Pages543-560
Publication date2020-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueIdentities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-289X • E-ISSN: 1547-3384
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1070289x.2020.1748347
OpenAlexW3014856937
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited22

Theoretically, this article investigates the politicisation of migration research in relation to boundary work between different spheres of the Danish public debate about migration, including research, media and politics. Empirically, the article analyses the roles that Danish migration researchers have played in such debates over the last two decades. Besides, the article presents and analyses results from a survey among migration researchers employed in four of Denmark’s six universities. The survey showed that while the majority of respondents did not feel unsafe participating in the public debate about migration, more than two out of five did. Jeopardising one’s professional reputation appeared to be a major concern. The article ends with a discussion of the survey results in relation to academic boundary work and presents suggestions for the road ahead, both for individual researchers and academic institutions

Boundary-work · Danish · Data science · Linguistics · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Mathematics · Philosophy · Research in Social Sciences · Mechanical Engineering

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