Towards a Critique of Methodological Presentism in Migration Research - A Focus on Denmark

This book investigates the benefits of integrating history, sociology, and ethnography to better understand migration and its consequences, using Denmark's history of migration as a case study.

Sommario

1. Why should we critically engage with methodological presentism in migration research? 2. Demography 3. The Insider and the Outsider: Debates over Islam and Muslims in Denmark 4. Danishness and Un-Danishness 5. Dangerous Places: A History of Danish Ghettos 6. Making sense of Nørrebro: An immigrant neighborhood in Copenhagen 7. Beyond methodological presentism? Some learning points

Info autore

Garbi Schmidt is a professor of Cultural Encounters at Roskilde University, Denmark. Her research interests include immigration to Denmark and Muslim minorities in Europe and the US. Her publications include Islam in Urban America: Sunni Muslims in Chicago (2004) and Going beyond methodological presentism: Examples from a Copenhagen neighborhood 1885-2010 (2017).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Garbi (Roskilde Universitet Schmidt, Schmidt Garbi
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032000114
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3200011-4
• Pagine: 208
• Serie: Routledge Approaches to History
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Sociology, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, History: theory & methods, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Historiography, Social and cultural history, Human Geography, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history, History: theory and methods, HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries