Interdisciplinary approaches in the mobilities studies

• Department of History

Roundtable organised by the Mobilities in History working group in collaboration with Lorenzo Piccoli (Migration Policy Centre and Florence School of Transnational Governance)

Research on mobilities is increasingly marked by demands for interdisciplinary approaches. Social and political scientists recognise the importance of adding historical perspectives to mobilities studies, while historians are inspired by concepts and ideas from the field of social and political sciences for their research on mobilities in the past. How have these demands for interdisciplinary approaches been put into practice so far? To what extent have they proven useful? How is interdisciplinary research on mobilities already successful and how can it evolve in the future?

This roundtable brings together researchers from a variety of academic fields and career stages. The goal is to discuss the state-of the art research on mobilities and identify synergies and shared research approaches that cut across disciplines. It is designed to foster dialogue between historical and social and political sciences approaches to mobilities.

In the first round of discussion, researchers from the field of social and political science will give insights on how they employ historical perspectives in their approach to mobilities, while historians will share thoughts on how social and political sciences inspire their historical research on mobilities. In the second part, participants will dive deeper into the possibilities as well as the limitations of interdisciplinary approaches to mobilities studies in an open discussion format.

Researchers from all fields and departments with an interest in the study of mobilities are invited to join.

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