Just out: Magic bullet or questionable remedy? Discussing the use of Meta advertising to recruit hard-to-reach migrants for surveys

I’m excited to share a new article co-authored with Howard Ramos, just published in the Journal of Refugee Studies: “Magic bullet or questionable remedy? Discussing the use of Meta advertising to recruit hard-to-reach migrants for surveys” Collecting timely data on migrants and refugees is crucial, yet reaching these often small and mobile populations remains a…

New open access article: Surveying Emigrants Worldwide – Using Facebook and Instagram to Recruit Respondents in Cross-National (E)Migration Research

New open access article: Surveying Emigrants Worldwide – Using Facebook and Instagram to Recruit Respondents in Cross-National (E)Migration Research

The article Surveying Emigrants Worldwide – Using Facebook and Instagram to Recruit Respondents in Cross-National (E)Migration Research has just been published in Comparative Migration Studies.  In this piece, Bernd Weiß and I demonstrate that global survey sampling via Meta’s advertising platform can be an effective and low-cost method for reaching hard-to-access populations—such as emigrants. With…

My chapter “Surveys in Migration Research” is now available in Open Access

I’m pleased to share that my short chapter “Surveys in Migration Research”, published last year in How to Do Migration Research (edited by Ricard Zapata-Barrero and Daniela Vintila), is now available in an open access version. The chapter provides a brief introduction to key methodological considerations when conducting surveys in migration research. Topics covered include…