ABSTRACT

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.

摘要

从理论上讲，本文调查了与丹麦关于移民的公共辩论的不同领域（包括研究、媒体和政治）之间的边界工作相关的移民研究的政治化。根据经验，本文分析了丹麦移民研究人员在过去二十年中在此类辩论中所扮演的角色。此外，本文介绍并分析了在丹麦六所大学中的四所受雇的移民研究人员的调查结果。调查显示，虽然大多数受访者认为参与关于移民的公开辩论并不安全，但超过五分之二做到了。损害一个人的职业声誉似乎是一个主要问题。文章最后讨论了与学术边界工作相关的调查结果，并为个人研究人员和学术机构提出了对未来道路的建议。