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Superdiversity re-imagined: Applying superdiversity theory to research beyond migration studies
Current Sociology ( IF 2.489 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 , DOI: 10.1177/0011392120983346
Gloria Kirwan 1
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Superdiversity, as a concept, has assisted researchers to reveal heretofore hidden phenomena in society and to illuminate the nuanced subjectivity of migrant flows and the multidimensionality of migratory experiences. This article argues that the core tenets of superdiversity theory can help address epistemological questions in relation to issues beyond the parameters of migration studies. The topic of mental illness is used as an example through which to contemplate or ‘imagine’ the potential of superdiversity theory to assist researchers to break through limiting perspectives and to engage in innovative enquiry. Drawing on Mills’ call for sociological curiosity, this article proposes that a superdiversity lens can be used to think imaginatively in research on mental illness and potentially many other topics. Superdiversity theory has been influential in shaping new ways of understanding migration and population diversity but the question addressed here is whether this lens carries the potential to produce a similar disruptive impact in a wider research sphere.



中文翻译:

重新想象了超多样性:将超多样性理论应用于迁移研究之外的研究

作为一个概念,超多样性帮助研究人员揭示了迄今为止社会中隐藏的现象,并阐明了移民流的细微主观性和迁移经验的多维性。本文认为,超多样性理论的核心宗旨可以帮助解决与迁移研究范围之外的问题相关的认识论问题。以精神疾病为例,通过它来思考或“想象”超多样性理论的潜力,以帮助研究人员突破有限的观点并从事创新的研究。借助米尔斯对社会学好奇心的呼吁,本文提出,在研究精神疾病和可能的许多其他主题时,可以使用超多样性的镜头来富有想象力地思考。

更新日期:2021-01-21
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