Migration, race and population dynamics
Research theme of the POPLA research group at CCSR.
Research
We have previously been involved with...
- Internal migration from settlement areas in England and Wales, where we are exploring the relative importance of affluent and racial flight.
- The geography of immigration, internal migration and their links.
Working papers from this research will soon be added to the Resources page (See also previous outputs from the MRPD project on this theme).
- The convergence and/or divergence of socio-demographic characteristics by ethnic group over time (including fertility, marriage rates, household structure, unemployment and education, and women' s economic activity).
We have previously been involved with:
- Population estimates for 1991 and 2001 by age, sex and ethnic group for districts, wards and output areas of England and Wales.
- Developing a method for estimating net migration between 1991 and 2001 for districts by sex, age and ethnic group.
Migration, race and population dynamics research currently focuses around a three year project funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
Download the project description
The focus of the Leverhulme project is on the population change for each local authority District in Britain, and the demographic patterns and typologies that can be found in the relationship between migration and natural change. City areas often have significant excess of births over deaths but lose population from out-migration, while retirement areas receive population and have relatively few births.
A substantial part of the project will contrast these patterns as measured for each broad ethnic group. It will relate the demographic typologies to the social characteristics of the areas involved. A special census tabulation will investigate the characteristics of migrating individuals from each group.
The work draws on analysis of Bradford during the 1990s, and the first results from the 2001 Census, published as Statistics of racial segregation: measures, evidence and policy, Urban Studies 41(3): 661-681 (2004).
(in alphabetical order)
1. Dr Robert Berkeley, Deputy Director, Runnymede Trust
2. Prof. Tony Champion, CURDS, University of Newcastle
3. Karen Chouhan, Director, 1990 Trust
4. Prof. Danny Dorling, University of Sheffield
5. Dr Ruth Lupton, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, The London School of Economics and Political Science
6. Prof. James Nazroo, Sociology, University of Manchester
7. Bruce Penhale, Assistant Director Communities, Strategy and Resources Directorate, Oldham MBC, Civic Centre
8. Jonathan Swan, Head of Subnational Projections Ethnic and Quarterly Estimates (SPEaQE), Office for National Statistics
9. Dr Deborah Phillips, Geography, University of Leeds
10. Prof. Vaughan Robinson, Professor of Refugee Studies, King's College London
11. Amanda White, Programme Director for Race, Cohesion and Faith Research Unit, Department for Communities and Local Government
The first Advisory Group meeting was held in Manchester on Wednesday 7th February, 2007, the second was on 12th December 2007, and the third on 10th December 2008.
If you are interested in collaborating in research that extends the Migration, Race and Population Dynamics project, we are eager to hear from you! Currently, we are particularly interested in undertaking research to explore the reasons for different patterns of migration within Britain that can be observed for different ethnic groups. There are limits to the explanations that secondary data analysis can give, so we are keen to undertake primary qualitative research in this area.
Also, if you are working on a similar or related project, perhaps outside the UK, please tell us about it!