Qualitative-archival research on migration is not just preservation
Federica Manzoli, Matteo Al Kalak, Maria Chiara Rioli
Qualitative-archival research is needed to support effective policies and the work of practitioners working in the field of migration.
This Open Letter helps readers to understand how this happens in different contexts, as more than 150 stakeholders among researchers, policymakers, practitioners, migrant associations, governments, civil society/non-governmental organisations and migrants in seven countries around the Mediterranean contributed to discuss this topic, during the H2020 project ITHACA – Interconnected Histories and Archives for Migrant Agency. Three main key findings emerge.
