Decolonizing Migration Studies: A Brief Introduction

Abstract

The essays in this special section originate from a 2022 panel discussion on decolonizing migration studies. The authors reflect on the sociology of migration field in the United States and their own intellectual trajectories. They discuss the challenges of shifting the field away from its focus on migrant integration within national borders and propose a variety of decolonizing strategies, from interrogating established categories of migration to integrating scholarship from the global South.