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This article analyzes the scientific legacy of S. Stouffer, one of the founders of migration studies. The main value of his work lies not so much in the data he received, but in questions he formulated about migration, which still remain relevant. The article substantiates the need for modern researchers to refer to the works of the classics of migration studies, and consistently examines the questions that S. Stouffer tried to answer in his works. Particular attention is paid to data sources for the analysis of migration processes, S. Stouffer’s arguments about the subjectivity of migrants and the existence of various strategies of migration behavior, as well as the concepts of “assumed” and “real” migration opportunities are analyzed. In conclusion, the article formulates the main theses that seem relevant to migration researchers today, and also describes a theoretical framework that suggests a connection between mobility and distance. Basing on the key thesis of this article that: “the lost value of research with Stouffer’s today is the devaluation of answers to fundamental and applied questions of migration, but the acquired value is the revaluation of the very questions posed by him”, the authors of the text demonstrate the continuity and evolution of scientific thought about migration processes from the middle of the 20th century up to the present day.
Translated title of the contributionS. Stauffer’s theory of the interdependence of mobility and distance as a basis for modern migration studies
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)4-16
Number of pages13
JournalВестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Социология.
Volume17
Issue number1
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StatePublished - Aug 2024

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