Migration Rhythms in Trajectories of Upward Social Mobility in Asia
Led by Marta Bivand Erdal
May 2021 – Apr 2026
Ninety percent of the global increase in the size of middle classes is occurring in Asia. What is driving this tremendous middle-class expansion and how is it related to the unprecedented levels of internal and international migration in that region? Specifically, what roles does migration play in Asian families’ trajectories into middle-classness over time?
MigrationRhythms will investigate this question, discerning whether the roles of migration in trajectories of upward social mobility into middle-classness differ, and if so, how and why. The variation in distances and durations of migration among individuals in a family, over time, are described as migration rhythms.
To learn more about the project, watch the project video featuring project leader Marta Bivand Erdal here.
You can also learn more about the project by listening to the episode of 'PRIO's Peace in a Pod' podcast where Marta Bivand Erdal talks about the project.
Survey Subcontractors for MigrationRhythms
Call for Bids: Developing Comics and Educational Kit on Migration and Social Mobility
As part of the European Research Council funded 'Migration Rhythms in Trajectories of Upward Social Mobility in Asia' project, PRIO invites bids to develop comics based on family history interviews to be collected in four Asian cities in 2023.
Recruiting Two Postdocs for the MigrationRhythms Project
The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) invites applications for two full-time, two-year, Postdoc positions within the project Migration Rhythms in Trajectories of Upward Social Mobility in Asia (MigrationRhythms).
Marta Bivand Erdal Awarded ERC Starting Grant
