Development of a paradigm for migration is hindered partly because present modes of explanation are entangled within a web of assumptions emanating from two different research philosophies: an objective philosophy and a cognitive philosophy. The ways that each philosophy influences the selection of independent variables are discussed and a case is made for a philosophical synthesis.
The Professional Geographer
Volume 32, 1980 - Issue 1
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