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SOCIAL THEORY, RESEARCH METHODS AND METHODOLOGIESApplying Respondent Driven Sampling toMigrant PopulationsLessons from the FieldGuri Tyldum, Fafo Institute for Applied InternationalStudies, Norway, Lisa Johnston, Tulane University, USAThis book gives a thorough introduction to thetheoretical and practical aspects of planning, conductingand analysing data from Respondent Driven Samplingsurveys, drawing on the experiences of experts in thefield as well as pioneers that have applied RespondentDriven Sampling methodology to migrant populations.Contents: Introduction; Lisa Johnston and Guri Tyldum * 1.Sampling Migrants: How Respondent Driven Sampling Works;Lisa Johnston * 2. RDS and the Structure of Migrant Populations;Jon Horgen Friberg and Cindy Horst * 3. Measuring PersonalNetwork Size in RDS; Lisa G. Johnston, Leila Rodriguez andJoanna Napierala * 4. Initiation of the RDS Recruitment Process:Seed Selection and Role; Agnieszka Kubal, Inna Shvab and Anna Wojtynska * 5. Deciding onand Distributing Incentives in RDS; Guri Tyldum, Leila Rodriguez, Ingunn Bjørkhaug and AnnaWojtynska * 6. Formative Assessment, Data Collection and Parallel Monitoring for RDS Fieldwork;Jane Montealegre, Antje Röder, and Rojan Ezzati * 7. Analyzing Data in RDS; Lisa Kohnston andRenee Luthra * Appendix I. Summary Of RDS Surveys Referenced * Appendix II. Overview OfThe Development Of The Different RDS Estimators, Their Specific Features And The SoftwareAvailable For Their UseJune 2014 UKJune 2014 US112 pp 16 figures, 3 b/w tablesHardback £45.00 / $45.00 / CN$52.00 9781137363602Canadian Rightsebooks availableFollow us onSocial Theory & HealthEditors: Graham Scambler and Paul Higgs, UniversityCollege London, UK, Richard Levinson, Emory University,USA, Ruth Graham, Newcastle University, UK and GuidoGiarelli, University “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy,Social Theory & Health provides an internationalscholarly forum for theoretical reflection and debate oncontemporary health issues, many of which bear directlyon the planning and delivery of services. The journal aimsto consolidate, refine and extend theoretically informedwork on the role of health in modern societies.ISSN: 14778211 / EISSN: 1477822XFor more information, please visit our website: www.palgrave-journals.com/sth/index.htmlSubjectivityEditors: Lisa Blackman, Goldsmiths, University of London,UK and Valerie Walkerdine, Cardiff University, UKSubjectivity is an international, transdisciplinary journalexamining the social, cultural and material processes,dynamics and structures of human experience. As atopic, problem and resources, notions of subjectivityare relevant to many disciplines, including cultural andmedial studies, sociology, social theory, geography,anthropology, political theory, science and technologystudies, and psychology. The journal brings togetherscholars from across the social sciences and thehumanities, publishing high-quality theoretical andempirical papers that address the processes by whichsubjectivities are produced, explore subjectivity as a focus of social change, andexamine how emerging subjectivities remake our social worlds.ISSN: 17556341 / EISSN: 1755635XFor more information, please visit our website: www.palgrave-journals.com/sub/index.htmlFollow Palgrave Macmillan onFacebook®. ‘Like’ our Facebook®page to get the latest news,reviews and event invites.@PalgraveSocfor the latest news, eventsand competitionswww.facebook.com/PalgraveMacmillanwww.twitter.com/palgravesoc10