Overcoming the Dichotomy. Creative Methods, Culture, and Migration.

This chapter offers a methodological and empirical reflection on the action research conducted within the “Atlas of Transitions” project. The empirical research will serve as a field of analysis to reflect on the role of creative methods in social investigation on arts and migration and, more generally, in the social sciences. In the first part of the contribution, I will introduce the project “Atlas of Transitions” to talk about different modalities and tools adopted to explore the relation between arts, public space and migration. Second, I will critically reflect upon some crucial aspects of the creative methods adopted, focusing on the processes of empowerment, cultural de-construction, and the creation of new citizenship architectures.