sociologySociological positions draw on ethical debates in other disciplines and the public sphere, but they import their arguments, rather than translating them into a specifically sociological agenda. It is therefore difficult to find sociological research that debates normative concerns. Nonetheless, migration research often follows normative agendas at least implicitly. The chapter outlines four research approaches in migration and refugee studies with a focus on their normative assumptions. Scholars who work (a) within rational choice theory or who (b) study the functioning of the state define sociology in a manner that avoids normative agendas. Both approaches base research questions within the context of the state. The (c) transnational approach to migration studies criticises this as methodological nationalism. Critical migration scholars (d), on the other hand, do not shy away from normative agendas. Rather, they start their research by criticising generally held assumptions and use ethical positions as yardsticks for assessing the value of specific research agendas. Options for a future collaboration between migration ethics and sociology are thus found on the fringes of migration sociology. The last part of the chapter considers how specific sociological research agendas connect at least indirectly with ethical debate.