Mobility instead of exodus
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (Verlag)
978-3-658-40083-5 (ISBN)
Africa is commonly regarded as a "continent on the move" in scholarly observation and mass media reportage. Movement is seen primarily in the direction of Europe. Yet the public debate is characterized by two misconceptions. The first is that high population growth in Africa would almost automatically trigger higher international migration to the neighbouring European continent. There is even talk of a "rush to Europe". The second frequently encountered misconception is that migration and flight in and from Africa is primarily a result of poverty, violent conflicts and environmental degradation. Both are misconceptions that cannot be reconciled with the facts at hand.
Prof. Thomas Faist PhD heads the research group "Sociology of Transnationalization" at Bielefeld University. He is a member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Tobias Gehring is doing his PhD at the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University and the Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology. Dr. Susanne U. Schultz received her doctorate from the Department of Sociology at Bielefeld University. She is a project manager at the Bertelsmann Stiftung and an Associated Research Fellow at the Center on Migration, Citizenship and Development (COMCAD).
Introduction - A continent on the move.- Migration: drivers and dynamics of cross-border mobility.- Forced migration in Africa.- Internal migration and internally displaced persons in Africa.- Integration in Africa.- Migration and refugee policies in Africa.- Diaspora as mediators between Africa and Europe.- What to do? Promoting mobility.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.05.2023 |
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| Zusatzinfo | IX, 104 p. |
| Verlagsort | Wiesbaden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 161 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| Schlagworte | Africa • Cross-border mobility • Emigration • Escape Research • Flight • forced migration • Immigration • internal migration • Labour Migration • Migration • migration control • Transnational Sociology |
| ISBN-10 | 3-658-40083-8 / 3658400838 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-658-40083-5 / 9783658400835 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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