Modern Migrations in Western Africa
Modern Migrations in Western Africa

Author: Samir Amin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-08-16

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1351044052

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Originally published in 1974, this volume deals with studies of migration from census and other data, variations in scale, distance and duration of various types of migration, social relations of migrant populations with their home areas and their host communities, and expectations and valuation of migrants concerning rural and urban life. It also examines interrelations between levels of migration, labour supply, wage rates and unemployment in urban centres, the impact of different types of migration on the national economy and economic planning and governemnt measures and conflicting interests of the labour supplying and receiving countries. The introduction analyses the main economic and political factors and the socio-economic consequences and problems brought about by migrations in and between territories.

Revisiting Moroccan Migrations
Revisiting Moroccan Migrations

Author: Mohammed Berriane

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-02

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1317215303

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Over the 20th century, Morocco has become one of the world’s major emigration countries. But since 2000, growing immigration and settlement of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Europe confronts Morocco with an entirely new set of social, cultural, political and legal issues. This book explores how continued emigration and increasing immigration is transforming contemporary Moroccan society, with a particular emphasis on the way the Moroccan state is dealing with shifting migratory realities. The authors of this collective volume embark on a dialogue between theory and empirical research, showcasing how contemporary migration theories help understanding recent trends in Moroccan migration, and, vice-versa, how the specific Moroccan case enriches migration theory. This perspective helps to overcome the still predominant Western-centric research view that artificially divide the world into ‘receiving’ and ‘sending’ countries and largely disregards the dynamics of and experiences with migration in countries in the Global South. This book was previously published as a special issue of The Journal of North African Studies.

Modern Migrations
Modern Migrations

Author: Maritsa Poros

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2010-10-19

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0804772231

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Explains migration patterns through different kinds of social networks and relations, with a focus on the lives of Gujarati Indians in New York and London.

Irregular Migration from West Africa to the Maghreb and the European Union
Irregular Migration from West Africa to the Maghreb and the European Union

Author: Hein de Haas

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13:

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This study tries to achieve a more empirically and quantitatively founded understanding of the nature, scale and recent evolution of irregular West African migration to the Maghreb and Europe. It also evaluates how policies to manage trans-Saharan and trans-Mediterranean migration have affected current migration patterns.--Publisher's description.

Children on the Move in Africa
Children on the Move in Africa

Author: Élodie Razy

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1847011381

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A timely interdisciplinary, comparative and historical perspective on African childhood migration that draws on the experience of children themselves to look at where, why and how they move - within and beyond the continent - andthe impact of African child migration globally.

Out of Africa
Out of Africa

Author: Giovanni Carbone

Publisher: Ledizioni

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 8867056670

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The EU is struggling to cope with the so-called “migration crisis” that has emerged over the past few years. Designing the right policies to address immigration requires a deep understanding of its root causes. Why do Africans decide to leave their home countries? While the dream of a better life in Europe is likely part of the explanation, one also needs to examine the prevailing living conditions in the large and heterogeneous sub-Saharan region. This Report investigates the actual role of political, economic, demographic and environmental drivers in current migration flows. It offers a comprehensive picture of major migration motives as well as of key trends. Attention is also devoted to the role of climate change in promoting migration and to intra-continental mobility (two-thirds of sub-Saharan migrant flows start and end within the region). Two country studies on Eritrea and Nigeria are also included to get a closer sense of local developments behind large-scale migration to Europe.

Regional Integration and Migration in Africa
Regional Integration and Migration in Africa

Author: Vusi Gumede

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-06-02

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9004411224

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This comparative book debates migration and regional integration in the two regional economic blocs, namely the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The book takes a historical and nuanced citizenship approach to integration by analysing regional integration from the perspective of non-state actors and how they negotiate various structures and institutions in their pursuit for life and livelihood in a contemporary context marked by mobility and economic fragmentation.

Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa
Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Aderanti Adepoju

Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13:

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Africans arriving by rickety fishing boats to the Canary Islands is an example of the dark side of migration in human trafficking, but the picture of a continent on the move also includes highly skilled professionals from Nigeria and Ghana who seek employment in universities and other professions in South Africa. On the positive side, migrant remittances are a major source of income in many sub-Saharan African countries, helping to sustain the lives of poor home communities. A major challenge now facing sub-Saharan Africa is how to attract