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Record Nr.

UNINA9910366653703321

Autore

Steinbrink Malte

Titolo

Africa on the Move : Migration, Translocal Livelihoods and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa / / by Malte Steinbrink, Hannah Niedenführ

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-22841-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 236 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Springer Geography, , 2194-3168

Disciplina

325.67

Soggetti

Human geography

Cultural geography

Emigration and immigration

Geography

Economic development

Africa - Politics and government

Africa - Economic conditions

Social and Cultural Geography

Human Migration

Regional Geography

Development Studies

African Politics

African Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Time for a Rethink -- Translocal Livelihoods – New Perspectives on Livelihood Research -- Vulnerability and Translocality: Why Livelihoods become Translocal -- Translocal Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Influence of Translocal Livelihoods on Aspects of Rural Structural Transformation -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses migration and space-spanning social network relationships as normal realities of life in African societies. It offers an overview of the research landscape and introduces an agency-centered



theoretical model that provides a conceptual framework for translocality. The authors Malte Steinbrink and Hannah Niedenführ plead for a translocal approach to social transformation, showing how the translocality of livelihoods is shaping the lives of half a billion people on the continent and impacting local conditions. Using an action-oriented approach, the book analyzes the effects of translocal livelihoods on diverse aspects of economic, environmental and social change in rural Sub-Saharan Africa. The study thus makes an innovative contribution not only to migration research and development studies but also to the discussion around the policy and practice of development cooperation and planning. It is time to rethink development in light of translocal realities. The book appeals to scholars and researchers in geography, sociology, policy-making and planning, development studies, migration research and rural development.