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Autore |
Faist Thomas |
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Mobility instead of exodus : Migration and Flight in and from Africa / / by Thomas Faist, Tobias Gehring, Susanne U. Schultz |
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Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer VS, , 2023 |
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[1st ed. 2023.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (109 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GehringTobias |
SchultzSusanne U |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Emigration and immigration—Social aspects |
Ethnology |
Sociology of Migration |
Sociocultural Anthropology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Africa is generally regarded by scholars and the mass media as a "continent on the move" - a movement primarily in the direction of Europe. Yet the public debate is dominated by two misconceptions. The first of these 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. These facts are the subject of this volume. The authors Prof. Thomas Faist PhD heads the research group Sociology of Transnationalization and |
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