Migration aspirations from a youth perspective: focus groups with returnees and youth in Mali
| Autor: | Jaimie Bleck, Alison Lodermeier |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Economic growth
Sociology and Political Science Political crisis media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Perspective (graphical) Face (sociological concept) Context (language use) Focus group 0506 political science Underemployment Feeling Political science 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration 050207 economics media_common |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Modern African Studies. 58:551-577 |
| ISSN: | 1469-7777 0022-278X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0022278x20000567 |
| Popis: | Mali has one of the highest migration rates in Africa, but we still know very little about the processes and drivers of migration – particularly in the context of the current political crisis. This article draws on 27 focus groups with 220 returnees and male youth respondents conducted in the summer of 2018. Respondents cite underemployment and the inability to provide for relatives as well as a feeling of hopelessness about a future life in Mali as drivers of migration. Returnees report that the voyage was more difficult than anticipated. However, even with knowledge of the significant risks they face, most (68%) returnees express a desire to try to migrate again: this is particularly true for returned migrants who failed in an attempt to reach Europe (89%). The research illustrates very different experiences for migrants attempting to reach Europe and those with goals of intra-African migration. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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