Africa's return migrants
Many African migrants residing abroad nurture a hope to one day return, at least temporarily, to their home country. In the wake of economic crises in the developed world, alongside rapid economic growth in parts of Africa, the impetus to 'return' is likely to increase. Such returnees are often port...
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The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury)
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| description | Many African migrants residing abroad nurture a hope to one day return, at least temporarily, to their home country. In the wake of economic crises in the developed world, alongside rapid economic growth in parts of Africa, the impetus to 'return' is likely to increase. Such returnees are often portrayed as agents of development, bringing with them capital, knowledge and skills as well as connections and experience gained abroad. Yet, the reality is altogether more complex. In this much-needed volume, based on extensive original fieldwork, the authors reveal that there is all too often a gaping divide between abstract policy assumptions and migrants' actual practices. In contrast to the prevailing optimism of policies on migration and development, Africa's Return Migrants demonstrates that the capital obtained abroad is not always advantageous and that it can even hamper successful entrepreneurship and other forms of economic, political and social engagement. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-946032024-03-28T10:54:24Z Africa's return migrants Åkesson, Lisa Eriksson Baaz, Maria Migrants Return migration Africans Emigration Immigration Voluntary repatriation Case studies Africa Diaspora thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFH Migration, immigration and emigration thema EDItEUR::5 Interest qualifiers::5P Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests::5PB Relating to peoples: ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, cultures and other groupings of people::5PBC Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa Many African migrants residing abroad nurture a hope to one day return, at least temporarily, to their home country. In the wake of economic crises in the developed world, alongside rapid economic growth in parts of Africa, the impetus to 'return' is likely to increase. Such returnees are often portrayed as agents of development, bringing with them capital, knowledge and skills as well as connections and experience gained abroad. Yet, the reality is altogether more complex. In this much-needed volume, based on extensive original fieldwork, the authors reveal that there is all too often a gaping divide between abstract policy assumptions and migrants' actual practices. In contrast to the prevailing optimism of policies on migration and development, Africa's Return Migrants demonstrates that the capital obtained abroad is not always advantageous and that it can even hamper successful entrepreneurship and other forms of economic, political and social engagement. 2022-12-06T16:13:35Z 2022-12-06T16:13:35Z 2015 book ONIX_20221206_9781783602353_126 9781783602353 9781783602339 9781783602346 9781783602360 9781783602377 9781350218239 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/94603 eng Africa Now image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://bloomsbury.com/9781783602339 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-1941 The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) Zed Books 10.5040/9781350218239 10.5040/9781350218239 7ee4a7c6-060a-4f97-b274-d06b79c44563 9781783602353 9781783602339 9781783602346 9781783602360 9781783602377 9781350218239 Zed Books 181 Uppsala; London open access |
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