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The dynamics of transit migration: Insights into the migration process of sub-Saharan African migrants heading for Europe
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Schapendonk, Joris |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | Please be advised that this information was generated on 2016-10-26 and may be subject to change. Joris Schapendonk is a PhD candidate at the department of Human Geography, Radboud University Nijmegen The Netherlands. His research project focuses on the non-linear character of sub-Saharan African migration and he discusses the subject in the framework of the migration and development debate. He investigates the immobility of particular groups of sub-Saharan African (transit) migrants on their way to Europe and the extreme mobility of sub-Saharan African migrants in Europe. This is done in order to understand what mobility, as an integral part of human life, means for traditional notions of development. Abstract This empirical study analyzes the migration process of sub-Saharan Africans heading for Europe in the framework of the theoretical concept of transit migration. It focuses on the organization and facilitation of migration and the sharing of information among migrants in their process of migrating. The study aims to get more insights into the dynamics of transit migration and migrants' (in)dependencies and (im)mobilities during their journey. In contrast to other in-depth studies on sub-Saharan African transit migration, this analysis includes the migration process after the migrant's arrival in Europe. It has a broader geographical perspective since it is based on fieldwork in Senegal, Morocco and Spain. The study shows that the social networks of migrants are often not sufficient to fulfill their migration process; most transit migrants need (professional) assistance for specific parts of the journey. Moreover, migrants form collectives to create some protection 'en route'. However, despite these and other dependencies and constraints, transit migrants are, in essence, highly flexible in achieving their goals and changing their plans. Their migration process reflects often a 'spontaneous' character and consists of repeated moves and temporal, both voluntary and involuntary, settlements. When seen from this perspective, the migration process can be understood in terms of mobility with its dynamics and constraints, instead of a single and linear movement to a new and permanent destination. |
| Starting Page | 171 |
| Ending Page | 203 |
| Page Count | 33 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 28 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://repository.ubn.ru.nl/bitstream/handle/2066/78534/78534.pdf?sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
