ABSTRACT
This handbook provides an authoritative multidisciplinary overview of contemporary African international migration. It endeavours to present a single source of reference on issues such as migration history, trends, migrant profiles, narratives, migration-development nexus, migration governance, diasporas, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, among others.
The handbook assembles a multidisciplinary contributor team of distinguished and upcoming Africanist scholars, practitioners, researchers, and policy experts both inside and outside Africa to contribute their perspectives on contemporary African migration. It attempts to address some of the following pertinent questions:
- What drives contemporary migration in Africa?
- How are its patterns and trends evolving?
- What is the architecture of migration governance in Africa?
- How do migration, diaspora engagement and development play out in Africa?
- What are the future trajectories of African migration?
The handbook is a valuable resource for practitioners, politicians, researchers, university students, and academics interested in studying and understanding contemporary African migration.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|56 pages
History of African Migration
chapter 2|15 pages
Migration as Empowerment
part II|74 pages
Patterns and Trends of Contemporary African Migration
chapter 7|21 pages
The Contemporary “African Coolie” in the Middle East
chapter 8|16 pages
Lesotho–South Africa Relations
part III|78 pages
Migration Governance, Forced Displacement and Irregular Migration
chapter 12|13 pages
Migrating Out of Migration
part IV|98 pages
Migration, Diaspora Engagement, and the Politics of Development
chapter 16|13 pages
Reconsidering the Concept of International Return in the African Context
part V|92 pages
Future Trajectories of African Migration