Migration between Africa and Europe

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Introduction

   • Cris Beauchemin

   Pages 1-8

3. A Comparative Approach of African Migration

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Migration Between Africa and Europe (MAFE): Advantages and Limitations of a Multi-site Survey Design

      • Cris Beauchemin

      Pages 11-33

   3. African Migration: Diversity and Changes

      • Bruno Schoumaker, Marie-Laurence Flahaux, Cris Beauchemin, Djamila Schans, Valentina Mazzucato, Papa Sakho

      Pages 35-79

   4. Migration Between Africa and Europe: Assessing the Role of Resources, Family and Networks

      • Amparo González-Ferrer, Elisabeth Kraus, Pau Baizán, Cris Beauchemin, Richard Black, Bruno Schoumaker

      Pages 81-122

   5. Understanding Afro-European Economic Integration Between Origin and Destination Countries

      • Eleonora Castagnone, Bruno Schoumaker, Tiziana Nazio, Laura Bartolini

      Pages 123-148

   6. Migrant Families Between Africa and Europe: Comparing Ghanaian, Congolese and Senegalese Migration Flows

      • Valentina Mazzucato, Djamila Schans, Kim Caarls, Cris Beauchemin

      Pages 149-185

4. Congolese Migration

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187

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   2. Congolese Migration in Times of Political and Economic Crisis

      • Bruno Schoumaker, Marie-Laurence Flahaux, José Mangalu

      Pages 189-215

   3. Congolese Migrants’ Economic Trajectories in Europe and After Return

      • Bruno Schoumaker, Eleonora Castagnone, Albert Phongi Kingiela, Andonirina Rakotonarivo, Tiziana Nazio

      Pages 217-238

   4. Migration and Family Life Between Congo and Europe

      • Cris Beauchemin, Kim Caarls, Jocelyn Nappa, Valentina Mazzucato, Bruno Schoumaker, José Mangalu

      Pages 239-261

5. Ghanaian Migration

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 263-263

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   2. Changing Patterns of Ghanaian Migration

      • Djamila Schans, Valentina Mazzucato, Bruno Schoumaker, Marie-Laurence Flahaux

      Pages 265-289

   3. Ghanaian Migration: Economic Participation

      • Richard Black, Peter Quartey, Eleonora Castagnone, Tiziana Nazio, Bruno Schoumaker, Andonirina Rakotonarivo

      Pages 291-317

   4. Transnational Families Between Ghana, the Netherlands and the UK

      • Kim Caarls, Valentina Mazzucato, Djamila Schans, Peter Quartey, Cynthia Addoquaye Tagoe

      Pages 319-360

6. Senegalese Migration

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 361-361

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   2. From Senegal and Back (1975–2008): Migration Trends and Routes of Migrants in Times of Restrictions

      • Cris Beauchemin, Papa Sakho, Bruno Schoumaker, Marie-Laurence Flahaux

      Pages 363-396

   3. Migrants’ Economic Participation in Origin and Destination Countries: The Case of Senegal

      • Eleonora Castagnone, Papa Sakho, Tiziana Nazio, Bruno Schoumaker, Andonirina Rakotonarivo

      Pages 397-422

   4. Senegalese Families Between Here and There

      • Cris Beauchemin, Kim Caarls, Valentina Mazzucato

      Pages 423-453

This volume examines migration between Africa and Europe, rather than just from Africa to Europe. Based on a unique socio-demographic survey carried out both in origin and destination countries (MAFE survey), it argues that return migration, circulation, and transnational practices are significant. Policy design must also take these factors into account.

Comparing in a systematic way three flows of African migrants (from Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Senegal), this study offers a new view on the patterns, determinants, and family and economic effects of migration. By comparing six European countries (Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK), it shows that the dynamics of migration differ greatly in new vs. old destination countries.

Based on a statistical analysis of life histories, this study provides a dynamic view of migration that will help readers better understand current trends as well as future trajectories. It will appeal to researchers, academics, practitioners, and others interested in taking a deeper look in (im)migration issues.

• African migration in the European context
• Return migration, circulation, and transnational practices
• MAFE project methodlology
• Congelese, Ghanaian and Senegalese migration
• Migration and family

“This book has interesting themes for policymakers and those interested in the participation and engagement process, particularly around what constitutes ‘participation’ and how this is responded to. Whilst focused on examples from Scotland, the themes identified by Stewart have wider resonance as she raises insightful questions about the nature of participation, which health services should be grappling with as they continue to face fiscal pressure and have to make difficult decisions around disinvestment.” (Sarah-Jane Fenton, Social Policy & Administration, Vol. 51 (7), December, 2017)​

• Institut national d’études démographiques (INED), Paris, France

  Cris Beauchemin

Dr Cris Beauchemin is researcher at INED and associate professor at the department of demography of the University of Montreal. He holds his PhD from the University Paris 8. Prior to joining INED, he spent 3 years at the University of Montreal (Demography Department). Most of his research is about migration and connections between places of origin and destination. Covering both domestic and international migration, especially in the African context, his works relate to trends of migration, migrants’ investments, return migration, transnational families, integration and transnationalism... In the last decade, he was responsible of projects involving large scale surveys: the Migration between Africa and Europe project (MAFE) and the Trajectories and origin survey in France (TeO).

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