The EU is struggling to cope with the so-called “migration crisis” that has emerged over the past few years. Designing the right policies to address immigration requires a deep understanding of its root causes. Why do Africans decide to leave their home countries? While the dream of a better life in Europe is likely part of the explanation, one also needs to examine the prevailing life conditions in the large and heterogeneous sub-Saharan region. This Report investigates the actual role of political, economic, demographic and environmental drivers in current migration flows. It presents a comprehensive picture of major migration motives as well as of key trends. Specific analyses are devoted to the role of climate change in promoting migration and to intra-continental mobility (two-thirds of the journeys of sub-Saharan migrants start and end within the region). Two country studies on Eritrea and Nigeria are also included to get a closer sense of local developments behind large-scale migration to Europe.
Out of Africa : why people migrate / [a cura di] G. Carbone. - Milano : ISPI, 2017. - ISBN 9788867056675. [10.14672/67056699]
Out of Africa : why people migrate
G. Carbone
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2017
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The EU is struggling to cope with the so-called “migration crisis” that has emerged over the past few years. Designing the right policies to address immigration requires a deep understanding of its root causes. Why do Africans decide to leave their home countries? While the dream of a better life in Europe is likely part of the explanation, one also needs to examine the prevailing life conditions in the large and heterogeneous sub-Saharan region. This Report investigates the actual role of political, economic, demographic and environmental drivers in current migration flows. It presents a comprehensive picture of major migration motives as well as of key trends. Specific analyses are devoted to the role of climate change in promoting migration and to intra-continental mobility (two-thirds of the journeys of sub-Saharan migrants start and end within the region). Two country studies on Eritrea and Nigeria are also included to get a closer sense of local developments behind large-scale migration to Europe.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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