The Palgrave Handbook of South-South Migration and Inequality.

• Author: Crawley, Heaven.
• TeilnehmendeR: Teye, Joseph.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2024.; ©2024.
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (765 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 South-South Migration and Inequality: An Introduction -- The Scale and Importance of South-South Migration -- The Relationships Between Migration and Inequality -- The Importance of Global South Perspectives -- The Contributions to this Handbook -- References -- Part I Conceptualising South-South Migration -- 2 The Enduring Impacts of Slavery: A Historical Perspective on South-South Migration -- Introduction: A Critical View of the Minority World and South-South Migration -- An Overview of the Transatlantic Slave Trade -- The Legacy of Slavery -- Slavery and the Protracted Displacement of Liberians in West Africa -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 3 Recentring the South in Studies of Migration -- Introduction -- Redressing Eurocentrism in Migration Studies -- Examining the applicability of classical concepts and frameworks in the South -- Studying Migration in the South and South-South Migration -- The Geopolitics of Knowledge Production -- Decentring the North Qua Recentring the South? -- The Politics of Recentring -- The "South" or "Southern Theories"? -- The Politics of Citation: Beyond Diversity and Inclusion -- The Politics of "Quoted" Knowledge: Rethinking the Wound -- References -- 4 Writing the Refugee Camp: A Southern-Southern Correspondence -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- Writing the Camp -- Refugees Are Dialectical Beings -- Anthropologists -- 5 Migration Research, Coloniality and Epistemic Injustice -- Introduction -- The State of Academic Migration Research -- Migration Research, Epistemic Injustice and Epistemic Oppression -- Eurocentrism in Migration Studies -- Epistemic Exploitation -- Wilful Hermeneutical Ignorance -- Addressing the Eurocentrism of Migration Research -- Conclusion.

References -- 6 Rethinking Power and Reciprocity in the "Field" -- Introduction -- Problematising the "Field" -- Decolonisation and Power in Migration Studies -- Tensions Between Academic and Social Meanings of Ethical Reciprocity -- Framing an Ethics of Responsibility in African Society -- Who is Responsible for Representing What? -- Ubuntu: A Currency for Responsibility -- Typical Experiences of "Indigenous Researchers" Doing Migration Fieldwork -- The Politics of Revealing Identities -- Looking Out for the Welfare of Community Members -- Acting Differently -- References -- 7 What Does it Mean to Move? Joy and Resistance Through Cultural Work in South-South Migration -- Introduction -- Necropolitics of (Dis)counting and (B)ordering -- Revealing the Humanity in South-South Migration: "Destituting" the Practices of (B)ordering and (Dis)counting -- "I Can't Bear You Being Called NUMBER 92": The Destituting Power of Poetry -- Joy as a Form of Resistance -- Reclaiming the Humanity of Forced Migrants -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Unpacking "the South" in South-South Migration -- 8 Global Trends in South-South Migration -- Introduction -- Migration Data in the Global South -- Global Overview -- Regional and Sub-regional Trends -- The Middle East -- Central Asia -- South and South-East Asia -- China -- Africa -- Latin America -- Small Island Nations -- International Displacement in the Global South -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 9 The Dynamics of South-South Migration in Africa -- Introduction -- Migration Trends and Patterns in Africa -- Demographic Overview of Migration Within the Regions of Africa -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 10 Migration as a Collective Project in the Global South: A Case Study from the Ethiopia-South Africa Corridor -- Introduction.

Conceptual Framework-Beyond the Individualist Thrust in Migration Studies -- The Making of the Ethiopia-South Africa Migration Corridor -- Hadiya Migration to South Africa as a Collective Project -- Hadiya Migration to South Africa as an Enactment of a Divine Script -- Social Networks and Collective Capability -- Processes of Individualisation of the Hadiya Migration Project -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 11 Migration and Inequality in the Burkina Faso-Côte d'Ivoire corridor -- Introduction -- Historical Background of Migration Between Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire -- Factors and Characteristics of Burkinabe Migration After Independence -- Migration Strategies -- Overview of Inequalities Linked to Burkinabè Migration -- Gender Inequalities in Migration -- Inequalities Related to Childhood -- Remittances and Skills Transfers of Burkinabè Migrants -- Inequalities Associated with Migration in Burkina Faso -- Inequalities in Côte d'Ivoire -- Inequalities in Rights Linked to Citizenship and Employment -- Inequalities in Income, Gender and Access to Education in the Host Areas -- Inequalities in Health and Access to Resources in Activities Involving Children -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Unequal Origins to Unequal Destinations: Trends and Characteristics of Migrants' Social and Economic Inclusion in South America -- Introduction -- Pre-existing Inequalities in the Americas -- Migration Trends and Socio-demographic Profile of Migrant Populations -- Migrants' Formal vs. Effective Social and Economic Inclusion -- Gaps in the Effective Access to Social and Economic Rights -- Conclusions -- References -- 13 The Making of Migration Trails in the Americas: Ethnographic Network Tracing of Haitians on the Move -- Introduction -- Haiti's Unending Crises and Broken Social Contract -- Haitian Migration Trails in Latin America.

Methodology and Survey Demographics -- Findings -- The Trajectories of Haitians on the Move -- Migration and Brain Drain in the LAC Region -- Path Dependency, Circulation, and Intermediations in Migration -- Migration Capital: The Role of Social Networks in Haiti and Abroad -- Migration: A High-Risk, High-Reward Investment -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Migrant Labour and Inequalities in the Nepal-Malaysia Corridor (and Beyond) -- Introduction -- Nepalis Migrant Workers in Malaysia: An Overview -- Becoming a Nepali Migrant Worker in Malaysia -- Forced Labour in Malaysia: The Trafficking in Persons Report -- Disease, State, and Labour in Malaysia -- Conclusion -- References -- 15 Inter-regional Migration in the Global South: Chinese Migrants in Ghana -- Introduction -- Conceptualising Drivers of Migration from China to Ghana -- What Factors Drive Chinese Migrants to Ghana? -- Economic Activities of Chinese Migrants in Ghana -- Impacts of Chinese Migration in Ghana -- Economic Impacts -- Environmental Impacts -- Political and Security Impacts -- Inequalities -- Benefits of Migration to Chinese Migrants and Household Members Left Behind -- Improved Incomes and Livelihoods -- Remittances and Local Development -- Inequalities in Areas of Origin -- Psychological and Health Impacts -- Conclusion -- References -- 16 Inter-regional Migration in the Global South: African Migration to Latin America -- Introduction -- Latin America as a New Destination of African Migrants -- Mapping African Migration to Latin America -- Socio-political Reception and Integration of African Migrants -- Argentina -- Brazil -- Mexico -- Conclusions -- References -- Part III Inequalities and South-South Migration -- 17 Poverty, Income Inequalities and Migration in the Global South -- Introduction -- Who Migrates?.

How Do Poverty and Inequality Influence Who Migrates, and Why? -- A Reflection on South-South Migration in Relation to Inequality -- How Does Migration Influence Poverty and Inequality in Countries of Origin? -- Impacts of Remittances -- Impacts of Outmigration on Poverty and Income Inequality -- How Does Migration Influence Poverty and Inequality in Countries of Destination? -- Socio-Economic Conditions of Migrants -- Consequences of Migration on Socio-Economic Conditions in Countries of Destination -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 18 Gendered Migration in the Global South: An Intersectional Perspective on Inequality -- Introduction -- Intersectional, Gendered Migrations -- Gendered Migration, Temporality and Precarity -- Social Reproduction and Transnational Family Life -- Cross-Generational Issues -- (Re-)production, Polycentrism and Migration Governance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 19 Haitian Migration and Structural Racism in Brazil -- Introduction -- The Historical Context of Racism in Brazil -- Race and Racism in Brazilian Society -- Legacy of Colonialism on Racialised Relations -- Institutionalised Structural Racism in Brazil -- Whitewashing as Strategy of Reproduction of Brazilian Structural Racism -- The Data on Haitians in Brazil -- Haitian Migrants' Perceptions of Race and Racism in Brazil -- Methodological Note -- Data Analysis -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 20 Climate Change and Human Mobility in the Global South -- Introduction -- Climate Change and Human Mobility: A Recap of the Debate -- The Politics of Climate Mobilities -- Cross-Border Climate Mobilities in the Global South -- Conclusions and Ways Forward -- Notes -- References -- 21 Why, When and How? The Role of Inequality in Migration Decision-making -- Introduction -- Tangible Inequalities-Socio-Economic and Right-Access Inequality.

Intangible Inequalities-Perception of, and Feelings About, Inequality.