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.