Expanding Boundaries: Borders, Mobilities and the Future of Europe-Africa Relations (Border Regions Series)

Synopsis

This book challenges the common European notions about African migration to Europe and offers a holistic understanding of the current situation in Africa. It advocates a need to rethink Africa-Europe relations and view migration and borders as a resource rather than sources of a crisis. Migrant movement from Africa is often misunderstood and misrepresented as invasion caused by displacement due to poverty, violent conflict and environmental stress. To control this movement and preserve national identities, the EU and its various member states resort to closing borders as a way of reinforcing their migration policies. This book aims to dismantle this stereotypical view of migration from Africa by sharing cutting-edge research from the leading scholars in Africa and Europe. It refutes the flawed narratives that position Africa as a threat to the European societies, their economies and security, and encourages a nuanced understanding of the root causes as well as the socioeconomic factors that guide the migrants’ decision-making. With chapters written in a concise style, this book brings together the migration and border studies in an innovative way to delve into the broader societal impacts of both. It also serves to de-silence the African voices in order to offer fresh insights on African migration – a discourse dominated hitherto by the European perspective. This book constitutes a valuable resource for research scholars and students of Border Studies, Migration Studies, Conflict and Security Studies, and Development Studies seeking specialisation in these areas. Written in an accessible style, it will also appeal to a more general public interested in gaining a fuller perspective on the African reality.

Copyright:

2021

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

278 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000318180

Related ISBNs:

9781003083726, 9780367539221, 9780367539214

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

05/22/21

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Jussi P. Laine, Inocent Moyo and Christopher Changwe Nshimbi

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Science, Social Studies, Earth Sciences

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Jussi P. Laine

Edited by:

Inocent Moyo

Edited by:

Christopher Changwe Nshimbi