The new migration paradigm of transitional African spaces: Inclusion, exclusion, liminality and economic competition in transit countries: a case study on the Cape Verde Islands - Couverture souple

Marcelino, Pedro F

 
9783844381979: The new migration paradigm of transitional African spaces: Inclusion, exclusion, liminality and economic competition in transit countries: a case study on the Cape Verde Islands
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ISBN 10 : 384438197X ISBN 13 : 9783844381979
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Stringent post-9/11 American and European immigration regulations changed the migratory map of West Africa. They did not, however, alter the aspirations of thousands who still wish to depart - and do. This thesis analyses Cape Verde’s pivotal position as a transhipment centre for continental African migrants in transit to Europe, suggesting the islands have become a liminal space and, often, an imposed final destination for individual migratory projects. The study discusses the early stages of public engagement with immigration, and how the debate is affecting the construction of identity, ideas about national development, and immigration policy itself. It suggests the islands be understood within a global migratory context that encompasses the changing geopolitics of Europe, positing - from a geopolitical perspective - that immigration policies in the EU have pushed Europe's de facto borders westwards and southwards to the West African coast between Morocco and Cape Verde. Using a postcolonial theoretical framework, this study proposes an innovative model of inclusion and exclusion to understand the integrative features of transitional spaces.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Stringent post-9/11 American and European immigration regulations changed the migratory map of West Africa. They did not, however, alter the aspirations of thousands who still wish to depart - and do. This thesis analyses Cape Verde’s pivotal position as a transhipment centre for continental African migrants in transit to Europe, suggesting the islands have become a liminal space and, often, an imposed final destination for individual migratory projects. The study discusses the early stages of public engagement with immigration, and how the debate is affecting the construction of identity, ideas about national development, and immigration policy itself. It suggests the islands be understood within a global migratory context that encompasses the changing geopolitics of Europe, positing - from a geopolitical perspective - that immigration policies in the EU have pushed Europe's de facto borders westwards and southwards to the West African coast between Morocco and Cape Verde. Using a postcolonial theoretical framework, this study proposes an innovative model of inclusion and exclusion to understand the integrative features of transitional spaces.

Biographie de l'auteur

Pedro F Marcelino is a writer, researcher and independent consultant working in international development and politics. He researches border narratives and migration issues, and is the author/editor of ten books and around 200 articles, both in academic journals and in the general media. He lives in Toronto, Canada

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
384438197X
ISBN 13 
9783844381979
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
184
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