Overview
- Takes a regional approach and compares findings from different geographical areas
- Examines under-researched links between migration and intersectional inequalities
- Prioritises the views and perspectives of those living in the Global South
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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Conceptualising South–South Migration
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Unpacking “the South” in South–South Migration
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Inequalities and South–South Migration
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Keywords
- Global South
- colonisation
- decolonisation
- forced migration
- food insecurity
- climate change
- gender inequality
- Open Access
- transnational borders
- asylum
- refugees
- diaspora
- colonialism
- displacement
- discrimination
- intersectional inequalities
- Indigenous Peoples
- postcolonialism
- racism
- Sustainable Development Goals
About this book
This open access handbook examines the phenomenon of South-South migration and its relationship to inequality in the Global South, where at least a third of all international migration takes place. Drawing on contributions from nearly 70 leading migration scholars, mainly from the Global South, the handbook challenges dominant conceptualisations of migration, offering new perspectives and insights that can inform theoretical and policy understandings and unlock migration’s development potential. The handbook is divided into four parts, each highlighting often overlooked mobility patterns within and between regions of the Global South, as well as the inequalities faced by those who move. Key cross-cutting themes include gender, race, poverty and income inequality, migration decision making, intermediaries, remittances, technology, climate change, food security and migration governance. The handbook is an indispensable resource on South-South migration and inequality for academics, researchers, postgraduates and development practitioners.
Reviews
--Jenina Joy Chavez, Senior Fellow at Action for Economic Reforms, Trustee and Coordinator of Industrial Policy Unit, Action for Economic Reforms (AER)
“I find this book very original, very comprehensive, deeply conceptual, excellently theoretical, greatly practical and exceedingly enriching. This handbook succeeds immensely, more than any other, in broadening understanding around South-South Migration, particularly, in context of inequality. The massive spread of contributors and huge coverage of chapters are significantly noteworthy and commendable.”
--Olayinka Akanle (PhD), Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria and Senior Research Associate, Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Editor, Youth Exclusion and Empowerment in the Contemporary Global Order: Existentialities in Migrations, Identity and the Digital Space. Author, Kinship Networks and International Migration in Nigeria.
“This collection represents migration scholarship with a conscience. Its contributions scrutinize migration within the so-called Global South from a rich set of empirical and analytical perspectives, not only challenging academic and political Eurocentrism around migration issues but also offering criticalinsights into the complex workings of economic, social, and political inequalities in the lives of migrants. The book is a treasure trove of arguments and insights to inform a more equitable and nuanced conversation around global migration.”
--Jesper Bjarnesen, Senior Researcher, The Nordic Africa Institute. Co-editor (with Adeoye Akinola) of Worlds Apart. Perspectives on Africa-EU Migration, (Jacana, 2022), and (with Simon Turner) Invisibility in African Displacement. From Structural Marginalization to Strategies of Avoidance (Bloomsbury, 2020).
“This book brings to the forefront, a vastly overlooked area in the field of migration, both as a discipline and as a lived experience. It challenges the dominant assumptions made by the rich and powerful receiving countries of the West. Instead, it situates global human movement in a reality which has been largely ignored till now – that migration destinations are vast and complex and exist as close as next door.”
--Themrise Khan, Independent Professional, Pakistan. Co-editor of White Saviorism and International Development. Theories, Practices and Lived Experiences (Daraja Press, 2023)
“An impressive and diverse array of creative scholars from a variety of disciplines and venues adds a refreshing but ultimately sobering perspective to global migration studies by focusing on South-South intraregional and cross-continent migration. Evident throughout this comprehensive survey that is both historical and current as well as theoretical while practical is a compassionate and welcome emphasis on migrant wellbeing against the gauntlet of structural inequalities they face regardless of their destination.”
--Steven W. Bender, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Seattle University School of Law, author of Run for the Border: Vice and Virtue inU.S.-Mexico Border Crossings (NYU Press) and Deadly Voyages: Migrant Journeys Across the Globe (Rowman and Littlefield).
“Global migration flows are much more complex and dynamic than generally perceived. Every country in the world has a role and responsibility as country of origin and destination, and many are also countries of transit migration, which fit neither under origin nor destination. By providing insights from a variety of case studies and regional contexts from across the Global South, this compendium makes a remarkable contribution to an underserviced area of research. It debunks myths, sheds light on implications for policy, and ultimately sets us up for a research agenda going forward.”
--Jason Gagnon, Head of Migration and Skills Unit, OECD Development Center
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Heaven Crawley is Head of Equitable Development and Migration at United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), New York, USA, and Visiting Professor of International Migration at Coventry University’s Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), UK. She was previously Head of Asylum and Migration Research at the UK Home Office and Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research, UK.
Joseph Kofi Teye is Director of Research at the Office of Research Innovation and Development at the University of Ghana and Associate Professor of Migration and Development in the Department of Geography and Resource Development of the University of Ghana. He holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Leeds, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of South–South Migration and Inequality
Editors: Heaven Crawley, Joseph Kofi Teye
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39814-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-39813-1Published: 28 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-39814-8Published: 27 December 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVIII, 749
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Migration, Demography, Human Geography, Political Science, Social Sciences, general, Social Sciences, general