@article{fdi:010074488,
  title = {{U}nderstanding settlement pathways of {A}frican immigrants in {F}rance through a capability approach : do pre-migratory characteristics matter ?},
  author = {{G}osselin, {A}nne and {D}esgr{\'e}es du {L}oû, {A}nnabel and {L}elievre, {E}. and {L}ert, {F}. and {D}ray-{S}pira, {R}. and {L}ydie, {N}. and {P}arcours {S}tudy {G}roup},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}ith the increase in asylum-related immigration since 2015, understanding how immigrants settle in a new country is at the centre of social and political debate in {E}uropean countries. {T}he objective of this study is to determine whether the necessary time to settle for {S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frica immigrants in {F}rance depends more on pre-migratory characteristics or on the structural features of the host society. {T}aking a capability approach, we define settlement as the acquisition of three basic resources: a personal dwelling, a legal permit of a least 1year and paid work. {W}e use data from the {PARCOURS} survey, a life-event history survey conducted from 2012 to 2013 that collected 513 life histories of {S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frican immigrants living in {F}rance. {S}ituations regarding housing, legal status and activity were documented year by year since the arrival of the respondent. {W}e use a {K}aplan-{M}eier analysis and chronograms to describe the time needed for settlement, first for each resource (personal dwelling, legal permit and paid work) and then for the combined indicator of settlement. {D}iscrete-time logistic regressions are used to model the determinants of this settlement process. {O}verall, women and men require 6 and 7years (medians), respectively, to acquire basic resources in {F}rance. {T}his represents a strikingly long period of time in which immigrants lack basic security. {T}he settlement process varies according to gender, but very few sociodemographic factors influence settlement dynamics. {T}herefore, the length of the settlement process may be due to structural features of the host society.},
  keywords = {{S}ettlement ; {M}igration ; {L}ife-course approach ; {S}ub-{S}aharan immigrants ; {F}rance ; {FRANCE} ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {P}opulation},
  volume = {34},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {849--871},
  ISSN = {0168-6577},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10680-017-9463-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074488},
}