@article{fdi:010070401,
  title = {{A}frican migration : trends, patterns, drivers},
  author = {{F}lahaux, {M}arie-{L}aurence and {D}e {H}aas, {H}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}frica is often seen as a continent of mass migration and displacement caused by poverty, violent conflict and environmental stress. {Y}et such perceptions are based on stereotypes rather than theoretically informed empirical research. {D}rawing on the migration and visa databases from the {D}eterminants of {I}nternational {M}igration ({DEMIG} project) and the {G}lobal {B}ilateral {M}igration {D}atabase ({GBMD}), this paper explores the evolution and drivers of migration within, towards and from {A}frica in the post-colonial period. {C}ontradicting common ideas of {A}frica as a ‘continent on the move', the analysis shows that intra-{A}frican migration intensities have gone down. {T}his may be related to state formation and the related imposition of barriers towards free movement in the wake of decolonisation as well as the concomitant rise of nationalism and inter-state tensions. {W}hile {A}frican migration remains overwhelmingly intra-continental, since the late 1980s there has been an acceleration and spatial diversification (beyond colonial patterns) of emigration out of {A}frica to {E}urope, {N}orth {A}merica, the {G}ulf and {A}sia. {T}his diversification of {A}frican emigration seems partly driven by the introduction of visa and other immigration restrictions by {E}uropean states. {C}ontradicting conventional interpretations of {A}frican migration being essentially driven by poverty, violence and underdevelopment, increasing migration out of {A}frica seems rather to be driven by processes of development and social transformation which have increased {A}fricans' capabilities and aspirations to migrate, a trend which is likely to continue in the future.},
  keywords = {{MIGRATION} {INTERNATIONALE} ; {EMIGRATION} ; {EVOLUTION} ; {SYSTEME} {DE} {REPRESENTATIONS} ; {CHANGEMENT} {SOCIAL} ; {DEVELOPPEMENT} {ECONOMIQUE} ; {PERIODE} {POSTCOLONIALE} ; {AFRIQUE} ; {EUROPE} ; {AMERIQUE} {DU} {NORD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}omparative {M}igration {S}tudies},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {[25  en ligne]},
  ISSN = {2214-8590},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1186/s40878-015-0015-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070401},
}