@article{fdi:010078989, title = {{R}eintegrating after return : conceptualisation and empirical evidence from the life course of {S}enegalese and {C}ongolese migrants}, author = {{F}lahaux, {M}arie-{L}aurence}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he study of reintegration after return is often disconnected from research into the intention and realization of return. {T}his article develops a new conceptual framework, linking the intention and realization of return with the reintegration process. {T}his framework is used to study the cases of {S}enegalese and {C}ongolese migrants through a mixed-methods approach. {Q}uantitative data from the {M}igration between {A}frica and {E}urope ({MAFE}) project, which collected the life stories of migrants and return migrants in origin and destination countries, are combined with qualitative interviews with returnees. {I}n line with the conceptual framework, the analyses highlight the role of migrants' projections about their potential reintegration on return as well as the importance for reintegration in the preparation for return. {A}long with importance of migrants' aspirations, the authors emphasise the role of external factors, such as family and context in origin and destination countries.}, keywords = {{SENEGAL} ; {EUROPE} ; {REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {M}igration}, volume = {59}, numero = {2}, pages = {148--166}, ISSN = {0020-7985}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1111/imig.12705}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078989}, }