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Author(s): | Jung, Philipp |
Advisor: | Schiefer, Ulrich Dunnwald, Stephan |
Date: | 2013 |
Title: | The dynamics of migration and their impact on the country of origin: A case study of Senegalese labour migrants on the Cape Verdean Island Boa Vista and their relatives at home |
Reference: | Jung, P.(2013). The dynamics of migration and their impact on the country of origin: A case study of Senegalese labour migrants on the Cape Verdean Island Boa Vista and their relatives at home [Dissertação de mestrado, Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa]. Repositório do Iscte. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/6849 |
Keywords: | Migration Senegal Cape Verde Remittances Food security Migração Cabo Verde Remessas Segurança alimentar |
Abstract: | As a result of economic growth and the extension of the tourism sector since the
beginning of the new millennium, Cape Verde has become a destination for a growing
number of migrants from continental West Africa, especially from other ECOWAS member
states. After migrants from Guinea-Bissau, Senegalese build the second biggest community
of ECOWAS migrants. This thesis addresses migration processes between Senegal and the
Cape Verdean Island Boa Vista. The focus lies on migration motives, migration patterns and
aspects, which influence the choice of Cape Verde as destination. Furthermore it analyses
the flow of remittances and how the situation of the migrants on the island Boa Vista
influences this monetary flow. Finally, the influence of these remittances on the lives of the
migrants’ families in Senegal and how they are used is examined. Households in Senegal
spend a high percentage of their income on food, and they often depend on the support of
migrated household members. Families try to minimize risk of food insecurity through the
diversification of income resources, and migration is one coping strategy to do so. Empirical
data from research in Cape Verde and Senegal are used for the analysis of the above
mentioned factors. This thesis seeks to add knowledge about remittances in the environment
of intra-continental migration in West Africa, and more specifically about the relatively new
and until now barely researched phenomenon of immigration to Cape Verde. O crescimento económico e a extensão do sector do turismo sobretudo nos últimos vinte anos fez de Cabo Verde um destino para um número crescente de migrantes da África Ocidental, especialmente de outros estados membros da CEDEAO, desde o início do nova milénio. Senegaleses formam a segunda maior comunidade de imigrantes da CEDEAO, depois de migrantes da Guiné-Bissau. Esta tese aborda os processos de migração entre o Senegal e a ilha de Boa Vista, Cabo Verde. A tese foca na análise dos motivos da migração, padrões de migração e os aspectos que influenciam a escolha de Cabo Verde como destino. Além disso, o fluxo de remessas e como a situação dos imigrantes na ilha da Boa Vista influencia esse fluxo monetário são analisados. Por fim, examinamos a influência dessas remessas na vida das famílias dos migrantes no Senegal e como elas são gastas. Dados empíricos de pesquisas de campo em Cabo Verde e Senegal são utilizados para a análise dos factores mencionados acima. Esta tese busca agregar conhecimento sobre as remessas de dinheiro no ambiente de migração intracontinental na África Ocidental, e mais especificamente sobre o relativamente novo e até agora pouco pesquisado fenómeno de imigração para Cabo Verde. |
Degree: | Mestrado em Estudos Africanos |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | T&D-DM - Dissertações de mestrado |
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