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The wretched of the African earth: an attempt at deconstructing the stereotype of Africanised migration destined for Europe
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Abstract The aim of the article is to deconstruct the Africanization of migration destined for Europe, to disprove several cognitive scripts on migration from Africa, most frequently quoted in the conservative media discourse. In the introduction, the migration of Africans destined for Europe in relations to... view more
The aim of the article is to deconstruct the Africanization of migration destined for Europe, to disprove several cognitive scripts on migration from Africa, most frequently quoted in the conservative media discourse. In the introduction, the migration of Africans destined for Europe in relations to the migration of Asians via Africa destined for Europe were characterized inter alia on the basis of the official documents, UNHCR and FRONTEX reports. Then, the dynamics of transcontinental and intra-Africa migrations -in synchronous and diachronic approach, with the reference to the research results of scholars specialized in the demography, social policy, history of migration- were discussed. Finally, the cultural meanings of migration among Africans is presented.... view less
Keywords
Africa; Europe; migration
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
migration; Africans; discourse; stereotype
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 185-198
Journal
Society Register, 3 (2019) 4
ISSN
2544-5502
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed