Youth on the move : views from below on Ethiopian international migration /
Asnake Kefale, Fana Gebresenbet (editors).
- 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white).
- African arguments Oxford scholarship online .
- African arguments. Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2021. Published in collaboration with the International African Institute.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
At a time when policies are increasingly against it, international migration has become the subject of great public and academic attention. This book departs from the dominant approach of studying international migration at macro level, and from the perspective of destination countries. The contributors here seek to do more than 'scratch the surface' of the migration process, by foregrounding the voices and views of Ethiopian youth - potential migrants and returnees - and of their sending communities. The volume focuses on the perspective and agency of these young people, both potential migrants and returnees, to better understand migration decision-making, experiences and outcomes. It brings together rarely documented cases of young men and women from several communities across Ethiopia, migrating to the Gulf and South Africa.