From tourist paradises to immigrant detention camps, from offshore finance centres to
strategic military bases, islands offer distinct identities and spaces in an increasingly …

Based on ethnographic research at one of the largest transit hubs in the world—P aris's G
are du N ord railway station—this article examines how the practices of West A frican …

This article juxtaposes two types of actors who offer migration services: a state-managed EU
programme in Cape Verde and two Cameroonian development NGOs run by businessmen …

This paper explains how social capital activates the accumulation of human capital within a
Diaspora context. Our study focused on migrants in the Lithuanian Diaspora and revealed …

Many countries rely on the cash and non-cash remittances their migrants abroad send back.
But do migrants increase or decrease these remittances in times of socioeconomic crises …

Recent work on cosmopolitanism has emphasized how globalization generates multifarious
connections that situate migrants from underprivileged origins at the center of global cultural …

Remittances are sent and received to maintain family livelihoods, to cover the education
costs of younger members, to provide care services for ageing family members, to support …

This chapter documents the post-colonial demographic research on Lusophone African
countries (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tome and Principe) …

While remittances have received renewed attention in development studies, researchers
and policymakers have focused mainly on financial transfers from the 'global North'to the …

My thesis examines dynamics of inclusion and exclusion within Somali social networks in
East Africa. It focuses on Somali mobility patterns and financial practices to draw insights on …