Contemporary African Migrations
Social Challenges for the Diaspora
Nordic Africa Institute (Series Editor) , Yvonne Captain (Anthology Editor) , Papa Sow (Anthology Editor) , Elina Marmer (Anthology Editor)
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Contemporary African Migrations
Social Challenges for the Diaspora
Nordic Africa Institute (Series Editor) , Yvonne Captain (Anthology Editor) , Papa Sow (Anthology Editor) , Elina Marmer (Anthology Editor)
- Open Access
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Description
This open access, groundbreaking collection sheds new light on the lives and livilhoods of members of emerging African diaspora around the world.
Across seven chapters, the book explores “new” African diasporas in both the Global North and Global South - that is, diasporas formed through more recent, usually unforced migration patterns, as opposed to those formed via older, often forced migrations such as those caused by the Atlantic slave trade. Along the way, this global, multidisciplinary team of researchers, themselves hailing from both the Global North and Global South, provide crucial insights into common issues and problems faced by members of these new diaspora, including social acceptance, economic challenges, and psychological and identity struggles.
This is a must-read for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers interested in migration, global development, and contemporary developments in social perceptions of African identities.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Nordic Africa Institute.
Table of Contents
Carlos Lopes (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Introduction: Broadening the Framework for the Study of Migration
YvonneCaptain (George Washington University, USA) and Papa Sow (Nordic Africa Institute, Sweden)
SECTION I: Immigrant Experiences in Europe and the United States
1. Migration, Metamorphosis, and Cosmopolitanism in Fatou Diome's “The Belly of the Atlantic”
Babacar M'baye (Kent State University, USA)
2. Welcome Home?: Slaves, Maroons, Refugees and Citizens– "Bantu Somali" Identities and Transnational Experiences 1800s to early 2000s
Cymone Fourshey (Bucknell University, USA)
3. Children of African Descent in German Schools: Chances and Obstacles
Elina Marmer (University of Hamburg, Germany)
4. African Immigrants in the U.S. and Contested Black Identities
Wendy Wilson-Fall (LaFayette College, USA)
SECTION II: Immigrant Experiences in the Global South and China
5. Unsuccessful Africana Workers in China: Structural and Psycho-social Contributing Factors
C. Jama Adams (City University of New York, USA)
6. Diaspora Agency in the Southern Cone of the Americas
Yvonne Captain, Alejandro Goldberg (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina), Papa Sow
7. “Being in Martinique, They See African Culture”: Expats in A French Department
Mamoudu Sy (USSEIN, Senegal)
Conclusion
Papa Sow, Elina Marmer
Appendix: Interview with Dr. Bernard Bucher of Martinique
Mamoudou Sy
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Dec 10 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781350598713 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | Africa Now |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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