Africa on the Move

Migration, Translocal Livelihoods and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Malte Steinbrink, Hannah Niedenführ (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

IX, 236 Seiten

2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-22840-8 (ISBN)

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This book discusses migration and space-spanning social network relationships as normal realities of life in African societies. It offers an overview of the research landscape and introduces an agency-centered theoretical model that provides a conceptual framework for translocality. The authors Malte Steinbrink and Hannah Niedenführ plead for a translocal approach to social transformation, showing how the translocality of livelihoods is shaping the lives of half a billion people on the continent and impacting local conditions. Using an action-oriented approach, the book analyzes the effects of translocal livelihoods on diverse aspects of economic, environmental and social change in rural Sub-Saharan Africa. The study thus makes an innovative contribution not only to migration research and development studies but also to the discussion around the policy and practice of development cooperation and planning. It is time to rethink development in light of translocal realities.

The book appeals to scholars and researchers in geography, sociology, policy-making and planning, development studies, migration research and rural development.

Introduction.- Time for a Rethink.- Translocal Livelihoods - New Perspectives on Livelihood Research.- Vulnerability and Translocality: Why Livelihoods become Translocal.- Translocal Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Influence of Translocal Livelihoods on Aspects of Rural Structural Transformation.- Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	14.11.2019
Reihe/Serie	Springer Geography
Zusatzinfo	IX, 236 p. 24 illus., 23 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	585 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Schlagworte	African livelihoods • African Mobilities • African Translocality • Migration in Africa • Rural Areas in Africa • Rural Transformation and Development • Social Networks in Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • World Regional Geography
ISBN-10	3-030-22840-1 / 3030228401
ISBN-13	978-3-030-22840-8 / 9783030228408
Zustand	Neuware