Affiliation:
1. University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
2. Coopi Niger, Niger
Abstract
In our work, we explored factors of outward migration and the factors that drive migrants to return to their countries of origin. All participants were recruited at transit centers in Niger. Interviews were analyzed using a Quantitative Text Analysis methodology. Results showed that the push factors are organized along two dimensions, economic (job search, breadwinner, poverty) and subjective psychological/social components (disruption of social networks, educational, personal ambitions). The decision to return is represented by a dimension of human insecurity (repression, prison, death) and internal/external reasons ranging from spontaneous to forced return. Implications for social work are discussed.
Subject
Sociology and Political Science,Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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