TY - JOUR
T1 - Evolution of migration trajectories and transnational social networks over time
T2 - a study among sub-Saharan African migrants in Europe
AU - Caarls, Kim
AU - Bilgili, Özge
AU - Fransen, Sonja
PY - 2021/9/2
Y1 - 2021/9/2
N2 - The transnational social networks of migrants are extensively studied, but little is known about the associations between transnational social networks and individual migration trajectories over the course of migrants’ lives. In this paper, we reconstruct the migration trajectories and transnational social networks of African migrants until their arrival in Europe and develop a typology that reflects the diversity of their trajectories. Based on unique retrospective life-history data of the MAFE project, our comparative perspective highlights the diversity of African migrants residing in Europe, the routes that they took before arriving in Europe and the types of transnational networks they had before, during and after migrating. Furthermore, we discuss the socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of migrants within each typology. Consequently, this paper challenges the singular African migration stereotype and draws attention to the associations between transnational social networks and migration trajectories.
AB - The transnational social networks of migrants are extensively studied, but little is known about the associations between transnational social networks and individual migration trajectories over the course of migrants’ lives. In this paper, we reconstruct the migration trajectories and transnational social networks of African migrants until their arrival in Europe and develop a typology that reflects the diversity of their trajectories. Based on unique retrospective life-history data of the MAFE project, our comparative perspective highlights the diversity of African migrants residing in Europe, the routes that they took before arriving in Europe and the types of transnational networks they had before, during and after migrating. Furthermore, we discuss the socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of migrants within each typology. Consequently, this paper challenges the singular African migration stereotype and draws attention to the associations between transnational social networks and migration trajectories.
KW - Europe
KW - Migration trajectories
KW - multichannel sequence analysis
KW - sub-Saharan Africa
KW - transnational networks
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85090111505&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1369183X.2020.1804195
DO - 10.1080/1369183X.2020.1804195
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090111505
SN - 1369-183X
VL - 47
SP - 3310
EP - 3328
JO - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
JF - Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
IS - 14
ER -