How does migration contribute to the urbanisation process in Africa? Migrants have
traditionally been viewed as responsible for excessive urban growth, for the uncontrolled …

This exciting new collection grew out of a major international conference held at the
University of Sussex in the Fall of 1999, co-sponsored by the Transnational Communities …

Senegalese Murid migrants have circulated cargo and currency through official and
unofficial networks in Africa and the world. Muslim Families in Global Senegal focuses on …

In placing too much emphasis on the themes of identity and difference or economic
marginalization, a number of analysts have conferred on Africa a character so particular that …

Rapid advances in communication technology in the last 20 years have enabled migrants to
sustain social and economic investment in multiple geographic locations, or, to be …

Résumé Victimes de la crise prolongée que traversent leurs pays, les jeunes des trois
capitales africaines (Dakar, Yaoundé et Antananarivo) se trouvent contraints de reporter le …

In popular songs, televised media, news outlets, and online venues, a jabaaru immigré (" a
migrant's wife") may be depicted as an opportunistic gold-digger, a forsaken lonely heart, or …

This paper is based on fieldwork done in 1992–93 in the Senegal River valley, a Sahelian
region characterised by heavy out-migration for more than thirty years. As a result of this …

This paper analyzes the disjuncture between the projected prosperity of male migrant
traders of the Murid Sufi order and the actual ability of these traders to maintain the social …

Au Nord comme au Sud, l'étude des structures et dynamiques familiales d'une part et
résidentielles d'autre part est essentielle pour appréhender le changement social. La" …