Hope and Uncertainty in Contemporary African Migrationeds eds. by Nauja Kleist and Dorte Thorsen

摘要: Hope and Uncertainty in Contemporary African Migration starts from the same paradox that inspired me, nearly 20 years ago, to be curious about migration as a research topic: the unshakeable, seemingly inexhaustible, yet rationally untenable hope that propels individuals to launch themselves towards an uncertain future far from home. This collection of chapters provides invaluable insight into the many sides of this perpetual objective and driver of mobility, from how “hope” is produced and circulates before any attempt to migrate to how it keeps migrants “stuck” in their trajectories, unable to reach an intended destination but unable to return. Though oriented around African migrants and their contemporary trajectories across the globe, the themes will no doubt be recognizable—and informative—to researchers working in many different contexts of migration.The chapters of Hope and Uncertainty collectively delve …