Choosing to Stay: Alternate Migration Decisions of Ghanaian Youth
Autor(a) principal: | |
---|---|
Data de Publicação: | 2021 |
Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
Idioma: | eng |
Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i1.3691 |
Resumo: | This article focuses on nationals from Ghana who have lost interest in pursuing migration dreams to Europe and North America after failed attempts to migrate. Many less experienced youths who attempt to migrate to Europe and North America face challenges such as strict immigration laws, high cost of financing migration plans, or illegal recruiters. Some risk their lives through dangerous routes to achieve their migration goals. The negative consequences recorded are numerous, including death en route to Europe and North America. Using life stories, this article lets failed migrants recount the frustration, wasted resources and years spent to fulfil their migration dreams. It discusses individual factors such as experiences that affect the decision not to pursue migration dreams despite the culture of migration in their communities. The article concludes that strict immigration policies in Europe and North America have restricted international migration among less experienced and less skilled youth in Ghana, leading to personal decisions not to migrate but adjust to the conditions at home, and later describing their stay as a preferred decision. |
id |
RCAP_4b1fe5233527668cc0539d611c039f07 |
---|---|
oai_identifier_str |
oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3691 |
network_acronym_str |
RCAP |
network_name_str |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
repository_id_str |
7160 |
spelling |
Choosing to Stay: Alternate Migration Decisions of Ghanaian Youthinvoluntary mobility; voluntary mobility; stayers; Ghana; migration aspirationsThis article focuses on nationals from Ghana who have lost interest in pursuing migration dreams to Europe and North America after failed attempts to migrate. Many less experienced youths who attempt to migrate to Europe and North America face challenges such as strict immigration laws, high cost of financing migration plans, or illegal recruiters. Some risk their lives through dangerous routes to achieve their migration goals. The negative consequences recorded are numerous, including death en route to Europe and North America. Using life stories, this article lets failed migrants recount the frustration, wasted resources and years spent to fulfil their migration dreams. It discusses individual factors such as experiences that affect the decision not to pursue migration dreams despite the culture of migration in their communities. The article concludes that strict immigration policies in Europe and North America have restricted international migration among less experienced and less skilled youth in Ghana, leading to personal decisions not to migrate but adjust to the conditions at home, and later describing their stay as a preferred decision.Cogitatio2021-03-25info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i1.3691oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3691Social Inclusion; Vol 9, No 1 (2021): Decision-Making under Uncertainty: African Migrants in the Spotlight; 247-2562183-2803reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/3691https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i1.3691https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/3691/3691Copyright (c) 2021 Mary Setranahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSetrana, Mary2022-12-20T11:00:27Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3691Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:21:57.483197Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv |
Choosing to Stay: Alternate Migration Decisions of Ghanaian Youth |
title |
Choosing to Stay: Alternate Migration Decisions of Ghanaian Youth |
spellingShingle |
Choosing to Stay: Alternate Migration Decisions of Ghanaian Youth Setrana, Mary involuntary mobility; voluntary mobility; stayers; Ghana; migration aspirations |
title_short |
Choosing to Stay: Alternate Migration Decisions of Ghanaian Youth |
title_full |
Choosing to Stay: Alternate Migration Decisions of Ghanaian Youth |
title_fullStr |
Choosing to Stay: Alternate Migration Decisions of Ghanaian Youth |
title_full_unstemmed |
Choosing to Stay: Alternate Migration Decisions of Ghanaian Youth |
title_sort |
Choosing to Stay: Alternate Migration Decisions of Ghanaian Youth |
author |
Setrana, Mary |
author_facet |
Setrana, Mary |
author_role |
author |
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv |
Setrana, Mary |
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv |
involuntary mobility; voluntary mobility; stayers; Ghana; migration aspirations |
topic |
involuntary mobility; voluntary mobility; stayers; Ghana; migration aspirations |
description |
This article focuses on nationals from Ghana who have lost interest in pursuing migration dreams to Europe and North America after failed attempts to migrate. Many less experienced youths who attempt to migrate to Europe and North America face challenges such as strict immigration laws, high cost of financing migration plans, or illegal recruiters. Some risk their lives through dangerous routes to achieve their migration goals. The negative consequences recorded are numerous, including death en route to Europe and North America. Using life stories, this article lets failed migrants recount the frustration, wasted resources and years spent to fulfil their migration dreams. It discusses individual factors such as experiences that affect the decision not to pursue migration dreams despite the culture of migration in their communities. The article concludes that strict immigration policies in Europe and North America have restricted international migration among less experienced and less skilled youth in Ghana, leading to personal decisions not to migrate but adjust to the conditions at home, and later describing their stay as a preferred decision. |
publishDate |
2021 |
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv |
2021-03-25 |
dc.type.status.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
format |
article |
status_str |
publishedVersion |
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv |
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i1.3691 oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3691 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i1.3691 |
identifier_str_mv |
oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3691 |
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv |
eng |
language |
eng |
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv |
https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/3691 https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i1.3691 https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/3691/3691 |
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv |
Copyright (c) 2021 Mary Setrana http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
rights_invalid_str_mv |
Copyright (c) 2021 Mary Setrana http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
eu_rights_str_mv |
openAccess |
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv |
application/pdf |
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
Cogitatio |
publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
Cogitatio |
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv |
Social Inclusion; Vol 9, No 1 (2021): Decision-Making under Uncertainty: African Migrants in the Spotlight; 247-256 2183-2803 reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação instacron:RCAAP |
instname_str |
Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação |
instacron_str |
RCAAP |
institution |
RCAAP |
reponame_str |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
collection |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
repository.name.fl_str_mv |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação |
repository.mail.fl_str_mv |
|
_version_ |
1799130665845784576 |