‘This settlement is just a launch pad to move to better city spaces’: radical sense of place and migration aspirations among youth migrants in the diaspora
Abstract This ethnographic study investigates the perceptions of place and migration aspirations among young migrants within the Malawian diaspora in Lydiate, an informal settlement in Zimbabwe. Unlike traditional conceptions of diaspora that emphasize long-term settlement and place attachment, this...
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| Main Authors: | Johannes Bhanye, Abraham Matamanda, Ruvimbo Shayamunda |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Comparative Migration Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-025-00423-5 |
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