North to South Migration - Portuguese Labour Migration to Angola

The economic crisis set in motion new migration trends in southern European countries. In Portugal, post-crisis migration has occurred in two main directions: northwards to more prosperous European countries and southwards to former Portuguese colonies in Africa-notably oil-producing Angola. Migration from the Global North to the Global South has received little attention in migration theories. In this study, the author argues that Portuguese migration to Angola should be understood not only as a result of the economic crisis, but also as a complex web of intersections in the context of Portuguese culture, Portugal's linguistic heritage in Angola, family networks, discourses, myths and colonial power.

Summary

The economic crisis set in motion new migration trends in southern European countries. In Portugal, post-crisis migration has occurred in two main directions: northwards to more prosperous European countries and southwards to former Portuguese colonies in Africa—notably oil-producing Angola. Migration from the Global North to the Global South has received little attention in migration theories. In this study, the author argues that Portuguese migration to Angola should be understood not only as a result of the economic crisis, but also as a complex web of intersections in the context of Portuguese culture, Portugal’s linguistic heritage in Angola, family networks, discourses, myths and colonial power.

Product details

• Authors: Asaf Augusto
• Publisher: Nomos
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2021
• EAN: 9783848782666
• ISBN: 978-3-8487-8266-6
• No. of pages: 177
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 10 mm x 227 mm
• Weight: 278 g
• Series: Bayreuther Studien zu Politik und Gesellschaft in Afrika | Bayreuth Studies in African Politics and Societies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Migration, Arbeitsmarkt, Afrika, Portugal, Flüchtlinge und politisches Asyl, Migration, Einwanderung und Auswanderung, Angola, Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie, Arbeitsmigration, NG-Rabatt, Africa, Humangeografie, Global South, Postcolonial, Social Capital, Regionalstudien / Internationale Studien, global economic crisis, Migration from Europe to Africa, Portuguese colonial legacy in Angola, Developing country, global North to global South migration, Sozialgeografie, Angolan civil war