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Trends in African Migration to Europe: Drivers Beyond Economic Motivations

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    Identificador: imarina:5133238
    Autors:
    Gimenez-Gomez, Jose-Manuel Walle, Yabibal M. Zewdu Zergawu, Yitagesu
    Resum:
    © The Author(s) 2019. The current migration and refugee crisis in Europe requires an understanding of the different migration drivers beyond the well-known economic determinants. In this article, we view migration from a broader human security perspective and analyze the determinants of regular and asylum seeker migration flows from Africa to Europe for the period 1990 to 2014. Our results show that, in addition to economic determinants, a combination of push and pull factors influences migration decisions of individuals. In particular, rising political persecution, human rights violations, ethnic tensions, political instability, and civil conflicts in African source countries are all significantly associated with increased migration flows into European destination countries. Therefore, our results underscore the need for the European Union and European countries to collaborate with the source countries, not only in terms of supporting economic development in the source countries but also in promoting human security: human rights, democracy, peace, and social stability.
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    Autor segons l'article: Gimenez-Gomez, Jose-Manuel Walle, Yabibal M. Zewdu Zergawu, Yitagesu
    Departament: Economia
    Autor/s de la URV: Giménez Gómez, José Manuel
    Paraules clau: State Refugee crisis Political violence Policies Poisson pseudomaximum likelihood International migration Human security Gravity Ethnicity Emigration Determinants Conflict Asylum seeker
    Resum: © The Author(s) 2019. The current migration and refugee crisis in Europe requires an understanding of the different migration drivers beyond the well-known economic determinants. In this article, we view migration from a broader human security perspective and analyze the determinants of regular and asylum seeker migration flows from Africa to Europe for the period 1990 to 2014. Our results show that, in addition to economic determinants, a combination of push and pull factors influences migration decisions of individuals. In particular, rising political persecution, human rights violations, ethnic tensions, political instability, and civil conflicts in African source countries are all significantly associated with increased migration flows into European destination countries. Therefore, our results underscore the need for the European Union and European countries to collaborate with the source countries, not only in terms of supporting economic development in the source countries but also in promoting human security: human rights, democracy, peace, and social stability.
    Àrees temàtiques: Sociology and political science Sociologia i política Political sciences and international relations Political science and international relations Political science International relations General business,management and accounting Economia Ciencias sociales Ciência política e relações internacionais Business, management and accounting (miscellaneous) Business, management and accounting (all)
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 00220027
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: josemanuel.gimenez@urv.cat
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0003-0202-4623
    Data d'alta del registre: 2023-02-18
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022002718823907
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Journal Of Conflict Resolution. 63 (8): 1797-1831
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Gimenez-Gomez, Jose-Manuel Walle, Yabibal M. Zewdu Zergawu, Yitagesu (2019). Trends in African Migration to Europe: Drivers Beyond Economic Motivations. Journal Of Conflict Resolution, 63(8), 1797-1831. DOI: 10.1177/0022002718823907
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    DOI de l'article: 10.1177/0022002718823907
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2019
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
  • Paraules clau:

    Business, Management and Accounting (Miscellaneous),International Relations,Political Science,Political Science and International Relations,Sociology and Political Science
    State
    Refugee crisis
    Political violence
    Policies
    Poisson pseudomaximum likelihood
    International migration
    Human security
    Gravity
    Ethnicity
    Emigration
    Determinants
    Conflict
    Asylum seeker
    Sociology and political science
    Sociologia i política
    Political sciences and international relations
    Political science and international relations
    Political science
    International relations
    General business,management and accounting
    Economia
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciência política e relações internacionais
    Business, management and accounting (miscellaneous)
    Business, management and accounting (all)
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