Author, as appears in the article.: Gimenez-Gomez, Jose-Manuel Walle, Yabibal M. Zewdu Zergawu, Yitagesu
Department: Economia
URV's Author/s: Giménez Gómez, José Manuel
Keywords: State Refugee crisis Political violence Policies Poisson pseudomaximum likelihood International migration Human security Gravity Ethnicity Emigration Determinants Conflict Asylum seeker
Abstract: © 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.
Thematic Areas: 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)
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 00220027
Author's mail: josemanuel.gimenez@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-0202-4623
Record's date: 2023-02-18
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Papper original source: Journal Of Conflict Resolution. 63 (8): 1797-1831
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
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2019
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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