'We are like in a jungle trying to survive'; navigating uncertainty by Cameroonian returnees.
Using the concepts of social navigation and vital conjunctures, this paper investigates how Cameroonian returnees experience their return in a crisis-ridden context in constant decay, characterised by material and existential uncertainties. Based on semi-structured interviews with 41 Cameroonians re...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 49; no. 13; pp. 3348 - 3365 |
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