Middle-class youth fleeing Nigeria: rethinking African survival migration through the Japa phenomenon.

Migration for survival is commonly associated with refugees and asylum seekers who flee persecution, wars, and natural calamities. Yet, in Nigeria, university-educated, gainfully employed middle-class youth insist that leaving is a matter of survival and not a choice. This distinction is signalled b...

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Published in:Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 50; no. 16; pp. 4021 - 4041
Main Author: Liu, Jing Jing
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2024
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