Migration drivers and decision-making of West and Central Africans on the move in West and North Africa
Based on 2,083 surveys carried out with refugees and migrants surveyed in West and North Africa as part of the Mixed Migration Centre’s 4Mi project, this paper seeks to contribute to the empirical basis for such a holistic migrant-centered approach by examining a variety of elements that factor into migration decision-making.
It does so by revisiting recent debates on migration decision-making, including through work by ICMPD in the context of the Rabat Process, and follows with an analysis of 4Mi quantitative data looking at
1) reasons people left their country of departure;
2) influences on their migration decision and
3) perceptions of possible alternatives to migration.
| Full title | Migration drivers and decision-making of West and Central Africans on the move in West and North Africa: A quantitative analysis of factors contributing to departure |
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| Author | Jessamy Garver-Affeldt |
| Publisher | MMC Briefing Paper |
| Year | 2021 |
| Media type | Broshure / PDF |
| Link | https://mixedmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/174_Migration_drivers_and_decision_making_West_and_North_Africa.pdf |
| Topics | Migration Routes & Transport, Perspectives on Migration |
| Regions | West Africa, Sahara and Sahel |