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Globalization and Transnational Migrations: Africa and Africans in the Contemporary Global System
Faculty Articles
  • Akanmu Adebayo, Kennesaw State University
  • Olutayo C. Adesina, University of Ibadan
Department
History and Philosophy
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
5-1-2009
Abstract

The past three decades have proved extremely challenging for Africa and its people, both at home and in the Diaspora. Coincidentally, these were also the decades that globalization reached maturity and that the world became more interconnected and interdependent. The paradox of globalization for Africa has included increase in marginalization, poverty, inequality, migration and instability. This book highlights global asymmetries by interfacing the notion of 'one world' or 'flat world' with the challenges thrown up by transnational migration, brain drain, citizenship, identity, multiculturalism, religion and ethnicity. It presents researches and discourses on globalization across disciplines and across regions, and fosters ongoing inquiry into important assumptions, beliefs and perspectives about the implications of globalizations for Africa and Africans. It covers major areas of concern - movement of refugees, xenophobia, transition from economic migration to citizenship, challenges of integration, and conflict of identity. The authors investigate the experiences of Africans in various economic sectors and geographical locations, and the trends in hegemony, inequality, cultural changes and the dynamics of social movements and struggles. Through illuminating narratives and copious explanations, this book assists readers to make sense of globalization and the position of Africa and Africans in it.

Citation Information
Adebayo, Akanmu G., and Olutayo C. Adesina. Globalization and Transnational Migrations: Africa and Africans in the Contemporary Global System. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars, 2009. Print.