Citizenship, Belonging and Crisis-Induced Returns of Ghanaian Migrants from Cote d’Ivoire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13112592 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leander Kandilige (0000-0001-8159-1305, University of Ghana, corresponding author), T Yeboah (0000-0002-3284-8976, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Theophilus Kwabena Abutima (0000-0001-7404-4610, University of Ghana) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AFRICAN HUMAN MOBILITY REVIEW (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2410-7972 • E-ISSN: 2411-6955 |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape Library Service (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14426/ahmr.v8i1.1024 |
| OpenAlex | W4226057108 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
The socio-economic embeddedness of ECOWAS foreign nationals and migrants in Côte d’Ivoire has been amply described. Despite previous episodes of political violence and the somewhat recent anti-immigrant policies, Côte d’Ivoire has served and will continue to serve as a haven for foreign-born populations of ECOWAS nationals and Ivorian-born descendants of foreigners. This paper draws on the notion of citizenship and belonging, and qualitative data gathered through interviews to explore the experiences of returned Ghanaian migrants who were victimised and trapped in a conflict situation in Cote D’Ivoire in 2002-2003 and 2010-2011. The findings show that despite playing a passive role as perpetrators of the violence, Ghanaian migrants experienced harassment, intimidation and physical attacks which in turn contributed to traumatic feelings beyond crisis period. While the notion of citizenship and belonging facilitated migrants’ easy entry to Ghana upon return, they had to navigate multiple challenges including hostile attitudes of militants, rebels and vigilante groups at border checkpoints, extortion of cash and other material possessions. Reintegration and resettlement were further exacerbated due to their experiences. These findings have important implications for emergency responses to situations of migrants being caught up in crisis
Citizenship · Cote d ivoire · Criminology · Embeddedness · Extortion · Feeling · Harassment · Humanities · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |