Pensando a través de la errancia

Travesías y esperas de viajeros africanos en Quito y Dakar

Bibliographic Data

ID3779809
AuthorsJonathan Echeverri Zuluaga (0000-0001-6776-9031, Universidad de Antioquia), Liza Acevedo Sáenz (Universidad de Antioquia)
Year2018
Issue32
Pages105-123
Publication date2018-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntípoda Revista de Antropología y Arqueología (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2011-4273 • E-ISSN: 1900-5407
PublisherUniversidad de los Andes (PUBLISHER • VE)
DOI10.7440/antipoda32.2018.05
OpenAlexW2884448368
LanguageES
Citations received6
References cited10

Since the beginning of the 21st century, Ecuador has been a point of transit but also of residence for migrants from around the world. While the attraction of this country resides in the flexible regulations of migration which stem from its policy of universal citizenship, the economic conditions there do not encourage migrants to stay. The starting point of this article is a previous study of the concept of errance which emerged from listening to the stories of Africans who were waiting in Dakar, Senegal, as they sought a way to leave from the continent from Africa. The article contrasts their experiences with those of other Africans who manage to cross the Atlantic and land in Quito. There are two options available for them: to either continue the journey toward the United States or remain in Ecuador. In both cases, migration policies, immigration papers and socialities are factors which shape their experience as travelers. For those who continue on their journey to the United States, the risks they run become a proof of their worthiness to be granted asylum

Citizenship · Destinations · Ethnology · Geography · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Residence · Sociology · Demography · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · History · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Racism, and Human Rights

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