This article examines the role of migrant social networks in international migration and
extends prior research by testing the strength of tie theory, decomposing networks by …

This article investigates the making of cheap workers at the bottom of global value chains.
Adopting a class relational approach, it engages in labour regime and social reproduction …

The challenges that sub-Saharan Africa has faced in the post-colonial period have come to
characterise the way the region is perceived. These narratives are especially evident in the …

Men are seldom a topic of concern in migration research as gendered subjects who
experience the implications of social justice, for instance in aspects relating to lives in their …

The changes to US immigration law that were instituted in 1965 have led to an influx of West
African immigrants to New York, creating an enclave Harlem residents now call''Little …

In Senegal, love, respect, and compatibility have historically figured into marital calculations,
yet prospective husbands must also provide material support. After decades of stagnant …

This article analyses the relationship between pre-migration fostering practices and the
transnational strategies of a group of Senegalese mothers living in Spain. In Senegal, large …

This article explores the ways that parental death represents a 'vital conjuncture'for Serer
young people that reconfigures and potentially transforms intergenerational caring …

This paper reflects on the methodological complexities of producing emotionally-sensed
knowledge about responses to family deaths in urban Senegal. Through engaging in …

Research on the role of co-ethnic ties in immigrants' labour market outcomes has reached
mixed conclusions. Some argue they are a valuable resource, increasing immigrants' labour …