Youth on the Move
Views from Below on Ethiopian International Migration
Edited by Asnake Kefale and Fana Gebresenbet
Reviews and Awards
"A tour de force from some of the most important scholars working in and on the Horn of Africa today. Clearly written and drawing from a wide range of original empirical data, this is a key contribution to the literatures of migration, displacement, youth and development."-- Laura Hammond, Professor of Development Studies, SOAS University of London, and author of iThis Place Will Become Home: Refugee Repatriation to Ethiopia
"Youth on the Move greatly advances the frontiers of scholarship on migration studies. Going beyond the dominant discourse of push-pull factors, it adopts a nuanced migratory agency lens. Focussing on Ethiopian migration to the Gulf and South Africa, this volume fills an important knowledge gap on south-south migration."-- Dereje Feyissa, Associate Professor, Addis Ababa University, and Co-Investigator for the Ethiopia-South Africa Migration Corridor, MIDEQ Research Hub
"This compelling book offers a rare window into the social realities behind irregular migration, showing in vivid case studies how migrants, families, and brokers assemble and reassemble the migratory process from below in ways that policymakers ignore at their peril." -- Ruben Andersson, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, and author of Illegality, Inc.: Clandestine migration and the business of bordering Europe
"Youth on the Move is an extremely timely intervention into scholarly discussions of youth and migration. The volume draws together nuanced case studies from Ethiopia to demonstrate young people's agency in using social networks to facilitate international migration."-- Daniel Mains, Associate Professor of Anthropology and African Studies, The University of Oklahoma, and author of Hope is Cut: Youth, Unemployment, and the Future in Urban Ethiopia
