In the past years, the economic crisis in Spain caused a major transformation of migra-tory dynam... more In the past years, the economic crisis in Spain caused a major transformation of migra-tory dynamics. The transformation concerns not only the Spanish citizens in search of a more dynamic labour market in other countries, but also the foreign residents in this country. Facing social vulnerability, job and legal insecurity, a growing number of Malian migrants make circulation a key resource, allowing them to reformulate their migratory project. In this context of rapid evolution, we observe today a new cycle of national and transnational mobility. The suburban trips looking for short term jobs, the trips to different countries to sell second hand products, or the seasonal trips for working in agriculture, are just few examples of an economy of the mobility, that blurs the limits between migration and international commerce. Based on a multi-sited eth-nography realized between 2011 and 2015 in Spain, France and Mali, this article stu-dies the movements of Malian migrants, and how they...
In the past years, the economic crisis in Spain caused a major transformation of migratory dynami... more In the past years, the economic crisis in Spain caused a major transformation of migratory dynamics. The transformation concerns not only the Spanish citizens in search of a more dynamic labour market in other countries, but also the foreign residents in this country. Facing social vulnerability, job and legal insecurity, a growing number of Malian migrants make circulation a key resource, allowing them to reformulate their migratory project. In this context of rapid evolution, we observe today a new cycle of national and transnational mobility. The suburban trips looking for short term jobs, the trips to different countries to sell second hand products, or the seasonal trips for working in agriculture, are just few examples of an economy of the mobility, that blurs the limits between migration and international commerce. Based on a multi-sited ethnography realized between 2011 and 2015 in Spain, France and Mali, this article studies the movements of Malian migrants, and how they use mobility, rather than return as a tool to re-orient their emigrational careers.
In the past years, the economic crisis in Spain caused a major transformation of migra-tory dynam... more In the past years, the economic crisis in Spain caused a major transformation of migra-tory dynamics. The transformation concerns not only the Spanish citizens in search of a more dynamic labour market in other countries, but also the foreign residents in this country. Facing social vulnerability, job and legal insecurity, a growing number of Malian migrants make circulation a key resource, allowing them to reformulate their migratory project. In this context of rapid evolution, we observe today a new cycle of national and transnational mobility. The suburban trips looking for short term jobs, the trips to different countries to sell second hand products, or the seasonal trips for working in agriculture, are just few examples of an economy of the mobility, that blurs the limits between migration and international commerce. Based on a multi-sited eth-nography realized between 2011 and 2015 in Spain, France and Mali, this article stu-dies the movements of Malian migrants, and how they...
In the past years, the economic crisis in Spain caused a major transformation of migratory dynami... more In the past years, the economic crisis in Spain caused a major transformation of migratory dynamics. The transformation concerns not only the Spanish citizens in search of a more dynamic labour market in other countries, but also the foreign residents in this country. Facing social vulnerability, job and legal insecurity, a growing number of Malian migrants make circulation a key resource, allowing them to reformulate their migratory project. In this context of rapid evolution, we observe today a new cycle of national and transnational mobility. The suburban trips looking for short term jobs, the trips to different countries to sell second hand products, or the seasonal trips for working in agriculture, are just few examples of an economy of the mobility, that blurs the limits between migration and international commerce. Based on a multi-sited ethnography realized between 2011 and 2015 in Spain, France and Mali, this article studies the movements of Malian migrants, and how they use mobility, rather than return as a tool to re-orient their emigrational careers.
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