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Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: African Migrants in the Spotlight
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Abstract This thematic issue examines questions of decision-making under limited (and contradictory) information, focusing on migration decisions. Migrants are far from a homogenous population, but they commonly use narratives as heuristics. We observe much agency among migrants to pursue migration plans, wi... view more
This thematic issue examines questions of decision-making under limited (and contradictory) information, focusing on migration decisions. Migrants are far from a homogenous population, but they commonly use narratives as heuristics. We observe much agency among migrants to pursue migration plans, with migration decisions best understood as chains of multiple decisions rather than simple push-pull or two-step models.... view less
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
Africa; decision-making; immigration; narratives
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 182-185
Journal
Social Inclusion, 9 (2021) 1
Issue topic
Decision-Making under Uncertainty: African Migrants in the Spotlight
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; reviewed