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Ambitions of Bushfalling through Further Education: Insights from Students in Cameroonian Universities
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Abstract
Following a surge in civil unrest, the need and ambitions to migrate have increased among young Cameroonians. This article explores how Cameroonian youth and graduates use education as a gateway for migration, selecting new routes and destinations to maximise their chances of migration. Drawing on i... view more
Following a surge in civil unrest, the need and ambitions to migrate have increased among young Cameroonians. This article explores how Cameroonian youth and graduates use education as a gateway for migration, selecting new routes and destinations to maximise their chances of migration. Drawing on in-depth interviews with aspiring migrants, I show that long-standing aspirations to migrate have led to a symbiotic relationship between aspiring migrants and migration agents who facilitate and determine the route and destination for the entire process. This relationship reflects aspiring migrants who desire to migrate at all cost rather than planning carefully, often with little information guiding in the process. I argue that migration responds to cultural and political influences as much as ontological (in)security that cannot be defined solely in economic terms. The meaning of ‘successful’ migration is produced and reified through the overt display and interpretations of migration.... view less
Keywords
Cameroon; migration; education; university; youth; young adult; studies (academic); life planning
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Sociology of the Youth, Sociology of Childhood
Free Keywords
Cameroonians; bushfaller; education; further education; migration syndicate; youth aspirations
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 196-206
Journal
Social Inclusion, 9 (2021) 1
Issue topic
Decision-Making under Uncertainty: African Migrants in the Spotlight
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed