Migration in Southern Africa: IMISCOE Regional Reader [Hardcover]

This open access Regional Reader proposes new ways of theorizing migration in Southern Africa by arguing that traditional western forms of theorizing do not adequately fit the South-South migration context.  It explores the existing definitions of a migrant with a view to conceptualise a definition which will speak to the complexities, envisioning a more inclusive Southern African region. The book investigates the various levels of migration moving from the local (rural to urban and urban to rural) to cross border migration; middle-class versus working-class migrant household livelihoods; livelihoods procurement versus wage earning; social capital (networks) and how they make meaning of their circumstances in a foreign space. It also acknowledges the intertwined issues of gender and class as important in analyzing migration processes and the chapters feature both in varying dimensions. As such, the book provides a great resource for students, academics and policy makers.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I: Theorising Migration from a Southern Perspective.- Chapter 2. Retheorising Migration: A South-South Perspective.- Chapter 3. Migrating Beyond Borders and States: Instrumental and Contingent Solidarities Among.- Chapter 4. Neoliberal Capitalism and Migration in the Global South: a Case of Post-ESAP Zimbabwe to South Africa migration.- Part II: Legislation and Policy Frameworks Governing Migration.- Chapter 5. Immigration Policy in South Africa: Public Opinion, Xenophobia and the Search for Progress.- Chapter 6. Refugee Policy as Infrastructure: the Gulf between Policy Intent and Implementation for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in South Africa.- Chapter 7. Policy Implementation Challenges for Worker Education and Foreign National Migrants.- Part III: Internal Labour Migration and Regional Mobility.- Chapter 8. Informal Settlements: A Manifestation of Internal and Cross Border Migration.- Chapter 9. Migrant Womens ExperilÓ!