On the durability and the decomposition of citizenship: the social logics of forced return migration in Cape Verde

Drotbohm, Heike

doi:10.1080/13621025.2011.564790

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“…Deportation represents at best a temporary set-back, at worst a catastrophe, for the overwhelming majority of those deported and stigmatisation is most likely to occur in the latter case, thus compounding the difficulties experienced by the person deported, and increasing the pressure to re-migrate. There are no easy lessons to be drawn from this analysis, though it confirms findings from other studies examining deportation to and from other states (Alpes 2012;Brotherton and Barrios 2009;Drotbohm 2011aDrotbohm , 2011bPeutz 2006) that deportation does not deter migration or re-migration, and that its consequences encourage those deported to leave again.…”

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“…More recently, as the literature on deportation has expanded significantly, authors have examined the stigmatisation of those who are deported (Drotbohm 2011a(Drotbohm , 2014Galvin, 2014;Peutz 2006Peutz , 2010Brotherton and Barrios 2009;Zilberg 2004). Brotherton and Barrios suggest that 'the experience of stigma is probably the most difficult social and psychological issue confronting deportees ' (2009, 43).…”

Section: Stigma and Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Deportation Stigma and Re-migration

Schuster¹,

Majidi²

2014

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

105

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Many, if not most, of those who are forcibly expelled from the country to which they have migrated will not settle in the country to which they have been returned but will leave again. A recent article examined some of the reasons why this should be so. It was argued that in addition to the factors that had caused the original migration, such as fear of persecution, continuing conflict, insecurity, poverty and lack of opportunity, deportation creates at least three additional reasons that make re-migration the most likely outcome. These were debt, family commitments and the shame of failure and or 'contamination' leading to stigmatisation. In this article, we explore the stigma of failure and of contamination attached to those deported, and the ways in which they respond to and manage this stigmatisation, including by re-migrating. We use Goffman's concept of stigma and the refinement offered by to further nuance understanding of the impact of deportation. Permanent repository link

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Deportation Stigma and Re-migration

Schuster¹,

Majidi²

2014

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

105

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“…Scholars working on those deported to Cameroon (Alpes 2012), Cape Verde (Drotbohm 2011), the Dominican Republic (Brotherton andBarrios 2011), El Salvador (Hagen, Eschbach, andRodriguez 2008;Zilberg 2011), Somaliland (Peutz 2006), and Sri Lanka (Collyer 2012), as well as Afghanistan, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sierra Leone,Togo,and Vietnam,6 have found that the majority of those who are deported want to, will attempt to, and often do leave again. Frequently, their stay or sojourn in the countries to which they are deported represents a temporary return or break before a new phase in the migration cycle (Peutz 2006;Hagen, Eschbach, and Rodriguez 2008).…”

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What happens post-deportation? The experience of deported Afghans

2013

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Deportation, understood as the physical removal of someone against their will from the territory of one state to that of another, has moved to the forefront of academic and policy agendas. Although there is a growing literature on legislation and policy, there is very little in-depth data on what happens post-deportation. In this article, we examine possible post-deportation outcomes. We argue that, whatever reasons existed for people to migrate in the first place, deportation adds to these and creates at least three additional reasons that make adjustment, integration, or reintegration difficult, if not impossible. These include the impossibility of repaying debts incurred by migration, the existence of transnational and local ties, the shame of failure, and the perceptions of 'contamination'. We draw on a mixture of quantitative and qualitative data gathered in Europe and Afghanistan to argue that many deported Afghans attempt and succeed in re-migrating.

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“…Deportees often have a difficult struggle to manage the shame of expulsion when they return to their supposed home country (Drotbohm 2011). At times, deportees find themselves stigmatised as criminals.…”

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“…High degrees of involuntary transcontinental immobility reinforce rather than reduce the value of international connections and thereby increase the attractiveness of migration. By considering moral economies of belonging and membership (Drotbohm 2011), we can also begin to understand the current feverish pursuit of migration by many young West Africans as a project centred on locating home within the global. Migration aspirations in the face of adversity are also a political project to establish claims to global belonging.…”

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Imagining a future in ‘bush’: migration aspirations at times of crisis in Anglophone Cameroon

Alpes¹

2013

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On the durability and the decomposition of citizenship: the social logics of forced return migration in Cape Verde

Cited by 40 publications

References 17 publications

Deportation Stigma and Re-migration

Deportation Stigma and Re-migration

What happens post-deportation? The experience of deported Afghans

Imagining a future in ‘bush’: migration aspirations at times of crisis in Anglophone Cameroon

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