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Social constructions of migration in Nigeria and Zimbabwe : discourse, rhetoric, and identity.

Examining this pressing field of study in an underexplored regional context, this book takes a refreshing new angle to deepen our understanding around the causes and effects of migration.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oparinde, Kunle Musbaudeen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom : Emerald Group Publishing, 2024.
Series:Diverse perspectives on creating a fairer society
Subjects:
Africa > Emigration and immigration.
Zimbabwe > Emigration and immigration.
Zimbabwe > Émigration et immigration.
Social Science / Emigration & Immigration.
Social and ethical issues.
Migration, immigration and emigration.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Half Title Page
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • About the Authors
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Contemporary Global Discourses of Migration and Migrants
  • Migration Discourse
  • Migration as a Crisis or a Problem
  • The Media and Discourses of Migration
  • Images and Imagining of Migrants in Contemporary Discourses
  • The Nation, Its Laws, Borders, and Migration
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Frequency of Migration Discourse in Nigerian Everyday Contexts
  • Method
  • Motivating Reasons in Nigerian Migration Discourse
  • Common Rhetoric in Nigerian Migration Discourse
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Social Media Narratives and Counternarratives of Migration in Zimbabwe: The Case of Hopewell Chin'ono's Facebook Page Post-August 2023 Elections
  • Hopewell Chin'ono: A Brief Background
  • Method
  • Migration and New Life in the Diaspora: Leave the Republic of Kwachustan
  • Responding to Chin'ono's Migration Narratives: Views from Zimbabwean Social Media Users
  • The Problematics of Migration: Is the Grass Green on the Other Side?
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Discourse of Politics and Security in Migration
  • Method
  • Political Narratives in Nigerian Migration Discourse
  • Security Concerns in Nigerian Migration Discourse
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Co-existence of Power and Powerlessness in Nigerian Migration Discourse
  • Method
  • Power and Powerlessness: Analysis of Socio-Economic Rhetoric in Nigerian Migration Discourse
  • Power and Powerlessness: Analysis of Reactions to Migration Requirements
  • Power and Powerlessness: Comparing Nigeria with the Diaspora
  • Power and Powerlessness: Individual and National Implications
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Discourse, Zimbabwean Migrants in South Africa and the Politics of Viscerality: The Case of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP)
  • Zimbabwean Migration Discourse in South Africa: A Review of Literature
  • A Note on Methodology
  • Discourses of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit
  • Narratives of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit: Daily Maverick, Newsroom Africa, and SABC News
  • The Migration Crisis as a Crisis of Bad Governance
  • Neo-Revisionist Discourses: We Owe Zimbabweans Nothing
  • Economic Discourses of Zimbabwean Migration
  • I Am Not My Brother's Keeper: Zimbabwean Migration as a Form of Abuse
  • The Visceral Reason: Of Frustration, Anger, and Despair
  • References
  • Chapter 8: Post-Migration Discourse and Identity Crisis: The Case of Nigeria
  • Method
  • Post-Migration Discourse in Nigerian Context
  • Identity Crisis in Nigerian Discourse of Migration
  • Social Identity
  • Cultural Identity
  • Professional Identity
  • References
  • Chapter 9: Further Thoughts: The Figure of the Migrant in Contemporary Discourse: Reflections and Lived Experiences
  • References