Circular Migration in Zimbabwe and Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa

O'connor, Anthony

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“…Informal employment is the norm [18], and jobs are often short‐term and insecure—however, because cash‐earning opportunities are inconsistently available in rural areas, such “piece work” remains highly desirable even if it requires movement. Within countries, modern cities offer greater earning opportunities, which may induce permanent or temporary movement; however, a variety of factors (including the high costs of urban living, familial ties and social norms) may pressure low‐wage workers to maintain rural residences [19–21]. Rural–rural migration is increasingly recognized in mobility research as well: seasonal patterns present economic opportunities in different parts of the country depending on the time of the year, and geographically dispersed social networks result in travel for caregiving, funerals and celebrations [10].…”

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Mobility and HIV care engagement: a research agenda

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Introduction:Mobility is common and an essential livelihood strategy in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Mobile people suffer worse outcomes at every stage of the HIV care cascade compared to non-mobile populations. Definitions of mobility vary widely, and research on the role of temporary mobility (as opposed to permanent migration) in HIV treatment outcomes is often lacking. In this article, we review the current landscape of mobility and HIV care research to identify what is already known, gaps in the literature, and recommendations for future research. Discussion: Mobility in SSA is closely linked to income generation, though caregiving, climate change and violence also contribute to the need to move. Mobility is likely to increase in the coming decades, both due to permanent migration and increased temporary mobility, which is likely much more common. We outline three central questions regarding mobility and HIV treatment outcomes in SSA. First, it is unclear what aspects of mobility matter most for HIV care outcomes and if highrisk mobility can be identified or predicted, which is necessary to facilitate targeted interventions for mobile populations. Second, it is unclear what groups are most vulnerable to mobility-associated treatment interruption and other adverse outcomes. And third, it is unclear what interventions can improve HIV treatment outcomes for mobile populations. Conclusions: Mobility is essential for people living with HIV in SSA. HIV treatment programmes and broader health systems must understand and adapt to human mobility, both to promote the rights and welfare of mobile people and to end the HIV pandemic.

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“…In Zambia, rural-urban migration has long been a prominent social practice and livelihood strategy (Peša 2013). Bolstered by enduring colonial legacies of rural-urban inequality, it has fluctuated over the postcolonial period, partly in response to economic "booms and busts" in urban areas (Fraser 2010;Potts 2011). In recent years, state support for agriculture and service provision in the countryside have improved, but most employment and superior infrastructure, educational and health services are still found in urban centres.…”

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Entangled Future Im/mobilities

2024

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How are im/mobilities articulated, imagined and practiced in relation to multiple futures? A critical examination of im/mobilities raises questions as to how power relations and crisis-driven futures enable, inhibit or prevent mobility, what meanings are culturally constructed around im/mobilities and how they are experienced. The contributors to this volume look at entangled future mobilities and immobilities using humanities and social science approaches in diverse examples: Afrofuturist poetry, de-extinction projects, dystopian novels, a Uruguayan planned relocation program, lives of rural Zambian women, climate adaptation in Morocco and Austrian financial literacy policy.

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“…Migration, and the resulting remittances, are a household risk-mitigation strategy, especially under conditions of environmental stress and land shortage, and transfers of income, goods and services have long been recognised as key to household survival. The unidirectional nature of these flows has been interrogated by extensive research which emphasises that, with declining employment opportunities in urban areas and weaknesses in state safety net systems, reverse transfers are flowing from urban to rural contexts, with evidence of increasing urban-rural return migration (Djurfeldt & Wambugu, 2011;Falkingham et al, 2012;Oucho, 2007;Owuor, 2006Owuor, , 2007, and even in some cases a stalling of urban growth (Beauchemin, 2011;Potts, 2010).…”

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Prosperity in the Twenty-First Century

2023

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Circular Migration in Zimbabwe and Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa

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Mobility and HIV care engagement: a research agenda

Mobility and HIV care engagement: a research agenda

Entangled Future Im/mobilities

Prosperity in the Twenty-First Century

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