Discerning the Reality of ‘Those Left Behind’ in Contemporary Migration Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Theoretical Reflections in the Light of Data From Senegal

L’influence mitigée des migrations masculines sur les activités économiques des femmes « qui restent » : étude de cas dans la vallée du fleuve Sénégal

“…Cependant, il faut souligner que, si la migration s'est imposée comme une étape presque obligée de la trajectoire d'un jeune homme de cette zone, cela n'est pas le cas pour les femmes. La mobilité internationale fémi-nine reste fortement découragée dans la vallée (Kane, 2002 ;Dia, 2013 ;Mondain et Diagne, 2013), et cela à un plus haut degré que dans d'autres régions du Sénégal (Sall et collab., 2010). La migration indépendante des femmes non accompagnées est encore stigmatisée et souvent associée à la prostitution (Ba, 1995 ;Ba et Bredeloup, 1997 ;Ebin, 1995 ;Evers Rosander, 2005).…”

The “three ages” of left‐behind Moroccan wives: Status, decision‐making power, and access to resources

“…Although there is strong evidence of a positive impact of international migration and remittances on the living standards of the households staying behind in Morocco (Bouoiyour & Miftah, ), the social and gendered effects of those flows in the origin communities have been relatively neglected. This is linked to the tendency to portray those staying behind as an homogenous category of people with little agency (Archambault, ; Mondain & Diagne, ), which may be compounded by the use of the expression “left behind” to refer to these populations, suggesting powerlessness and “involuntary immobility” (Carling, ). This is especially true for women, who tend to constitute a very large proportion of the population staying behind in countries like Morocco, where emigration flows have been predominantly male.…”

“…people with little agency (Archambault, 2010;Mondain & Diagne, 2013), which may be compounded by the use of the expression "left behind" to refer to these populations, suggesting powerlessness and "involuntary immobility" (Carling, 2002). This is especially true for women, who tend to constitute a very large proportion of the population staying behind in countries like Morocco, where emigration flows have been predominantly male.…”

What Is Intercultural Sustainability? A First Exploration of Linkages Between Culture and Sustainability in Intercultural Research

“…Its online archive dates back to the journal's first volume published in 1980, and here, 21 articles have been selected (Ambrosini & Boccagni, 2015;Boese & Phillips, 2011;Busbridge & Winarnita 2015;Castles, 2013;Catney et al, 2011;Collins, 2013;Dahinden et al, 2014;Dawe, 2007;Downman, 2012;Gvion, 2014;Humphrey, 2013;Jakubowicz, 2011;Kesten et al, 2011;Khan, 2014;Kubal, 2013;Mansouri & Pietsch, 2011;Mondain & Diagne, 2013;Muñoz, 2011;Poucki & Bryan, 2014;Poynting & Mason, 2006;Stolle-McAllister, 2013). …”

“…Mondain and Diagne (2013) (JIS) show that even those parts of migratory societies that stay at home may develop a strong sustainability since they have transformed into parts of a transnational (migratory) network. However, certain conditions also may threaten the sustainability of cultural groups (Mondain & Diagne, 2013), and thus, Austrian philosophers Heintel and Krainer (2010) focus on ways to encourage the creative force of cultures. If culture can produce cohesion for a given community, people should develop strategies for a systematic seizure of these positive effects.…”