Open access – Jørgen Carling

Scripting remittances: making sense of money transfers in transnational relationships

This article proposes a conceptual framework for studying remittances as social transactions that can take a number of different forms. For the past three decades, the ... [Continue reading]

The role of aspirations in migration

This conceptual paper seeks to engage with migration theory by examining the nature and functions of aspirations in migration processes. I argue that aspirations play a ... [Continue reading]

Beyond the insider–outsider divide in migration research

This paper engages critically with the insider–outsider divide in research with migrants and advocates a more nuanced and dynamic approach to positionality. In migration ... [Continue reading]

International labour migration: Consequences for countries of origin

In this paper I give an overview of how contemporary international labour migration can affect the country of origin. I do not intend to reach a grand conclusion concerning ... [Continue reading]

Transnational Archipelago. Perspectives on Cape Verdean Migration and Diaspora

The island nation of Cape Verde has given rise to a diaspora that spans the four continents of the Atlantic Ocean. Migration has been essential to the island since the birth ... [Continue reading]

Migration in the age of involuntary immobility: Theoretical reflections and Cape Verdean experiences

Our times are characterised by involuntary immobility as much as by large migration flows. The sheer number of people wishing to migrate but not being able to do so indicates ... [Continue reading]

The human dynamics of migrant transnationalism

How is migrant transnationalism shaped by the human dynamics of relationships between migrants and non-migrants? This question is addressed through an analysis of asymmetries ... [Continue reading]