Social Constructions of Migration in Nigeria and Zimbabwe : Discourse, Rhetoric, and Identity

Emerald Publishing Limited

Social Constructions of Migration in Nigeria and ZimbabweDiscourse, Rhetoric, and Identity\nAuthor(s): Kunle Musbaudeen Oparinde, Rodwell Makombe\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781835491690, 978-1835491690\nSynopsis\nHuman movement and mobility are at an all-time high, making it more important than ever to understand how discourses around migration shape and influence individuals and the socioeconomic conditions of the countries they both inhabit and leave behind.\n\nFeaturing both intercontinental and intracontinental perspectives, authors Kunle Musbaudeen Oparinde and Rodwell Makombe present new, much-needed data from the African continent in terms of how discourses around migration are socially constructed in Africa and how this compares globally. Collected from social media and online platforms, this data spotlights the everyday realities of Nigerians and Zimbabweans, and by extension many A.