Fischer, Carolin (2015). Exploring the Dynamics of Diaspora Formation among Afghans in Germany. In: Christou, Anastasia; Mavroudi, Elizabeth (eds.) Dismantling diasporas: rethinking the geographies of diasporic identity, connection and development (pp. 154-161). London: Routledge
Full text not available from this repository.Migration is a primary characteristic of Afghan society. Mobility and spatial dispersion of solidarity groups have been commonplace for centuries in Afghanistan (Monsutti, 2005: 248; Schetter, 2012). Lately, however, migration has come to reflect the political conditions of the country rather than its non-sedentary traditions. Since the late 1970s Afghanistan went through different phases of war and conflict, which caused a persistent state of instability. To date, the situation in Afghanistan continues to be politically volatile and economically precarious. Over the years, millions of Afghans were forced to leave their country as a result of changing political and socio-economic conditions (Koser, 2011; Turton and Marsden, 2002). Recent UNHCR figures state that the total population of Afghan refugees1 worldwide exceeds 4 million (UNHCR, 2013). But the Afghan migration-displacement nexus is complex. People fleeing conditions of conflict, violence and persecution are moving alongside those migrating for economic and other social reasons (Koser, 2011).
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Book Section (Book Chapter) |
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06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Social Anthropology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Fischer, Carolin (A) |
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300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
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9781138546714 |
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Routledge |
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English |
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Anja Julienne Wohlgemuth |
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15 Jun 2021 14:51 |
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29 Mar 2023 23:37 |
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https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/142785 |
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