Worlds Apart?: Perspectives on Africa-EU Migration

This book explores the crucial political and diplomatic issue of migration, which over the past decade, has become a central theme in relations between Africa and Europe. It discusses the diverse perspectives of African and European actors on migration and presents a more just and sustainable migration governance agenda, against the backdrop of the more detailed reflections on the key policy priorities, drivers, regional dynamics, and actors influencing African-EU migration. By providing an insight into the complexities and challenges of Africa-Europe relations with regard to migration governance, this book aims to generate an understanding about the disparities within this policy field to work towards more common ground and long-term policy solutions.

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Adeoye O. Akinola is Head of Research and Teaching at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation (IPATC), University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He obtained a PhD in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. He was lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria and acted as Visiting Professor at the United Nations University for Peace (UPEACE) Africa Programme in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Jesper Bjarnesen has been Senior Researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) in Uppsala, Sweden, since September 2013, and Associate Professor at the University of Uppsala. He holds a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Uppsala, and a Master’s degree in Anthropology and another in African Regional Studies from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.