Loren Landau reflects on migration studies and migration to African cities
Migration Talks hosts a guest episode from The Migration Podcast, a podcast produced by IMISCOE, the largest interdisciplinary network of scholars in the field of migration.
In this episode we hear Silindile Mlilo interview Loren Landau about his latest research on African cities. He talks about how patterns of migration to cities in Africa is distinct from urbanization in other parts of the world. He has been looking the regulation of space and how migrants relate to cities, as well as issues around ethics of inclusion and visibility. Loren also talks about how he sees the current state of migration studies and the importance of keeping space for research that shifts perspectives away from donor priorities. Listen to the full episode on Soundcloud or Spotify!
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