Fulani on the move: seasonal economic migration in the Sahel as a social process

Hampshire, K.R.

Abstract

Examines seasonal economic migration in the Sahel region in Africa from a sociological perspective. Methodological issues concerning the study; Description of spatial mobility and migration among the Fulani tribe; Examination of the concept of exode within an economic framework.

Citation

Hampshire, K. (2002). Fulani on the move: seasonal economic migration in the Sahel as a social process. The Journal of Development Studies, 38(5), 15-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220380412331322491

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2002
• Deposit Date: May 17, 2007
• Journal: Journal of Development Studies
• Print ISSN: 0022-0388
• Electronic ISSN: 1743-9140
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 15-36
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00220380412331322491
• Keywords: Rural to urban migration, Rural poverty, Fulani, Burkina Faso, Short-term labour migration.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1564764
• Publisher URL: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=4&hid=102&sid=0ad81f43-65b9-4bd4-9c76-0266ecf7dd08%40sessionmgr108