Connecting with home, keeping in touch: physical and virtual mobility across stretched families in sub-Saharan Africa

Porter, G.; Hampshire, K.; Abane, A.; Munthali, A.; Robson, E.; Tanle, A.; Owusu, S.; de Lannoy, A.; Bango, A.

doi:10.1017/s0001972017000973

All Outputs (2)

Exploring the intersection between physical and virtual mobilities in urban South Africa: reﬂections from two youth-centred studies (2017)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., de Lannoy, A., Gunguluza, N., Mashiri, M., & Bango, A. (2017). Exploring the intersection between physical and virtual mobilities in urban South Africa: reﬂections from two youth-centred studies. In T. Uteng, & K. Lucas (Eds.), Urban mobilities in the Global South (59-75). Routledge

Connecting with home, keeping in touch: physical and virtual mobility across stretched families in sub-Saharan Africa (2017)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Tanle, A., …Bango, A. (2017). Connecting with home, keeping in touch: physical and virtual mobility across stretched families in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa, 88(2), 404-424. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0001972017000973

There is a long history of migration among low-income families in sub-Saharan Africa, in which (usually young, often male) members leave home to seek their fortune in what are perceived to be more favourable locations. While the physical and virtual... Read More about Connecting with home, keeping in touch: physical and virtual mobility across stretched families in sub-Saharan Africa.