Description du projet
Un regard plus attentif sur la raison pour laquelle certaines personnes décident de rester
Le Brésil, autrefois pays d’immigration, est devenu un pays d’émigration dans les années 1980. Touchés par une grave crise économique, les Brésiliens ont fui vers des paradis supposés, principalement aux États-Unis mais également en Europe. On estime que quelque 100 000 Brésiliens quittent chaque année leur pays depuis 2000. Qu’en est‑il de ceux qui n’ont pas émigré? Le projet MigYouBra, financé par l’UE, étudiera la manière dont les jeunes du Sud décident de «rester sur place» alors que tout le monde autour d’eux semble émigrer. Il étudiera spécifiquement les motivations, le niveau d’(in)volontarisme et les récits des jeunes qui restent au pays. Cette étude sera menée à Governador Valadares, la capitale du Brésil dite de migration transnationale. Le projet combinera des approches de géographie, des études sur les jeunes et sur la migration, et des approches d’ethnographie.
Objectif
"The recent migration research agenda emphasises the need to advance the conceptual framework to understand the unique circumstances of the “generation on the move”. In particular, researchers in the field stress the need to connect research on youth and migration studies. Research on immobility is also required to overcome the “mobility bias” that persists in migration studies. The central proposition of the MigYouBra project is to explore how young people in the Global South decide and manage to ""stay put"" in a context of high transnational mobility and how they perceive the desirability of staying put compared with that of migrating. The research will examine the different ways of staying put, investigating the motivations, degree of (in)voluntariness, and narratives of young people who remain. The project will be centered on Governador Valadares, the “national capital” of transnational migration in Brazil. The context of Governador Valadares allows focuses on the protagonism of youth migration, and its relation not only to transnational migration but also to mobility. The key research approach of the project is mixed-method ethnography based on field research and quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques. The multidisciplinary nature of the project is strong, combining approaches from geography, youth studies, migration studies, and ethnography. The project will create extra-European opportunities for long-term research partnership. This proposal includes both the transfer of knowledge to the host institution and the training of the candidates in new advanced research techniques. Project results will increase understanding the drivers of young people's migration while also developing and strengthening the research skills of the Experienced Researcher."
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinateur
1600 276 Lisboa
Portugal