Perceptions and practices of migration and return in the Casamance, Senegal : Study Report

Abstract

The qualitative research data available at RDC Qualiservcie result from research conducted in Senegal, more precisely in the region of the Casamance. The study focused on migration perceptions and practices of potential migrants and returnees and was conducted within the framework of the DeZIM research community joint project Transnational Perspectives on Migration and Integration (TRANSMIT). The research interest focused on the interactions between policy efforts to regulate migration as practices of immobilization and transnational migration processes, return and reintegration processes, and on narratives and images of migration and how those influence migration decisions and processes. In form of a multi-sited panel study, longitudinal empirical data was collected through qualitative, semi-structured interviews and one focus group interview with return migrants and potential migrants in all three departments of the Casamance during two periods of fieldwork in 2019 and 2022/23. The empirical data is available in the form of transcripts (n=53) of the audio recordings.