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Benhayyoun, Samia (2018)

Here no king. There no king. Perceptions of Return among Undocumented Nigerians in the Netherlands and Returnees in Nigeria

Master thesis | African Studies (MA)

This thesis presents the results of an (official) six-month period of fieldwork research among two different groups in two countries: undocumented Nigerians in the Netherlands and Nigerians that have returned to Nigeria after they had been undocumented in the Netherlands.The thesis presents three main topics: policies towards returns in the Netherlands and how these policies are implemented on the ground in Nigeria; the lives of undocumented Nigerians in the Netherlands; and the lives of those that have returned to Nigeria. How do undocumented Nigerians themselves perceive returning? The thesis presents different aspects related to their perceptions, their lives, strategies, constraints and fears. And how do those that have returned perceived their return? Accounts of their lives after return reveal the constraints, exclusion, shame and stigma that can shape their new lives.

Nigeria

Irregular migration

Return Migration

Undocumented in the Netherlands

Deportation

Voluntary Assisted Returns

Re-emigration

Perceptions of Return

Author

Benhayyoun, Samia

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Research Master African Studies

Supervisors

Akinyoade, Akinyinka

ECTS Credits

25

Language

en