The Japa syndrome and the migration of Nigerians to the United Kingdom: an empirical analysis

Comparative Migration Studies

Original Article

Oladotun E. Awosusi¹  Samuel Kehinde Okunade² 

[1] Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Forte Hare, Alice, South Africa;Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa;

关键词: Out-migration;    Africa;    Nigerians;    The United Kingdom;    Study permit;    Japa syndrome;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40878-023-00351-2

 received in 2022-11-22, accepted in 2023-08-09,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Since the early years of independence, Africa has witnessed varying degrees of migration-regular and irregular. Scholarships in African regional studies have mainly attributed this phenomenon to factors such as high poverty levels, rising unemployment, and the deplorable economies of most African countries, Nigeria inclusive. However, the post-Covid-19 trend of out-migration of Nigerians to the UK, known as japa to the United Kingdom (UK) and other parts of the world, is concerning with multifaced implications. The study investigates the endogamous and exogamous variables responsible for this Japa syndrome in Nigeria. It contends that beyond the unfavourable economic climate and the lingering security issues among other internal vices in Nigeria, the current trend of out-migration bears a connection with the neo-liberal structure of the UK and the emerging global trend. The study argues further that the mad rush out-migration portends hydra-headed implications for the two countries and Africa at large. The study adopts a qualitative research design, including the utilisation of primary and secondary data. It draws primary data through pre-set standard e-interviews with thirty-six (36) Nigerian University students from seventeen (17) universities in the UK. The thematic analytic framework is applied to this data, with the product being an essay defined by seven sections.

【 授权许可】

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