From Station to Station: Ghanaian Migration Brokerage in a Disjointed World
Name of applicant
Hans Lucht
Title
Senior Researcher
Institution
Danish Institute for International Studies
Amount
DKK 1,076,804
Year
2024
Type of grant
Monograph Fellowships
Summary
Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Niger, this book explores the world of Ghanaian migration brokerage on the main route connecting sub-Saharan Africa with North Africa. The book will be the first of its kind to create and in-depth portrait and analysis of one of the most dangerous, yet less understood migration corridors in the world from the perspective of the people who live and operate it.