Haitian migration in transit trough Ecuador

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Andrés López Rivera
Jana Wessel

Abstract

This paper presents a preliminary analysis about Haitian migration in transit trough Ecuador. Its main objective is to evaluate the different dimensions of transit migration phenomena and problematize the concept as a category of analysis. In the first place, transit migration concept is exposed, highlighting its problematic aspects. Then, the author provides a general description of Haitian migration and
the cases of Brazil, as destination country, and Ecuador, as transit country, are explored. Finally, some questions regarding the complex dynamic of transit migrations are posed taking into consideration the Haitian case.

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Andrés López Rivera, Universidad de los Hemisferios, Ecuador.

Investigador Doctoral, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Alemania. Master en Ciencia Política y Gobierno, London School of Economics and Political Science, Reino Unido. Profesor, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Jurídicas, Universidad de los Hemisferios, Ecuador.

Jana Wessel, Caritas Ecuador.

Máster en Comunicación para el Desarrollo, Malmö Universiteit, Suecia. Miembro del equipo de trabajo social y terapia, Caritas, Ecuador.

How to Cite

López Rivera, Andrés, and Jana Wessel. 2018. “Haitian Migration in Transit Trough Ecuador”. Comentario Internacional: Journal of the Andean Center of International Studies, no. 17 (December): 19-32. https://doi.org/10.32719/26312549.2017.17.1.