{"product_id":"the-scramble-for-europe-young-africa-on-its-way-to-the-old-continent-paperback-softback-9781509534579","title":"The Scramble for Europe; Young Africa on its way to the Old Continent (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509534579","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Scramble for Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eYoung Africa on its way to the Old Continent\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509534579, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 April 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.295 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Scramble for Europe\u003c\/i\u003e is a calm, measured book that aims to take the emotion out of the debate about immigration from Africa, while at the same time not avoiding the difficult issues by pretending that the situation is under control. It is an approach that runs against the grain of politics. Hence the enormous importance of this book at a time when Old Europe is trying to make allies on the young continent in the hope that these inescapable movements of people will remain an African affair.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A must-read for anyone who wants to understand today's perilous migration flows.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMidi Libre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An indispensable book for understanding the key challenges of the coming decades.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLe Point\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stephen Smith has written a remarkably dispassionate, factual and insightful analysis of the Europe-Africa predicament. He succeeds in stepping back from fearful, moralized narratives and short-term perspectives in order to grasp the bigger social, cultural and political implications of Africa's demographic abundance and the vast migrations it undoubtedly entails. He poses questions that Europeans and Africans can no longer afford to ignore.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAlex De Waal, Tufts University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Provocative and well-researched....\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDigital Insider\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stephen Smith is at his best.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... absorbing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiddle East Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the harrowing situation of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean in rubber dinghies to the crisis on the US-Mexico border, mass migration is one of the most urgent issues facing our societies today. At the same time, viable solutions seem ever more remote, with the increasing polarization of public attitudes and political positions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, Stephen Smith focuses on ‘young Africa’ – 40 per cent of its population are under fifteen – anda dramatic demographic shift. Today, 510 million people live inside EU borders, and 1.25 billion people in Africa. In 2050, 450 million Europeans will face 2.5 billion Africans – five times their number. The demographics are implacable. The scramble for Europe will become as inexorable as the ‘scramble for Africa’ was at the end of the nineteenth century, when 275 million people lived north and only 100 million lived south of the Mediterranean. Then it was all about raw materials and national pride, now it is about young Africans seeking a better life on the Old Continent, the island of prosperity within their reach. If Africa’s migratory patterns follow the historic precedents set by other less developed parts of the world, in thirty years a quarter of Europe’s population will beAfro-Europeans. Addressingthe question of how Europe cancope with an influx of this magnitude, Smith argues for a path between the two extremes of today’s debate. He advocatesmigratory policies of ‘good neighbourhood’ equidistant from guilt-ridden self-denial and nativist egoism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis sobering analysis of the migration challenges we now face will be essential reading for anyone concerned with the great social and political questions of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A View from the Top of the Population Pyramid\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica: The Mexico of Europe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA 'stress test' between generations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica Has Not Yet Taken Off\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Kingdom of Lies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One: The Law of Large Numbers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica: The World's Youth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNigeria: Take it or Leave It\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLagos: Half Paradise, Half Slum\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chinese Model\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemographic Governance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: The Island-Continent of Peter Pan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpty Granaries, Coveted Land\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 'Birth' of Youth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuicides in a blue frock coat\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrothers and Sisters in Faith\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocracy, a Barmecide feast\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three - Emerging Africa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrade secrets\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 'gatekeeper state'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A Billion Good Reasons'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentity as a repertoire\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMusa Wo, the legendary 'enfant terrible'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: A Cascade of Departures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dilemma of development aid\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Draining of Lake Chad\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Live the 'White Man's Life'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe repertoire of rejection\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZooming in on the Mare nostrum\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five: Europe as Destination and Destiny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon't reckon without your host\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlugging a Leaky Dike with Sandbags of Euros\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Bowling Alone'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmashing the actuarial tables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeware of 'transfers'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A Rancour Sharpened by the Winter'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Way of Conclusion: Some Plausible Scenarios for the Future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Obsession with 'Scenes and Types'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGo See the Other Side!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460633587992,"sku":"9781509534579","price":13.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509534579.jpg?v=1785456310","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-scramble-for-europe-young-africa-on-its-way-to-the-old-continent-paperback-softback-9781509534579","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}