The Impact of Circular Migration on FGM/C: Transnational Communities in Spain and The Gambia

Adriana Kaplan, Júlia Perarnau Moles, Segga Sanyang, Marie-Alix Le Charles, Carolina Álvarez and Neus Aliaga
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Adriana Kaplan: Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Júlia Perarnau Moles: Wassu-UAB Foundation; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Segga Sanyang: Wassu Gambia Kafo, Fajara F Section, PO Box 339 Banjul Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
Marie-Alix Le Charles: Wassu-UAB Foundation; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Carolina Álvarez: Wassu-UAB Foundation; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Neus Aliaga: Wassu-UAB Foundation; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain

Social Sciences, 2019, vol. 8, issue 10, 1-15

Abstract: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a traditional harmful practice that migrates with people and has become a global phenomenon. Understanding how the diaspora resignifies and can change the tradition will allow us to measure the impact of transnational relations on information flows and decision making in a multisite space. The objective is to analyze the influence of migration on the practice of FGM/C with a participatory and circular methodology, focused on Gambian communities both in Spain and in The Gambia. The study shows the trends on how acculturation processes entail cultural change, both in Africa as well as in diaspora.

Keywords: female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C); sub-Saharan migration; sexual and reproductive health; prevention strategies; circular methodology; multisite ethnography; diaspora (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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