Migration and Community Resilience in Nicaraguan Afro-Caribbean Coastal Communities

Erica B. Sausner and Nicole Webster
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Erica B. Sausner: The Pennsylvania State University
Nicole Webster: The Pennsylvania State University

Journal of Developing Societies, 2016, vol. 32, issue 4, 484-507

Abstract: Bluefields, Nicaragua, is a diverse and complex city that has a panoply of cultures and languages. Youth face complex issues due to geographic, cultural, and linguistic differences from the broader Nicaraguan society. This theoretical analysis and literature review considers the marginalization of youth as a threat that encourages migration away from the community, further exposing youth to a future of isolation. Migration theories are reviewed and linked to the role that education can play in reducing these dangers and reinforcing cultural assets of the Bluefields community.

Keywords: Nicaragua; migration; youth; community resilience; Afro-Caribbean (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/0169796X16667876

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