Social Sciences
Volume 8, Issue 10, 2019

The impact of circular migration on FGM/C: Transnational communities in Spain and the Gambia (Article) (Open Access)

Kaplan A.* , Moles J.P. , Sanyang S. , Le Charles M.L. , Álvarez C. , Aliaga N.
  • a Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
  • b Wassu-UAB Foundation, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
  • c Wassu Gambia Kafo, Fajara F Section, PO Box 339, Banjul Kanifing Municipality, Gambia
  • d Wassu-UAB Foundation, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
  • e Wassu-UAB Foundation, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
  • f Wassu-UAB Foundation, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08193, Spain

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. © 2019 by the authors.

Author Keywords

Circular methodology Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) Sub-Saharan migration Diaspora sexual and reproductive health Prevention strategies Multisite ethnography

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85075545541&doi=10.3390%2fsocsci8100290&partnerID=40&md5=3f665c04f7568f5072f1127947b7f7ea
DOI: 10.3390/socsci8100290
ISSN: 20760760
Original Language: English