Finally, available in open access: The volume centers diverse patterns&drivers of migration across Africa over 2-centuries, highlighting intra-continental dynamism while Africans' presence in inter-continental migration was marginal mid-19th to mid-20th C.

RT @pseudoerasmus: On Old Twitter there was a big, long exchange on why African wages (facing export manufacturers) were so high (compared….

Introducing Grok Imagine.

RT @simongerman600: Super low unemployment in the EU. Partially good news, partially just a reflection of an aging region. There are just n….

RT @kopalo: Your regular reminder that it wasn’t until the mid 1990s that Africa caught up with Europe’s population. Relatively speaking, t….

RT @kopalo: Every now and then I am reminded of this enduring tragedy that hasn't budged in nearly 40 years.

RT @stanvanpelt: .@WageningenUR trok terecht de doctorstitel in van een oud-promovendus die in zijn proefschrift data gefabriceerde en gefi….

RT @haugejostein: A collection of nearly 300 surveys finds that positive views of China among citizens in Africa outweigh negative views by….

RT @beckerbastian: 🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 Thrilled to share new work with @deandulay, exploring the role of shared national identity between….

I'll keep my profile active but will no longer post here.

I've migrated to Blue Sky: @michieldehaas.bsky.social. It genuinely frustrates me that this is necessary. I don't think the polarization/politicization of social media platforms is a healthy development. But this place has become a cesspool, and is no longer of professional use.

RT @idris_kambala: I am in the job market with a super cool paper investigating the economic/development impacts of Africa’s wave of democ….

RT @Noahpinion: “Borders are necessary to establish and preserve distinctive communities, notably self-governing democracies.” -- Aristide….

RT @_alice_evans: Birth rates are plummeting,. The UN and other forecasters keep missing the mark . Fertility in Latin America has dropped….

What an open sewer "X" has become, with "Elon" as all the fanboys reveringly call him leading the way (yes, I should stop looking at the "for you" tab)

I'm being followed by many obviously fake female profiles recently, all with either a single post of nonsensical AI generated text or with pictures. They seem easy to weed out. What happened to Musk's claim that he would finally do away with fake profiles?

RT @ASANewsOnline: The ASA Publications Committee has announced a Call for Statements of Interest for Editor-in-Chief of the ASA’s journal,….

RT @SizweLo: In January 1983, the Nigerian government announced it was expelling the two million undocumented migrants. They had two weeks….

RT @KerilynSchewel: Migration friends, can you share any examples of surveys that ask about aspirations or intentions TO STAY instead of or….

RT @JonathanSaid1: “When rich countries with well-fed populations oppose greater use of synthetic fertilizer in Africa, it smacks of the sa….

RT @WimBerkelaar: Gerard Trienekens (1941-2024), lang docent geschiedenis aan de universiteit Utrecht, gestorven. Schreef een spraakmakend….

RT @esamjones: Very happy to have our paper published: "Firm profitability and forced wage labour in Portuguese Africa: Evidence from the S….