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Title: The Myth of the Misinformed Irregular Migrant? Insights from Nigeria
Abstract: The past decade has seen large numbers of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa attempt to reach Europe irregularly along the dangerous “Mediterranean route,” a trend that is projected to increase in coming decades (Hanson and McIntosh 2016). In response, European governments have invested heavily in initiatives to deter irregular migration, including an explosive expansion of information campaigns designed to inform potential migrants about the dangers of the journey and the unwelcoming reception they might receive in Europe (Schans and Optekamp 2016). There is surprisingly little evidence about whether such campaigns accomplish their stated objectives, and whether potential migrants actually are misinformed about the costs of the journey and the benefits of Europe. We provide such evidence from a representative survey we conducted in 2018 in Benin City, the epicenter of irregular migration out of Nigeria, which is itself the largest sub-Saharan African source of irregular migrants to Europe. We find that potential migrants in this context are better informed about destination contexts than European information campaigns assume, but are poorly informed about the journey itself, and we discuss correlates of migration-related knowledge.
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