The effects of the intra-African and European deportation regimes brought about since the
European Union's externalization of its migration and development policy by transferring it to
countries of sub-Saharan Africa remain largely understudied - especially their effects on
people's everyday life after forced returns. Based on extensive field research Susanne U.
Schultz's book analyses the supposedly failed migration of Malian men the social situations in
which they find themselves following deportation and the implications of their failure for
their social environment and broader society. This important ethnographic study creates
empirical knowledge on key issues in migration research policy and practice in the context of
a charged debate.
