COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRANSNATIONALISM BETWEEN GHANA AND PHILIPPINES

Abstract

With the advancement in information and communication technology, and transportation, international migration has taken a new form making it possible for immigrants to live in more than one country at the same time. Drawing from studies on transnationalism in Ghana and Philippines this paper analyzed the dif-ferences and similarities of transnational migrants and their families among Gha-naians and Filipinos. We focused on four main areas including the historical trends of transnationalism among the two countries, the transnational communi-cation practices, the impact of transnational migration on the families left behind, and the assimilation methods adopted by these immigrants in their destination country. The analysis revealed much closeness in these areas among the two countries with difference showing in the way they assimilate into their new soci-ety.

Keywords

• transnationalism
• Ghana
• Philippines
• transmigrants
• migration

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