Introduction: Crossing African Borders – Migration and Mobility

This publication is one of the results of a conference organised in Lisbon in 2011 on the theme of African borders and their relationships with migration and mobility. The selected papers are a sample of the diverse perspectives on the general theme presented at the meeting. Other written contributions were presented at the event and summaries of them can be found online. Unwritten contributions were the discussions and exchanges of ideas throughout the conference and the opportunity to shar..