El papel de las redes migratorias en los procesos de reordenación de los flujos de bolivianos entre España y Brasil

Abstract

This work puts in relation two migration trends of present time: the incipient return of Bolivians who had migrated to Spain in the past, back to their origin country and the reactivation of flows of citizens from Bolivia towards Brazil. Our goal consists in analyzing these two processes using some theoretical tools such as the concept of migration networks, also known as the social capital theory, as well as the migratory culture concept. Nonetheless, we put in discussion the way in which structural and short-term transformations in Brazil and Spain during last years help to orientate the migration processes that Bolivians are undertaking. We understand that these two reception contexts are going through some very different social, political and economical changes that may contribute to a reorganization of Bolivian migration flows. Through this case study of the re-migration of Bolivians returned from Spain, towards Brazil, we wish to point out migration dynamism, as well as discuss the pertinence of South-North and South-South denominations in these processes.