The Human Mobility as Strategy Facing the Volcanic Risks: The Case of Ilha do Fogo (Cape Verde)

Migration patterns at the beginning of the twenty-first century are nothing new, but there are historical forms of spatial mobility that require in-depth analyses and understanding. This can be partly achieved by considering the cultural turn, focusing on migrants’ social and cultural behaviour in the context of individual vulnerabilities and interpreting migration studies as an interdisciplinary research field. The example under study corresponds to a new interpretation of mobility linked to natural hazards, such as volcanic eruptions. Human behaviour and attachment to the home place are analysed as a challenge to borders of areas at volcanic risk.