THE QUEST FOR PROSPERITY: DO EDUCATED AFRICANS EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION WITH THEIR NATIVE LANDS REGARDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SECURITY?

Author :

Sarwajit Bhowmik, MSS student, Department of International Relations, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Kazi Abdus Samad, MSS student, Department of International Relations,
Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Fazlul Haque Majumder, MSS student, Department of International Relations, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Ms. Fatema-Tuj- Zohura, Assistant Professor, Department of International
Relations, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58710/jiaV25N1Y2023A04

Description

For many African countries, the brain drain phenomenon, in which highly qualified individuals leave their homelands in search of greater prospects elsewhere, has emerged as a critical concern. With the assurance of greater salaries, higher social advantages and better living standards, educated Africans are frequently enticed to more affluent nations. Due to the loss of qualified human capital, it causes, this migration tendency has serious effects on the home nation’s ability to grow and prosper economically. The purpose of this research is to investigate the elements that affect educated African’s feeling of patriotic sentiment and ascertain if their lack of confidence in the opportunities and security available to them at home contributes to brain drain. It will concentrate on determining the factors that influence educated Africans’ feelings of patriotic sentiment as well as the degree of unhappiness among them. Using the examination of secondary data and case studies, it will dig into the mechanisms causing brain drain, emphasising problems like constrained job possibilities, unstable political systems and educational inequality. The results of this research will highlight how crucial it is to deal with domestic issues in order to prevent rain drain and advance sustainable growth. The research aims to give policymakers, stakeholders and educators helpful data to develop approaches that may effectively prevent the migration of brains, promote a greater sense of national pride and ultimately build up African nations by exposing educated African’s dissatisfaction with opportunities and security in their homelands.

Keywords: Rohingya, Refugee crisis, Environmental degradation, Conflict, Resource Competition, Myanmar.

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