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The decision-making of the indigenous Ecuadorian youth to migrate in the "age of migration dream"
Trhlíková, Magdalena ; Uherek, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Freidingerová, Tereza (referee)
The thesis will focus on the migration of the young Salasaka generation within the context of the "age of the migration dream" (Bude, 2010) and of three approaches to answering the question of why people migrate through migration theories: economic approach, systematic approach, and narrative approach. The work will aim to describe the narratives of a migration dream and how this dream is shaped, reproduced, and changed. This research emphasizes the importance of narratives as a crucial driver of migration. Narratives can significantlyinfluence decision-making processes, serving as a key to understanding the creation of migration flows and play a significant role in shaping perceptions and attitudes towards migration within communities. The research field is the indigenous village of Salasaka in highland Ecuador, a village where traditional ways andcultural heritage are highlyvaluedas indigenous people were discriminated against in Ecuador throughout history. However, the younger generation has developed different ways of living as they study at universities, dress differently, have a different occupation,or leave their village.The methodwill include a three-monthethnographic research using photo-elicitation method.The thesis tries toanswer the question,"Whydo young people in Salasaka migrate?"....
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