Southern African Migration Programme

The Southern African Migration Programme (SAMP) is an international network of organizations founded in 1996 to promote awareness of migration-development linkages in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It describes itself as addressing one of the critical challenges facing Africa: how to harness the potential of internal and international migration in the interests of development. SAMP operates as a research, policy and public-education body rather than a conventional commercial enterprise. Its stated activities include conducting applied research on migration and development issues, providing policy advice and expertise, offering training in migration policy and management, and running public education campaigns on migration-related issues. Its geographic focus is the SADC region within Africa. A significant part of SAMP's public output is its publishing programme. Its website lists a range of publication series, including SAMP Special Reports, the Migration Policy Series, Books and Special Issues, Migration Policy Briefs, Crossings, the MIDSA Series, the Migration and Development (MAD) Series, and Published Articles. It also maintains a mailing list for updates on new content, and highlights featured publications such as "No. 87: Mythologies of Mixed Migration and the Southern Route" and news items such as "Pandemic Precarity and Food Insecurity: Zimbabwean Migrants in South Africa During COVID-19." SAMP presents itself as working with partners and maintains sections on projects, partners, policy and media. It also promotes public-facing work, including the "Moving on Empty" photography project by photographer Thom Pierce, and invites audiences to follow its exploration of the nexus between migration and food security in the Global South on Twitter and Facebook. Wikidata classifies the Southern African Migration Programme as a publishing company based in South Africa, consistent with its substantial publication series and its South African base.

The Southern African Migration Programme (SAMP) was founded in 1996 as an international network of organizations. Its founding purpose, as stated on its own website, was to promote awareness of migration-development linkages in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). From the outset it framed its mission around one of the critical challenges facing Africa: how to harness the potential of internal and international migration in the interests of development. Over the years SAMP has built its identity around four broad areas of activity: applied research on migration and development issues; policy advice and expertise; training in migration policy and management; and public education campaigns on migration-related issues. This combination positions it at the intersection of research, policy and public communication rather than as a purely academic or purely commercial publisher. A central element of SAMP's work has been its publishing programme. Its website documents a family of publication series that reflect the evolution of its research agenda, including SAMP Special Reports, the Migration Policy Series, Books and Special Issues, Migration Policy Briefs, Crossings, the MIDSA Series, the Migration and Development (MAD) Series, and Published Articles. These series have served as vehicles for disseminating research and policy analysis to audiences across the SADC region and beyond. SAMP has also engaged in public-facing cultural and educational projects. Its website highlights "Moving on Empty," a photography project by photographer Thom Pierce, and it invites audiences to follow its exploration of the nexus between migration and food security in the Global South on Twitter and Facebook. It maintains a mailing list to distribute updates on new publications and content. Wikidata describes the Southern African Migration Programme as a publishing company based in South Africa, reflecting both its substantial publication output and its South African base. Its website continues to present news and featured publications, such as work on Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa during COVID-19 and a featured publication on mixed migration and the Southern Route, indicating an ongoing and active programme of research and publishing.

• 1996

  Southern African Migration Programme founded as an international network of organizations to promote awareness of migration-development linkages in SADC.

An applied research, policy advice and public education network focused on migration and development in the SADC region, publishing migration policy research series.

• SAMP Special Reports

  A publication series of special reports on migration issues.

• Migration Policy Series

  A core SAMP publication series on migration policy.

• Migration Policy Briefs

  Short policy briefs on migration topics.

• Crossings

  A SAMP publication series.

• MIDSA Series

  A SAMP publication series associated with MIDSA.

• Migration and Development (MAD) Series

  A SAMP publication series on migration and development.

• Books and Special Issues

  Books and special issues published by SAMP.

• Published Articles

  Articles published by SAMP.

1. 1The Southern African Migration Programme (SAMP) - SAMP - Southern African Migration Programmesamponline.org
2. 2About Us - SAMP - Southern African Migration Programmesamponline.org
3. 3Southern African Migration Programmewikidata.org