Information Sharing and Decision-Making: Attempts by Ghanaian Return Migrants to Enter through Libya

This article examines the relationship between irregular migration, access to information and migration decisions. Using semi-structured interviews of thirty return migrants who failed reach their European destinations through Libya, I show that from Ghana rely predominantly on interpersonal sources, including colleagues, neighbors, friends relatives, for migration. Return seek those have relevant experience with kind Existing research focuses ‘formal’ sources such as traditional print media, social library or workshops. Here argue this focus conceals activities practices perceive ‘greener pastures’ travel dangerous routes. Most interviewed in study indicated they had ‘informal’ often shared ‘jokes.’ Although gather everyday reliable, interactions involve complex unstructured processes.