Introduction to the special edition - Labor, migration, and mobility: a Lusophone dialogue

Abstract This special issue was organized to highlight research on the diaspora of Lusophone people, addressing a gap in research on migration involving Lusophone countries comprehensively, encompassing aspects such as demography and, notably, administration, which is our primary focus. In the contemporary context, people’s mobility presents increasingly complex and challenging features, further expanding the scope of migratory analysis. Given the current scenario, some points guided the call for papers that led to this issue of Cadernos EBAPE.BR: a) the dynamics of migration in Portuguese-speaking countries; b) strategies for the labor insertion of individuals who migrate to (or from) Portuguese-speaking countries; c) migrations forced by civil wars, armed conflicts, and/or terrorist attacks, leading to economic disruptions; d) the impact of climate change, inducing migration in search of work; e) examining gender issues and their intersections with migration matters in these countries.