Abstract EN:

This research contributes to the reneval debate on migration studies, through the analysis of the empirical case of the Ethiopian migration. Over a short span of time (a quarter of century), the Ethiopian migration encapsulates multiple modes of emigration and diversified forms of integration in the Western World. This research attempts to shed a new light on some of patterns, of what might be called "the new face of migration". Following the 1974 revolution, the Ethiopian emigration, which could have been qualified as a passing phenomenon seems to be a fast expanding social practice. Ethiopians living in the western world were less than 10 000 before 1974; today, they are estimated to be between 400 000 and 600 000. Considering jointly the pre-migration characteristics of the studied migrants as well as the social and cultural transformations, which occured in Ethiopia during the 20th century, allows us to formulate the hypothesis that these migrants have assimilated norms and values available in the Western countries prior to their migration. This research shows that their settlement in diferent western countries is a dynamic where cultural clash is absent, due to the fact that this "clash" has already taken place in their country way before the beginning of migration. Using a comparative analysis between the immigration of Ethiopians in France and the United-States, we propose a renewed sociological approach of migration for a better understanding of social, cultural and professional integration.