MARIO SCHMIDT is a senior research specialist at the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics in Nairobi and an associate at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale). Apart from exploring notions of masculinity among rural-urban migrants, he is interested in the effects of evidence-based development aid interventions across East Africa and the epistemological and ethical foundations of the behavioral sciences.

This astute book that combines Schmidt's well-written personal narrations with intercalary sections adds insights to important social and political discussions given the ongoing debate on (rural-urban) migration.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations Introduction Part 1: Experiencing Pressure1. The History and Infrastructure of an Aspirational Estate 2. Economic Pressure and the Expectation of Success 3. Romantic Responsibilities and Marital Mistrust Part 2: Evading Pressure4. Investing in Male Sociality and Wasteful Masculinity5. Lifting Weights and the Performance of Brotherhood 6. Masculinity Consultants and the Threat of Men's Expendability Conclusion: Pipeline to Nowhere Bibliography Index

MARIO SCHMIDT is a senior research specialist at the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics in Nairobi and an associate at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale). Apart from exploring notions of masculinity among rural-urban migrants, he is interested in the effects of evidence-based development aid interventions across East Africa and the epistemological and ethical foundations of the behavioral sciences.

This astute book that combines Schmidt's well-written personal narrations with intercalary sections adds insights to important social and political discussions given the ongoing debate on (rural-urban) migration.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations Introduction Part 1: Experiencing Pressure1. The History and Infrastructure of an Aspirational Estate 2. Economic Pressure and the Expectation of Success 3. Romantic Responsibilities and Marital Mistrust Part 2: Evading Pressure4. Investing in Male Sociality and Wasteful Masculinity5. Lifting Weights and the Performance of Brotherhood 6. Masculinity Consultants and the Threat of Men's Expendability Conclusion: Pipeline to Nowhere Bibliography Index

MARIO SCHMIDT is a senior research specialist at the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics in Nairobi and an associate at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale). Apart from exploring notions of masculinity among rural-urban migrants, he is interested in the effects of evidence-based development aid interventions across East Africa and the epistemological and ethical foundations of the behavioral sciences.

This astute book that combines Schmidt's well-written personal narrations with intercalary sections adds insights to important social and political discussions given the ongoing debate on (rural-urban) migration.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations Introduction Part 1: Experiencing Pressure1. The History and Infrastructure of an Aspirational Estate 2. Economic Pressure and the Expectation of Success 3. Romantic Responsibilities and Marital Mistrust Part 2: Evading Pressure4. Investing in Male Sociality and Wasteful Masculinity5. Lifting Weights and the Performance of Brotherhood 6. Masculinity Consultants and the Threat of Men's Expendability Conclusion: Pipeline to Nowhere Bibliography Index