Global Diasporas And Development

Author : Sadananda Sahoo,B.K. Pattanaik
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788132210474

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Global Diasporas and Development by Sadananda Sahoo,B.K. Pattanaik Pdf

​This volume discusses how diasporas have evolved and engaged in economic, social and cultural domains of their host and home countries across the globe. The volume is divided into six parts: Issues, Challenges and Development Experiences; Diaspora Finance and Economic Development; Knowledge Transfer and Diasporas; The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion; Gender and Diasporas; and Representation in Film, Theatre and Literature. It is truly a global representation of diasporic engagement. Its contributions come from experts in various disciplines across the globe, and the chapters cover socioeconomic, policy-related and cultural elements in countries as far apart as New Zealand and Zimbabwe. The contributors discuss major issues related to local communities' engagement with the diaspora and diaspora--home relations in Africa, West Asia, South and South-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand, China, and the USA, providing a panoramic view of diasporic flows in the twenty-first century. The interdisciplinary thrust of the volume, together with its global focus, makes this volume useful to researchers, academics and experts from the social sciences, population sciences and development studies, as also to analysts and policymakers across the world.

Author : Abel Chikanda,Jonathan Crush,Margaret Walton-Roberts
Publisher : Springer
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319221656

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Diasporas, Development and Governance by Abel Chikanda,Jonathan Crush,Margaret Walton-Roberts Pdf

Drawing on examples from the global North and South, this book examines the relationship between migration, development and diaspora engagement from a governance perspective. It explores the ways that governments interact with their own extra-national diasporic populations in order to boost economic development, build global trading and investment networks, and increase their political leverage overseas. Inside, readers will find fifteen essays which highlight such issues as diaspora engagement by governments at different scales, the divisions that often exist within diaspora groups, diaspora transnationalism and return migration, diaspora knowledge networks and higher education capacity building, and the neglected issues of South-South migration and diasporas as well as North-South migration and diasporas. The book presents empirical case studies from various geographical contexts including Australia, Canada, the Philippines, India, the Caribbean, Zimbabwe, and the United States. Overall, this book presents fresh insights into how and why migrant-sending countries are increasingly turning to the diaspora option to attempt to benefit from the transfer of knowledge, skills and financial and social capital. It provides policy makers, researchers, and students with new perspectives on governance and the means by which states are attempting to utilize their diaspora resources.

Author : Robin Cohen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000614060

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Global Diasporas by Robin Cohen Pdf

Following its initial publication in 1997, Global Diasporas: An Introduction was central to the emergence of diaspora studies and quickly established itself as the leading textbook in the field. This expanded and fully-revised 25th anniversary edition adds two new chapters on incipient diasporas and diaspora engagement while carefully clarifying the changing meanings of the concept of diaspora and incorporating updated statistics and new interpretations seamlessly into the original text. The book has also been made more student-friendly with illustrations, thought-provoking questions, and guides to further reading. The book features insightful case studies and compares a wide range of diasporas, including Jewish, Armenian, African, Sikh, Chinese, British, Indian, Lebanese, Afghan and Caribbean peoples. This edition also retains Cohen’s rich historical and sociological descriptions and clear yet elegant writing, as well as his modified concept of ‘diasporic rope’ linking different features of diasporas. This updated edition of the definitive textbook in the field will be an indispensable guide for students and instructors seeking to explore the complex issues of diaspora, migration and identity.

Author : Devesh Kapur
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691162119

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Diaspora, Development, and Democracy by Devesh Kapur Pdf

What happens to a country when its skilled workers emigrate? The first book to examine the complex economic, social, and political effects of emigration on India, Diaspora, Development, and Democracy provides a conceptual framework for understanding the repercussions of international migration on migrants' home countries. Devesh Kapur finds that migration has influenced India far beyond a simplistic "brain drain"--migration's impact greatly depends on who leaves and why. The book offers new methods and empirical evidence for measuring these traits and shows how data about these characteristics link to specific outcomes. For instance, the positive selection of Indian migrants through education has strengthened India's democracy by creating a political space for previously excluded social groups. Because older Indian elites have an exit option, they are less likely to resist the loss of political power at home. Education and training abroad has played an important role in facilitating the flow of expertise to India, integrating the country into the world economy, positively shaping how India is perceived, and changing traditional conceptions of citizenship. The book highlights a paradox--while international migration is a cause and consequence of globalization, its effects on countries of origin depend largely on factors internal to those countries. A rich portrait of the Indian migrant community, Diaspora, Development, and Democracy explores the complex political and economic consequences of migration for the countries migrants leave behind.

Author : Tanja Bastia,Ronald Skeldon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351997751

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Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development by Tanja Bastia,Ronald Skeldon Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development provides an interdisciplinary, agenda-setting survey of the fields of migration and development, bringing together over 60 expert contributors from around the world to chart current and future trends in research on this topic. The links between migration and development can be traced back to the post-war period, if not further, yet it is only in the last 20 years that the 'migration–development nexus' has risen to prominence for academics and policymakers. Starting by mapping the different theoretical approaches to migration and development, this book goes on to present cutting edge research in poverty and inequality, displacement, climate change, health, family, social policy, interventions, and the key challenges surrounding migration and development. While much of the migration literature continues to be dominated by US and British perspectives, this volume includes original contributions from most regions of the world to offer alternative non-Anglophone perspectives. Given the increasing importance of migration in both international development and current affairs, the Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development will be of interest both to policymakers and to students and researchers of geography, development studies, political science, sociology, demography, and development economics.

Author : Robin Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134077946

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Global Diasporas by Robin Cohen Pdf

In a perceptive and arresting analysis, Robin Cohen introduces his distinctive approach to the study of the world’s diasporas. This book investigates the changing meanings of the concept and the contemporary diasporic condition, including case studies of Jewish, Armenian, African, Chinese, British, Indian, Lebanese and Caribbean people. The first edition of this book had a major impact on diaspora studies and was the foundational text in an emerging research and teaching field. This second edition extends and clarifies Robin Cohen’s argument, addresses some critiques and outlines new perspectives for the study of diasporas. It has also been made more student-friendly with illustrations, guided readings and suggested essay questions.

Author : T. Yong,M. Rahman
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1137334444

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Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia by T. Yong,M. Rahman Pdf

A global cast of contributors document the various forms of diaspora engagement – philanthropy, volunteerism, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and virtual diaspora - in South Asia and provide insights on how to tap the development potential of diaspora engagement for countries in South Asia.

Author : Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1626373337

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Diasporas and Development by Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff Pdf

Author : Robin Cohen,Carolin Fischer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351805490

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Routledge Handbook of Diaspora Studies by Robin Cohen,Carolin Fischer Pdf

The word ‘diaspora’ has leapt from its previously confined use – mainly concerned with the dispersion of Jews, Greeks, Armenians and Africans away from their natal homelands – to cover the cases of many other ethnic groups, nationalities and religions. But this ‘horizontal’ scattering of the word to cover the mobility of many groups to many destinations, has been paralleled also by ‘vertical’ leaps, with the word diaspora being deployed to cover more and more phenomena and serve more and more objectives of different actors. With sections on ‘debating the concept’, ‘complexity’, ‘home and home-making’, ‘connections’ and ‘critiques’, the Routledge Handbook of Diaspora Studies is likely to remain an authoritative reference for some time. Each contribution includes a targeted list of references for further reading. The editors have carefully blended established scholars of diaspora with younger scholars looking at how diasporas are constructed ‘from below’. The adoption of a variety of conceptual perspectives allows for generalization, contrasts and comparisons between cases. In this exciting and authoritative collection over 40 scholars from many countries have explored the evolving use of the concept of diaspora, its possibilities as well as its limitations. This Handbook will be indispensable for students undertaking essays, debates and dissertations in the field.

Author : Manuel Orozco
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Pub
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1588268713

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Migrant Remittances and Development in the Global Economy by Manuel Orozco Pdf

Manuel Orozco moves beyond the numbers to provide a uniquely comprehensive, historically informed overview and analysis of the complex role of migrant remittances in the global economy. How do patterns of migration and remittances differ across regions? What kinds of regulatory and institutional frameworks best support the contributions of remittances to local development? What has been the impact of remittances on migrants and their families? Drawing on empirical data from five continents and firmly grounded in theory, Orozco¿s work reflects the evolution of our understanding about the importance of migrant remittances and the policies that govern them.

Author : International Court of Justice
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213630181

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Engaging Diasporas as Development Partners for Home and Destination Countries by International Court of Justice Pdf

This publication explores different challenges posed to home and host country governments engaging with their diasporas for development purposes. How to define diasporas? How to gather data on diasporas? How to incorporate diaspora contributions into development strategies? How to identify most relevant partners within the diasporas? What incentives are conducive to diaspora contributions? What resources are available within diasporas and how can their impact on development be maximized? What is the role for policy? These are some of the questions raised in this publication.

Author : Robin Cohen,Zig Layton-Henry
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022841279

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The Politics of Migration by Robin Cohen,Zig Layton-Henry Pdf

Facsimiles of 16 essays published from the 1970s to the 1990s offer a variety of scholarly views on migration since World War II. Among them are transnational migration as a small window on the diminished autonomy of the modern democratic state, the function of labor immigration in western European capitalism, non-white minority access to the political agenda in Britain, immigration and refugee policy in the US, immigration and changes in the French party system, and an aggregate data analysis of the National Front vote in the 1977 Greater London Council elections. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Doctor Claire Mercer,Ben Page,Martin Evans
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848136441

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Development and the African Diaspora by Doctor Claire Mercer,Ben Page,Martin Evans Pdf

There has been much recent celebration of the success of African 'civil society' in forging global connections through an ever-growing diaspora. Against the background of such celebrations, this innovative book sheds light on the diasporic networks - 'home associations' - whose economic contributions are being used to develop home. Despite these networks being part of the flow of migrants' resources back to Africa that now outweighs official development assistance, the relationship between the flow of capital and social and political change are still poorly understood. Looking in particular at Cameroon and Tanzania, the authors examine the networks of migrants that have been created by making 'home associations' international. They argue that claims in favour of enlarging 'civil society' in Africa must be placed in the broader context of the political economy of migration and wider debates concerning ethnicity and belonging. They demonstrate both that diasporic development is distinct from mainstream development, and that it is an uneven historical process in which some 'homes' are better placed to take advantage of global connections than others. In doing so, the book engages critically with the current enthusiasm among policy-makers for treating the African diaspora as an untapped resource for combating poverty. Its focus on diasporic networks, rather than private remittances, reveals the particular successes and challenges diasporas face in acting as a group, not least in mobilising members of the diaspora to fulfill obligations to home.

Author : Sonia Plaza,Dilip Ratha
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821382585

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Diaspora for Development in Africa by Sonia Plaza,Dilip Ratha Pdf

The diaspora of developing countries can be a potent force for development, through remittances, but more importantly, through promotion of trade, investment, knowledge and technology transfers. The book aims to consolidate research and evidence on these issues with a view to formulating policies in both sending and receiving countries.

Author : Barbara Jean Merz,Lincoln C. Chen,Peter F. Geithner,Harvard University. Global Equity Initiative
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123328820

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Diasporas and Development by Barbara Jean Merz,Lincoln C. Chen,Peter F. Geithner,Harvard University. Global Equity Initiative Pdf

They are also sharing knowledge and skills learned or honed abroad."--BOOK JACKET.