Diasporas, Development and Governance

Synopsis

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.

Book details

Edition:

1st ed. 2016

Series:

Global Migration Issues (Book 5)

Author:

Abel Chikanda, Jonathan Crush, Margaret Walton-Roberts

ISBN:

9783319221656

Related ISBNs:

9783319221649

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Pages:

N/A

Reading age:

Not specified

Includes images:

Yes

Date of addition:

2019-09-11

Usage restrictions:

Copyright

Copyright date:

2016

Copyright by:

Springer International Publishing, Cham 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Social Studies