Return Migration and Nation Building in Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Return Migration and Nation Building in Africa write by Adele Galipo. This book was released on 2018-11-08. Return Migration and Nation Building in Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Return migration has received growing levels of attention in both academic and policy circles in recent years, as the African diaspora's role in contributing to the development of their country of origin has become apparent. However, little is known about the lived experiences of those who come back, and even less about the ways in which their return shapes socio-political dynamics on the ground. This book aims to unpack the complexities of migrant transnational experiences as situated in global political and economic processes. In particular, the book takes the case of the return of skilled and educated Somalis from Western Europe and North America, in an attempt to recast the idea of diaspora return and transnational ethnography in a more political light, and to show how these returnees are both subject to and generative of important political conditions that are transforming Somaliland society. Overall, the book captures the complexities of the migrant's position, showing that "return" is rarely permanent, and that success comes from perpetuating the transnational stance. This book will appeal to scholars of migration, diaspora, development and African studies, as well as to those interested in the Somali case specifically, the third biggest community of refugees in the world.
Africa's Return Migrants
Africa's Return Migrants - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Africa's Return Migrants write by Lisa Åkesson. This book was released on 2015-07-15. Africa's Return Migrants available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Many African migrants residing abroad nurture a hope to one day return, at least temporarily, to their home country. In the wake of economic crises in the developed world, alongside rapid economic growth in parts of Africa, the impetus to ‘return’ is likely to increase. Such returnees are often portrayed as agents of development, bringing with them capital, knowledge and skills as well as connections and experience gained abroad. Yet, the reality is altogether more complex. In this much-needed volume, based on extensive original fieldwork, the authors reveal that there is all too often a gaping divide between abstract policy assumptions and migrants’ actual practices. In contrast to the prevailing optimism of policies on migration and development, Africa’s Return Migrants demonstrates that the capital obtained abroad is not always advantageous and that it can even hamper successful entrepreneurship and other forms of economic, political and social engagement.
Diaspora for Development in Africa
Diaspora for Development in Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Diaspora for Development in Africa write by Sonia Plaza. This book was released on 2011. Diaspora for Development in Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Contemporary Migration to South Africa
Contemporary Migration to South Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Contemporary Migration to South Africa write by Aurelia Segatti. This book was released on 2011-08-23. Contemporary Migration to South Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume examines international migration policies and practices in post-apartheid South Africa. It consides both regional and highly localised impacts, the historical experience of migration policy-making and the roots of contemporary policy dilemmas as well as the question of skilled labor.
Return Migration to Afghanistan
Return Migration to Afghanistan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Return Migration to Afghanistan write by Marieke van Houte. This book was released on 2017-03-09. Return Migration to Afghanistan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book overcomes the dichotomies, generalizations and empirical shortcomings that surround the understanding of return migration within the migration–development–peace-building nexus. Using the concept of multidimensional embeddedness, it provides an encompassing view of returnees’ identification with and participation in one or multiple spaces of belonging. It introduces Afghan return migration from Europe as a relevant case study, since the country’s protracted history of conflict and migration shows how the globally changing political discourses of recent decades have shaped migration strategies. The author’s findings highlight the fact that policy is responding inadequately to complex issues of migration, conflict, development and return, since the expectations on which it is based only account for a small minority of returnees. This thought-provoking book will appeal to scholars of migration and refugee studies, as well as a wider audience of sociologists, anthropologists, demographers and policy makers.
