Diasporas, Development and Peacemaking in the Horn of Africa

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Exiled populations, who increasingly refer to themselves as diaspora communities, hold a strong stake in the fate of their countries of origin. In a world becoming ever more interconnected, they engage in 'long-distance politics' towards, send financial remittances to and support social development in their homelands. Transnational diaspora networks have thus become global forces shaping the relationship between countries, regions and continents.This important intervention, written by scholars working at the cutting edge of diaspora and conflict, challenges the conventional wisdom that diaspora are all too often warmongers, their time abroad causing them to become more militant in their engagement with local affairs. Rather, they can and should be a force for good in bringing peace to their home countries.Featuring in-depth case studies from the Horn of Africa, including Somalia and Ethiopia, this volume presents an essential rethinking of a key issue in African politics and development.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-08-14
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:400 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Africa Now
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781783600977

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Liisa Laakso is professor and dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki. Previously she held the UNESCO Chair in Development and International Cooperation at the University of Jyväskylä.Petri Hautaniemi is a former senior researcher in development studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki. His dissertation in social anthropology was on Somali child migration and young men, and he has published a number of articles on related themes.He currently works as a senior adviser in the Department of Development Policy at the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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The enriching volume presents a stimulating overview of the varied positions that members of diasporas hold – such as peacebuilders, investors and civic members – as well as extant gaps related to the study of diasporas, including theoretical frameworks and host country institutional incorporation and engagement.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Diasporas for peace and development - Petri Hautaniemi and Liisa LaaksoPart one: Contextualising the Horn of Africa and the diaspora1. Diaspora and multi-level governance for peace - Liisa Laakso2. Regional political history and the production of diasporas - Guenther SchleePart two: Case studies from the Horn of Africa3. Rebuilding Somaliland through economic and educational engagement - Markus Virgil Hoehne and Mohamed Hassan Ibrahim4. The Somali diaspora in conflict and peacebuilding: the Peace Initiative Programme - Mahdi Abdile5. The 2007 delegation of the Muslim diaspora to Ethiopia - Dereje Feyissa6. The Ethiopian diaspora and the Tigray Development Association - Bahru Zewde, Gebre Yntiso and Kassahun BerhanuPart three: European approaches to diaspora engagement7. Interaction between Somali organizations and Italian and Finnish development actors - Petra Mezzetti, Valeria Saggiomo and Päivi Pirkkalainen8. Approaches to diaspora engagement in the Netherlands - Giulia Sinatti9. Norwegian collaboration with diasporas - Rojan Ezzati and Cindy HorstAfterword - Petri Hautaniemi, Liisa Laakso and Mariko Sato