Diasporas, development and peacemaking in the Horn of Africa

• Main Authors: Laakso, Liisa, Hautaniemi, Petri
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Nordic Africa Institute 2014; NBN International; Zed Books; Nordiska Afrikainstitutet; The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury); Bloomsbury Publishing; Bloomsbury Academic & Professional; Zed Books ; Uppsala
• Edition: 1
• Series: Africa Now
• Subjects: 21st century; Africa; African diaspora; African Studies; Afrikansk diaspora; Afrikas horn; Aid and Development in Africa; Case studies; Conflicts; Development studies; Diaspora; Dispute settlement; East Africa; Economic and social development; Ethiopia; Etiopien; Europe; Flyktingar; Horn of Africa; Horn of Africa > Politics and government > 21st century; Interdisciplinary studies; International relations; Migration; Migrations; Peace studies and conflict resolution; Peacebuilding; Place qualifiers; Political development; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Politics and government; Politiska förhållanden; Post-conflict reconstruction; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Refugees; Refugees > Ethiopia > Case studies; Refugees > Horn of Africa > Case studies; Refugees > Somalia > Case studies; Remittances; Somali diaspora; Somalia; Somaliland; Somalis; Somalis > Horn of Africa > Migrations; Sub-Saharan Africa; 21st century; Somalia; Afrikas horn; Etiopien; Ethiopia; Horn of Africa
• ISBN: 1350219614; 9781350219618; 9781783600984; 1783600985; 1783600993; 9781783600991; 1783600977; 9781783600977; 9781783601004; 1783601000
• DOI: 10.5040/9781350219618

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.