Diasporas, development and peacemaking in the Horn of Africa

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 de...

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Main Authors Laakso, Liisa, Hautaniemi, Petri
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Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
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Abstract 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.
AbstractList 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.
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.
"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."
Featuring a wealth of case-study material and insights from leading experts in the field, this highly original volume forces an important re-think in a contentious area of African politics and development.
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SubjectTerms 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
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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
TableOfContents Introduction: Diasporas for peace and development - Diaspora and multi-level governance for peace - Regional political history and the production of diasporas - Rebuilding Somaliland through economic and educational engagement - The Somali diaspora in conflict and peacebuilding: the Peace Initiative Programme - The 2007 delegation of the Muslim diaspora to Ethiopia - The Ethiopian diaspora and the Tigray Development Association - Interaction between Somali organizations and Italian and Finnish development actors - Approaches to diaspora engagement in the Netherlands - Norwegian collaboration with diasporas - Afterword - About the contributors
Diasporas, development and peacemaking in the Horn of Africa -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Diasporas for peace and development -- Part One: Contextualizing the Horn of Africa and the diaspora -- 1. Diaspora and multi-level governance for peace -- 2. Regional political history and the production of diasporas -- Part Two: Case studies from the Horn of Africa -- 3. Rebuilding Somaliland through economic and educational engagement -- 4. The Somali diaspora in conflict and peacebuilding: the Peace Initiative Programme -- 5. The 2007 delegation of the Muslim diaspora to Ethiopia -- 6. The Ethiopian diaspora and the Tigray Development Association -- Part Three: European approaches to diaspora engagement -- 7. Interaction between Somali organizations and Italian and Finnish development actors -- 8. Approaches to diaspora engagement in the Netherlands -- 9. Norwegian collaboration with diasporas -- Afterword -- About the contributors -- Index.
Front cover -- Africa Now -- About the editors -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Diasporas for peace and development -- Arguments for and against in migration studies -- The book -- References -- PART ONE Contextualizing the Horn of Africa and the diaspora -- 1 Diaspora and multi-level governance for peace -- Multi-level governance -- Recognition of African diaspora -- Interaction with diaspora -- The question of representation -- Conclusions -- References -- Interviews -- 2 Regional political history and the production of diasporas -- Introduction -- Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea -- Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Kenya -- Notes -- References -- PART TWO Case studies from the Horn of Africa -- 3 Rebuilding Somaliland through economic and educational engagement -- Introduction -- A short note on Somaliland's peacebuilding processes -- Challenges to diaspora investments and sustainable peace in Somaliland -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 The Somali diaspora in conflict and peacebuilding: the Peace Initiative Programme -- Introduction -- Political, economic and social restrictions in the home country on diaspora involvement -- Linking the host country and the home country -- Differing attitudes towards homeland engagement among first- and second-generation diaspora -- The negative role of diaspora -- The positive role of diaspora -- Challenges to diaspora involvement -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 5 The 2007 delegation of the Muslim diaspora to Ethiopia -- Introduction -- The homeland scene: religious groups and the Ethiopian state -- The delegation and its activities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6 The Ethiopian diaspora and the Tigray Development Association -- Introduction -- Perspectives on peacebuilding and development -- The Ethiopian diaspora in historical perspective
The Ethiopian socio-political context and implications -- The role of the Ethiopian diaspora in peacebuilding and conflict -- The Tigray Development Association -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- PART THREE European approaches to diaspora engagement -- 7 Interaction between Somali organizations and Italian and Finnish development actors -- Engaging diasporas for peace and development: a dynamic approach -- Theoretical reflections and definitions -- Comparing the contexts: different opportunities for the Somali diaspora -- Diaspora engagement dynamics in Italy and Finland -- Mechanisms and processes of interaction -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- Websites -- 8 Approaches to diaspora engagement in the Netherlands -- Introduction -- Diasporas as partners in development and peacebuilding -- The Dutch setting for diaspora engagement -- Diaspora engagement practices -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 9 Norwegian collaboration with diasporas -- Introduction -- The rise of 'diasporas' -- Stakeholders on paper -- A challenge in practice -- Capacity-building needs -- Incompatible differences? -- A biased and fragmented actor -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- Afterword -- About the contributors -- Index -- Back cover
Introduction: Diasporas for peace and development / Petri Hautaniemi and Liisa Laakso -- PART ONE: Contextualizing the Horn of Africa and the diaspora -- 1. Diaspora and multi-level governance for peace / Liisa Laakso -- 2. Regional political history and the production of diasporas / Guenther Schlee -- PART TWO: Case studies from the Horn of Africa -- 3. Rebuilding Somaliland through economic and educational engagement / Markus Virgil Hoehne and Mohamed Hassan Ibrahim -- 4. The Somali diaspora in conflict and peacebuilding: the Peace Initiative Programme / Mahdi Abdile -- 5. The 2007 delegation of the Muslim diaspora to Ethiopia / Dereje Feyissa -- 6. The Ethiopian diaspora and the Tigray Development Association / Bahru Zewde, Gebre Yntiso and Kassahun Berhanu -- PART THREE: European approaches to diaspora engagement -- 7. Interaction between Somali organizations and Italian and Finnish development actors / Petra Mezzetti, Valeria Saggiomo and Päivi Pirkkalainen -- 8. Approaches to diaspora engagement in the Netherlands / Giulia Sinatti -- 9. Norwegian collaboration with diasporas / Rojan Ezzati and Cindy Horst -- Afterword / Petri Hautaniemi, Liisa Laakso and Mariko Sato
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