Africa and its Global Diaspora

The Policy and Politics of Emigration

Buch | Hardcover

XXIII, 370 Seiten

2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-50052-2 (ISBN)

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The book presents a thorough study of the changing landscape of state-diaspora relations in Africa, as well as a robust analysis of diaspora engagement policies being pursued across the continent. As the Africa diaspora strengthens its socio-economic and political clout, countries of origin in Africa have sought to engage their citizens living abroad. Over the past decade, the role of diaspora in the homeland development has become a core tenet of national strategies and policies. Against the backdrop of expanding globalization and deepening regional integration, the book presents a thorough study of the changing landscape of state-diaspora relations in Africa, as well as a robust analysis of diaspora engagement policies being pursued across the continent as states seek to extend rights to and extract obligations from their global citizens.

Jack Mangala is Professor of Political Science and African Studies, and the Padnos/Sarosik Endowed Professor of Civil Discourse at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA.

I. International and Regional Perspectives on Diaspora Engagement.- 1. The Migration-Development Nexus: Contours and Outcomes of International Policymaking.- 2. The African Union Perspective on the African Diaspora.- II. Diaspora Engagement in National Context.- 3. Morroco and Diaspora Engagement: A Contemporary Portrait.- 4. Engaging with its Diaspora: The Case of Senegal.- 5. Nigeria: Diaspora Engagement Policies in National Context.- 6. Evolution and Nature of Diaspora Engagement Policies in Ghana.- 7. Reaching out to the Diaspora: The Liberian State's Formulation of a Diaspora Engagement Policy.- 8. Engaging the Ethiopian Diaspora: Policies, Pratices and Performance.- 9. A Provisional Analysis of Diaspora Engagement Policies in Kenya.- 10. The State of Leadership and Diaspora Engagement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.- 11. Brain Drain or Brain Gain? : Leveraging Zambia's Diaspora Dividend.- 12. Mutual Antagonisms: Why the South African Diaspora and the South African Government Do Not Engage.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.08.2017
Reihe/Serie	African Histories and Modernities
Zusatzinfo	XXIII, 370 p. 8 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Schlagworte	African History • African Union • Diaspora • Emigration • Emigration / Auswanderung • Historiography • History • Immigration • remittance
ISBN-10	3-319-50052-X / 331950052X
ISBN-13	978-3-319-50052-2 / 9783319500522
Zustand	Neuware