Diasporas, Development and Peacemaking in the Horn of Africa

• Other Authors: Laakso, Liisa (Editor), Hautaniemi, Petri (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2014
• Series: Africa Now
• Subjects: Peace studies & conflict resolution; Development studies; East Africa; Refugees; Migration; Conflicts; Dispute settlement; Political development; Remittances; Economic and social development; International relations; Case studies; Horn of Africa; Somalia; Somaliland; Ethiopia; Europe; Diaspora; Peacebuilding; Post-conflict reconstruction
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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...