Transnationalism, diaspora, and development: A purposive review of the literature (original) (raw)

Migration and Diasporas: Emerging Diversities and Development Challenges

Human mobility and migration is not a recent phenomenon rather it is one of the survival strategies adopted since the dawn of human civilization. Migration is the most important and natural phenomena leading to human progress and development. The International Migration Report (2015) brought out by UNDP underscores the importance of migration and development linkages. It mentions that there are more than 244 million people or 3.3 percent of world's population live outside their country of origin. Most of them are youth population with median age 39 years. Unlike earlier migration, the recent decade has seen growing feminisation of migration. The migration flow cannot be ignored in an interconnected global world considering its impact on the social, economic and political arena

paper 2016 Hassankhan Migration, Diaspora and Development final ..pdf

Quote from India and its Diaspora (website MOIA) " To view the Diaspora only through the looking glass of remittances and financial flows is to take a myopic view. Not all expatriates need to be investors and their development impact measured only in terms of financial contributions to the home country. An overseas community can and does serve as an important 'bridge' to access knowledge, expertise, resources and markets for the development of the country of origin. The success of this bridge is often predicated upon two conditions: the ability of the Diaspora to develop and project a coherent, intrinsically motivated and progressive identity and the capacity of the home country to establish conditions and institutions for sustainable, symbiotic and mutually rewarding engagement. Home countries are now beginning to recognise the need to pursue and promote the dynamic of the Diaspora and development. " MOIA, website Abstract This paper is about the role the diaspora can play in the development of its country of origin (former home country) and in the strengthening of relations between their country of residence (present home country) and the country of origin.. The focus is on Suriname, which has a dual role, namely as a destination or host country for immigrants (different groups of diasporas, such as Afro-Surinamese, Indians (Hindustanis), Chinese and Indonesians (Javanese) to mention the older diasporas. There are also the new Diasporas consisting of

Transnational Migration Studies: Past Developments and Future Trends

Annual Review of Sociology, 2007

The past two decades have witnessed a sea change in migration scholarship. Most scholars now recognize that many contemporary migrants and their predecessors maintain various kinds of ties to their homelands at the same time that they are incorporated into the countries that receive them. Increasingly, social life takes place across borders, even as the political and cultural salience of nation-state boundaries remains strong. Transnational migration studies has emerged as an inherently interdisciplinary field, made up of scholars around the world, seeking to describe and analyze these dynamics and invent new methodological tools with which to do so. In this review, we offer a short history of theoretical developments, outlining the different ways in which scholars have defined and approached transnational migration. We then summarize what is known about migrant transnationalism in different arenas—economics, politics, the social, the cultural, and the religious. Finally, we discuss...

International Perspectives on Transnational Migration: An Introduction

International Migration Review, 2006

This special issue of the International Mipation Review on transnational migration represents both a victory and a challenge. For those who have advocated for the recognition of transnational migration, this publication is a victory in that it attests to the importance and growing acceptance of a transnational perspective among migration scholars. It is also a challenge because many of the criticisms raised initially by detractors have been quite valid. Making sense of transnational practices and placing them in proper perspective still requires much conceptual, methodological and empirical work.

Ozkul, D. (2012). Transnational Migration Research, sociopedia.isa.

2012

This article introduces transnationalism as distinct from globalization and diaspora studies. It first explores transnationalism research from a historical perspective. The next section reviews some of the critiques of transnationalism with regard to its extent, its novelty and theoretical strength. Later it elaborates on transnationalism in a network society, and suggests how the exploration of transnationalism has contributed to social enquiry. Finally it assesses the literature and discusses the possible future directions for social research.

The Migration – Development Nexus: A Theoretical Framework

In the current discussions of the migration-development nexus, it is possible to identify three main different positions. The first is called "developmentalist optimism" and it entails substantial confidence in the positive effects of international migration on local development. The second position is labeled "structuralist pessimism and skepticism," which underlines the negative side of the nexus -it is of the view that migration results from the lack of development and the former is unlikely to promote the latter. Recently, a third position appeared which has been influenced by recent studies on migration and transnationalism. Aiming at a more balanced assessment of the nexus, this position affirms the ambivalence of the migration-development nexus .