Here is a new article just published in Migration and Development co-authored with Lisa Andersson and Melissa Siegel. Abstract The purpose of this paper is to better understand the relationship between migration and multi-dimensional well-being in the context of Ethiopia. We investigate the differences in well-being between migrant, non-migrant and return migrant households. We then go a step further to understand the role of migrants destinations for well-being by disaggregating … [Read more...]
Just Released: Reintegration Strategies
I am happy to announce that my book 'Reintegration Strategies' has just been published by Springer. This book critically examines and theorizes the process of how return migrants reintegrate into their countries of origin. The result is a new methodology for understanding the experiences of return migrants, or their 'reintegration strategies'. This approach demonstrates that reintegration strategies differ by type of return migrant, leading to variations in how far they are able to contribute to … [Read more...]
New Article: Strong ties, weak ties: Exploring the role of networks in domestic worker migration from Ethiopia to the Middle East
This article is based on data collected during my PhD Fieldwork in Ethiopia with retuning domestic workers from the Middle East. My fieldwork was my first introduction to the extreme challenges women face in the Middle East and I was interested in how social networks could assist women in providing further protection. Social network theory provided a cornerstone of the theoretical component of my PhD and in this article I explore how migrating versus a weak or strong tie can assist domestic … [Read more...]
Book Chapter Released in Adjusting to a World in Motion: Trends in Global Migration and Migration Policy Edited by Douglas J. Besharov and Mark H. Lopez
Metka Hercog and my book chapter "Diaspora Engagement Policies and the Power of the Strong State: India and Ethiopia" is now available in this edited collection. Here is an abstract of our Chapter: Migrant-sending countries are increasingly exploring schemes where the human capital of expatriates can be used for the benefit of the home country’s socioeconomic development. This paper focuses on the mechanisms of emigration management and problematizes government involvement in … [Read more...]
New Article: Determinants of diaspora policy engagement of Ethiopians in the Netherlands
Together with Melissa Siegel, our article 'Determinants of diaspora policy engagement of Ethiopians in the Netherlands' is now online in African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal. The article contributes to a Special Issue on the Ethiopian Diaspora that will be available in January. To read the article click here. Abstract: State-diaspora relations is an emerging area of inquiry as we seek to deepen our understandings of state-diaspora policies. Few studies have yet to … [Read more...]