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...]