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Creating an Enabling Environment for Diasporas’ Participation in Homeland Development
Author(s) -
Brinkerhoff Jennifer M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00542.x
Subject(s) - homeland , diaspora , government (linguistics) , homeland security , phenomenon , investment (military) , political science , public relations , e government , sociology , business , information and communications technology , epistemology , law , politics , philosophy , linguistics , terrorism
Diasporas contribute to their homeland’s development through remittances, philanthropy, skills transfer, business investment, and advocacy. This paper focuses on actions that homeland governments can take to create an enabling environment for diasporas’ contributions. Part I addresses the diaspora phenomenon and the homeland government‐diaspora relationship. Part II develops a framework for characterizing government’s role in an enabling environment specific to diasporas’ development contributions. Part III considers how to put the framework into practice, identifying important caveats and discussing several implementation issues, including the potential role of donors. The framework is also a tool for diasporans to strategically advocate for improved enabling environments.