Connecting with Emigrants A Global Profile of Diasporas 2015

Connecting with Emigrants A Global Profile of Diasporas 2015
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2015-11-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9264239847

Looking at historical trends and policy challenges, this book examines emigrant populations in: North Africa and the Middle-East; Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia and Oceania; South and Central America and the Caribbean; OECD countries; and European non-OECD countries. It includes detailed country notes.

Connecting with Emigrants

Connecting with Emigrants
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2015
Genre: Emigration and immigration
ISBN: 9789264246515

This publication describes the size and characteristics of emigrant populations by origin countries with a special focus on educational attainment and labour force status. It offers origin countries a detailed picture of the size and composition of their diasporas, as well as their evolution since 2000. It contains an overview chapter and six regional chapters, covering: Asia and Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean; OECD countries; Non-OECD European and Central Asian countries; Middle East and North Africa; and Sub-Saharan Africa. Regional chapters are followed by a regional note and country notes.

Connecting with Emigrants A Global Profile of Diasporas

Connecting with Emigrants A Global Profile of Diasporas
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2012-10-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9264177949

This joint OECD/AFD publication includes 140 country notes summarising diaspora sizes, the characteristics of emigrant populations (gender, age, etc.); the numbers and main destinations of international students; recent migrant flows to OECD countries; and more.

Human Geopolitics

Human Geopolitics
Author: Alan John Gamlen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2019
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0198833490

This volume charts the rapid rise of various forms of diaspora institutions, across distinct historical phases and geographical regions, explaining the way that evolving models and best practices of international migration management have increasingly changed the way states see their diasporas and reconfigured the rules of international politics.

Coping with Emigration in Baltic and East European Countries

Coping with Emigration in Baltic and East European Countries
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2013-12-13
Genre:
ISBN: 926420492X

The Baltic countries have experienced sustained emigration over the past decade, contributing to population decline and a loss of working-age population. This book examines the impact of this emigration.

Global Diasporas and Development

Global Diasporas and Development
Author: Sadananda Sahoo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2013-12-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 8132210476

​This volume discusses how diasporas have evolved and engaged in economic, social and cultural domains of their host and home countries across the globe. The volume is divided into six parts: Issues, Challenges and Development Experiences; Diaspora Finance and Economic Development; Knowledge Transfer and Diasporas; The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion; Gender and Diasporas; and Representation in Film, Theatre and Literature. It is truly a global representation of diasporic engagement. Its contributions come from experts in various disciplines across the globe, and the chapters cover socioeconomic, policy-related and cultural elements in countries as far apart as New Zealand and Zimbabwe. The contributors discuss major issues related to local communities' engagement with the diaspora and diaspora--home relations in Africa, West Asia, South and South-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand, China, and the USA, providing a panoramic view of diasporic flows in the twenty-first century. The interdisciplinary thrust of the volume, together with its global focus, makes this volume useful to researchers, academics and experts from the social sciences, population sciences and development studies, as also to analysts and policymakers across the world.

Routledge International Handbook of Diaspora Diplomacy

Routledge International Handbook of Diaspora Diplomacy
Author: Liam Kennedy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2022-01-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000450791

The Routledge International Handbook of Diaspora Diplomacy is a multidisciplinary collection of writings by leading scholars and practitioners from around the world. It reflects on the geopolitical and technological shifts that have led to the global emergence of this form of diplomacy and provides detailed examples of how governments, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and corporations are engaging diasporas as transnational agents of intervention and change. The organization in six thematic parts provides for focused coverage of key issues, sectors and practices, while also building a comprehensive guide to the growing field. Each section features an introduction authored by the Editor, designed to provide useful contextual information and to highlight linkages between the chapters. Cross-disciplinary research and commentary is a key feature of the Handbook, providing diverse yet overlapping perspectives on diaspora diplomacy. • Part 1: Mapping Diaspora Diplomacy • Part 2: Diaspora Policies and Strategies • Part 3: Diaspora Networks and Economic Development • Part 4: Long-Distance Politics • Part 5: Digital Diasporas, Media and Soft Power • Part 6: Advancing Diaspora Diplomacy Studies The Routledge International Handbook of Diaspora Diplomacy is a key reference point for study and future scholarship in this nascent field.

Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Development

Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Development
Author: Ajaya K. Sahoo
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2021-03-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000366863

This handbook offers an analysis of Asian diaspora and development, and explores the role that immigrants living within diasporic and transnational communities play in the development of their host countries and their homeland. Bringing together an array of interdisciplinary scholars from across the world, the handbook is divided into the following sections: • Development Potential of Asian Diasporas • Diaspora, Homeland, and Development • Gender, Generation, and Identities • Soft Power, Mobilization, and Development • Media, Culture, and Representations. Presenting cutting-edge research on several dimensions of diaspora and development, Routledge Handbook of Asian Diaspora and Development provides a platform for further discussion in the fields of migration studies, diaspora studies, transnational studies, race relations, ethnic studies, gender studies, globalization, Asian studies, and research methods.

Africa and its Global Diaspora

Africa and its Global Diaspora
Author: Jack Mangala
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2017-07-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 3319500538

The book presents a thorough study of the changing landscape of state-diaspora relations in Africa, as well as a robust analysis of diaspora engagement policies being pursued across the continent. As the Africa diaspora strengthens its socio-economic and political clout, countries of origin in Africa have sought to engage their citizens living abroad. Over the past decade, the role of diaspora in the homeland development has become a core tenet of national strategies and policies. Against the backdrop of expanding globalization and deepening regional integration, the book presents a thorough study of the changing landscape of state-diaspora relations in Africa, as well as a robust analysis of diaspora engagement policies being pursued across the continent as states seek to extend rights to and extract obligations from their global citizens.

Talent Abroad: A Review of Moroccan Emigrants

Talent Abroad: A Review of Moroccan Emigrants
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2017-08-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9264264280

Close to 3 million people who were born in Morocco lived in OECD countries in 2010/11. To assess the potential that this group represents for the Moroccan economy, this review looks at the distribution of Moroccan emigrants over OECD countries, as well as their age, sex, and educational attainment.