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Working Papers
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DIASPEACE Working Papers No 1, 2009, The
Diaspora – Conflict – Peace – Nexus: A Literature Review
This paper seeks to offer a comprehensive literature review on the role
and contribution of diasporas to conflicts and peace building. By scanning
the existing literature on the conflict – migration nexus and
identifying gaps within this literature, this review will thereby serve
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the starting point for analysis in the DIASPEACE project. First, the
review will provide a general overview of diasporas and conflicts, and will
then move on to discuss the various risks faced by diasporas in conflict
situations. In this section, the ‘New Wars’ debate will be examined through
empirical examples of how diasporas contribute to conflicts in their respective
country of origin; the factors influencing their involvement; and, the
potential ‘import’ of conflict to their host country. Several case
studies of diaspora groups originating from the Horn of
Africa will be provided to examine opportunities for diasporas to
contribute to peace building as well as their role in conflict
dynamics. Finally, suggestions and directions for future research will
be identified in order to fill gaps within the existing literature. Read more....
DIASPEACE Working Papers No 2, 2009,
Diaspora and Peace, A Comparative Assessment of Somali and Ethiopian
Communities in Europe
This publication is also
available as BICC brief 42 at the BICC website.
This brief
comprises innovative findings of the DIASPEACE project on Ethiopian and
Somali diaspora organisations in five European countries. Based on
in-depth research in the United Kingdom, Finland, Italy, Germany and
the Netherlands, this study provides a comparative assessment of
diaspora organisations, their activities and the framework
conditionsdetermining their interventions in the Horn of Africa. It
assesses both the characteristics and own resources of diaspora
organisations as well as factors and conditions that shape this
engagement, and therefore allows for an analysis of the diaspora
organisations’potential to contribute to peace and development in their
countries of origin. In consequence, it allows for a more objective
policy and intervention of diaspora actors in the receiving countries
of the European Union. Read more.....
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This project is coordinated by the University of
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