Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-33444-2
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 4581 g

Reihe: International Political Economy Series

A global cast of contributors document the various forms of diaspora engagement – philanthropy, volunteerism, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and virtual diaspora - in South Asia and provide insights on how to tap the development potential of diaspora engagement for countries in South Asia.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yong, T.

Rahman, M.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia; Tan Tai Yong and Md Mizanur Rahman 1. From Germany to India: The Role of NRI and PIO in Economic and Social Development Assistance; Pierre Gottschlich 2. Influencing from Afar: Role of Pakistani Diaspora in Public Policy and Development in Pakistan; S Akbar Zaidi 3. Afghan Diapsoras in Britain and Germany: Dynamics, Engagements and Agency; Carolin Fischer 4. The Global Circulation of Skill and Capital – Pathways of return migration of Indian Entrepreneurs from the United States to India; Manashi Ray 5. Bangladeshi Diaspora: Cultural Practices and Development Linkages; A K M Ahsan Ullah 6. From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Leveraging the Academic Diaspora for Development in Bangladesh; Taiabur Rahman 7. Diaspora Engagement in Education in Kerala, India; Antony Palackal 8. Diaspora Volunteering and Development in Nepal; Prakash khanal 9. Diasporic Shrines: Transnational Networks linking South Asia through Pilgrimage and Welfare Development; Virinder S. Kalra, Umber Ibad and Navtej K Purewal 10. Intersecting Diasporas: Sri Lankan Buddhist Temples in Malaysia and Development Across the Indian Ocean; Jeffrey Samuels 11. Diaspora Engagement Policy in South Asia; Smita Tiwari 12. Pockets of the West: The Engagement of the Virtual Diaspora in India; Kiran Mirchandani

Über Autor(innen)

Ahsan Ullah, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Antony Palackal, Loyola College of Social Sciences, Kerala, India
Carolin Fischer, University of Oxford, UK
Jeffrey Samuels, Western Kentucky University, USA
Kiran Mirchandani, University of Toronto, Canada
Manashi Ray, West Virginia State University, USA
Md Mizanur Rahman, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Navtej Purewal, University of Manchester, UK
Pierre Gottschlich, University of Rostock, Germany
Prakash Khanal, Himalayan Development International, UK
S Akbar Zaidi, Columbia University, USA
Smita Tiwari, University of Delhi, India
Taiabur Rahman, Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Kazakhstan
Tan Tai Yong, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Umber Bin Ibad, University of Manchester, UK
Virinder S Kalra, University of Manchester, UK