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Lampert, Ben
(2014).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2013.782142
Abstract
In the recent wave of enthusiasm about the development role of migration, international diaspora organisations have been posited as powerful actors in the progress of their communities of origin. Drawing on research on Nigerian diaspora organisations in London and their places of intervention in Nigeria, this article seeks to subject such claims to greater empirical scrutiny. To understand the relative importance of these organisations in the development of their ‘home’ communities, their collective transnational interventions are set in the context of contributions made by local actors and internal migrants within Nigeria. It is found that the international diaspora organisations engaged in this study make a limited, almost marginal contribution to local development at ‘home’ and that local actors and internal migrants are much more important drivers of community progress. It is therefore argued that ‘home’-based actors and internal migrants should be given greater recognition in the conceptualisation of how and to what extent migration contributes to local development. To this end, a translocal perspective is advanced that incorporates local, internal and international actors in more effectively comprehending the development role of migration in all its forms.
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- Item ORO ID
- 35855
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1469-9451
- Keywords
- migration and development; migrant transnationalism; collective remittances; hometown associations; internal migration
- Academic Unit or School
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Development
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Research Group
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Innovation, Knowledge & Development research centre (IKD)
OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC)
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- © 2013 Taylor and Francis
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- Ben Lampert