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, discussing the issues, challenges and development experiences of diasporas; diaspora finance and economic development; knowledge transfer; the politics of inclusion and exclusion; gender and cultural representations of diasporas in literature and performing arts. It is truly a global representation of diasporic engagement. Its contributions come from experts in various disciplines across the globe, and the chapters cover discussions from countries as far apart as New Zealand and the Caribbean. The contributors discuss major issues related to local communities' engagement with the diaspora and diaspora-home relations in Africa, South Asia, New Zealand, Europe 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 it useful to researchers, academics and experts from the social sciences, population sciences and development studies, as also to analysts and policymakers across the world.

Auteur
Sadananda Sahoo is a sociologist, at present an Assistant Professor at the School of Inter-disciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies (SOITS), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. His PhD at the Central University of Hyderabad was on the role and contribution of diasporas to home country development, especially in the healthcare sector. It provided him with significant insights into the dynamics of diasporic engagement. Before joining IGNOU he worked with the Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR), a Planning Commission think-tank for the Government of India. At IAMR, he completed several international projects on education, agriculture and employment. Dr. Sahoo has more than 20 publications and reviews on diaspora and ethnic studies, international migration, public policy, and rural development, among others. Besides, he has also co-edited a book on diasporas, development and education. He is the Founder Convener of the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), based in New Delhi, India. He teaches and supervises students on issues of media, culture, development, public policy and the global diaspora. Email: ssahoo@ignou.ac.in B.K. Pattanaik is a developmental economist and at present Director of the School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS), IGNOU, New Delhi. In the past twenty years, he has completed a number research studies, policy evaluations and consulting projects for global agencies like the UNDP, the UNICEF, Ford Foundation, USAID and the European Commission. In addition, he continues to work as a policy expert for several departments at the Government of India on issues of education, health and socio-economic development. He regularly contributes to policymaking as a member of working and drafting committees under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Planning Commission, Government of India. Professor Pattanaik has published seven books and morethan 100 articles and reviews on public policy, agriculture, education, health and family welfare, rural development, migration, gender empowerment and international development. He has received international appreciation and awards for his contribution to the study of developmental economics. Email: bkpattanaik@ignou.ac.in

Contenu

Chapter 1: Diaspora centred development: Current practice, critical commentaries and research priorities.- Chapter 2: The Link with a Home Country: A Comparative Analysis of Host-country Environments for Diaspora Engagement.- Chapter 3: Diasporas and Divergent Development in Kerala and Punjab: Querying the Migration-Development Discourse.- Chapter 4: Africa's Money in Africa: Human and Physical Capital Dimensions.- Chapter 5: Diaspora Bonds and the Caribbean Economic Development.- Chapter 6: The African Brain Drain Causes, Costs, Consequences.- Chapter 7:Diaspora, Brain circulation and Indian development: Perspective from Australia and New Zealand.- Chapter 8: Indian Diapora and Knowledge Transfer: Sectoral Perspectives and Challenges.- Chapter 9: Rethinking Development through Dynamics of Skilled Human Migration from India.- Chapter 10: Knowledge Diasporas: Narratives of Transnational Migration and Higher Education.- Chapter 11: Reverse Brain Drain: New Strategies by Developed and Developing Countries.- Chapter 12: The diaspora as carrier of soft knowledge for development to the home country: evidence from highly skilled Filipino migrants in New Zealand and Australia.- Chapter 13: Tapping Talents in India through Diasporas Network: Opportunities and Challenges.- Chapter 14: Muslim Diaspora and European Identity: The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion.- Chapter 15: Diaspora, Cultural Disintegration and Underdevelopment: The Case of Zimbabwe in the Last Ten Years (2001 2011).- Chapter 16: Integration and 'Limited Acculturation' of Tibetans at Shimla: Experience and Perceptions of a Diaspora.- Chapter 17: The Dark Side of 'Diaspora' in Africa's Great Lakes Region.- Chapter 18: Laws Protecting the Rights and Interests of Returned Overseas Chinese and Their Relatives: Their Relevance and Adaptation.- Chapter 19: Migrant Rights and the Citizenship Debate: The Case of Indian Workers in the GCC Countries.- Chapter 20:Diaspora in Mauritius: A Recipe for Contested Development.- Chapter 21: Does Role Mobility within Transnational Marriage Empower Immigrant Women?.- Chapter 22: Rationale for Establishing a Return and Retirement Fund for Indian Overseas Women Migrant Workers in the ECR Countries.- Chapter 23: Irangeles Identities in Motion: Representation of Migration in Films of the Iranian Diaspora.- Chapter 24: The Empire writes from within: The Kali Theatre Company, a case study.- Chapter 25: The creation of Diaspora and its historical significance: A Study of Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppie**s.