Making homes: the Ghanaian diaspora, institutions and development

Henry, Leroi; Mohan, Giles

doi:10.1002/jid.1019

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“…However, Bauman's idealtypical concepts seem to blur the ways in which migrants might be motivated both by desire and need, and the ways in which migration can be a traditional part of the work and career strategy (cf. Henry and Mohan, 2003). As this woman described:…”

Section: Life Change and Working Holidaymentioning

confidence: 96%

Overseas nurses’ motivations for working in the UK

Larsen

Allan

Bryan

et al. 2005

Work, Employment and Society

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This article addresses the theoretical integration of macro and micro dimensions of global workforce migration, detailing overseas nurses' motivations for working in the UK. The discussion is based on focus group interviews with overseas nurses in three areas in the UK. Their motivations for migrating are contrasted with their experiences of frequently being stereotyped as economic migrants who come from poor countries to gain financial benefits. These conflicting perspectives on overseas nurses' motivations are explored through a discussion of Bauman's notion of global and local

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Section: Life Change and Working Holidaymentioning

confidence: 96%

Overseas nurses’ motivations for working in the UK

Larsen

Allan

Bryan

et al. 2005

Work, Employment and Society

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“…The idea of places as multiple-with identities shaped in relation to wider geographies (Allen and Coehrane, 2010;Escobar, 2000) and 'stretched' by populations that are shifting, diverse, and connected to other places (Henry and Mohan, 2003;Mohan, 2006)-is very apparent in the four contexts we consider below: multicultural suburbs, 'ordinary' towns and cities, urban spaces of superdiversity, and rural spaces. Each of these captures and refiects notions of multicultural drift and relational space.…”

Section: Preoccupations With Segregation and Polarised Data Argumentsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Living Multiculture: Understanding the New Spatial and Social Relations of Ethnicity and Multiculture in England

Neal

Bennett

Cochrane

et al. 2013

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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Since 2001, as the social and spatial compositions of multiculture and migration have become more complicated and diverse, geography has moved back to the centre of policy, political, and academic arguments about cultural difference and ethnic diversity in England. This spatial turn is most obvious in preoccupations with notions of increasing ethnic segregation, but it is also apparent in discussions of the possibility of everyday multicultural exchanges in relationally understood places. Responding to the work of others on these questions and in these places, and informed by data from research exploring Ghanaian and Somali migrant settlement in Milton Keynes, we review some of the quantitative and qualitative evidence being drawn on in academic, policy, and political debates about contemporary multiculture. We problematise the dominance of the concept of segregation in these debates and examine the value of the concept of conviviality for understanding the ways in which multiculture is lived. IntroductionThe ways in which ethnic and cultural difference is lived and managed have been at the centre of debates across the social sciences in a range of national and globalised settings (see, eg. . Although these are transnational debates, in the sense that similar issues are considered in a range of contexts, they have quite specific national and local expressions. There is, however, a marked tension in the discussion between those who focus on the identification of a continuing process of segregation between ethnic groups and those who highlight the more interactive negotiations of multiculture. Here the issue is explored through the recent experience in England, where the tension has been apparent not only in the contributions made by academics but also in the pronouncements of politicians and in developing forms of policy practice.

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“…In comparisons with the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), other studies have acknowledged the diaspora and migrant communities as emerging agents of development in their countries of origin (Henry and Mohan 2003;Newland and Patrick 2004). In 2005, remittances to developing countries worldwide amounted to US$ 118 billion, doubling the amount received by these countries for development assistance.…”

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The African diaspora’s public participation in policy-making concerning Africa

Norglo¹,

Goris²,

Lie³

et al. 2016

Diaspora Studies

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This paper examines the involvement of African diaspora organizations in Dutch and European policy-making concerning Africa. It addresses the extent to which their inclusion or exclusion in public policy processes in their destination countries is likely to impact (development) policies relating to their countries of origin. The findings are based on a collaborative research project that involved knowledge institutes and African diaspora organizations in the Netherlands. The data consist of 35 in-depth interviews with members of the African diaspora and 2 workshops on African diaspora issues. The paper moves beyond conceptualisations of diaspora as transnational aid workers and promotes an understanding of the African diaspora's involvement as a form of rights-based civic participation. The research found that the African diaspora can share unique insights to improve the quality of policy, but that representative bodies are needed. If the diaspora are involved in policymaking, it is through passive participation. However, the diaspora do have an aspiration for engagement through self-mobilization, and functional and interactive participation. The study further revealed that the diaspora's dual relationship with home and host countries offers an opportunity for policy-makers to explore mutual benefits for both Europe and the African continent.

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Making homes: the Ghanaian diaspora, institutions and development

Cited by 39 publications

References 11 publications

Overseas nurses’ motivations for working in the UK

Overseas nurses’ motivations for working in the UK

Living Multiculture: Understanding the New Spatial and Social Relations of Ethnicity and Multiculture in England

The African diaspora’s public participation in policy-making concerning Africa

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