Abstract:This article argues that the second generation of Palestinian returnees, the mughtaribiln, form a distinct category in the migratory flows that ensued from the Oslo accords. Mainly originating from North America and Western Europe, they actively took part in the state-building process, while simultaneously investing in their globally-oriented professional careers. These new experts partly owe their return to the investment earmarked for these "expatriate nationals" made by the United-Nations since the 1970s, e… Show more
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