Understanding Diaspora Transnationalism

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    Abstract

    Most recently, the surge in immigration and increase in diaspora
    investment in the country of origin (COO) have drawn attention to
    the concepts of diaspora and transnationalism, two concepts commonly used to describe immigrant settlement in the host countries and
    their activity that span across national borders. Diaspora symbolises
    someone who has emigrated from his or her COO to another country and has integrated into the new-found country but has no intention of abandoning the COO. Such a person shuttles between host and
    home countries for opportunities. Te concept of transnationalism was
    coined to give theoretical form to empirical observation that migrants
    through their daily activities (social, economic and political) create
    activities that cut across national boundaries (Basch et al. 1994; Portes
    and Fernández-Kelly 2015).
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAfrican Diaspora Direct Investment
    Subtitle of host publicationEstablishing the Economic and Socio-cultural Rationale
    Editors Dieu Hack-Polay, Juliana Siwale
    PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
    Chapter2
    Pages13-41
    Number of pages29
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-72047-0
    ISBN (Print)978-3-319-72046-3, 978-3-030-10151-0
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Mar 2018

    Publication series

    Name Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa
    ISSN (Print)2662-1169
    ISSN (Electronic)2662-1177

    Keywords

    • diasporaDiaspora
    • Host countryHost Country
    • transnationalismTransnationalism
    • investmentInvestment
    • politicalPolitical

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