Working Paper #2016-042
Diaspora economics: New perspectives
Purpose: Introduce a new field and suggest a new research agenda
Findings: Diaspora economics is more than a new word for migration
economics. It opens a new strand to political economy. Diaspora is
perceived to be a well-defined group of migrants and their offspring
with a joined cultural identity and ongoing identification with the
country or culture of origin. This implies the potential to undermine
the nation-state. Diasporas can shape policies in the host countries.
Design/methodology/approach: Combine ethnicity, migration and
international relations into a new thinking. Provide a typology of
diaspora and a thorough evaluation of its role and the roles of the home
and host countries.
Originality/Value: Provide a new understanding of global human
relations.
- Keywords
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- Diaspora economics
- ethnicity
- migration
- nation-state
- JEL codes
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- F22
- F24
- F66
- F68
- J61
Cite this as
APA 7th ed.Constant, A., & Zimmermann, K. F. (2016). Diaspora economics: New perspectives (UNU-MERIT Working Paper No. 2016-042). UNU-MERIT. https://unu-merit.nl/publications/working-papers/abstract/?id=6084