DIASPEACE Working Papers
DIASPEACE Working Papers are published by the research project Diasporas for Peace: Patterns, Trends and Potential of Long-distance Diaspora Involvement in Conflict Settings. Case Studies from the Horn of Africa (DIASPEACE), which is a three-year research project funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme. The project seeks to generate policy-relevant, evidence-based knowledge on how exiled populations from conflict regions play into the dynamics of conflict and peace in their countries of origin. It has an empirical focus on diaspora networks operating in Europe, which extend their transnational activities to the Horn of Africa. The project is coordinated by the University of Jyväskylä involving six partners from Europe and two from the Horn of Africa and will conduct field research in both Europe and Africa. All published papers have been refereed by at least two experts in the field.
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Contribution of the Ethiopian diaspora to peace-building : a case study of the Tigrai Development Association
([University of Jyväskylä], Diaspeace Project, 2010)Introduction: Migration scholars believed that, traditionally, most immigrants tended to sever their ties to their countries of origin as they get assimilated into the countries of destination. Recent studies suggest, ... -
Setting a social reform agenda : the peacebuilding dimension of the Rights Movement of the Ethiopian muslims diaspora
([University of Jyväskylä], Diaspeace Project, 2011)Introduction: This working paper examines the impact of the Ethiopian Muslims in the diaspora on socio-political processes in the homeland, with a special focus on their activities that have a bearing on peace-building. ... -
Diasporas and their role in the homeland conflicts and peacebuilding : the case of Somali diaspora
([University of Jyväskylä], Diaspeace Project, 2010)I began collecting data for this paper almost two years ago at a time when the role of the Somali diaspora was intensely debated both within and outside the country. In these debates the potential contribution of Somali ... -
Engagement dynamics between diasporas and settlement country institutions : Somalis in Italy and Finland
([University of Jyväskylä], Diaspeace Project, 2010)This study presents a comparative work on engagement dynamics occurring between the Somali diaspora1 and authorities in two countries of settlement, namely Italy and Finland. The analysis focuses on cooperation dynamics, ... -
Diasporic engagement in the educational sector in post-conflict Somaliland : a contribution to peacebuilding
([University of Jyväskylä], Diaspeace Project, 2010)This working paper provides a background to the rebuilding of the educational sector in Somaliland, which had been completely destroyed during the civil war, developed again from very modest beginnings in the early 1990s, ... -
Somaliland's investment in peace : analysing the diaspora's economic engagement in peace building
([University of Jyväskylä], Diaspeace Project, 2010)Introduction: Since 1991 the people of Somaliland have successfully established a peaceful and relatively stable state and community. They have managed a process of reconciliation, demobilized the local militias, restored ... -
Modes and potential of diaspora engagement in Eritrea
([University of Jyväskylä], Diaspeace Project, 2010)The involvement of Eritrean diaspora communities in conflict and post-conflict reconstruction in Eritrea dates back to the times of the struggle for independence. The transnational ties between the former liberation fronts ... -
Diaspora and peace : a comparative assessment of Somali and Ethiopian communities in Europe
([University of Jyväskylä], Diaspeace Project, 2010)The Horn of Africa is affected by numerous longstanding and protracted conflicts with serious humanitarian, socio-economic and political consequences for the entire region and beyond. In the conflict and peace processes, ... -
The diaspora - conflict - peace - nexus : a literature review
([University of Jyväskylä], Diaspeace Project, 2009)This paper seeks to offer a comprehensive literature review on the role and contribution of diasporas to conflicts and peace building. By scanning the existing literature on the conflict – migration nexus and identifying ...