Diaspora and Development? London‐based Nigerian Organisations and the Transnational Politics of Socio‐economic Status and Gender

Lampert, Ben

doi:10.1111/j.1467-7679.2012.00569.x

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“…As this suggests, an important aspect of the perceived “civilising” potential of “diaspora/homeland” engagement is its role in promoting ideas of gender equality (Lampert ; see for example Levitt’s notion of “social remittances”) constructed in racialised terms as a set of ideas attached to spaces in the global North. More specifically, gender equality in Greening’s speech is understood as neoliberal “Smart Economics”: the realisation of the potential of “girls and women” to “build stronger economies”.…”

Section: Diasporas Neoliberalism and The “Core Of Smart Power”mentioning

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At Once the Saviours and the Saved: “Diaspora Girls”, Dangerous Places, and Smart Power

Wilson

2019

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This article explores how racially marked young women and girls are sought to be discursively and materially incorporated into markets and imperial economic and geopolitical strategies in spatially differentiated ways, through an examination of a series of media productions which portray the engagement of young racialised British citizens with their countries of heritage. I propose the term "diaspora girls" to refer to the protagonists of these media productions, who are understood as embodying "British" post-feminist gender values and heroically carrying them to "dangerous" spaces of gender oppression and violence. In the context of current constructions of diasporas as agents of development, alongside the framing of migration as a "security threat" to the global North, these British citizens are viewed as ideally positioned to further the contemporary imperialist project. Their perceived empowerment is understood to be fragile and contingent, however, because of their affective connection with these spaces. Further, for those who are Muslim in particular, their perceived Britishness is understood as requiring continual reaffirmation and proof, thus reinforcing racialised structures of citizenship, and legitimising a border regime which reinscribes permanent North-South inequality.

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Section: Diasporas Neoliberalism and The “Core Of Smart Power”mentioning

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At Once the Saviours and the Saved: “Diaspora Girls”, Dangerous Places, and Smart Power

Wilson

2019

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“…The role of diasporas as effective transnational actors in their countries of origin has been a burgeoning area of interest for both academics and policymakers for several years (AFFORD 2004;COMPAS 2004;Davies 2012;Ionescu 2006;Lampert 2012;Mercer et al 2008;Skeldon 2008;Terrazas 2010;Zack-Williams and Mohan 2002). Proponents of incorporating diasporas more fully into development point to the importance of diasporic remittances for home country economies (AFFORD 2004).…”

Section: Diasporic Humanitarianism and Development In Contextmentioning

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“…International diasporas often claim the policy spotlight because of their visibility to donors and academics in the developed North. However, Mercer et al 2008 (see also Lampert 2012Lampert , 2014 have pointed out that in the African context, overseas diasporas' distance from government institutions back home, the demands of time and expertise on busy working migrant families, their elite makeup, and disagreements with their local counterparts may overstate their impact on local development.…”

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Diaspora mobilization and the politics of loyalty in the time of Ebola: evidence from the Sierra Leonean diaspora in the UK

Rubyan-Ling

2018

Global Networks

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Following the recent involvement of overseas diasporas and citizen groups in humanitarian crises, scholars are reconsidering how these groups mobilize and what distinguishes them from formal humanitarian organizations. In this article, I document the individual and collective mobilization of a section of the Sierra Leonean diaspora during the 2014/15 Ebola outbreak. I focus on the individual health‐related communications of Sierra Leoneans living in London, on a specific UK‐based diaspora association called the Kono District Development Association‐UK, and on efforts to coordinate the diaspora. Bolten (2012), and Van Hear and Cohen (2017), show that diasporic mobilization operates through ‘nested scales’ of loyalty to kin, association and nation, and that these different loyalties overlap and conflict. I argue that such overlapping engagements challenge policy orientations to ‘national’ diasporas and offer an alternative model of international humanitarianism.

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“…In emphasising the socially constituted nature of place, this perspective also draws attention to social differentiation and relations of power within localities. As I and others have argued elsewhere, comprehending power dynamics within localities is critical as they are central in shaping the nature and outcomes of translocal connections (Greiner 2011;Lampert 2012;Mercer et al 2008). …”

Section: Towards a Translocal Perspective On Migration Diaspora And mentioning

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Collective Transnational Power and its Limits: London-Based Nigerian Organisations, Development at ‘Home’ and the Importance of Local Agency and the ‘Internal Diaspora’

Lampert¹

2013

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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In the recent wave of enthusiasm about the development role of migration, international diaspora organisations have been posited as powerful actors in the progress of their communities of origin. Drawing on research on Nigerian diaspora organisations in London and their places of intervention in Nigeria, this article seeks to subject such claims to greater empirical scrutiny. To understand the relative importance of these organisations in the development of their 'home' communities, their collective transnational interventions are set in the context of contributions made by local actors and internal migrants within Nigeria. It is found that the international diaspora organisations engaged in this study make a limited, almost marginal contribution to local development at 'home', and that local actors and internal migrants are much more important drivers of community progress. It is therefore argued that 'home'-based actors and internal migrants should be given greater recognition in the conceptualisation of how and to what extent migration contributes to local development. To this end, a translocal perspective is advanced that incorporates local, internal and international actors in more effectively comprehending the development role of migration in all its forms.

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Diaspora and Development? London‐based Nigerian Organisations and the Transnational Politics of Socio‐economic Status and Gender

Cited by 20 publications

References 44 publications

At Once the Saviours and the Saved: “Diaspora Girls”, Dangerous Places, and Smart Power

At Once the Saviours and the Saved: “Diaspora Girls”, Dangerous Places, and Smart Power

Diaspora mobilization and the politics of loyalty in the time of Ebola: evidence from the Sierra Leonean diaspora in the UK

Collective Transnational Power and its Limits: London-Based Nigerian Organisations, Development at ‘Home’ and the Importance of Local Agency and the ‘Internal Diaspora’

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