Editors:
Explores scholarly questions of diaspora mobilization and transnationalism from an Australia and Pacific perspective
Brings together inter-disciplinary scholarship that highlights the diversity and complexity of diaspora mobilization
Sheds light on broader debates about diasporas, migration and development, and transnationalism
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Responding to War, Conflict and Disaster
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book brings together new research that engages with the concept of diaspora from a uniquely Australian perspective and provides a timely contribution to the development of research-informed policy, both in the Australian context and more broadly. It builds on the understanding of the complex drivers and domains of diaspora transnationalism and its implications for countries and people striving to develop human capabilities in a globally interconnected but also fractured world. The chapters showcase a wide range of diaspora experiences from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia. This work demonstrates the usefulness of diaspora as a concept to explore the experiences of migrant and refugee communities in Australia and the Pacific and further understanding on the peacebuilding, conflict, economic, humanitarian and political engagements of diaspora communities globally. The insights and findings from the breadth of research featured shed light on broader debates about diasporas, migration and development, and transnationalism.
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—Alan Gamlen, Professor, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
Editors and Affiliations
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Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
Melissa Phillips
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School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Louise Olliff
About the editors
Melissa Phillips is a lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Western Sydney University, Australia. Her research focuses on migration, diaspora, migrant and refugee settlement, and multiculturalism. Melissa has a background in working for international NGOs in East Africa and the Middle East/North Africa on migration programs.
Louise Olliff works as a senior policy advisor for the Refugee Council of Australia and is an adjunct fellow with Western Sydney University’s Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative (HADRI). Her research and work in policy advocacy focuses on how the knowledge and networks borne of lived experience of forced displacement can be drivers of transformative change.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding Diaspora Development
Book Subtitle: Lessons from Australia and the Pacific
Editors: Melissa Phillips, Louise Olliff
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97866-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-97865-5Published: 31 May 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-97868-6Published: 01 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-97866-2Published: 30 May 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 228
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Migration, Development Studies, Australasian Culture