State governments recognize the value diaspora populations bring to development efforts worldwide. Since 2007, the Global Forum on Migration and Development has

Human geopolitics, the competition for population rather than territory, is an essential but weakly understood dimension of world politics today. Such competiti

Drawing on examples from the global North and South, this book examines the relationship between migration, development and diaspora engagement from a governanc

​This volume discusses how diasporas have evolved and engaged in economic, social and cultural domains of their host and home countries across the globe. The

The diaspora of developing countries can be a potent force for development, through remittances, but more importantly, through promotion of trade, investment, k