Development and Diaspora: Ghana and its Migrants
Abstract: "The recent emphasis on the link between development and diasporic activities does not only reflect social changes, like the increase in migrant remittances, but also facilitates the building of institutions for the political and social inclusion of migrants in their country of origin. This article shows that the Ghanaian 'diaspora' is not a social unit that predated the new discourse on transcontinental labour migration but rather emerged in its course. Institutional slots were created for Ghanaian migrant associations and individuals in the receiving countries to act as representatives of the Ghanaian 'diaspora'. In this framework transnational development rituals have become an important means for legitimising migrant organisations and their claims to political participation in their country of origin. The postcolonial imaginary of development and its icons, in particular hospitals, schools and public infrastructure, provide a symbolical background against which migrants and sta
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Entwicklung und Diaspora: Ghana und seine Migranten
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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In: Sociologus : Zeitschrift für empirische Ethnosoziologie und Ethnopsychologie ; 59 (2009) 1 ; 17-31
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Politik
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Mannheim
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2009
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Nieswand, Boris
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10.3790/soc.59.1.17
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-415203
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte
- Nieswand, Boris
Entstanden
- 2009
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