Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia

by Yong, Tan Tai; Rahman, Md Mizanur

• ISBN13: 9781137334442
• ISBN10: 1137334444
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-10-11
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The global South Asian diaspora is over 50 million strong. Many of its members maintain strong social, economic and cultural connections to their countries of origin. They also engage in various causes and institutions that directly benefit their countries and people in South Asia. A global cast of contributors aim to document the various forms of diaspora engagement between global South Asian diasporas and their origin countries, deepening understanding of the opportunity that these diaspora communities are hoarding for development, and providing insight on how to tap the development potential of diaspora engagement for countries in South Asia.

Author Biography

Tan Tai Yong is a Professor and Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore, Singapore. He has written extensively on South Asian history as well as on Southeast Asia and Singapore. His recent books include Singapore – A 700 Year History, Partition and Post-Colonial South Asia: A Reader (co-edited), The Garrison State, The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia (co-authored).

Md Mizanur Rahman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore, Singapore. His recent co-edited books include Asian Migration Policy: South, East and Southeast Asia. His research articles have appeared in journals such as International Migration, Population, Space and Place, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Asia and Pacific Migration Journal, Asian Population Studies, and Asian Ethnicity.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia; Tan Tai Yong and Md Mizanur Rahman
1. From Germany to India: The Role of NRI and PIO in Economic and Social Development Assistance; Pierre Gottschlich
2. Influencing from Afar: Role of Pakistani Diaspora in Public Policy and Development in Pakistan; S Akbar Zaidi
3. Afghan Diapsoras in Britain and Germany: Dynamics, Engagements and Agency; Carolin Fischer
4. The Global Circulation of Skill and Capital – Pathways of return migration of Indian Entrepreneurs from the United States to India; Manashi Ray
5. Bangladeshi Diaspora: Cultural Practices and Development Linkages; A K M Ahsan Ullah
6. From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Leveraging the Academic Diaspora for Development in Bangladesh; Taiabur Rahman
7. Diaspora Engagement in Education in Kerala, India; Antony Palackal
8. Diaspora Volunteering and Development in Nepal; Prakash khanal
9. Diasporic Shrines: Transnational Networks linking South Asia through Pilgrimage and Welfare Development; Virinder S. Kalra, Umber Ibad and Navtej K Purewal
10. Intersecting Diasporas: Sri Lankan Buddhist Temples in Malaysia and Development Across the Indian Ocean; Jeffrey Samuels
11. Diaspora Engagement Policy in South Asia; Smita Tiwari
12. Pockets of the West: The Engagement of the Virtual Diaspora in India; Kiran Mirchandani