“Diaspora Engagements in Development Cooperation”

Author: Cindy Horst
Date: Summer 2008

In recent years, interest in the transnational engagements of migrants and diaspora organizations has seen a rapid increase. A wide variety of international actors are now engaged in exploring the links between migration and development.Examples include the World Bank’s Program on Migration and Remittances, the funding provided by various European governments to diaspora-driven development projects, African and Asian governments setting up service centres for emigrants, and diaspora organizations investing in real estate to address both housing and business needs in their countries of origin.

PRIO Policy Brief 8-2008