UID:
almahu_9949385243202882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
illustrations (some color).
ISBN:
9781351031660
,
135103166X
,
1351031643
,
9781351031653
,
1351031651
,
9781351031639
,
1351031635
,
9781351031646
Series Statement:
Rethinking development
Content:
"Africans living in the diaspora have a unique position as potential agents of change in helping to address Africa's political and socio-economic challenges. In addition to financial remittances, their multiple, hybrid identities in and out of geographical and psycho-cultural spaces allow them to play a role as cultural and political ambassadors to foster social change and sustainable development back in their African homelands. However, this hybrid position is not without challenges and this book reflects some of the conundrums faced by members of the diaspora as they negotiate their relationships with their home countries. The author uses her lived experiences and empirical research to ask: are members of the diaspora conduits of Western cultural hegemony at the cost of their traditional preservation and meaningful development in Africa? How does the Western media's portrayal of Africa as the 'Dark Continent' in the 21st century influence their decision-making process to invest back home? How could African nations' governments manage their relationships with citizens abroad to motivate them to invest in their home countries? How do some citizen-residents in Africa and African Diaspora communities perceive each other in the context of Africa's development? How could the African Diaspora collaborate with citizen-residents across growth sectors to impact Africa's development? The book hopes to inspire agents of change within the diaspora, and features diverse African entrepreneurs' success stories and their experiences of tackling these challenges. The book will be of interest to aspiring entrepreneurs, researchers across African studies and the expanding and vibrant field of diaspora research"--
Note:
Foreword / by Chuka Onwumechili -- Foreword / by Paul Orajiaka -- Diaspora's identity "crises" : war of the paradigms -- The African diaspora, the African personality, and an African human development paradigm : exploring their nexus -- The African diaspora community cultural wealth model (ADCCWM) -- Migration postulates : brain drain, brain gain, brain circulation -- An overview of growth sectors and industries in Africa part I : exploring industrialization -- An overview of growth sectors and industries in Africa part II : exploring infrastructure -- An overview of growth sectors and industries in Africa part III : exploring the creative & cultural economy -- An overview of growth sectors and industries in Africa part IV : exploring leisure & hospitality -- Managing cultural conundra 101 : cultural shifts, cultural contracts, cultural clash! -- The miseducation of the African diaspora by Western media -- It's not just politics ... or is it? Engaging the African diaspora in Africa's political affairs -- Relationship status : "it's complicated" : addressing relational dynamics between the African diaspora and citizen-residents in Africa -- Relationship-management theory : harnessing relationships between the African diaspora and key stakeholders to motivate the diaspora to invest in, or contribute towards their nations' development -- Guidelines & recommendations to foster African diaspora engagement with their African homelands -- A critical road ahead in Africa's development : reflexive highlights and a call for pan-Africanism?
Additional Edition:
Print version: Mpande, Stella-Monica N. Diaspora's role in Africa Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY: Routledge, 2022 ISBN 9781138491946
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351031660
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