Transnationalisation and Development(s): Towards a North-South Perspective

Thomas Faist ()
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Thomas Faist: COMCAD and Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University, Germany

Migration Letters, 2007, vol. 4, issue 2, 183-199

Abstract: Public debates and research on the two-way relationship between migration and development has increased considerably over the past years. I argue that the current debates around the migration and development nexus should be approached from a transnational angle that is, looking at the emergence of a new transnational agent in development discourse – intermittently called “migrants”, “diaspora”, or “transnational community”. National states, local governments, inter- and supranational organisations and development agencies seek to co-opt and establish ties to mobile agents who are engaged in sustained and continuous crossborder relationships on a personal, collective and organisational level. Also, and this is crucial for any kind of scientific endeavour, the emergence of this new type of development agent can be tackled by a decidedly transnational methodology.

Keywords: Transnationalisation; development; transnational methodology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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