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Lindley, Anna (2007) 'Remittances in fragile settings: a Somali case study.' Brighton: Households in Conflict Network (Sussex University). Working Paper, no.27.

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Abstract

Literature on conflict has largely overlooked migrants’ remittances, and literature on migrant’s remittances has largely avoided conflict settings. Using a micro- level approach, this paper explores how remittances have affected households coping with conflict and fragility in the Somali city of Hargeisa. Drawing on survey and ethnographic evidence, the paper highlights the transformed geography and diversified participation in remitting, and explores the uneven transnationalisation of family roles. It shows that remittances can help households to meet living expenses, cope with crises, and build livelihoods, although local constraints inhibit the latter. Circulating in the wider community through market relations and social networks, remittances shape Hargeisa’s political economy. The policy implications are explored.

Item Type: Other
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > Department of Development Studies
Legacy Departments > Faculty of Law and Social Sciences > Department of Development Studies
Date Deposited: 15 Jun 2009 10:57
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/7476

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