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Diasporas as development partners for peace? The alliance between the Darfuri diaspora and the Save Darfur Coalition

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  • Alexandra Cosima Budabin

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There is increasing interest today in the relationship between diaspora groups and international development. As a stand-in for the domestic organisation in Keck and Sikkink’s model of a ‘transnational advocacy network’, diasporas serve as important sources of legitimacy and first-hand knowledge to support the ‘information politics’ of host country ngos; in turn, diasporas gain access to policy making around development and conflict resolution. But these alliances present a complicated picture of power and agency with unevenness across actors. Using field research on the US-based ngo Save Darfur Coalition and its partnership with the Darfuri diaspora, I argue that a host country ngo must balance its relationships across numerous stakeholders, including the diaspora, as well as short and long-term development needs. In addition, the strength of the alliance across actors may be influenced by the status of the diaspora and the home and host country contexts.

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  • Alexandra Cosima Budabin, 2014. "Diasporas as development partners for peace? The alliance between the Darfuri diaspora and the Save Darfur Coalition," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(1), pages 163-180, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:35:y:2014:i:1:p:163-180
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2014.868996
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    1. Palash Kamruzzaman, 2017. "Understanding the Role of National Development Experts in Development Ethnography," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 35(1), pages 39-63, January.

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