DIASPEACE
"Diasporas for Peace: Patterns, Trends and Potential of Long-distance Diaspora Involvement in Conflict Settings. Case studies from the Horn of Africa."
| Coordinatore | JYVASKYLAN YLIOPISTO
Organization address
address: SEMINAARINKATU 15 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Finland [FI] |
| Totale costo | 1˙758˙860 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙400˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-SSH
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities |
| Code Call | FP7-SSH-2007-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-03-01 - 2011-02-28 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JYVASKYLAN YLIOPISTO
Organization address
address: SEMINAARINKATU 15 contact info |
FI (JYVASKYLA) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
ACADEMY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Organization address
address: HARGEISA contact info |
SO (SOMALILAND) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
CENTRO STUDI DI POLITICA INTERNAZIONALE
Organization address
address: PIAZZA MARGANA 39 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
Forum For Social Studies
Organization address
address: P.O. Box 25864 contact info |
ET (Addis Ababa) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
INSTITUTT FOR FREDSFORSKNING STIFTELSE
Organization address
address: Hausmanns gate 7 contact info |
NO (OSLO) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
Internationales Konversionszentrum Bonn GmbH
Organization address
address: PFARRER-BYNS-STRASSE 1 contact info |
DE (Bonn) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
Organization address
address: Hofgartenstrasse 8 contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
STICHTING AFRICAN DIASPORA POLICY CENTRE
Organization address
address: ZEESTRAAT 100 contact info |
NL (S GRAVENHAGE) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'DIASPEACE seeks to generate policy-relevant, evidence-based knowledge on how diasporas (exiled populations from conflict regions) play into the dynamics of conflict and peace in their countries of origin. In a globalised world diasporas have become new forces shaping the interactions between countries, regions and continents. On one hand, they are seen to fuel conflict by transferring remittances and logistic support to the warring parties, and to exacerbate tensions through radical mobilisation along ethnic and religious lines. One the other, diaspora groups are playing an increasingly prominent role in peace and reconciliation processes. There is a need for a balanced empirical account of the nature, motivations and impact of transnational diaspora activities in conflict settings. The project has an empirical focus on diaspora networks operating in Europe which extend their transnational activities to the Horn of Africa. This is a region where decades of violent conflict have resulted in state collapse and the dispersal of more than two million people. The project will conduct field research in seven European countries and in Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea. DIASPEACE aims to: a) devise and test methodologies of multi-sited comparative research and to develop the conceptual framework for researching migrant political transnationalism in a conflict context; b) facilitate interaction between diaspora and other stakeholders in Europe and in the Horn of Africa; c) provide policy input on how to better involve diaspora in conflict resolution and peace-building interventions, and how to improve coherence between security, development and immigration policies. The consortium involves six partners from Europe and two from the Horn of Africa, bringing together cross-disciplinary expertise from the fields of Conflict Analysis, Migration Studies and Anthropology among others. The project is coordinated by the University of Jyväskylä in Finland.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Examining the Horn of Africa's Diaspora in Europe can better highlight the dynamics of conflict and peace in the native countries.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Recently making headlines once again is the Horn of Africa, which includes the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. This region has been plagued by political unrest since 1991 when the Somali government was overthrown in the midst of a civil war. In addition to the conflict, the Horn has been stricken by poverty, disease, drought and famine.
Since a large part of Somalia is not accessible to humanitarian aid, refugees have fled for their lives resulting in a Diaspora of over two million across Europe alone. With this in mind, the EU-funded 'Diasporas for peace: patterns, trends and potential of long-distance diaspora involvement in conflict settings. Case studies from the horn of Africa' (Diaspeace) project involved case studies from the Horn of Africa in order to shed light on the role that Diaspora plays on both conflict and peace in the home country.
Seeking to formulate information that is both based on evidence and directly related to policy, the three-year project used a multi-layered approach. More specifically, gaps in research were pinpointed followed by a comparative empirical assessment and field research that spanned seven European and two African countries.
Interaction among Diaspora communities has been positive and an interactive online database has supported measures to build peace and resolve conflict. Cooperation seminars that began in the Netherlands in 2009, academic publications and local development activities are all progressive movements toward further understanding the dynamics of Diaspora in a globalised world.