Jennifer M Brinkerhoff: 2 books
Digital Diasporas
Identity and Transnational Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2009
In the first full-length scholarly study of the increasingly important phenomenon of digital diasporas, Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff examines how immigrants who still feel a connection to their country of origin use the internet. She argues that digital diasporas can ease security concerns in both the...
Institutional Reform and Diaspora Entrepreneurs
The In-Between Advantage
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2016
Externally-promoted institutional reform, even when nominally accepted by developing country governments, often fails to deliver lasting change. Diasporans-immigrants who still feel a connection to their country of origin-may offer an In-Between Advantage for institutional reform, which links problem...