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This chapter discusses the concept of ‘political remittances’. It discusses the context in which it first appeared as well as the current writings on this concept and what benefits and (possible) limitations it brings to migration studies. The authors suggest ways to further develop the concept of political remittances similar to what has been done to the concept of ‘social remittances’ as coined by Peggy Levitt. It is argued that, once elaborated, the concept of political remittances could generate new empirical research highly needed to better understand the transformative power of migration not only in receiving but also sending societies. The argument will also show the usefulness of conceptualizing political remittances as part of what the authors call the ‘diasporic field’ as distinguished from ‘transnational field’.
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Tabar, P., Maalouf, W. (2016). The Emergence of a ‘Diasporic Political Field’: A Case for Political Remittances. In: Nowicka, M., Šerbedžija, V. (eds) Migration and Social Remittances in a Global Europe. Europe in a Global Context. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60126-1_5
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