"Anna Lindley's new book is a welcome addition to the study of
transnational remittances and their critical role in the lives of
ordinary residents of war-torn Somalia. This work counters popular
images of Somalis as thieving pirates, unscrupulous money
launderers and vicious war mongers, by showing how remittances
allow ordinary and peaceful Somali families cope with
extraordinarily difficult circumstances. Anna Lindley has done a
great service to scholars of the Horn of Africa, reminding readers
that the protracted crisis in Somalia and its global remittance
industry defy simplistic, 'knee jerk' explanations." . Peter D.
Little, Professor of Anthropology and Director, Development Studies
Program, Emory University (author of Somalia: Economy without
State)
"Migrant workers' money transfers home are usually the stuff of
World Bank statistics. Anna Lindley tells the human stories behind
the data, and examines the relationships between people trying to
survive the daily insecurity of a failed state and those who have
escaped. Yet she never forgets the political economy of global
inequality, which lies behind the heart-wrenching decisions that
refugees and migrants have to make. This book is a remarkable
combination of social analysis and story-telling, which should (but
won't) be read by everyone who ever fell for the headlines about
asylum seekers as a threat." . Stephen Castles, University of
Sydney
"This is an interesting, humane, thoughtful and well-written
account of Somali remittances, a topic that has been discussed to
some extent but never in such a detailed way. It addresses current
debates and policy interests in the field of migration-development
very well. Lindley's data on remittances in conflict-affected areas
is remarkably detailed and rich, while her multi-sited fieldwork
approach provides an excellent insight into the complexities of
engaging in transnational livelihoods for all those involved." .
Cindy Horst, Senior Researcher, International Peace Research
Institute Oslo
As migration from poverty-stricken and conflict-affected
countries continues to hit the headlines, this book focuses on an
important counter-flow: the money that people send home. Despite
considerable research on the impact of migration and remittances in
countries of origin - increasingly viewed as a source of
development capital - still little is known about refugees'
remittances to conflict-affected countries because such funds are
most often seen as a source of conflict finance. This book explores
the dynamics, infrastructure, and far-reaching effects of
remittances from the perspectives of people in the Somali regions
and the diaspora. With conflict driving mass displacement, Somali
society has become progressively transnational, its vigorous
remittance economy reaching from the heart of the global North into
wrecked cities, refugee camps, and remote rural areas. By
'following the money' the author opens a window on the everyday
lives of people caught up in processes of conflict, migration, and
development. The book demonstrates how, in the interstices of state
disruption and globalisation, and in the shadow of violence and
political uncertainty, life in the Somali regions goes on, subject
to complex transnational forms of social, economic, and political
innovation and change.
Anna Lindley is a Lecturer in Development Studies at the School
of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. The study on
which this book is based was carried out while working at the
Centre on Migration, Policy and Society and the Refugee Studies
Centre at Oxford University."
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