Economic Innovation of Transnational Migrants and Refugees in Addis Ababa
Ethiopia lies in the Horn of Africa, surrounded by political tension and conflict. The most populated land in the region is home to millions of refugees and migrants while also exporting a large number of workers. Addis Ababa is the capital of this multi-ethnic, civil-war stricken country and has de...
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| author | Akkaya, Gülcan Desta, Chalachew Getahun Tefera Alemu, Samuel Schmid, Walter |
| author_browse | Akkaya, Gülcan Desta, Chalachew Getahun Schmid, Walter Tefera Alemu, Samuel |
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| description | Ethiopia lies in the Horn of Africa, surrounded by political tension and conflict. The most populated land in the region is home to millions of refugees and migrants while also exporting a large number of workers. Addis Ababa is the capital of this multi-ethnic, civil-war stricken country and has developed into a central migration hub for East Africa.
How do these people manage to make a living and build an existence in a city that itself is plagued by high unemployment, overburdened infrastructure and a lack of assistance. What strategies do they follow to escape such sheer hardship and, if necessary, to organize an onward journey?
As this study shows, the refugees’ survival is made possible by economic innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and an impressive network which mobilizes resources and generates work opportunities. In addition to the support provided by the Diaspora, refugees and migrants themselves represent an underestimated, transformative potential for the city’s development.
Extensive quantitative data combined with impressive case studies is what makes this study an exceptional scientific contribution that links macroeconomic facts with individual life stories. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1435022024-09-03T04:34:33Z Economic Innovation of Transnational Migrants and Refugees in Addis Ababa Akkaya, Gülcan Desta, Chalachew Getahun Tefera Alemu, Samuel Schmid, Walter migration hub, East Africa, Ethiopia, refugees thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFG East Africa thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFH Migration, immigration and emigration thema EDItEUR::5 Interest qualifiers::5P Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests::5PB Relating to peoples: ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, cultures and other groupings of people::5PBC Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples Ethiopia lies in the Horn of Africa, surrounded by political tension and conflict. The most populated land in the region is home to millions of refugees and migrants while also exporting a large number of workers. Addis Ababa is the capital of this multi-ethnic, civil-war stricken country and has developed into a central migration hub for East Africa. How do these people manage to make a living and build an existence in a city that itself is plagued by high unemployment, overburdened infrastructure and a lack of assistance. What strategies do they follow to escape such sheer hardship and, if necessary, to organize an onward journey? As this study shows, the refugees’ survival is made possible by economic innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and an impressive network which mobilizes resources and generates work opportunities. In addition to the support provided by the Diaspora, refugees and migrants themselves represent an underestimated, transformative potential for the city’s development. Extensive quantitative data combined with impressive case studies is what makes this study an exceptional scientific contribution that links macroeconomic facts with individual life stories. 2024-09-03T04:34:32Z 2024-09-03T04:34:32Z 2024-09-02T14:04:51Z 2024 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/92950 9783037772928 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/143502 eng Social Cohesion and Cultural Pluralism open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/92950/1/oa_9783037778913.pdf Seismo 10.33058/seismo.30891 10.33058/seismo.30891 245b1e00-e247-4b65-a6af-8f43bc5221de c9fff097-a6b0-4c97-afcd-d033f5f27a3d 07f61e34-5b96-49f0-9860-c87dd8228f26 9783037772928 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) 149 Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung Swiss National Science Foundation 10.13039/501100001711 open access |
| spellingShingle | migration hub, East Africa, Ethiopia, refugees thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFG East Africa thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFH Migration, immigration and emigration thema EDItEUR::5 Interest qualifiers::5P Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests::5PB Relating to peoples: ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, cultures and other groupings of people::5PBC Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples Akkaya, Gülcan Desta, Chalachew Getahun Tefera Alemu, Samuel Schmid, Walter Economic Innovation of Transnational Migrants and Refugees in Addis Ababa |
| title | Economic Innovation of Transnational Migrants and Refugees in Addis Ababa |
| title_full | Economic Innovation of Transnational Migrants and Refugees in Addis Ababa |
| title_fullStr | Economic Innovation of Transnational Migrants and Refugees in Addis Ababa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic Innovation of Transnational Migrants and Refugees in Addis Ababa |
| title_short | Economic Innovation of Transnational Migrants and Refugees in Addis Ababa |
| title_sort | economic innovation of transnational migrants and refugees in addis ababa |
| topic | migration hub, East Africa, Ethiopia, refugees thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFG East Africa thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFH Migration, immigration and emigration thema EDItEUR::5 Interest qualifiers::5P Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests::5PB Relating to peoples: ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, cultures and other groupings of people::5PBC Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples |
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