Diaspora and Migrants in Development Events

The webinar will look at challenges and solutions from both the perspective of diaspora and migrants enterprises on one hand, and policy makers on the other, in supporting diaspora entrepreneurship.  

The webinar will be held on 26 August 2015 at 12pm EST. It is organised by the International Diaspora Engagement Alliance (IdEA) draws on previous research on Syrian and Tunisian diaspora groups in Germany and explores how the events of the “Arab Spring” in Tunisia and the ongoing conflict in Syria, influence the diaspora consciousness and shape diasporic engagement. In addition, the presentation will highlight different factors that enable or constrain engagement of diaspora groups in politically fragile and conflict settings.