Download full text
(5.920Mb)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55987-1
Exports for your reference manager
The lack of political space of the Eritrean diaspora in the Arab Gulf and Sudan: torn between an autocratic home and authoritarian hosts
[journal article]
Abstract One third of Eritrea's citizens live in exile, and their government uses coercion, intimidation, and manipulation of patriotism to maintain financial flows from the diaspora through a rehabilitation tax and by delegating welfare responsibilities to its citizens abroad. Over one million Eritreans res... view more
One third of Eritrea's citizens live in exile, and their government uses coercion, intimidation, and manipulation of patriotism to maintain financial flows from the diaspora through a rehabilitation tax and by delegating welfare responsibilities to its citizens abroad. Over one million Eritreans reside in Arab states, yet, we know little about their attitudes towards the homeland regime. Contrary to their compatriots in Europe and North America, they do not have political asylum and instead depend on work contracts for their residence permits. This makes them vulnerable to demands of transnational Eritrean institutions, which issue vital documents in exchange for fulfillment of financial obligations. The diasporic political space is doubly restricted, since authoritarian host states neither permit political activities, nor do they provide reliable protection from the Eritrean regime. This article explores the extent to which Eritreans in the Arab Gulf and Sudan can avert coercion by their home government, and how these states disempower diasporic contention.... view less
Keywords
labor migration; control; nationality; repression; exile; Middle East; residence permit; Sudan; flight; exploitation; monitoring; migrant; Eritrea; authoritarian system; taxes; Arab countries; diaspora; tax policy; living conditions; migration; minority; immigration
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
Golfstaaten; Internationale Migration; Internationale Arbeitskräftemigration; Exilanten; Autoritäre Herrschaft; Rücküberweisungen; Afewerki, Isaias
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 101-126
Journal
Mashriq & Mahjar: journal of Middle East migration studies, 5 (2018) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.24847/55i2018.162
ISSN
2169-4435
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0