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id	eprints-7476
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institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
description	Literature on conflict has largely overlooked migrants’ remittances, and literature on migrant’s remittances has largely avoided conflict settings. Using a micro- level approach, this paper explores how remittances have affected households coping with conflict and fragility in the Somali city of Hargeisa. Drawing on survey and ethnographic evidence, the paper highlights the transformed geography and diversified participation in remitting, and explores the uneven transnationalisation of family roles. It shows that remittances can help households to meet living expenses, cope with crises, and build livelihoods, although local constraints inhibit the latter. Circulating in the wider community through market relations and social networks, remittances shape Hargeisa’s political economy. The policy implications are explored.
format	Other
author	Lindley, Anna
author_facet	Lindley, Anna
authorStr	Lindley, Anna
author_letter	Lindley, Anna
title	Remittances in fragile settings: a Somali case study
publisher	Households in Conflict Network (Sussex University). Working Paper, no.27
publishDate	2007
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/7476/