Christl Kessler and Stefan Rother (eds.): Democratization through Migration? Political Remittances and Participation of Philippine Return MigrantsGabriele Vogt

ASIEN – Nr. 147 (2018) pp. 134–36

Lanham et al.: Lexington Books, 2016. 181 S., 59,24 EUR

Much of the scholarly literature about the impact of global migration flows on the sending countries of migrants, points to financial remittances as a key factor for economic develop- ment. However, studies of the political and social changes that occur in sending countries in the wake of migration and return migration are comparatively rare. With their co-authored book on “Democratization through Migration?”, Christl Kessler and Stefan Rother contribute to filling this research gap…