The Early Morning Phone Call: Somali Refugees' Remittances

List of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1. Migration, Conflict and Development: Situating Refugees' Remittances Migration-Development Linkages Conflict and Local-Global Connections The Livelihoods of Refugees Approach Chapter 2. The Somali Context: People and Money on the Move Nomadism, Sedentarism, Urbanisation Extra-regional Connections Postcolonial Republic: Refugee Arrivals, Labour Migrants and Political Exiles Civil War and Diasporisation Feedback: a Wartime Remittance Economy Xawilaad: Crisis as a Business Opportunity From 'Dirty Money' to 'Humanitarian Lifeline'? Beyond Collapse: Grasping Continuities and Change Chapter 3. Migration and Remittances in a Precarious State: the View from Hargeisa Oppression, Insurgency and Crisis: Diaspora Dimensions From Translocal to Transnational Families Coping in a Tough Economy Investing Diaspora Capital Following the Money into the Wider Community The Diaspora in Post-Conflict Politics and Development Beyond Complacency: Migration-Conflict-Development Contingencies Chapter 4. Traffic at a Global Crossroads: Eastleigh, Nairobi From the Northern Frontier to New Horizons in Nairobi Remittance Traffic, Mobility and Strategic Households Going into Business A Global Crossroads Beyond Categories: Making a Living, Circulation and Containment Chapter 5. The North-South Divide in Everyday Life: Londoners Sending Money 'Home' Seeking Asylum Settling in a Global City Who Pays the Biil? The Social Micro-dynamics of Remittances Economic Sacrifices and Strategies, Social Reaffirmation and Tensions Beyond Economics: the Violent Origins and Social Texture of Remitting Chapter 6. Concluding Reflections Glossary References Index