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Jen Dickinson is an Associate Professor with a background in political development geography. Her research investigates how governments, civil society, and international organizations are redefining the role of overseas diaspora communities in development. With a focus on diasporic mobilization, she explores the contributions of diaspora communities to creative economies and the tourism sector in low-income countries through feminist and postcolonial approaches. Her work spans a range of geo-historical contexts and multiple identities, particularly examining the Indian diaspora and second-generation Rwandan youth's engagements in heritage and peace-reconciliation initiatives. Jen’s research also explores the impacts of diaspora political economic mobilization in their countries of origin, particularly regarding inequality and cultural heritage.
University of Southampton • Southampton, England
Teaching and research in the fields of geography, especially postcolonial and decolonial approaches, migration and development, and geopolitics of migration.