Essays about: "Lebanese diaspora"

Found 3 essays containing the words Lebanese diaspora.

1. 1. Out-migration and Remittances: Evaluating the Relationship between Out-migration and Remittances on the Lebanese Economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Pia Waked; [2022]
   Keywords : Lebanon; Remittances; Diaspora; Out-migration; Brain Drain; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : With socio-economic hardships arising and dramatically worsening as a cause of the present-day financial crisis, The World Bank has warned against severe cases of brain drain as emigration becomes increasingly desirable to the Lebanese population. Lebanon, already possessing one of the world’s largest diaspora, can be characterized as being one of the largest remittance-receiving countries, where remittance inflows make up a significant proportion of national GDP. READ MORE

3. 2. Mobilising the Lebanese Diaspora in Times of Political Turmoil at “Home” : Investigating online engagement practices and the roles of the alternative online medium Thawra Chronicles in the context of the Lebanese Revolution 2019

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Victoria Becker; [2021]
   Keywords : digital diaspora; Lebanese diaspora; digital activism; awareness activism; alternative media; Lebanese Revolution 2019; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research focuses on the contemporary case study of the Thawra Chronicles, founded by three London-based members of the Lebanese diaspora in the wake of the Lebanese Revolution in early October 2019 to support the social movement from afar, targeting non-Lebanese individuals as well as Lebanese within and beyond its borders. Thawra Chronicles is a multifaceted, independent alternative online outlet aiming at commemorating the revolution, by providing information, curating art as well as serving as a space of participation through the upload of user-generated content and pledges. READ MORE

4. 3. Renaissance of the Phoenician Merchants : Entrepreneurs of Lebanese origin and their way of doing business in Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Janick Gilgen; Dario Samir Krejci; [2017]
   Keywords : entrepreneurship; transnational entrepreneurship; ethnic entrepreneurship; Lebanese diaspora; Lebanese entrepreneurship; Sweden;

   Abstract : The past economic dictate of large-scale production has worn out; the era of the managed economy has eventually come to an end. Instead, entrepreneurship is taking over as the new driver of worldwide economic development. Today, the people from the Lebanon have become an allegory for successful entrepreneurial endeavours abroad. READ MORE