PROBLEM CHAIN

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Highly Skilled Returnees Social Networks and the
Development of Social Capital in Mozambique - an
institutional change approach - André Corrêa
dAlmeida1 1School of Public Affairs, University
of Colorado at Denver (andre.almeida_at_cudenver.edu)
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PROBLEM CHAIN
RESEARCH PROPOSITIONS
RESEARCH DESIGN
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
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Collective action
Personal perceptions of the institutional setting
at home
RQ1 (micro-level) Which factors shape HSR
personal performance? P1 Patterns of
reintegration over time depend on the intensity
of interaction with the home country while
abroad. P2 Personal performance over time
benefits from weak ties. P3 Personal performance
over time benefits from strong ties. RQ2
(meso-level) Do HSR network dynamics converge
towards the possibility of group action? P4 The
strength of ties between HSRs increases over
time. RQ3 (macro-level) Do HSRs cut across
ethnic and regional networks? P5 HSRs establish
ties both in rural and urban settings, over
time.
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Incentives towards HSR personal performance at
home
Facilitation of entrepreneurial aspirations of
HSR at home
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Research tools
Development of Social Capital
Institutional Change and Development
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Dynamic assessment of personal networks
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i) Planned ties 1. Planned, needed, occurred 2.
Planned, not needed 3. Planned, needed, did not
occur ii) Not planned ties 4. Not planned,
needed, occurred 5. Not planned, needed, did not
occur
Dynamic personal networks and mobilization of
social capital