I am scholar of migration, transnational and translocal processes as linked to livelihoods, aspirations and identities. This research extends to climate change, rural-urban connectivities, societal engagement with new technologies, the role of diasporas and reconsiderations of the contested notion of development.

Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
Migration governance
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
Disciplines
Methods
Geographies

Roles

  • Radboud University Nijmegen

    University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
    Associate Professor

Research

Imagining, Conceiving and Implementing Development: Diaspora Philanthropic Interventions in Post-War Sri Lanka

Authors Mohamed Munas, Lothar Smith
Year 2023
Journal Name Journal of South Asian Development
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1 Journal Article

Beyond technocracy: The role of the state in rural development in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Authors Paul Hebinck†, Lothar Smith, Michael Aliber
Year 2023
Journal Name Land Use Policy
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2 Journal Article

On Standby? But for How Long?

Authors Mohamed Munas, Lothar Smith, Dilshani N. Ranawaka
Year 2021
Book Title Volume 4: Policy and Planning
3 Book Chapter

Climate migration myths

Authors Ingrid Boas, Carol Farbotko, Helen Adams, ...
Year 2019
Journal Name Nature Climate Change
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4 Journal Article

CONSTRUCTING HOMES, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: MIGRANT INVESTMENTS IN HOUSES

Authors LOTHAR SMITH, VALENTINA MAZZUCATO
Year 2009
Journal Name Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie
Citations (WoS) 31
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5 Journal Article

Women, Gender, Remittances and Development in the Global South

Authors Ton van Naerssen, Lothar Smith, Marianne H. Marchand
Year 2016
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6 Journal Article

Transnational Migration and the Economy of Funerals: Changing Practices in Ghana

Authors Valentina Mazzucato, Mirjam Kabki, Lothar Smith
Year 2006
Journal Name Development and Change
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7 Journal Article

Business as Usual? Urban Actors and Transnational Investments in Accra, Ghana

Authors Lothar Smith
Book Title The Migration-Development Nexus
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8 Book Chapter

Suggested Research

TRANSNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL PRACTICES OF DIASPORAS IN POSTWAR SRI LANKA

Authors Mohamed Munas, Lothar Smith
Year 2024
Book Title Reflecting on Practices
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1 Book Chapter

On Standby? But for How Long? The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Measures on the Urban Poor of Sri Lanka

Authors Mohamed Munas, Lothar Smith, Dilshani N. Ranawaka
Year 2021
Book Title Volume 4: Policy and Planning
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2 Book Chapter

On Standby? But for How Long? The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Measures on the Urban Poor of Sri Lanka

Authors Mohamed Munas, Lothar Smith, Dilshani N. Ranawaka
Year 2021
Journal Name Volume 4: Policy and Planning
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3 Journal Article

On Standby? But for How Long? The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Measures on the Urban Poor of Sri Lanka

Authors Mohamed Munas, Lothar Smith, Dilshani N. Ranawaka
Year 2021
Book Title Volume 4: Policy and Planning
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4 Book Chapter

Introduction to Special Issue: Family Migration in Times of Crisis

Authors Helena Wray, Katharine Charsley, Gizem Kolbaşı-Muyan, ...
Year 2023
Journal Name Migration Studies
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5 Journal Article
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