Abstract
This thesis examines the impact of propaganda narratives on the remittance-sending behavior of U.S. Ethiopian migrants during the 2020 conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region. The study investigates how exposure to nationalism and ethnonationalism propaganda narratives shapes the beliefs and perception of migrants, and how conviction and alignment towards these narratives affect their remittance behavior. Using the conviction narrative theoretical framework, the research analyzes pre/post-conflict remittance frequency, channels, and recipients of 89 U.S. Ethiopian migrants. The results reveal that the conflicting propaganda narratives had significant effects on the respondents' remittance sending behavior, with the majority increasing their frequency of sending, choosing informal channels for sending, and diversifying their recipients of remittances. However, the impact of propaganda narratives differed based on the respondents' conviction level. The findings have important implications for policymakers, remittance providers, and development organizations interested in designing interventions to support migrants during periods of political instability and contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between propaganda exposure, conviction, and remittance-sending behavior.
ይህ ጥናት የፕሮፓጋንዳ ትረካዎችን ገንዘብ መላክ ባህሪ ላይ ያላቸውን ተፅእኖ ይመረምራል። በተለይም በ2020 አመተ ምሕረት ወቅት የነበረዉን በኢትዮጵያ ትግራይ ክልል ውስጥ ግጭት ላይ በማተኮር አሜሪካ ውስጥ የሚኖሩየኢትዮጵያውያዊ ስደተኞችን ገንዘብ መላክ ባህሪን ይተነትናል ። በተለይም ጥናቱ ለብሔርተኝነት እና ለብሔርብሔረሰቦችፕሮፓጋንዳ መጋለጥ እንዴት የስደተኞችን እምነት እና ምርጫ እንደሚቀርጽ እና በእነዚህ ትረካዎች ላይጥፋተኝነት እናአሰላለፍ የሐዋላ ባህሪያቸውን እንዴት እንደሚጎዳ ይመረምራል። ጥናቱ የጥፋተኝነት ትረካ ንድፈሃሳባዊ ማዕቀፍንበመጠቀም የቅድመ/ድህረ-ግጭት የገንዘብ ልውውጥ ድግግሞሽ፣ ዘዴዎች እና የ89 የአሜሪካ ውስጥየሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያንስደተኞች ተቀባዮችን ይተነትናል። ውጤቶቹ እንደሚያሳዩት እርስ በርሱ የሚጋጩ የፕሮፓጋንዳትረካዎች በተጠያቂዎችገንዘብ መላኪያ ባህሪ ላይ ከፍተኛ ተፅዕኖ ያሳደሩ ሲሆን አብዛኞቹ የመላክ ድግግሞሾችንበመጨመር፣ ለመላክ መደበኛያልሆኑ ዘዴዎችን በመምረጥ እና የሚላኩ ተቀባዮችን በማብዛት ላይ ነው። ነገር ግን፣የፕሮፓጋንዳ ትረካዎች ተፅእኖበተጠያቂዎቹ የጥፋተኝነት ደረጃ ላይ በመመስረት ይለያያል። ግኝቶቹ በፖለቲካአለመረጋጋት ወቅት ስደተኞችንለመደገፍ ጣልቃ ለመግባት ለሚፈልጉ ሕግ አውጪዎች፣ የገንዘብ ልውውጦች እናየልማት ድርጅቶች ጠቃሚእንድምታ አላቸው እና በፕሮፓጋንዳ መጋለጥ፣ በጥፋተኝነት እና በገንዘብ መላኪያ ባህሪመካከል ያለውን ግንኙነትየበለጠ ለመረዳት አስተዋፅዖ ያደርጋሉ።
Advisor
Teather-Posadas, Edward
Department
Economics; Global and International Studies
Recommended Citation
Mezmur, Alegnta, "The Power of Narratives: Exploring the Influence of Propaganda Narratives on U.S. Ethiopian Migrants’ Remittance-Sending Behavior Post 2020 Ethiopia/Tigray Conflict" (2023). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 10729.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/10729
Disciplines
African Studies | Behavioral Economics | Development Studies | Economics | Growth and Development | International and Intercultural Communication | International Relations | Mass Communication | Social Influence and Political Communication | Social Psychology
Keywords
Remittances, Propoganda Narratives, Ethiopia/Tigray Conflict, Migration, Transnationilsm, Development
Publication Date
2023
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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