摘要：African migration has been a subject of interest to researchers and policy analysts from various disciplinary and institutional backgrounds for the last few decades. The three papers and poem in this issue join in that small but growing body of work, providing the reader with four different perspectives on African migration. In "The Promise and Perils of Diaspora Partnerships for Peace: The Case of The US-Based Liberian Diaspora", Osman Antwi-Boateng analyzes the role played by Liberians in the US in the political conflicts in their motherland. The author argues that Liberians in the US have contributed to both the conflict (i.e. Charles Taylor's activities while he was living in the US), and its resolution (for example, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf lived and worked in the US before returning to rebuild Liberia post-war). The author uses interview data to interrogate the on-going activities of Liberians in the US in the post-conflict peace-building work, particularly as they collaborate with international organizations through partnerships and lobbying. He narrates the challenges involved that undermine well-intentioned collaborations
