<b>Egyptian Expatriates’ Engagement: Analysis of the Role of the State (2015-2023) </b>

The question of expatriate engagement has been gaining momentous importance on the agenda of the Egyptian state since 2014. In an attempt to design a national strategy for engaging with its expatriates, the Egyptian government has been keen on developing specific policies and initiatives, starting with re-establishing the Egyptian Ministry of Emigration (Samra, 2018). This has been followed by several initiatives that aimed at providing public services to the expatriates, fostering their investment rates, and consolidating their national identity and sense of belonging (Samra, 2018). Hence, it would be interesting to analyze the national policies and initiatives for expatriate engagement further while addressing the following research question: “In light of A. Gamlen’s typology of diaspora engagement policies, to what extent can the Egyptian emigrants’ engagement policies and initiatives be considered comprehensive?” To address the research question and prove the argument, the paper is divided into six sections, including a thorough conceptual framework, an analysis of the value the Egyptian emigrants represent to their homeland, and an examination of the mounting political will and interest in engaging the Egyptian expatriates. Based on this political will, the paper analyses the policies of capacity-building, and the initiatives that aim at extending rights and extracting obligations in terms of remittances, investments, and knowledge transfer.