Studies About Diaspora

Diaspora Role Examined:

Contributions to Economy, Conflict and Peace in the Homeland

“Interest in the roles played by diasporas in world politics is growing in both the academic and policy worlds.  Diasporas are increasingly being examined as agents of conflict perpetuation or conflict resolution; as forces for development, or democratization.  Indeed, the study of “diaspora politics” has become somewhat of a cottage industry in the fields of Sociology.  Anthropology and Migration Studies – if not yet to the same extent in Political Science and International Relations.  Yet, amidst this general interest in diasporas and their activities lie some deeper theoretical questions regarding the definition of what constitutes a “diaspora” and the relationship between “diasporas” and transnationalism, transnational communities, migration, translocalism, “long-distance nationalism” and related phenomena.”

From “Constructing the Diaspora:  Diaspora Identity Politics and Transnational Social Movements” by Fiona B. Adamson, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK.  >>>