Politics from Afar: Transnational Diasporas and Networks Transnational Diasporas and Networks
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Altersempfehlung
22 - 22 Jahr(e)
Erscheinungsdatum
Mai 2012
Herausgeber
Terence Lyons + weitereVerlag
Columbia University PressSeitenzahl
256
Maße (L/B/H)
22.1/14.2/2.5 cm
Gewicht
476 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-231-70278-2
Though diasporas may seem far-flung and incohesive, they have an outsized impact on the politics of their homeland. The advantages of new media and the ease of travel allow exiled activists to connect intimately with their audiences, influencing the outcome of elections and protests from any location in the world. Through impassioned critique, these actors can inspire followers without suffering the consequences of imprisonment and death. Pursuing a global range of case studies, this groundbreaking volume explores the effect of transnational di--aspora politics on development, democratization, conflict, and the changing nature of citizenship. Contributors speak from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and areas of expertise, revealing how diasporic politics have played an undeniable role in shaping the development governance of Mexico, popular unrest in Sri Lanka, and recent Ethiopian elections, among other events. While many predicted globalization would deliver the world into a new era of cosmopolitanism, the findings in these essays demonstrate ethnonationalism and patron-client relationships are still thriving in transnational spaces. Cognizant of the political capital residing in global diasporas, homeland governments, opposition parties, and insurgent groups all seek the power of "their" conationals to advance strategies for development and broader geopolitical agendas. Ambitious and timely, this collection establishes a comprehensive, theoretical, and empirical paradigm for translating contemporary diaspora politics.
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