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This book examines the dynamic processes by which communities establish distinct notions of 'home' and 'belonging'. Focusing on the agency of diasporic groups, rather than (forced or voluntary) dispersion and a continued longing for the country of origin, it analyses how a diaspo...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32892-8 |
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This book examines the dynamic processes by which communities establish distinct notions of 'home' and 'belonging'. Focusing on the agency of diasporic groups, rather than (forced or voluntary) dispersion and a continued longing for the country of origin, it analyses how a diaspora presence impacts relations between 'home' and host countries. Its central concern is the specific role that diasporas play in global cooperation, including cases without a successful outcome. Bridging the divide between diaspora studies and international relations, it will appeal to sociologists, scholars of migra |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(xxxii, 290pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319328928 |
| Index Number: | GN370 |
| CLC: | C958 |
| Contents: | Preface: Identity and Political Mobilisation of Diasporas: A Gendered Perspective; Nadje Al-Ali -- Introduction: Coming to Terms with Diaspora Cooperation; David Carment and Ariane Sadjed -- Part I. Negotiating Identities: Accommodating Home and Host-State Policies -- Chapter 1. Contested Diaspora: Negotiating Jewish Identity in Germany; Karen Koerber -- Chapter 2. The Sweet Spot between Submission and Subversion: Diaspora, Education and the Cosmopolitan Project; Reza Gholami -- Chapter 3. The Influence of Islamophobia on Ethnic and Religious Identification Among the Iranian Diaspora: Irania |