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The Revenge of Diasporas or Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Year 2020, Volume: 22 Issue: 3, 765 - 784, 25.12.2020

Abstract

Diaspora groups have been a part of the international system since their conception. In a system where the dominant actors were the states, diasporas were more critical for the field of sociology than they were for political science. Changes we experienced in the international system over the past thirty years made it possible for smaller, non-state actors to become active. As a result, diaspora networks gained political power as a bridge between their home and host countries. The addition of a political dimension to the existing economic and cultural dimensions of these relationships elevates the status of these networks in the eyes of nation-states as potential partners. With this increasing power, new responsibilities that complicated these relationships emerged. This study first aims to define the changing meaning of the term diaspora with the addition of new groups. In order to do this, I will evaluate existing definitions and categorizations in the literature. Later on, I will focus on the relationship between diaspora groups and their homeland, as well as the countries they live in. The changing nature of these relationships presents these groups with new opportunities as well as risks.

References

  • Anthias, F. (1998). Evaluating `Diaspora’: Beyond Ethnicity? Sociology, 32(3), 557–580. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038598032003009
  • Barbulescu, Roxana. (2008). What is the Tool of Globalization Good for? Supra-National Actors and the Integration of the Jewish Community/Diaspora in Contemporary Germany. 2 (1), 82-101.
  • Bruneau, Michel. (2008).
  • Cohen, Robin (1996) Diasporas and the nation-state: from victims to challengers. International Affairs (London), Vol.72 (No.3). pp. 507-520.
  • Bokser Liwerant, Judit. (2015). Globalization, Transnationalism, Diasporas: Facing New Realities and Conceptual Challenges in Penser Global: Internationalisation et Globalisation des Sciences Humaines et Socialies eds. Michel Wieviorka, Laurent Lévi-Strauss, Gwenaëlle Lieppe. Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l’Homme.
  • Butler, Kim D."Defining Diaspora, Refining a Discourse." Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies, vol. 10 no. 2, 2001, pp. 189-219. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/dsp.2011.0014
  • Jolle Demmers (2002) Diaspora and Conflict: Locality, Long-Distance Nationalism, and Delocalisation of Conflict Dynamics,Javnost - The Public, 9:1, 85-96, DOI: 10.1080/13183222.2002.11008795
  • Leblang, David. (2010). Familiarity Breeds Investment: Diaspora Networks and International Investment. The American Political Science Review, 104 (3), 584-600.
  • Lyons, Terrence and Peter Mandaville, Diasporas in Global Politics. George Mason University Center for Global Studies Policy Brief, June 2010, 1-6.
  • Rios, Michael and Naomi Adiv. (2010). Geographies of Diaspora: A Review. UC Davis Center for Regional Change.
  • Shain, Yossi and Aharon Barth. (2003). Diasporas and International Relations Theory. International Organization, 57 (3), 449-479.
  • Tashmin, Nushrat. (2016). Diaspora and Multiculturalism. World Scientific News, 28, 13-29.
  • Tsagarousianou, R. (2004). Rethinking the concept of diaspora: mobility, connectivity and communication in a globalised world. Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, (1), 52–65. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16997/wpcc.203

Diasporaların İntikamı ya da İki Arada Bir Derede Kalmak

Year 2020, Volume: 22 Issue: 3, 765 - 784, 25.12.2020

Abstract

Diaspora grupları, ortaya çıkışlarından beri uluslararası sistemin bir parçası oldular. Devletlerin egemen aktör olduğu bir sistemde, diasporalar siyaset biliminden ziyade sosyoloji için önemliydi. Geçtiğimiz otuz yılda uluslararası sistemde yaşadığımız değişim küçük devlet dışı aktörlerin etkili olmasını mümkün kıldı. Bunun bir sonucu olarak diaspora ağları anavatanları ile yaşadıkları ülkeler arasında bir köprü olarak siyasi güç kazandı. Bu ilişkilerde zaten mevcut bulunan ekonomik ve kültürel boyutlara siyasi boyutun da eklenmesi ulus-devletlerin gözünde bu ağları potansiyel ortak durumuna yükseltti. Bu artan güçle birlikte ilişkileri karmaşıklaştıran yeni sorumluluklar ortaya çıktı. Bu çalışma ilk olarak diaspora kavramının yeni grupların katılmasıyla değişen anlamını tanımlamayı hedeflemektedir. Bu amaçla literatürde mevcut tanımları ve sınıflandırmaları değerlendireceğim. Daha sonra, diaspora gruplarının vatanları ve yaşadıkları ülkelerle olan ilişkilerine odaklanacağım. Bu ilişkilerin değişen doğası gruplar için fırsatlar kadar riskler de sunuyor.

References

  • Anthias, F. (1998). Evaluating `Diaspora’: Beyond Ethnicity? Sociology, 32(3), 557–580. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038598032003009
  • Barbulescu, Roxana. (2008). What is the Tool of Globalization Good for? Supra-National Actors and the Integration of the Jewish Community/Diaspora in Contemporary Germany. 2 (1), 82-101.
  • Bruneau, Michel. (2008).
  • Cohen, Robin (1996) Diasporas and the nation-state: from victims to challengers. International Affairs (London), Vol.72 (No.3). pp. 507-520.
  • Bokser Liwerant, Judit. (2015). Globalization, Transnationalism, Diasporas: Facing New Realities and Conceptual Challenges in Penser Global: Internationalisation et Globalisation des Sciences Humaines et Socialies eds. Michel Wieviorka, Laurent Lévi-Strauss, Gwenaëlle Lieppe. Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l’Homme.
  • Butler, Kim D."Defining Diaspora, Refining a Discourse." Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies, vol. 10 no. 2, 2001, pp. 189-219. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/dsp.2011.0014
  • Jolle Demmers (2002) Diaspora and Conflict: Locality, Long-Distance Nationalism, and Delocalisation of Conflict Dynamics,Javnost - The Public, 9:1, 85-96, DOI: 10.1080/13183222.2002.11008795
  • Leblang, David. (2010). Familiarity Breeds Investment: Diaspora Networks and International Investment. The American Political Science Review, 104 (3), 584-600.
  • Lyons, Terrence and Peter Mandaville, Diasporas in Global Politics. George Mason University Center for Global Studies Policy Brief, June 2010, 1-6.
  • Rios, Michael and Naomi Adiv. (2010). Geographies of Diaspora: A Review. UC Davis Center for Regional Change.
  • Shain, Yossi and Aharon Barth. (2003). Diasporas and International Relations Theory. International Organization, 57 (3), 449-479.
  • Tashmin, Nushrat. (2016). Diaspora and Multiculturalism. World Scientific News, 28, 13-29.
  • Tsagarousianou, R. (2004). Rethinking the concept of diaspora: mobility, connectivity and communication in a globalised world. Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, (1), 52–65. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16997/wpcc.203
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Kürşad Turan 0000-0002-7622-5412

Publication Date December 25, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020 Volume: 22 Issue: 3

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APA Turan, K. (2020). The Revenge of Diasporas or Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 22(3), 765-784.