Egyptian Diaspora Activism During the Arab Uprisings: Insights from Paris and Vienna

ISBN-13: 9781138485600 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 226 str.

Lea Muller-Funk

Opis

Diaspora politics is often expressed as an emancipating experience and can therefore give agency to migrants. Müller-Funk’s findings underline that diaspora politics is a highly diverse political field which can reinforce confessional divisions and support political fragmentation among migrant collectivities.

Spis treści

Introduction  1: The Uprisings in Egypt: Political Events Mobilising Across Borders   2: The Emerging Egyptian Emigration State: Egypt’s Multifaceted Approach to Relating to its Citizens Abroad  3: Egyptian Migration to Europe: An Egyptian Diaspora?   4: Managing Immigration in Vienna and Paris: A Comparison   5: A Typology of Transnational Activists   6: Transnational Political Networks, Strategies and Ideas in Paris   7: Transnational Political Networks, Strategies and Ideas in Vienna   8: The Local and the Distant: Reconfiguring Imagined Communities   Conclusion