Latin American Diasporas in Public Diplomacy

ISBN-13: 9783030745639 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 332 str.

Vanessa Bravo; Maria de Moya

Spis treści

1. Introduction

Part I: Diaspora Relations: States Courting the Diaspora

2. Colombia and El Salvador’s state-diaspora relations in the United States

3. Mexico as an exemplary case of public diplomacy through service: Its role as the “unofficial embassy” for Latin Americans in the U.S.

4. Country-specific and comparative state-led diaspora diplomacy efforts

Part II: Diaspora-Led Public Diplomacy 

5. Cultural diplomacy and the Dominican diaspora in the United States

6. Political mobilization at home through external voting rights: The cases of Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica and others in Latin America

7. Academic/Professional Diasporas

8. The Venezuelan diaspora in Colombia after the Venezuelan economic crisis 

9. The Haitian diaspora as an oppositional group to its highly contested home government

10. The Cuban diaspora as an oppositional group to its home government

Part III: Diaspora Media and/or Mediated Diplomacy

11. Brazilian Ethnic Media in the United States

12. Diaspora Media advocacy

13. Latin American Diasporas as domestic publics for foreign governments

14. Artistic and cultural networks in host countries

15. Mediated communication of Latin American diasporas across continents

16. Conclusion

O autorze

Vanessa Bravo is Department Chair and Associate Professor at Elon University, North Carolina, USA. 

Maria De Moya is Associate Professor and Chair of the Public Relations and Advertising program in the College of Communication at DePaul University, Chicago, USA. 

Blurb

This book on Latin American Diasporas in Public Diplomacy explains and illustrates, through case studies, the different strategic roles that diaspora groups play in modern public diplomacy efforts. These are categorized by being participatory, having a strong involvement of non-state actors, involving frequent partnerships, and placing an increased focus on global issues. In particular, this book provides, in its 13 chapters, the perspective of Latin American diasporas and nations, which are severely underrepresented in the public diplomacy literature. Additionally, because it is written from a strategic communication perspective, this book provides insight into a variety of public diplomacy approaches employed by modern-day diasporas from Latin America. It also describes some examples of diaspora-targeted, state-led public diplomacy efforts in the region. Taking a regional focus to the exploration of diasporas in public diplomacy, this edited book facilitates cross-country comparisons and the understanding of the phenomena beyond the country-specific cases.

Vanessa Bravo is Department Chair and Associate Professor at Elon University, North Carolina, USA. 

Maria De Moya is Associate Professor and Chair of the Public Relations and Advertising program in the College of Communication at DePaul University, Chicago, USA.