At the age of 17, Pat knew she was in love with her one and only, Will. While growing up on the westside of Chicago, she was expecting her first child at 18. She was devastated until her and Will made it right and married. She continued to seek advice from her mentor at her church. With three children, they were able to survive anything until one day tragedy happened....

Over half the world lives under authoritarian regimes. For these people, the opportunity to engage in politics moves outside the state's territory. Mobilising across borders, diasporas emerge to challenge such governments. This book offers an in-depth examination of the internal politics of transnational mobilisation. Studying Rwandan and Zimbabwean exiles, it exposes the power, interests, and unexpected agendas behind mobilisation, revealing the surprising and ambivalent role played by outsiders. Far from being passive victims waiting for humanitarian assistance, refugees engage actively in...

This book shows how diasporas are mobilised to challenge authoritarian governments - by whom, for what purposes, and with what consequences.