More than ever, diasporas have a direct impact on the politics of their homelands. Today's diasporic activists-empowered by new media and the ease of travel afforded by globalization-engage directly to shape elections and conflicts in distant settings: politics from afar. Drawing on a global range of cases, this groundbreaking volume explores the impact of transnational diaspora politics on development, democratization, conflict, and the changing nature of citizenship. The contributors to this collection, representing a variety of disciplinary perspectives and area studies expertise, reveal...
More than ever, diasporas have a direct impact on the politics of their homelands. Today's diasporic activists-empowered by new media and the ease of ...
With the end of the Cold War & the emergence of a world system without clear ideological divisions, some commentators have suggested that we are living in a world without meaning. The contributors to this volume contest that view, while advocating a pluralistic conception of meaning in a globalized world.
With the end of the Cold War & the emergence of a world system without clear ideological divisions, some commentators have suggested that we are livin...
