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Diasporas and International Relations Theory

International Organization, 2003
In this article, we incorporate the study of diasporas into international relations (IR) theory by focusing on diasporas as independent actors who actively influence their homeland (kin-state) foreign policies. We argue that diasporic influences can best be understood by situating them in the ‘theoretical space’ shared by constructivism and liberalism;
Yossi Shain, Aharon Barth
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Internal transmigrants: A Dagomba diaspora

American Ethnologist, 2011
ABSTRACTIn this article, I focus on a tiny elite community of Dagomba from Ghana's Northern Region. These men (and a handful of women) were among the first to attend secondary school once it was established in the North. Highly visible professionals, these Dagomba are internal migrants, whose new world in Accra is socially and spatially vastly ...
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International Migrations, Diasporas, and Remittances

2018
International migrations, diasporas, and remittances represent significant but poorly understood sources of reordering in contemporary International Political Economy (IPE). International migration patterns, diaspora social formations, and remittance transfers are diverse in their sources, channels, social composition, and social effects, which in ...
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The Internal and International Diasporas of India

Sociological Bulletin
While the notions of ‘internal’ and ‘international’ migration are widely used, the concept of diaspora has traditionally been used only in the ‘international’ context. This article provides a conceptual framework to understand both internal and international diasporas and the interlinkages between the two.
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African Diaspora Studies: Some International Dimensions

Issue: A Journal of Opinion, 1996
When I was asked to share some of my reflections on the evolution of African Diaspora studies in the United States, I recalled that a colleague and I mused about the appearance of recent advertisements in scholarly journals for African Diaspora specialists.
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Brain circulation, diaspora, and international competitiveness

European Management Journal, 2008
Summary Drawing upon findings of several studies, this paper examines the interrelationships between brain circulation or “triangular human talent flow”, ethnic diasporas (specifically, the Chinese and Indian diasporas), and a country’s international competitiveness.
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International Factors: Geopolitical Issues, International Community, and Diaspora

2018
The second variable or, better, set of variables that this study analyzes to explain the outcomes of autonomization versus securitization are international factors. This chapter first introduces the theoretical background to these variables, applying them to the two case studies and arguing that international factors are important for domestic policies.
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From International Migration to Transnational Diaspora

Contemporary Sociology, 1995
In his influential history of American immigrants, Oscar Handlin (1973:3) wrote: "Once I thought to write a history of the immigrants in America. Then I discovered that the immigrants were American history." Indeed, the sociology of international migration has been a central concern of American sociology, of which William I.
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Mobilizing Diaspora Entrepreneurship for International Development Initiatives

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015
A Diaspora is a large group of people with a similar heritage or homeland who have since moved out to places all over the world. It can also refer to the movement of the population from its original homeland. The study of Diasporas provides a useful frame for reimagining locations, movements, identities, and social formations. Diasporas are in a unique
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