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Harput, Turkey to Massachusetts: Immigration of Jacobite Christians [PDF]
This essay falls into the category of rendering visible a community, the Jacobite Assyrians of Massachusetts, who have remained virtually unknown in the larger context of Middle Eastern Diaspora studies and American ethnic and cultural history.
Donabed, Sargon, Mako, Shamiran
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A Framework for Understanding and Evaluating Localization: The Case of HelpAge International
ABSTRACT Many transnational non‐governmental organizations (TNGOs) are reevaluating their organizational forms and norms as they pursue localization. Localization itself is a contested and multifaceted concept, however, complicating the design, implementation, and evaluation of localization efforts.
Hans Peter Schmitz, George E. Mitchell
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Irish Diaspora Business Elite philanthropy: boon or bane?
This paper deals with diaspora philanthropy in the Irish context. The first part looks at the enduring relationship between the Irish diaspora and the homeland illustrated by the huge amounts of money sent throughout the years by Irish emigrants to their
Anne Groutel
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Labour mobility and diaspora: An overview of Solomon Islands’ historical regulatory experience, 1850s-2013 [PDF]
With less than 4,500 of its population of around 600,000 living overseas in 2013, the Solomon Islands ranks 138th in the world for diaspora formation.
Bedford, Richard +5 more
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Internal migration, sport and the Scottish diaspora in England [PDF]
Sport has been argued to play an important role for members of diasporic groups of various origins and in various locations (Burdsey, 2006; Carrington, 2010; Darby and Hassan, 2008; Kaufman, 2005). However, little attention has been paid to the role sport plays for ‘internal migrants’ who migrate to contrasting locations within a nation-state, despite ...
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Ashwagandha: Is It Safe? Part 1: A Regulatory Review
ABSTRACT Over the last decade, ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, AS) has been brought under increasing scrutiny by EU regulators regarding its safety for the use in food supplements, culminating in a recent recommendation for an Article 8 procedure according to Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 in the European Union (EU).
T. Brendler +5 more
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Dheepan questions a contemporary trope, that of a migrant from a state torn apart by an internal war that raged from July 1983 to May 2009 between the army of Sri-Lanka and the separatist Tamil Tigers struggling for the liberation of Tamil Eelam.
Anthony Goreau-Ponceaud, Paul Veyret
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Diasporas and Armed Conflicts: beyond Being “Third Party”
The article discusses an essential dimension of modern diaspora research related to the functional status of diasporas in contemporary armed conflicts. The conventional point of view is that diasporas can only act as the “third party” of the conflict by ...
I. D. Loshkariov
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Diaspora Philanthropy: The Colombia Experience [PDF]
Examines the scope, causes, and challenges of giving by the Colombian diaspora in the United States back to Colombia. Explores the diaspora's characteristics, giving patterns and practices, and suggestions for strengthening the Colombian nonprofit ...
Maria Aysa-Lastra
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Sending States and Diaspora Positionality in International Relations [PDF]
Diaspora politics is of growing interest to International Relations (IR), yet theorizing about sending states’ engagement of diasporas in different global contexts has been minimal. Central to this article is the question: How do challenges to postconflict statehood shape a sending state’s diaspora engagement?
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