Explaining the rise of diaspora institutions

Gamlen, Alan; Cummings, Michael; Vaaler, Paul M.

doi:10.4324/9781003191261-2

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“…The engagement of state institutions or politicians is an instrumentally rational endeavor that pursues material interests in the form of remittances, donations, and investments. This model presents the diasporic communities as strategic assets in the domestic and foreign policy agendathat is, mobilization in conflict management and peace-making processes (Gamlen, Cummings, and Vaaler 2019). The home countries are primarily motivated by "tapping" the economic, political, epistemic, or military resources of coethnics living abroad.…”

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“…The third model of explanations focuses on the engagement with emigrants' issues through an institutional quest for a coherent system of global governance. Countries of origin govern the claims of their communities from abroad through bilateral treaties and increased reference to international norms and cooperation with international organizations (Gamlen, Cummings, and Vaaler 2019). The diplomatic network of embassies and consulates is an important support for countries of origin in addressing the claims and needs of coethnics in the countries of residence.…”

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Speaking Out against the Discrimination of Romanians Abroad: An Analysis of Parliamentary Speeches in the Home Country

Gherghina

Soare

Țap

2022

Nationalities Papers

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Discrimination against minority ethnic groups has often been analyzed through the lenses of institutional action, antiminority rhetoric, and media framing in the countries of residence. However, we know little about how ethnic discrimination is approached in the home countries of these minorities. To address this gap in the literature, our article seeks to explain how Romanian parliamentarians address discrimination against coethnics abroad. We use inductive thematic analysis conducted on all of the parliamentary speeches about the discrimination of coethnics abroad in the Chamber of Deputies between 2008 and 2020. Our results indicate a relatively high degree of descriptive representation and an extensive concern about discrimination of coethnics abroad from parliamentarians across the political spectrum. The speeches about discrimination differ in content relative to the coethnic community of reference.

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Speaking Out against the Discrimination of Romanians Abroad: An Analysis of Parliamentary Speeches in the Home Country

Gherghina

Soare

Țap

2022

Nationalities Papers

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“…A lot has been written on diaspora engagement by home states, particularly on the reasons and ideologies underpinning such policies and institutions (Burgess, 2020; Mencutek & Baser, 2018; Délano & Gamlen, 2014; Gamlen, 2019; Gamlen et al., 2019; Ragazzi, 2009). Most of this literature has dealt with the identification of different diaspora engagement models, and come up with corresponding typologies (Ragazzi, 2014).…”

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Host state reactions to home state diaspora engagement policies: Rethinking state sovereignty and limits of diaspora governance

Başer

Féron

2021

Global Networks

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During the last few decades, institutions, policies, and other state‐sponsored mechanisms linking home states and diasporas have expanded well beyond traditional areas. Numerous states have established diaspora engagement policies and institutions to tap diaspora resources and maximize their political, economic, and cultural interests. Previous research largely focused on these policies’ motivations and their impact on diasporas, with little attention being paid to the host states’ context. How do host states react to other states’ diaspora engagement policies within their borders? Where do host states draw the line for other states’ involvement in their territory? In this article, we examine Turkey's diaspora engagement initiatives in European countries, and zero in on host states’ reactions to these extraterritorial activities. We argue that diaspora engagement has limits and its scope is determined by the foreign and domestic political processes of the host states and their concern over their sovereignty and security.

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“…Ragazzi (2014) claims that diaspora policies are determined by a broad strategy of political, economic and cultural development. There are some studies explaining the emergence of diaspora engagement policies (Leblang, 2017; Ragazzi, 2014) and diaspora engagement institutions (Gamlen et al, 2017). The explanations include harnessing diasporas for resources vital to origin‐state development and security, assistance in defining origin‐state political identity, and using diasporas for the origin‐state's image demonstrating adherence to global norms.…”

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Courting diaspora for foreign direct investment: The conditional nature of diaspora engagement

Kulakevich

2021

International Migration

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The paper focuses on an understudied aspect of the relationship between states and their diasporas—emigration policies attracting diaspora investment. I find that countries with weaker rule of law face particularly strong incentives to adopt diaspora engagement policies and engage in initiatives attracting diaspora investment as opposed to the countries with stronger rule of law. This argument is illustrated through an investment game between migrant investors and governments with different strengths of rule of law. It is tested by using the data from multiple levels of analysis: original and existing data examining the instances when top government officials reach out to their diasporas for investment and bilateral foreign direct investment and migration data.

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Explaining the rise of diaspora institutions

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

Speaking Out against the Discrimination of Romanians Abroad: An Analysis of Parliamentary Speeches in the Home Country

Speaking Out against the Discrimination of Romanians Abroad: An Analysis of Parliamentary Speeches in the Home Country

Host state reactions to home state diaspora engagement policies: Rethinking state sovereignty and limits of diaspora governance

Courting diaspora for foreign direct investment: The conditional nature of diaspora engagement

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