Abstract:This article analyses diaspora mobilization for transitional justice as efforts to gain recognition for victim-based identities.Building on research among diaspora groups from Rwanda and Sri Lanka in North America and Europe, the article investigates how diaspora actors in their quest for victimhood recognition navigate, make use of and challenge labels such as "victim", "perpetrator", "genocide", "survivor" and "terrorist". The article uses Jacoby's theory of victimhood to draw attention to the diasporic spac… Show more
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