Terrorism, Lobbying and Multiculturalism: Diasporas in International Politics

Required:

Huntington , Clash of Civilizations , ch. 11- [PC] 909.829 HUN

Shain , Y. and A. Barth. 2003. ‘Diasporas and International Relations Theory , ‘ International organization , Vol.57 , No.3 , pp.449- 479  – SwetsWise

Mukta , P. & Bhatt , C. (2000) (eds) ‘Hindutva Movements in the West’ , Ethnic & Racial Studies Special Issue , 23 (3). – CE Library – I33 & Reference

Recommended

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*Esman, Milton. 2005. An Introduction to Ethnic Conflict (Cambridge: Polity), chapters on role of outsider governments and diasporas

*Gal, Allon, Athena Leoussi and Anthony Smith (ed) 2010. Call of the Homeland: Diaspora nationalisms, Past and Present (Biggleswade: Brill)

*Conversi, Daniele. 2012. ‘Irresponsible radicalisation: diasporas, globalisation and long-distance nationalism in the digital age.’ Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 38 (9). pp. 1357-1379

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Safran , William. 2006. ‘Comparing Visions of the Nation: The Role of Ethnicity , Religion and Diaspora Nationalism in Armenian , Jewish , and Sikh Relations to the Homeland , ‘ unpublished paper delivered at IPSA meetings , Ottawa

Safran, William. 2006. ‘The Jewish Diaspora in a Comparative and Theoretical Perspective’, Israel Studies, Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 2006, pp. 36-60

*Stephen M. Saideman, The Ties That Divide: Ethnic Politics, Foreign Policy, and International Conflict, New York: Columbia University Press, 2001.

Abuza, Z. 2002. ‘Tentacles of terror: Al Qaeda’s Southeast Asian network,’ Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol.24, No.3, pp.427-465 

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*Huntington, S. 2005. Who Are We? The Cultural Core of American National Identity (New York & London: Simon and Schuster), ch. 10 (‘Merging America With the World’) – esp. section on diasporas

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Goldberg, J. 1996. Jewish Power: Inside the American Jewish Establishment (Reading, Mass.; Harlow: Addison-Wesley)

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Sandler, S. 2005. ‘Towards a Conceptual Framework of World Jewish Politics: state, nation, and diaspora in a Jewish foreign policy’, Israel Affairs, Autumn-Winter 2005, Vol.10, No.1-2, pp.301-312

De los Angeles Torres, M. 1995. ‘Encuentros Y Encontronazos: homeland in the politics and identity of the Cuban diaspora,’ Diaspora, Fall 1995, Vol.4, No.2, pp.211-238 

Dickson, D.A. 1996. ‘American society and the African American foreign policy lobby: constraints and opportunities,’ Journal of Black Studies, Nov 1996, Vol.27, No.2, pp.139-151 

Hertzberg, A. 1996. ‘Israel and the Diaspora: a relationship reexamined,’ Israel Affairs, Vol.2, No.3-4, pp.169-183 

Croucher, S. and P. Haney. 1999. Review of Shain, Y.  ‘Marketing the American Creed Abroad’, Diaspora, Winter 1999, Vol.8, No.3, pp.309-330

Chua, Amy.  2002.  World on Fire:  How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability (New York:  Doubleday) 

Kotkin, Joel. 1993. Tribes: How Race, Religion and Identity Determine Success in the New Global Economy (New York: Random House).

Essay Question

·         Do diasporas strengthen or weaken nationalism?

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