| Sumario: | Around the world, diasporas engage with the politics of their country of origin, and diaspora activism can play a critical role in homeland conflicts. While some scholars claim stronger nationalist preferences in the diaspora result in intensified and prolonged conflicts, there has been little empirical investigation of how diaspora and homeland preferences may differ. Drawing on the literature on long-distance nationalism, we develop a framework to operationalize and test expectations of differences in the preferences of populations living in conflict zones and those living abroad as they relate to potential conflict resolution and peace settlement solutions. We evaluate these expectations in a study of preferences for peace settlements across two deeply divided communities in Cyprus and their overseas diasporas. In contrast to claims that members of the diaspora have more nationalist views than homeland members, we find either diaspora and homeland preferences mirror each other or diaspora preferences are more supportive of peace. We discuss implications for theory and policy.
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