In the Name of Diaspora: Between Struggles for Recognition and Political Aspirations.
Since the early 1990s, the concept of diaspora has propagated in migration studies and gradually been appropriated by many migrant groups, who describe themselves as 'diasporas' in relation to political mobilisation and self-portrayal. In this article, claims made in the name of diaspora and their c...
| Published in: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 34; no. 7; pp. 1127 - 1144 |
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Sep2008
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