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Diaspora Organizations in International Affairs

Definition: what is a diaspora organization?Slow starts: the limits of a state-based perspective in thr ee fields International relations Migration studies Organizational sociology Summary of blind spots and slow starts Central themes Overview of the chapters Notes Capacities and constraints: Pakistani diaspora organizations in Toronto and New York City Analytical background Canadian multiculturalism and US laissez-faire assimilation Socioeconomic attainment and community resources Societal attitudes and organizational stigma Pakistanis in Toronto and NYC Data and methodology Findings Divergent organizational capacities Convergent organizational stigma Conclusion Notes Transnational networks for portable migrant labor rights in North America Transnational migrant worker networks in the United States and Mexico Why a portable rights approach?Placing bilateral labor cooperation and NAALC in historical context Methods Findings: building cross-border labor advocacy coalitions Challenges facing transnational migrant labor advocacy Migrant labor rights advocacy in Mexico and the United States Early attempts at accountability (2003 and 2005 petitions)The emergence of a tripartite system and new transnational advocates Shifting diplomacy and leveraging the joint declaration Conclusions Dissatisfaction from civil society Lessons learned and moving forward Notes Diaspora organizations and citizenship DO claims to citizenship The right to retain citizenship in the country’ of origin The right to naturalization in the country’ of destination The rights of non-citizen immigrants in the country’ of destination DO strategies for organizing and making claims Bosnian diaspora organizations and dual citizenship Analysis Conclusion Notes A roller coaster of policy shifts: Ghanaian diaspora organizations navigating Dutch migration and development policies Diaspora organizations in development: a review of the literature Methodology Ghanaians in the Netherlands Introducing the Ghanaian diaspora organizations The rise and fall of DO-state cooperation Phase 1: rise of DO-state cooperation Phase 2: the decline of DO-state cooperation Analysis Conclusion Notes Bringing international relations and organizational sociology to diaspora studies: Kurdish and Syrian diaspora organizations in Germany DO in migration research Diaspora in IR theory DOs in organizational sociology Contingency theory: understanding situational factors Neoinstitutionalism Associational theory'Organizational situational factors The Kurdish diaspora and KOMKAR: origin and history The Syrian diaspora and DSV: origin and history The Kurdish diaspora and KOMKAR: size The Syrian diaspora and DSV: size POS for KOMKAR and the Kurdish diaspora in Germany: location POS for DSV and the Syrian diaspora in Germany: location KOMKAR: sector of activity DSV: sector of activity KOMKAR: ownership and control DSV: ownership and control Neoinstitutionalism: logic of appropriateness versus logic of consequences Associational theory: logic of members versus logic of influence IR: liberalism and constructivism Conclusion Notes Keeping the faith? Examining the roles of faith and secularism in Syrian diaspora organizations in Lebanon Syrian diaspora organizations in South-South humanitarianism Methodology Syrians in Lebanon Establishing a “Syrian diaspora organization” in Lebanon The ongoing formalization of assistance Strengthening Syrian DOs thr ough a localization approach Secular versus faith-inspired assistance provision The use of the neutrality discourse in Syrian-run initiatives Conclusion Notes Conflict and peacebuilding IR, diasporas, and contemporary ai med conflict Conceptual framework and methodology Actors Types of peripheral conflict zones: enabling, repressive, and contested Methodology Northern Ireland’s American Zone Irish republicans: grassroots networks Government responses: depriving material resources, voice, and legitimacy ANIA’s coalition-building, elite network-building, and mass mobilization Conclusion Notes What are the main issue areas in which DOs operate?How does power flow in DOs and in their transnational networks?What can IR learn fr om and contribute to research on DOs in other disciplines?Towards a research agenda Notes

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