Diasporas in World Politics

Demonstrates the impact of diasporas on interstate relations, and forms some propositions regarding the conditions affecting the influence exerted by diasporas. Problems and dilemmas are reviewed, and a comparison is made of three archetypical diasporas: the Greek, the Jewish and the Armenian.

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Part 1 Introduction: diasporas in world politics - an introduction, Dimitri Constas and Athanassios Platias. Part 2 The Greek diaspora in Greek foreign policy - a historical perspective, Procopis Papastratis; ethnicity and foreign policy - Greek-American activism and the Turkish arms ban, Paul Watanabe; the reverse influence phenomenon - the impact of the Greek-American lobby on the foreign policy of Greece, Van Coufoudakis; the Hellenic-American community in foreign policy considerations of the motherland, Nikolaos A. Stavrou; the Greek community and Australian foreign policy - with particular reference to the Cyprus issue, Andrew C. Theophanous and Michalis S. Michael; the role of the Greek communities in the formulation of Canadian foreign policy, Stephanos Constantinides; the involvement of the Greek community in South Africa in the formulation of the foreign policy of Greece, Christos Theodoropoulos. Part 3 Opportunity structures in host countries: ethnicity and Canadian foreign policy, Kalevi J. Holsti; ethnic groups in Australian politics, James Jupp; diasporas and the formation of foreign policy - the US in comparative perspective, Walker Connor. Part 4 Comparative perspectives: the Armenian diaspora and the narrative of power, Richard G. Hovannisian; Jewry, Jews and Israeli foreign policy - a critical perspective, Gabriel Sheffer.