Description
Book Synopsis
This book is an interdisciplinary examination of several interconnecting aspects of migrant communities in the context of contemporary conflict and security.
The book illustrates that within this globalised world, migrants have become key actors, living in the spaces between states, as well as within them. Arguing that migrants and their descendants are vital and complex constituencies for the achievement of security in this global age, the volume uses a number of case studies, including Palestinian, Sri Lankan, Irish and Somali diaspora communities, to explore the different ways that such groups intersect with issues of security, and how these attitudes and behaviours have evolved in the context of political transnationalism and the global economy.
Comparative and econometric studies of migration can provide a wide lens but at times fail to capture the depth and complexity of these communities and attitudes within them. At the same time, empirically focused studies are
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Migration and Globalisation 2. Flight and Fight: Examining the Long Distance Nationalists 3. Tales of Positive Engagement: The Long Distance Peace-Builders 4. Migration and the War on Terror 5. Fusion Cuisine: Diasporas, Food and Conflict 6. Troubled Tours: Diaspora Tourism, Homeland and Remembrance 7. Policy Matters: Migration and Security in the 21st Century
