Disaggregating Diasporas As a Force in Role Contestation - Mobilising the Marginalised in Foreign Affairs

Using a Role Theory lens, this book addresses this shortage of work through investigating Tamil diaspora mass movements and interest groups as forces of domestic foreign policy influence.

List of contents

1. Marginalised diasporas: A force in role contestation?  2. Diaspora role contestation in Canada and the UK: Theoretical and Analytical Frameworks  3. A marginalised minority: The Sri Lankan civil war, the Tamil diaspora and transnational regimes of marginalization  4. From Human Security to Enlightened self-interest? Canadian and British foreign policymaking permeability and international roles  5. Role contestation and the end of the Sri Lankan civil war: Protest, pressure and role performance  6. Role contestation for transitional justice: Role constraints and the Commonwealth  7. Conclusion: Diasporas are a force in role contestation, so what's next?

About the author

Matthew K. Godwin holds a PhD from School of Public Policy, University College London (UCL). He currently works as part of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. His research focuses predominantly on diasporas, civil wars and on aspects of far-right movements. He has been recently published in Politics and Governance, Globalizations and Israel Affairs.

Summary

Using a Role Theory lens, this book addresses this shortage of work through investigating Tamil diaspora mass movements and interest groups as forces of domestic foreign policy influence.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew K. Godwin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9780367544928
• ISBN: 978-0-367-54492-8
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Role Theory and International Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)