Diasporas,ethnic conflict,and traumatic events.
详细信息
- 作者：Cunningham ; Christopher P.
- 学历：Ph.D.
- 年：2013
- 关键词：diaspora ; ethnic conflict ; ethnonationalism ; traum
- 导师：Schmitt, David E.,eadvisorBarreto, Amilcar A.,eadvisorForest, James JFecommittee member
- 毕业院校：Northeastern University
- Department：Political Science
- ISBN：9781303042065
- CBH：3559221
- Country：USA
- 语种：English
- FileSize：1752002
- Pages：305
文摘
This research examines how ethnic diaspora communities perceive and respond to &ldquo；traumatic events&rdquo； in the homeland and evaluates the capacity of these events to act as catalysts to mobilize diasporas in support of co-ethnic separatist movements. Although other factors help to shape perceptions and influence the relative effectiveness of mobilization, the purpose of this research is to develop a clearer understanding of how a single violent event can have a grave and unique impact on diaspora views of a homeland separatist movement and help lead to the mobilization of its supporters. To gain these insights and analyze diaspora perceptions and ensuing forms of mobilization, the research entails both an in-depth single case study and a multi-case comparative approach. For the single case study, I use structured interviews conducted with Sikh diaspora members living in the United States to examine the perceptions and ensuing actions of these Sikhs to a controversial 1984 Indian military operation codenamed Operation Blue Star. For the multi-case study, I analyze the response of the Irish and Uyghur ethnic diasporas to three homeland traumatic events: the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings and 1981 Irish hunger strike in Northern Ireland, and the 2009 Urumqi riots in Xinjiang. Based on the results of these comparative case examinations, I argue that traumatic events affect ethnic members symbolically and emotionally, leading to a process of &ldquo；event galvanization&rdquo； where diaspora opinions shift in favor of the separatist movement, increasing the likelihood of mobilization among diaspora members to take actions in support of the separatist movement.