Editorial: Diaspora beyond nationalism

Osman, Idil 2017. Editorial: Diaspora beyond nationalism. JOMEC Journal 11 , pp. 1-3. 10.18573/j.2017.10137

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Abstract

This is the editorial for the special issue ‘Diaspora beyond Nationalism’. It makes a case for the research focus of the issue, explaining that it grew out of a conference of the same title, held in September 2015. Debates about migrants in many Western countries have increasingly taken a contentious tone, and have propelled nationalist and far-right parties, putting pressure on governments to resist further arrivals as well as becoming more demanding of migrants and diaspora communities that already live in those countries. The West has a long history of migrant settlement and when this is coupled with global notions of human rights and the responsibility to protect, managing migration becomes increasingly complex. Academic engagement can unpack and contribute to the understanding of some of this complexity. This JOMEC Journal special issue seeks to make a timely intervention on the lived experiences of migrants and diaspora communities, the multifaceted roles they play, the identities they occupy, the cultural transformations they carve out and undergo, and the centrality of media representation and communications technology usage, to provide meaningful insight into these processes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Diaspora; Nationalism, Migration; Communication Technologies
Publisher:	Cardiff University Press
ISSN:	2049-2340
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	2 August 2017
Date of Acceptance:	1 June 2017
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 13:55
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/103215

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