| Description |
1 online resource (x, 266 pages) |
| Contents |
The politics of animation -- Part 1: Zimbabwe -- The birth of the Zimbabwean diaspora -- Briefcase activists: death, afterlife, and performativity -- Heroic humanitarians: a neglected contribution -- Part 2: Rwanda -- Opposing the RPF from abroad -- Constructing the statist diaspora -- Hijacked humanitarians: the campaign against cessation |
| Summary |
This book shows how diasporas are mobilised to challenge authoritarian governments - by whom, for what purposes, and with what consequences |
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"Over half the world lives under authoritarian regimes. For these people, the opportunity to engage in politics moves outside the state's territory. Mobilising across borders, diasporas emerge to challenge such governments. This book offers an in-depth examination of the internal politics of transnational mobilisation. Studying Rwandan and Zimbabwean exiles, it exposes the power, interests, and unexpected agendas behind mobilisation, revealing the surprising and ambivalent role played by outsiders. Far from being passive victims waiting for humanitarian assistance, refugees engage actively in political struggle. From Rwandans resisting their repatriation, to Zimbabweans preventing arms shipments, political exiles have diverse aims and tactics. Conversely, the governments they face also deploy a range of transnational strategies, and those that purport to help them often do so with hidden agendas. This shifting political landscape reveals the centrality of transnationalism within global politics, the historical and political contingency of diasporas, and the precarious agency of refugees."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed October 31, 2018) |
| Subject |
African diaspora -- Political aspects
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Exiles -- Political activity
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Refugees -- Political activity
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Transnationalism -- Political aspects -- Zimbabwe
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Transnationalism -- Political aspects -- Rwanda
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Political participation.
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Authoritarianism -- Zimbabwe
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Authoritarianism -- Rwanda
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Authoritarianism
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Exiles -- Political activity
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Political participation
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Refugees -- Political activity
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Ausland
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Menschenrechtspolitik
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Politische Betätigung
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Ruander
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Simbabwer
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Rwanda
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Zimbabwe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jones, Will, 1986- author.
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| ISBN |
9781316795361 |
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1316795365 |
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9781316672020 |
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1316672026 |
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