Egyptian Diaspora Activism During the Arab Uprisings

Insights from Paris and Vienna
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-48560-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 523 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Global and Transnational Politics

Diaspora politics is often expressed as an emancipating experience and can therefore give agency to migrants. Yet, rather than interpreting transnational political practices as globally liberal or cosmopolitan, Müller-Funk’s findings underline that diaspora politics is a highly diverse political field which can reinforce political fragmentation among migrant collectivities.

This volume explores the controversial topic of diaspora politics: the political activities of migrants who aim to influence the domestic or foreign policy of their country of origin. The revolutions in 2010/11 represented a major political upheaval in the Middle East, which politicised Arabs across borders on a grand scale. Müller-Funk explores the links between recent political developments in Egypt between 2011 and 2013 and emigration. More specifically, she examines the question of how the revolution in and its aftermath influenced emigrants’ political perceptions and actions regarding their homeland. The book takes an interdisciplinary macro and micro approach by investigating policies which influence migrants’ political transnational behavior as well as by looking at individual activists’ perspectives.

This volume will be of great interest to scholars of international relations, security studies, political theory, politics and middle east studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Müller-Funk, Lea

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1: The Uprisings in Egypt: Political Events Mobilising Across Borders 2: The Emerging Egyptian Emigration State: Egypt’s Multifaceted Approach to Relating to its Citizens Abroad 3: Egyptian Migration to Europe: An Egyptian Diaspora? 4: Managing Immigration in Vienna and Paris: A Comparison 5: A Typology of Transnational Activists 6: Transnational Political Networks, Strategies and Ideas in Paris 7: Transnational Political Networks, Strategies and Ideas in Vienna 8: The Local and the Distant: Reconfiguring Imagined Communities Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Lea Müller-Funk is Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow, Department of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.