Title:Kurdish Diaspora Political Activism in Europe with a Particular Focus on Great Britain
Author(s):BASER, BaharDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:Research Report, Berghof Peace Support/Centre for Just Peace and Democracy, 2011Abstract:The Kurdish diaspora is the largest stateless diaspora in the world and it is thought to be the most politically active migrant group in Europe. Their activities consequently caused a spill over of the conflict in Turkey ...
Title:Stateless Diaspora Groups and their Repertoires of Nationalist Activism in Host Countries
Author(s):BASER, Bahar; SWAIN, AshokDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper examines the trends of long-distance nationalism of the stateless diaspora groups in their homeland politics. The focus is on activism, protest and propaganda repertoires of two stateless diaspora groups: Kurds ...
Title:Diaspora Design Versus Homeland Realities: Case Study of Armenian Diaspora
Author(s):BASER, Bahar; SWAIN, AshokDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Recently the concept of “diaspora” has become a popular subject and two polarized views dominate the study on diaspora behavior: the categorization of the diaspora as good or bad, conflict or peace promoter, spoiler or ...
Title:Third Party Mediation in Nagorno Karabakh: Part of the Cure or Part of the Disease?
Author(s):BASER, BaharDate:2008Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The dissolution of the Soviet Union has caused conflicts of many different types in the Caucasus region. Among them, the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh turned out to be the most intractable dispute since it had the properties ...