Routledge International Handbook of Diaspora Diplomacy

The Routledge International Handbook of Diaspora Diplomacy is a multidisciplinary collection of writings by leading scholars and practitioners from around the world, reflecting on the geopolitical and technological shifts that have led to the global emergence of the current form of diplomacy.

Liam Kennedy is Professor of American Studies and Director of the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin. His research interests include American cultural and media studies, political communications, and Irish-US relations. His recent book publications include Afterimages: Photography and US Foreign Policy (2016), Neoliberalism and American Literature (2019), and Trump's America (2020).

Introduction Part 1: Mapping Diaspora Diplomacy 1. Diasporas and Public Diplomacy: From History to Policy 2. Diaspora Diplomacy in Myanmar: The Role of "Multiple Worlds" in World Politics Part 2: Diaspora Policies and Strategies 3. Diaspora Engagement Strategies: Theory and Case Study Evidence 4. Innovating Through Engagement: Mexico's Model to Support its Diaspora 5. Chinese Diaspora's New Roles in China's Diplomacy 6. India and Indian Diaspora: Rethinking Homeland in the 21st Century 7. A Too Successful Diaspora Diplomacy?: The Case of Israel 8. Croatia's Diaspora Strategy: History, Transition, Status and Outlook 9. Diaspora Engagement in the US (2010-2016) Part 3: Diaspora Networks and Economic Development 10. Diaspora and Transnational Communities' and Economic Contributions 11. Diaspora Capital and Transnational Economic Development 12. Diaspora as Actors of Economic Diplomacy 13. Africans in the Diaspora: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Investment, and Human Capital Development 14. Diaspora Philanthropy: Unlocking New Portals for Diplomacy and Development Part 4: Long Distance Politics 15. Diasporas' Political Rights and the Heterogeneous, Nonlinear Unfolding of External Citizenship in Latin America 16. Long Distance and Diaspora Youth: A Closer Look at Turkey's Diaspora Engagement Policies Aimed at Post-Migrant Generations 17. Policymakers and Diasporas in Informal Public Diplomacy 18. From the Good Friday Agreement to Brexit: Irish Diaspora Diplomacy in the United States 19. Diaspora Networks, Fragile States: Conflict and Cooperation 20. Iraqi Diaspora in the US and US-Iraq Relations 21. Seeking Justice from Abroad: Diasporas and Transitional Justice 22. Diasporas, Home Conflicts, and Conflict Transportation in Countries of Settlement 23. Diaspora Diplomacy Under Authoritarianism: Practices of Transnational Repression in World Politics Part 5: Digital Diasporas, Media and Soft Power 24. Diaspora, Digital Diplomacy and Rebuilding the Somali State 25. Diaspora Diplomacy in the Digital Age 26. Chinese-Language Digital/Social Media in Australia: Diaspora as "Double Agents" of Public Diplomacy 27. Using Technology to Channel Diaspora Knowledge Remittances at Scale Part 6: Advancing Diaspora Diplomacy Studies 28. Diasporas, Development and the Second Generation 29. Theorising Diaspora Diplomacy