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The Potential of Diaspora Groups to Contribute to Peace Building: A Scoping Paper.
Spear, Joanna
Spear, Joanna
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This paper is a preliminary consideration of the question of how Diaspora from Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sierra Leone could contribute to peace building in their home states. Often Diasporas are regarded as obstacles to peace building, so it is not the assumption of this scoping paper that the relationship between Diasporas and peace building will always be positive. That being said, neither does the paper make the assumption that the Diaspora are homogenous groups that behave in consistent and coordinated ways. The aim is to consider what scope there is for tapping into more positive elements of Diaspora relations with their homelands as they emerge from conflict.
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Spear, J. (2006). The Potential of Diaspora Groups to Contribute to Peace Building: A Scoping Paper. First draft of this paper was presented at: The Panel on Post War State Building, International Studies Association Conference, March 24, 2006, San Diego, California. Bradford: University of Bradford, Department of Peace Studies. Transformation of War Economies Project Working Paper.
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