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    Diaspora Communities and Civil Conflict Transformation.

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    Publication date
    2004
    Author
    Zunzer, Wolfram
    Keyword
    Diaspora communities
    War economies
    Transformation
    Conflict
    Refugees
    Asylum
    Sri Lanka
    Germany
    Tamil diaspora
    Sinhalese diaspora
    Cyprus
    Somalia
    Afghanistan
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    © Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.
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    Abstract
    This working paper deals with the nexus of diaspora communities living in European host countries, specifically in Germany, and the transformation of protracted violent conflicts in a number of home countries, including Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Somalia and Afghanistan. Firstly, the political and social role and importance of diaspora communities vis-à-vis their home and host countries is discussed, given the fact that the majority of immigrants to Germany, as well as to many other European countries, over the last ten years have come from countries with protracted civil wars and have thus had to apply for refugee or asylum status. One guiding question, then, is to what extent these groups can contribute politically and economically to supporting conflict transformation in their countries of origin. Secondly, the role and potentials of diaspora communities originating from countries with protracted violent conflicts for fostering conflict transformation activities are outlined. Thirdly, the current conflict situation in Sri Lanka is analyzed and a detailed overview of the structures and key organizations of the Tamil and Sinhalese diaspora worldwide is given. The structural potentials and levels for constructive intervention for working on conflict in Sri Lanka through the diasporas are then described. Fourthly, the socio-political roles of diaspora communities originating from Cyprus, Palestine, Somalia and Afghanistan for peacebuilding and rehabilitation in their home countries are discussed. The article finishes by drawing two conclusions. Firstly, it recommends the further development of domestic migration policies in Europe in light of current global challenges. Secondly, it points out that changes in foreign and development policies are crucial to make better use of the immense potential of diaspora communities for conflict transformation initiatives and development activities in their home countries. How this can best be achieved in practice should be clarified further through intensified action research and the launch of more pilot projects.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4186
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    Zunzer, W. (2004). Diaspora Communities and Civil Conflict Transformation. Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management. Berghof Occasional Paper No. 26.
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