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Diasporas and democratization in the post-communist world

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Koinova, Maria (2009) Diasporas and democratization in the post-communist world. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Volume 42 (Number 1). pp. 41-64. doi:10.1016/j.postcomstud.2009.02.001 ISSN 0967-067X.

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Abstract

If diaspora communities are socialized with democratic values in Western societies, they could be expected to be sympathetic to the democratization of their home countries. However, there is a high degree of variation in their behavior. Contrary to the predominant understanding in the literature that diasporas act in exclusively nationalist ways, this article argues that they do engage with the democratization of their home countries. Various challenges to the sovereignty of their homelands explain whether diasporas involve with procedural or liberal aspects of democratization. Drawing evidence from the activities of the Ukrainian, Serbian, Albanian and Armenian diasporas after the end of communism, I argue that unless diasporas are linked to home countries that enjoy both international legal and domestic sovereignty, they will involve only with procedural aspects of democratization. Diasporas filter international pressure to democratize post-communist societies by utilizing democratic procedures to advance unresolved nationalist goals.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HX Socialism. Communism. Anarchism
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Armenian diaspora, Ukrainian diaspora, Ukrainians -- Migrations, Serbs -- Migrations, Albanians -- Migrations, Democratization, Post-communism
Journal or Publication Title: Communist and Post-Communist Studies
Publisher: Elsevier Science BV
ISSN: 0967-067X
Official Date: March 2009
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March 2009Published
Volume: Volume 42
Number: Number 1
Page Range: pp. 41-64
DOI: 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2009.02.001
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS) , City University of New York. Mellon-Sawyer Seminar Series (CUNYMSSSS)

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