... strong forces of opposition to the government’s democratic backsliding. The Senegalese diaspora participated in online networks and gave crucial backing to opposition candidates running on an anti-system, Pan-African platform. The outcome of the 2024 presidential election confirmed the power of youth-led...

... narrative of transformation immediately draws the reader into the diasporic worldviews that have shaped the Beninese musicians whose stories animate the book. © 2024 by The Regents of the University of California 2024 Benin Vodun religion music diaspora migration slavery Migrations...

... transnationalism is entangled with urban transformations in the Philippines. The diaspora has an important role in the production of urban spaces, where houses, condominium units, and other structures are not just profit-driven investments, but are intimately linked to aspirations and dreams anchored in diasporic...

... each faced some of their most difficult challenges yet, from a downgrading of their citizenship status to economic collapse and civil war. An increasingly active diaspora has emerged as an important advocate for Druze interests worldwide. © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California 2021...

... United States Hurricane Maria colonialism postcolonial economic development trade globalization investment bankruptcy austerity diaspora migration 43 Hurricane Maria was a singular event in Puerto Rico s history. The storm struck on September 20, 2017, and left unparalleled devastation...

... Sargsyan Velvet Revolution protests democracy elections corruption civil society activism Russia diaspora 271 The revolution . . . ended the hopelessness, apathy, and indifference that had come to characterize the post-Soviet period. Armenia s Unfinished Revolution ARMINE ISHKANIAN When...

... relations inequality Fidel Castro Raul Castro Cuban Revolution Spain remittances economic reforms Cuban diaspora Afro-Cubans 69 Afro-Cubans, who were once considered the backbone of the revolution, for the most part are being left out of the island s new opportunities . . . Race...

... East Europe diaspora globalization immigration Muslim Brotherhood Salafists 319 [T]he main religious traditions all share references to journeys and emigration experiences as metaphors for the human condition. Misperceptions of the Muslim Diaspora SARA SILVESTRI The term Muslim diaspora...

...Hong Liu [F]or the first time in modern history, a rising China is shaping the relationship, transforming the diaspora's identity … © 2016 Current History. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents of the University of California Hong Liu China Southeast Asia diaspora Association...

... refugees trauma diaspora political mobilization Kosovo Albanians Palestinians Bosnia Serbia Syria PERSPECTIVE The global refugee crisis has raised pressing questions about how to manage hundreds of thousands of people on the move and alleviate their suffering. These problems are mag- nified...

... The Regents of the University of California Alexandra Délano Alonso Mexico Mexican-Americans immigration United States dual citizenship assimilation hometown associations remittances Donald Trump diaspora 305 The disadvantages faced by Mexican migrants, the challenges...

... of the University of California Fiona Adamson globalization diasporas diaspora politics Eritrea Iraq Kurds India Sri Lanka Tigers Tamil Eeelam Irish-Americans American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPAC Mexico Mexican-Americans A few decades ago, there was little interest...

...Frank J. Korom A new book seeks to explain how diaspora cultures interact to form new creole blends. From London to the Caribbean, carnival season can be a mashup of politics and heritage. Encountering Difference: Diasporic Traces, Creolizing Spaces , by Robin Cohen and Olivia...

... of the University of California Ebenezer Obadare Africa Internet diaspora public sphere Cecil Rhodes protests South Africa gay rights students 188 [There] appears to be a generally more assertive public sphere, with an ebul- lience strikingly in excess of the technological resources at its...

... pluralism democracy hindu right oxford proto-Hindutva curricula NCERT BJP Bharatiya hasan mushirul Gandhi assassination nanda diaspora anti-minority dev sen shourie tanika sarkar Wendy Doniger and Martha C. Nuss-baum, University of Chicago professors with decades of experience...

... or brutal domination by one community over another. © 2001 Current History. All rights reserved. 2001 The Regents of the University of California Israel Palestine Ariel Sharon Oslo Palestinian Authority George Bush Hamas South Africa Diaspora Intifada Agrowing chorus of dissenters...

... The Regents of the University of California deregulation diaspora e-commerce e-governance illiteracy India information technology Internet media New Delhi 162 This January the northern Indian city of Alla-habad hosted the Maha Kumbh Mela, thelargest religious event in the world. More than...