Digital Diasporas: Identity and Transnational Engagement

Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Tables and Figure......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 11
1 Introduction......Page 15
Understanding migration and information technology: the imperative......Page 17
Diasporas and the Internet: Potential Security Implications......Page 18
Diasporas and the Internet: Potential Contributions......Page 20
What Do We Know About Diasporas' Use of IT?......Page 26
Digital Diasporas: Expanding our Learning Now and Into the Future......Page 27
Research Design......Page 29
Introduction to the Cases and Home Countries......Page 31
Afghanistan......Page 32
Egyptian Copts......Page 33
Tibet......Page 35
Somalia......Page 38
Nepal......Page 39
Outline of the Book......Page 41
What is a diaspora?......Page 43
What’s identity got to do with it?......Page 45
Hybrid Identity......Page 46
Factors Influencing Hybrid Identity......Page 47
Identity and Social Capital......Page 50
The Emergence/Evolution of Identity......Page 53
Mobilization Factors......Page 54
Motivation......Page 55
Directing Mobilization to the Homeland, Host Society, or Both......Page 56
IT: Organizations, Advantages, and Operations......Page 58
The Creation and Benefits of Digital Diasporas......Page 61
Digital diasporas: identity and transnational engagement......Page 65
Diasporas and hybrid identity......Page 69
My coptic church......Page 73
Tibetboard......Page 80
Thamel.com......Page 91
Hybrid identity and its religious, political, and business implications......Page 95
Information technology and cybercommunities......Page 99
Afghanistanonline......Page 102
Membership......Page 103
Community Rules/Norms......Page 105
Member Benefits......Page 109
Somalinet......Page 113
Membership......Page 114
Interpersonal Communication......Page 115
Community Rules/Norms......Page 118
Member Benefits......Page 121
Afghanistanonline and somalinet: cybercommunities in action......Page 127
Restructuring identity and the potential for conflict prevention......Page 130
Somalinet......Page 134
Marginalization......Page 135
Cross-Categorical Identity and Bridging Social Capital......Page 137
Examples of Conflict Mitigation/Rule Application......Page 140
Framing......Page 144
Afghanistanonline......Page 145
Marginalization......Page 146
Cross-Categorical Identity and Bridging Social Capital......Page 147
Liberal Values......Page 150
Examples of Conflict Mitigation and Framing......Page 151
Somalinet and afghanistanonline: elements of potential conflict prevention......Page 154
Marginalization......Page 155
Cross-Categorical Identity and Bridging Social Capital......Page 156
Conflict Mitigation and Framing......Page 158
Digital diasporas and conflict prevention......Page 160
6 Policy Agendas, Human Rights, and National Sovereignty......Page 163
Diaspora policy influence and perceived threats to sovereignty......Page 164
The role of it in political mobilization......Page 168
Tibetboard......Page 169
U.s. copts association......Page 175
Diaspora political agendas, human rights, and it......Page 181
Ability to Mobilize......Page 185
Enabling Environment/Opportunity Structures......Page 186
Motivation to Act......Page 187
IT and Mobilization......Page 190
Rebuild afghanistan......Page 191
Afghans4tomorrow: a community of action......Page 194
Coptic orphans......Page 199
The Programs of Coptic Orphans......Page 200
CO Donors......Page 202
The Keys to Coptic Orphan's Success......Page 204
Thamel.com......Page 207
Identity mobilization for helping the homeland......Page 210
8 Digital Diasporas: A New Avenue for Peace and Prosperity?......Page 215
Identity Negotiation......Page 217
Communities/Organizations......Page 220
Mobilization......Page 222
Digital diasporas: interesting anecdotes or potential impact?......Page 223
The future of diaspora organizations......Page 230
Host Governments......Page 235
Homeland Government......Page 240
International Development Community......Page 243
Diaspora Organizations......Page 246
Conclusion......Page 248
Appendix: Methodology......Page 251
Acronyms......Page 253
Bibliography......Page 255
Index......Page 281