Diasporas in World Politics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Diasporas in World Politics: An Introduction

      • Dimitri Constas, Athanassios Platias

      Pages 3-28

3. The Greek Diaspora in Foreign Policy: A Case Study

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29

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   2. Ethnicity and Foreign Policy: Greek-American Activism and the Turkish Arms Ban

      • Paul Watanabe

      Pages 31-50

   3. The Reverse Influence Phenomenon: The Impact of the Greek-American Lobby on the Foreign Policy of Greece

      • Van Coufoudakis

      Pages 51-75

   4. The Hellenic-American Community in Foreign Policy Considerations of the Motherland

      • Nikolaos A. Stavrou

      Pages 76-87

   5. The Greek Community and Australian Foreign Policy: With Particular Reference to the Cyprus Issue

      • Andrew C. Theophanous, Michalis S. Michael

      Pages 88-106

   6. The Role of the Greek Communities in the Formulation of Canadian Foreign Policy

      • Stephanos Constantinides

      Pages 107-124

   7. The Involvement of the Greek Community in South Africa in the Formulation of the Foreign Policy of Greece

      • Christos Theodoropoulos

      Pages 125-134

4. Political Opportunity Structures in Host-Countries

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135

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   2. Ethnicity and Canadian Foreign Policy

      • Kalevi J. Holsti

      Pages 137-152

   3. Ethnic Groups in Australian Politics

      • James Jupp

      Pages 153-166

   4. Diasporas and the Formation of Foreign Policy: The US in Comparative Perspective

      • Walker Connor

      Pages 167-179

5. Comparative Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181

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   2. The Armenian Diaspora and the Narrative of Power

      • Richard G. Hovannisian

      Pages 183-202

   3. Jewry, Jews and Israeli Foreign Policy: A Critical Appraisal

      • Gabriel Sheffer

      Pages 203-228

6. Back Matter

   Pages 229-239

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Demonstrates the impact of diasporas on interstate relations, and forms some propositions regarding the conditions affecting the influence exerted by diasporas. Problems and dilemmas are reviewed, and a comparison is made of three archetypical diasporas: the Greek, the Jewish and the Armenian.

• Affect
• community
• foreign policy
• Israel
• lobby
• politics
• state

• Institute of International Relations, Panteion University, Greece

  Dimitri C. Constas

• Panteion University, Athens, Greece

  Athanassios G. Platias

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