{"product_id":"diaspora-lobbies-and-the-us-government-convergence-and-divergence-in-making-foreign-policy-hardback-9781479818761","title":"Diaspora Lobbies and the US Government; Convergence and Divergence in Making Foreign Policy (Hardback) 9781479818761","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDiaspora Lobbies and the US Government\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConvergence and Divergence in Making Foreign Policy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJosh DeWind (Edited by), Renata Segura (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781479818761\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 October 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.544 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe array of case studies on Diaspora groups in the US in this edited volume provides not only critical insights into the evolution and status of those groups, but also offers astute analyses of their diverse and complex relationships with the US government as they seek to influence policy toward the homeland. Framed throughout by a well-articulated \u0026amp; divergence\/convergence analytical approach, this volume facilitates comparative analysis and is a must-read for anyone engaged with issues related to Diaspora populations and transnational migration. - Robert E. Maguire,author of Haiti Held Hostage These thoughtful essays carefully focus on the constraints diaspora groups face as they engage in foreign policy in their host and home countries.The book's emphasis on the how US state actors interact with diasporic groups underscores why such groups are less threatening to US interests than is often assumed. - Rodolfo de la Garza,author of Latinos and U.S. Foreign Policy: Lobbying for the Homeland?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a nation of\u003cbr\u003e immigrants, the United States has long accepted that citizens who identify with\u003cbr\u003e an ancestral homeland may hold dual loyalties; yet Americans have at times\u003cbr\u003e regarded the persistence of foreign ties with suspicion, seeing them as a sign of\u003cbr\u003e potential disloyalty and a threat to national security. Diaspora Lobbies and the US Government brings\u003cbr\u003e together a group of distinguished scholars of international politics and\u003cbr\u003e international migration to examine this contradiction in the realm of American\u003cbr\u003e policy making, ultimately concluding that the relationship between diaspora\u003cbr\u003e groups and the government can greatly affect foreign policy. This relationship\u003cbr\u003e is not unidirectional—as much as immigrants make an effort to shape foreign\u003cbr\u003e policy, government legislators and administrators also seek to enlist them in\u003cbr\u003e furthering American interests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Israel to Cuba and from Ireland to Iraq, the case\u003cbr\u003e studies in this volume illustrate how potential or ongoing conflicts raise the\u003cbr\u003e stakes for successful policy outcomes. Contributors provide historical and\u003cbr\u003e sociological context, gauging the influence of diasporas based on population\u003cbr\u003e size and length of time settled in the United States, geographic concentration,\u003cbr\u003e access to resources from their own members or through other groups, and the\u003cbr\u003e nature of their involvement back in their homelands. This collection brings a fresh\u003cbr\u003e perspective to a rarely discussed aspect of the design of US foreign policy and\u003cbr\u003e offers multiple insights into dynamics that may determine how the United States\u003cbr\u003e will engage other nations in future decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591083094296,"sku":"9781479818761","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/diaspora-lobbies-and-the-us-government-convergence-and-divergence-in-making-foreign-policy-hardback-9781479818761","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}