Diasporas in World Politics The Greeks in Comparative Perspective [Paperback]

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.Part 1 Introduction: diasporas in world politics - an introduction, Dimitri Constas and Athanassios Platias. Part 2 The Greek diaspora in Greek foreign policy - a historical perspective, Procopis Papastratis; ethnicity and foreign policy - Greek-American activism and the Turkish arms ban, Paul Watanabe; the reverse influence phenomenon - the impact of the Greek-American lobby on the foreign policy of Greece, Van Coufoudakis; the Hellenic-American community in foreign policy considerations of the motherland, Nikolaos A. Stavrou; the Greek community and Australian foreign policy - with particular reference to the Cyprus issue, Andrew C. Theophanous and Michalis S. Michael; the role of the Greek communities in the formulation of Canadian foreign policy, Stephanos Constantinides; the involvement of the Greek community in South Africa in the formulation of the foreign policy of Greece, Christos Theodoropoulos. Part 3 Opportunity structures in host countries: ethnicity and Canadian foreign policy, Kalevi J. Holsti; ethnic groups in Australian politics, James Jupp; diasporas and the formation of foreign policy - the US in comparative perspective, Walker Connor. Part 4 Comparative perspectives: the Armenian diaspora and the narrative of power, Richard G. Hovannisian; Jewry, Jews and Israeli foreign policy - a critical perspective, Gabriel Sheffer.