Indo-Pacific Diaspora in Peace and Conflict: Unity and Division in the Age of Transnational Repression [Hardcover]

List of Contributors

List of Abbreviations

Foreword

1. Introduction: Transnational Repression and Indo-Pacific Diasporas

2. Thais in political exile and the persecution of activists via l?se-majest?

3. Trends, Patterns, and the Influence of Diaspora Groups on Current Politics in Contemporary Myanmar

4. Hong Kong diaspora: Masking fear, anxiety, and threats of Chinese state retaliation

5. Cultural Survival and National Belonging: Minority Politics of the Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora

6. Indian Muslims and Bumiputera status in Malaysia

7. The Dilemma of Southeast Asian Diasporas in the Arab Gulf Countries: Between Opportunities and Risks

Index

Cogan and contributors explore critical political, cultural, and structural challenges facing Indo-Pacific diaspora communities through seven unique contexts, illuminating how these populations confront transnational repression and organizational fragmentation while rebuilding lives abroad.

This timely volume offers a compelling exploration of Indo-Pacific diasporas, highlighting their resilience amid transnational repression. Through rich empirical casesfrom Kashmiri Pandits in Europe to Indian Muslims in Malaysiait reveals the complex, intersectional forces shaping diaspora mobilisation and resistance. A vital contribution to diaspora and transnational politics studies.

?lise F?ron, PhD, Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies and?Director of INCORE, Ulster University, UK

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