Transnational lives in the shadow of repression: diaspora youth and the struggle for democracy
Short description
This research project investigates the role of the second-generation diaspora and young people in the diaspora in transnational struggles for democracy. Authoritarianism is, alongside armed conflict, a key factor for forced migration, and non-democratic regimes increasingly seek to stifle dissent not only within but increasingly also across borders. Given the special position of the second-generation diaspora and diaspora youth, who have roots in at least two countries, the project aims to better understand how authoritarian regimes engage with or control these groups, as well as the ways in which they either support or resist these regimes.
Background
The project seeks to answer the following research questions:
- What strategies do repressive states employ to mobilize and/or control their second generation diasporas?
- What are the motives, opportunities and obstacles for second generation diasporas to mobilize in support of repressive government of their homeland?
- What are the motives, opportunities and obstacles for second generation diasporas to mobilize against repression in their respective homeland states?
The project is designed as a qualitative comparative case study of four authoritarian states in Africa and the Middle East with sizable diasporas. It identifies relevant groups, organizations and initiatives in Sweden, Europe and the world. The researchers analyze policy documents and other documentation, and also conduct interviews with relevant actors. An important outcome of the project is also a special issue of the journal Globalizations, where a larger group of experts have contributed articles about various cases.
Research at the School of Global Studies
Project members
- Camilla Orjuela, University 91探花
- Arne F. Wackenhut, University 91探花
- , German Institute for Global and Area Studies
Publications
Special issue of Globalizations:
- Orjuela, C., Wackenhut A. F., Hirt, N. (2024). , Globalizations 22(1).
- Baser, B., & B枚c眉, G. (2024). .
- Ding, S. (2024). .
- F茅ron, 脡. (2023). .
- Hirt, N. (2023). .
- Lee, J., & Dukalskis, A. (2024). .
- Moftizadeh, S. (2024). .
- Karabegovi膰, D. (2024). .
- Orjuela, C. (2023). .
- Wackenhut, A. F. (2024). .
Other academic publications:
- Hirt, N. & A.S. Mohammad (2024). How Diasporas Contribute to Authoritarian Governance: The case of Eritrea, in Moss, D. and S. Furstenberg (eds.) Transnational Repression in the Age of Globalisation, Edinburgh University Press, 165-184.
- Hirt, N. (2024). The Long Shadow of the Eritrean Independence Struggle: Transgenerational transmission of trauma across diaspora generations, in Kromj谩k, L. & A. Karamehi膰-Muratovi膰 (eds.): Intergenerational Trauma in Refugee Communities. Routledge.
- Wackenhut, A. F. (2024). .
- Wackenhut, A.F., Orjuela, C. (2023). .
- Orjuela, C. (2023). .
- Wackenhut, A. F. (2022). .
- Hirt, Nicole & Eden Mengis (2022). Eritreer*innen in der Diaspora: der Einfluss des eritreischen Regimes und regimetreue Strukturen in Deutschland. In Randi Becker & Philipp W. Kranemann (eds.): Endlich in Sicherheit?, 73-100.
- Hirt, N. & A. S. Mohammad (2022). The Limits of Diaspora: Double Vulnerabilities among Eritreans in Saudi Arabia. In Dalia Abdelhady & Ramy Aly (eds.): Routledge Handbook on Middle Eastern Diasporas, 78-88.
- Hirt, N. (2022). Thirty Years of Autocratic Rule: Eritrea鈥檚 President Isaias Afewerki between innovation and destruction. In J-N Bach (ed.): Routledge Handbook of the Horn of Africa, 317-326.
- Orjuela, C. (2022). .
- Karabegovic, D. & C. Orjuela (2022). Diasporas in peace and conflict, in O. Richmond & G. Visoka (eds.): The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies.
- Hirt, N. (2021). Eritrea鈥檚 Chosen Trauma and the Legacy of the Martyrs: The Impact of Postmemory on Political Identity Formation of Second-Generation Diaspora Eritreans. Africa Spectrum. 56(1):19-38.
- Hirt, N. & A. S. Mohammad (2021). .
- Orjuela, Camilla (2020). .
- Wackenhut, Arne (2020). Understanding Protest Diffusion: The Case of the Egyptian Uprising of 2011. Palgrave McMillan.
Popular science publications
- Wackenhut, Arne F. (2024). , School of Blogal Studies
- Orjuela, Camilla (2024).
- Hajdini, Fortesa (2023).
- Hirt, Nicole (2021). .
- Orjuela, Camilla (2020). .