Engaging one’s diaspora to spread nationalist ideology and gain support for conservative political reforms is clearly popular across the world. The methods for doing so, whether it be by bolstering religious organizations or engaging youth through activism, are usually easy to observe as countries target those in their own communities. Unfortunately, not every diaspora member […]
Month: December 2020
The People and Culture of Meskhetia
What is a community? What does it mean to be a part of a community, especially when that community is not in its homeland? These are the main questions that I have been investigating during my research of the Meskhetian Turks and their experiences in Central Asia. In my first post I provided a short […]
Experiences of Abortion in Central Asia (Turkey, Georgia, and Kazakhstan)
While my last blog post focused primarily on migrant women’s experience with reproductive health facilities in the United States and Russia, I wanted to focus my last post on reproductive healthcare, specifically abortion, in Central Asia. Unfortunately, some countries in Central Asia had a huge gap in information regarding abortion, but I was still able […]
Do refugees want to return to South Sudan?
In South Sudan, since a tentative peace deal was signed with the help of the international community that seems to be holding, many people seem to be evaluating what to do next. As of October 2020, UNHCR has made an official statement regarding South Sudanese refugees returning home in the current climate. “In recent years, […]
A Place in Armenian History: The Contributions of Women Impossible to Overlook
Armenian history has a strong influence on its development today especially for the evolving role of women in their society. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, Armenia found itself, along with several other neighboring nations in the droves of Russian occupation until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Whether under the thumb of Turkey […]
Educational Outcomes for Migrants in Germany: Part III
This Part 3 of my exploration into educational outcomes for migrants. You can find Part I and Part II here. In this post, I will be looking specifically at outcomes for migrants in Germany – how do migrants fare educationally in comparison with German natives? Education is seen as a way in which migrant families […]
Citizenship and the Indian diaspora in the UAE
As I described in my previous blog post, the 1973 oil shock stemmed from an embargo placed on the United States by Arab oil producing nations in response to the United States financially supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War.1 The oil shock spurred major trends for public finance and development within Gulf states and […]