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Since the early 1990s, diaspora studies have promoted non-essentialist conceptions of identity, culture, and belonging that exceed the framework of the nation state and explore new connections between global and local contexts (Brah 1996; Clifford 2004; Tölölyan 1996). However, the exact definition and boundaries of what constitutes a diaspora and its role in cooperation are still contested. Research on diaspora cooperation covers a broad range of approaches, reaching from micro analysis of niche-identities within particular ethnic groups to macro analyses about the role of diaspora communities in particular state formations (for discussions about the definition of diaspora, see Brubaker 2006; Tölölyan 1996).
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Carment, D., Sadjed, A. (2017). Introduction: Coming to Terms with Diaspora Cooperation. In: Carment, D., Sadjed, A. (eds) Diaspora as Cultures of Cooperation. Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32892-8_1
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