Alternatives Global Local Political, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

This article examines how home states define and redefine membership within ‘their’ diaspora certain groups individuals are excluded from this conception through discourse, policy practice. We argue that ontological security, or the state’s need for a stable sense of identity, coherence continuity, involves consistent narrative about belonging is directed at emigrants their descendants shapes interact with diasporas. The theoretical literature typically portrayed engagement in positive inclusionary terms. Recently, however, scholars have argued may also negative exclusionary dimensions form marginalisation, securitisation persecution specific abroad, as well cooptation other groups. Such practices likely context divided societies, mirroring domestic modes exclusion. Our comparative study Israel Turkey reveals such dynamics based on ethnicity, religion political inclination, which not only characterise both countries’ contexts but extend to overseas populations. findings suggest states, where identity struggles uneven citizenship shape politics society, policies claiming tie co-ethnics homeland never achieve full inclusion.

Язык: Английский