Diaspora Engagement in Times of Severe Economic Crisis : Greece and Beyond

How does a severe economic crisis impact on diaspora-homeland relations? The present volume addresses this question by exploring diaspora engagement in Greece during the protracted post-2009 eurozone crisis. In so doing, it looks at the crisis as a critical juncture in Greece’s relations with its nationals abroad. The contributors in this book explore aspects of diaspora engagement including, crisis and transnational mobilisation, reform and diaspora involvement, the impact of diasporic institutions, the formation of new diasporic communities linked to new crisis driven migration as well as comparisons with countries elsewhere in Europe. This book provides a compelling and original interdisciplinary study of contemporary diaspora issues, through the lens of an advanced economy and democracy facing a prolonged crisis, and, as such, it is a significant addition to the literature on European diasporas.