Description
The Arab Spring revolutions of 2011 sent shockwaves across the globe, mobilizing diaspora communities to organize forcefully against authoritarian regimes. Despite the important role that diasporas can play in influencing affairs in their countries of origin, little is known about when diaspora actors mobilize, how they intervene, or what makes them effective. This book addresses these questions, drawing on over 230 original interviews, fieldwork, and comparative analysis. Examining Libyan, Syrian, and Yemeni mobilization from the US and Great Britain before and during the revolutions, Dana M. Moss presents a new framework for understanding the transnational dynamics of contention and the social forces that either enable or suppress transnational activism. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Moss presents a new theoretical framework for explaining when anti-authoritarian diaspora movements emerge and become transnational agents of change.
About the Author
Dana M. Moss is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. Her research investigates how authoritarian forces repress their critics and how social movements resist this repression in a globalized world. Her work has been published in top sociology venues and has received several awards from the American Sociological Association. This is her first book.
Reviews
'Anyone who is interested in the Arab Spring uprisings or appreciates the dynamics of collective action more generally will find this book of great interest ... Highly recommended.' G. M. Massey, Choice
'... the book makes important contributions across a variety of sociological fields - including important extensions to literatures on social movements and migration. These contributions make this book essential reading for understanding the dynamics of transnational democratization processes.' Andrew P. Davis, American Journal of Sociology
Book Information
ISBN 9781009272155
Author Dana M. Moss
Format Paperback
Page Count 294
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 450g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm * 17mm
Moss presents a new theoretical framework for explaining when anti-authoritarian diaspora movements emerge and become transnational agents of change.
About the Author
Dana M. Moss is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. Her research investigates how authoritarian forces repress their critics and how social movements resist this repression in a globalized world. Her work has been published in top sociology venues and has received several awards from the American Sociological Association. This is her first book.
Reviews
'Anyone who is interested in the Arab Spring uprisings or appreciates the dynamics of collective action more generally will find this book of great interest ... Highly recommended.' G. M. Massey, Choice
'... the book makes important contributions across a variety of sociological fields - including important extensions to literatures on social movements and migration. These contributions make this book essential reading for understanding the dynamics of transnational democratization processes.' Andrew P. Davis, American Journal of Sociology
Book Information
ISBN 9781009272155
Author Dana M. Moss
Format Paperback
Page Count 294
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 450g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm * 17mm
