Welcome to the Diasporas: Exploring Critical Issues blog. The blog supports the work of the inter- and multi-disciplinary research and publicatons project,  which seeks to explore the contemporary experience of Diasporas – communities who conceive of themselves as a national, ethnic, linguistic or other form of cultural and political construction of collective membership living outside of their ‘home lands.’ In particular, key issues to be addressed include: what are the defining characteristics of Diasporas and what distinguishes one from the other? What role does ‘home’ and ‘host’ cultures play in developing relationships between communities in a global environment? How new is the concept of Diasporas; does it capture new global realities or designate old phenomena in a new way?

Welcome to the discussions; we look forward to sharing insights and perspectives from across the globe.