The Kashmiri Diaspora in Britain and the Limits of Political Mobilisation

Sökefeld, Martin

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“…For instance, how are the identity and mobilization dynamics of the diaspora affected? In his study of the Kashmiri mobilization in the UK, Sökefeld (2016: 38–39) suggests that after the initial conflict deterritorialization process and an intense period of mobilization during the 1990s vis‐à‐vis the situation in Kashmir, the Kashmiri diaspora dispersed and fragmented, separating around Indian and Pakistani allegiances. Later, however, during the 2000s and 2010s, the younger generation of British Kashmiris seemed to identify primarily as Muslims, rather than as Kashmiris.…”

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“…This ideological creativity can notably entail borrowings and cross‐fertilization across movements and organizations that identify with other diasporas and also with different ideological struggles. Sökefeld, for instance, has shown that Kashmiri activism in the United Kingdom has been heavily influenced by other international issues, such as the conflicts in Palestine and Vietnam, as well as by anti‐capitalist and anti‐imperialist ideologies (Sökefeld, 2016: 29). This suggests there is a need to pay attention to this particular instance of diasporization, as diasporas whose emergence is linked to conflict deterritorialization tend to mobilize in distinctive ways, around different issues, and at a singular pace, compared to already established diasporas.…”

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Towards a theory of diaspora formation through conflict deterritorialization

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Voytiv

2021

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Building on different cases of conflicts in homelands triggering diaspora mobilization, we develop a theory of diaspora formation through processes of conflict deterritorialization. We argue that an armed conflict in the country of origin can trigger specific processes of diaspora formation in the countries of settlement and in the transnational space, depending on the actors involved and the particular context in both the home and host countries. We suggest that this specific non‐linear process of diaspora formation can happen at the individual and collective levels, and can both turn a migrant into a diasporic individual as well as mobilize diasporic individuals for collective action. This mobilization, we argue, builds on narratives about and from the homeland, the country of residence, and the transnational space, and can, in turn, lead to conflict autonomization in diaspora settings.

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Section: Actors Temporalities and Contexts Of Deterritorialization Within The Countries Of Settlementmentioning

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Towards a theory of diaspora formation through conflict deterritorialization

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2021

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“…Sökefeld's social movement studies approach is a theoretical breakthrough in the study of diaspora identities. In particular, his three-component conceptual framework has been echoed by many diaspora studies scholars and was subsequently applied to a different extent to the analysis of the mobilisation of different stateless diasporas, including Kashmiri (Sökefeld, 2016), Tamils (Orjuela, 2018), Kosovars and Palestinians (Koinova, 2017a;Lindholm, 2021).…”

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“…Nationalism and migration scholars have long observed the transborder politics arising from diaspora identities, using the theoretical backdrop of ‘long‐distance nationalism’ (e.g., Anderson, 1992; Conversi, 2012; Dieckhoff, 2017; Glick‐Schiller, 2005a, 2005b; Glick‐Schiller & Fouron, 2001; Rudling, 2020). In recent years, social movement scholars have highlighted the formation of stateless diasporas as a consequence of transborder mobilisation (e.g., Koinova, 2017a; Orjuela, 2018; Sökefeld, 2006, 2016). The two approaches are complementary to each other, rather than mutually exclusive.…”

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Diaspora formation and mobilisation: The emerging Hong Kong diaspora in the anti‐extradition bill movement

Fong

2021

Nations and Nationalism

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Over the years, literature studying stateless diaspora formation through a transborder social movement studies approach is growing. The recent rise of Hong Kong diaspora provides an emerging case of stateless diaspora that introduces new empirical insights into the scholarly literature. Using a mixed‐method research strategy, this study empirically investigates the formation of the Hong Kong diaspora as a ‘historically contingent process’, through which overseas Hongkongers were mobilised during the 2019–20 Anti‐Extradition Bill Movement (critical event) to join global protests (mobilising practices) by diaspora groups and activists (mobilising agents). Achieved transborder outreach across the Global North by mobilising their strong moral and cultural resources, it remains to be seen whether the emerging Hong Kong diaspora will move towards a full‐fledged, sustained identity‐based movement. The case study of Hong Kong diaspora offers new comparative insights and establishes a mixed‐method analytical framework for comparing stateless diaspora worldwide.

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“…In this paper, it is used to refer to peoples from the former British colonies, who now identify with communities, which form part of the current British Commonwealth countries. Migration and diasporic identities have informed the historical formulation of the United Kingdom and continue to shape its approach to diversity, inclusion and equality (Sökefeld, 2016 ; Chamberlain, 2017 ).…”

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Silenced Knowing: An Intersectional Framework for Exploring Black Women's Health and Diasporic Identities

Serrant

2020

Front. Sociol.

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Understanding the needs of Black women within a cultural and medical framework which recognizes the impact on health and well-being on the spaces where culture, health, and expectation intersect remains a challenge. In the UK, Black women are often more likely to have poor prognosis, worse outcomes and greater morbidity from treatable and preventable health conditions than their white peers. UK researchers have struggled to find a culturally appropriate safe methodological framework to help explore the challenges faced by Black women and their families in safeguarding their health, particularly around sensitive issues such as sexual and reproductive health. This article presents a relatively new intersectional framework which has been use for conducting health research on culturally sensitive health issues. The Silences Framework introduces the notion of "Screaming Silences." Screaming Silences (or Silences) reflect the unsaid or unshared aspects of how beliefs, values and experiences of (or about) some groups affect their health and life chances. The article will explore how, the framework aligns with existing Intersectional approaches and how it could be used to expose intersectional nature of issues which influence and inform both individual and group understandings Black Women's health using examples relating to sexual health and life chances for Black women in the Diaspora.

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The Kashmiri Diaspora in Britain and the Limits of Political Mobilisation

Cited by 4 publications

References 13 publications

Towards a theory of diaspora formation through conflict deterritorialization

Towards a theory of diaspora formation through conflict deterritorialization

Diaspora formation and mobilisation: The emerging Hong Kong diaspora in the anti‐extradition bill movement

Silenced Knowing: An Intersectional Framework for Exploring Black Women's Health and Diasporic Identities

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