Sri Lankan Diasporas between Participation and Conflict
Intergroup Dynamics in Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12891998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Quattrone (Ministero degli Affari Esteri, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 418-434 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnopolitics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9057 • E-ISSN: 1744-9065 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449057.2023.2199612 |
| OpenAlex | W4366691210 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 28 |
By analysing participation and conflict in different spatialities and temporalities, this paper explores how Sinhalese and Tamil diasporas in Italy perceive themselves and forge their relationship with the contentious politics in their homeland. It investigates whether the features that characterised conflictual dynamics in Sri Lanka (homeland) have been transported to Italy (host country) and how they have been configured here (reproduction versus autonomisation), and it explores whether new asymmetries of power have arisen in Italy. The aim is to overcome a static approach to diasporas by exploring how identity and forms of participation are shaped, even through conflict. Building on interviews and an extensive analysis of secondary sources, the paper shows that both conflict autonomisation and conflict neutralisation are present in Italy, while new forms and purposes of political mobilisation have emerged, depending on the diasporic generation and the peculiarities of the new context
Context (archaeology · Diaspora · Ethnology · Geography · Homeland · Identity (music · Islam · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · South asia · Sri lanka · Tamil · Temporalities · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
In Defence of New Wars
Diasporas and conflicts – understanding the nexus
Greed and grievance in civil war
Divides and dialogue in the diaspora during Sri Lanka’s civil war
Embracing Complexity
The Awakening of a Latent Diaspora
The Internationalization of Ethnic Conflict
Intricacies of Engaging Diasporas in Conflict Resolution and Transitional Justice
Diaspora Involvement in Insurgencies
From Guru Gama to Punchi Italia
Beyond Greed and Grievance – And Not Too Soon
Transporting and re-inventing conflicts
Language and the Rise of Tamil Separatism in Sri Lanka
Home Thoughts from Abroad
Diasporas and conflict societies
Distant warriors, distant peace workers? Multiple diaspora roles in Sri Lanka's violent conflict
Tamil diaspora and the political spaces of second-generation activism in Switzerland
Transnational Dimensions of Civil War
Language shift and the family
The place which is diaspora
The Gift of a Girl
Capitalizing social networks
Sri Lankan Men Working as Cleaners and Carers
The Moral Economy of Domestic and Care Labour
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |