Ethno-sectarianism in Iraq, diaspora positionality and political transnationalism
(2018) In Global Networks 19(2). p.158-178- Abstract
- In this article, I draw on the experiences of Iraqi diasporas in the UK and Sweden after the 2003 US-led intervention to demonstrate how ethno-sectarianism in Iraq has affected their political transnationalism. Using the concepts of intersectionality and positionality, I show how the reconfiguration of the social positions of individuals and groups in the diaspora affects their types of political engagement and the spaces in which political mobilization takes place. In the case of the Iraqi diaspora, I show how, among other things, the social categories of ethnicity, religion and gender create positions of both subordination and privilege, which inhibit, reshape and empower the political actions of diasporas in both the homeland and host... (More)
- In this article, I draw on the experiences of Iraqi diasporas in the UK and Sweden after the 2003 US-led intervention to demonstrate how ethno-sectarianism in Iraq has affected their political transnationalism. Using the concepts of intersectionality and positionality, I show how the reconfiguration of the social positions of individuals and groups in the diaspora affects their types of political engagement and the spaces in which political mobilization takes place. In the case of the Iraqi diaspora, I show how, among other things, the social categories of ethnicity, religion and gender create positions of both subordination and privilege, which inhibit, reshape and empower the political actions of diasporas in both the homeland and host country. In societies divided along ethnic, religious or tribal lines, the social positions of individuals and groups relative to the dominant ethnic/religious political parties and the nationalist ideology they promote determine the nature of their diasporic mobilization. (Less)
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- Kadhum, Oula LU
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- 2018-12-12
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- diaspora, networks, transnationalism, transnational, social relations
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- Global Networks
- volume
- 19
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 21 pages
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- Wiley-Blackwell
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- scopus:85058376221
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- 1470-2266
- DOI
- 10.1111/glob.12222
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- Alterumma - Creating an Alternative umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-political Mobilisation in Transnational Shii Islam
- language
- English
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- This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: KADHUM, O. (2019), Ethno-sectarianism in Iraq, diaspora positionality and political transnationalism. Global Networks, 19: 158-178. https://doi.org/10.1111/glob.12222, which has been published in final form at [https://doi.org/10.1111/glob.12222]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
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