Overview

Cogan and contributors explore critical political, cultural, and structural challenges facing Indo-Pacific diaspora communities through seven unique contexts, illuminating how these populations confront transnational repression and organizational fragmentation while rebuilding lives abroad. Populations from many countries in the Indo-Pacific region have sought to resettle overseas, fleeing political unrest, ethnic conflict, political persecution and violence, discrimination and marginalization based on religious beliefs, and poor economic conditions. In seeking better opportunities for themselves and their families, severe challenges and obstacles remain. Drawing upon first-hand interviews, this book provides rich insights into the struggles of diaspora groups from Hong Kong, Thailand, Myanmar, India, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Each chapter explores unique cultural, economic, and political barriers faced by these disparate communities, from maintaining identity to confronting surveillance by home governments, while examining how diaspora organizations pursue political change, justice for human rights abuses, and international advocacy. It is a valuable resource for scholars and students of International Relations, as well as human rights professionals working with diaspora populations or on issues related to authoritarianism and democratization.

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‘This timely volume offers a compelling exploration of Indo-Pacific diasporas, highlighting their resilience amid transnational repression. Through rich empirical cases—from Kashmiri Pandits in Europe to Indian Muslims in Malaysia—it reveals the complex, intersectional forces shaping diaspora mobilisation and resistance. A vital contribution to diaspora and transnational politics studies.’ Élise Féron, PhD, Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of INCORE, Ulster University, UK ‘This collection provides an urgent account of the violence of authoritarianism and exclusion across Asia and the Pacific. By shining a light on the necessity of exile for dissidents and how diasporas are forged, they illuminate the courage of those who dissent and liberatory possibility of community.’ Tyrell Haberkorn, PhD, Plaenert-Bascom Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US

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Mark S. Cogan is an Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies in the College of Foreign Studies at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan. His research interests include Southeast Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific region, as well as security studies, peacebuilding, counter-terrorism, and human rights. He is a former communications specialist with the United Nations, serving in Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East.

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