DIASPORAS IN CONFLICT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF IRAQI AND SYRIAN DIASPORAS IN THE UNITED STATES

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2026-3-27

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Gökyar, Meryem

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Diasporas are fundamental actors in the international relations and political realm of their host and home countries in times of war and peace. Nevertheless, it is understudied as a unit of analysis beyond in relation to remittances, cultural identity or peace maker vs peace wrecker dichotomy in terms of conflict and crisis situations. However, in contemporary politics we observed Iraqi and Syrian diasporas in the US, both tried to affect their home country and host country politics in various ways towards a regime change. Therefore, this dissertation aims to answer the question “In what ways these diasporas tried to affect their host and home countries?” by comparing the two cases in terms of differences and similarities in their engagement in the US politics and home country politics, especially with the critical juncture of 9/11. Through this comparison of the Iraqi and Syrian diasporas in the US in the conflict of 2003 Iraqi war and 2011 Syrian Civil War, it explores the aforementioned diasporas in home country-host country relations, describes their composition, perceived opportunities, constraints, resources and repertoire as well as understands their efforts in affecting their host country and home country politics.

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Diaspora, Iraq, Syria, Conflict, USA

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/119021

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis