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Diaspora: Origins, Evolution and Engagement

This explainer video by University of Maastricht, Netherlands, Professor Melissa Siegel gives a brief introduction to the concept of diaspora looking at the origins of the term, how definitions differ and have changed and evolved over time as well as how governments often try to engage their diaspora.

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Diaspora: Origins, Evolution and Engagement

This explainer video by University of Maastricht, Netherlands, Professor Melissa Siegel gives a brief introduction to the concept of diaspora looking at the origins of the term, how definitions differ and have changed and evolved over time as well as how governments often try to engage their diaspora.


*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).