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Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Greek Crisis as a Critical Juncture in Homeland-Diaspora Relations -- The Greek Diaspora and the Crisis -- Thematic Areas -- Homeland Reform and Diaspora Engagement -- "New migration" and Diasporic Interactions -- Diaspora Institutions Before and After the Start of the Crisis -- Diasporic Identities and Transnational Mobilisation During the Crisis -- Beyond the Greek Case -- References -- Part I: Homeland Reform and Diaspora Involvement -- Chapter 2: Crisis and Change: The Right of Greek Citizens to Vote Abroad -- Introduction -- Introducing the Variables -- Crisis as Critical Juncture -- Agents of Change -- The International Environment as Transnational Pressure -- Methodology -- The Pre-2009 Milestones on Homeland-Diaspora Engagement and Missed Opportunities for the Facilitation of the Diasporic Vote -- The Post-2009 Era: The Crisis as Critical Juncture for the Vote Facilitation -- The Critical Juncture: Economic Depression, Outward Migration, Reshaping of Party Politics -- The Agents of Change: Political Parties, Press, Diaspora Actors -- The International Norm: Greece as an Outlier -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: International Portability of Social Benefits as a Bridge to the Crisis-Driven Diaspora -- Introduction -- Context: From Individual Emigration to Diaspora Formation -- The European Union as a Facilitator -- The Development of a 'European social model' and Rights Portability -- Bridging Institutional Chasms: EU Institutional Convergence -- The Past: Á la carte Solutions to ad hoc Problems -- The Present: Does the New Pension System Pose Any Less of a Problem? -- The Future: Could There Be a Migration-Friendly Pension System for Greece? -- Conclusion: A Pandemic Opportunity.
References -- Chapter 4: Diaspora and Transnational Philanthropy During the Crisis and the Shifting Boundaries of State and Civil Society -- Introduction -- State and Civil Society During the Crisis: The Binary Framework -- Diaspora and Transnational Philanthropy: Differentiating Propensity to Fill the Crisis-Generated Funding Gaps -- Diaspora and Transnational Philanthropy: The Breaking Down of the Binary Framework's Borders -- Diaspora and Transnational Philanthropy in Crisis-Hit Greece: Acting in Tandem But at Different Degrees -- The Crisis Is with Us for a Long Time Coming: Diaspora and Transnational Philanthropy in a Post-Crisis Context -- Diaspora and Transnational Philanthropy, the State and Civil Society: An Assessment -- References -- Part II: Crisis-driven Emigration and Diasporic Interactions -- Chapter 5: Remittance Behaviour of Greek Emigrants in the UK During the Long Recession -- Introduction -- Framework: Micro-Level Determinants of Remittance Sending Behaviour -- Data -- Description of the Dataset: Methods of Data Collection and Type of Information Collected -- Features of the Individuals in the Sample -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: The Greek Diaspora in the UK during the Crisis: Socioeconomic Integration, Prospects of Return and Aspects of Engagement -- Introduction -- Data Collection -- Brain-Drain and the 'Diaspora' and 'Return' Policy Options -- The Greek Diaspora in the UK -- A Small but Economically Vibrant Diaspora -- Contemporary Migration to the UK -- Greece's Third Emigration Wave and the UK as a Major Destination -- The Demographic Profile of the Greek Diaspora in the UK -- Migration Motivations -- Socioeconomic Integrations in the UK -- Identification -- Diaspora Engagement -- Future Plans among the Greeks in the UK -- Conclusion -- References.
Chapter 7: "When in Rome": Do Recent Greek Migrants Adopt New Norms on Corruption While Living Abroad? -- Introduction -- Methodology and Data -- Migration, Corruption and Social Remittances-Clarifying the Conceptual Terrain -- Corruption and Emigration: The Case of Greece -- Analytical Framework -- Findings -- "When in Rome …": Perceptions of Corruption in Greece and Host Countries -- Changes in Perceptions of Corruption -- Not Exactly a Success Story: Interaction with Family and Friends -- What Next (for Greece and Its Diaspora)? -- References -- Part III: Diaspora Institutions Before and After the Outbreak of the Crisis -- Chapter 8: The World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE): From Great Expectations to Disillusionment and Crisis Irrelevance -- Introduction -- Portrait of an Institution: What Went Wrong? -- SAE's Infancy and Main Deficiencies -- Delegate Selection -- Absence of Subsequent Diaspora Generations and Younger Diaspora -- Government Intervention -- The Impact of the Greek Crisis -- Appendix: Chronology of Events-World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) Milestones -- References -- Chapter 9: The Greek Americans and the Greek Economic Crisis in Historical Perspective -- Introduction -- The Dual Orientations of Diasporas -- Philanthropy in America -- The Dual Orientation of Greek American Organisations -- Greek American Mobilisation in the 1940s -- Greek American Mobilisation in the 1970s -- Greek America and the Greek Economic Crisis -- Critiques and Responses Within Greek America -- New Initiatives -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: The Ecumenical Patriarchate: Bridging Greece, the Diaspora and the Orthodox World -- Introduction -- Orthodoxy, Greek Nationalism and Diaspora -- The Archdiocese of America and the Greek American Diaspora -- Environmentalism and the Call for Interreligious and Interethnic Tolerance.
Ecclesiastical Geopolitics -- Diaspora and the Greek State -- The Greek Crisis -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Diasporic Identities and Transnational Mobilisation During the Crisis -- Chapter 11: Diaspora Public Diplomacy at a Time of Homeland Crisis: The Philotimo Nation as Global Distinction -- Introduction -- Diaspora Public Diplomacy and the Washington OXI DAY Foundation -- State and Non-state Sectors: Public Diplomacy, Branding, and Global Distinction -- US Foreign Policy and Greek Global Distinction -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Diasporic Homecoming and Transnational Flows in Times of Crisis: Economic Strategies and Mobilities of Greeks from the Former Soviet Union in Thessaloniki -- Introduction -- Theoretical and Methodological Framework -- Returning to the "Homeland" and the Emerging Ethnic Economies of FSU Greeks -- Open-Air Markets -- The Russian Products -- Entrepreneurship, Economic Strategies and Migrations During the Financial Crisis of 2010 -- Surviving the Crisis: Re-considering Migration Patterns -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 13: Crisis, Identity and Diasporic Mobilisation: Perspectives from Young People and Parents in the Greek Diaspora in England -- Introduction -- The Greek Diaspora in the UK: Complex Identities and Ties with the Homeland -- Young People in Diaspora: Identities and Mobilisation at Times of Homeland Crisis -- Conceptual Approaches -- Perceptions of Greece in Crisis -- (Dis)Connections, In/Exclusions and Young People's Multiple Identities in Diaspora -- Conclusions: Opportunities and Challenges to Helping the Homeland at a Time of Crisis -- References -- Chapter 14: Greek-Australian Ethno-regional Diasporic Engagement with the Homeland During the Greek Economic Crisis: Ethnographic Insights -- Crisis, Transnational Heritage and the Diasporic Ethno-regional Connection.
Castellorizian Wartime Trauma as Transnational Heritage -- Castellorizian "Homecoming" During the Crisis and Beyond: Cultural and Educational Projects -- Transnational Initiatives with Global Orientation: Environmental and Philanthropic Projects -- Conclusions and Further Thoughts -- References -- Part V: Beyond the Greek Case -- Chapter 15: The Debt Crisis and Homeland-Diaspora Engagement in Portugal: Institutions, Remittances and Political Participation -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Portuguese Diaspora Engagement: Drivers of Change and Policies in the Post-1974 Context -- From Emigration Policy to Diaspora Policy: National Identity, Recognition and Defence of Social and Political Rights of Emigrants -- Engaging the Portuguese Diaspora in Economic Development: The Impact of the Post-2008 Economic Crisis -- Relations of the Portuguese Diaspora with the Country of Origin from the Emigrants' Perspective -- Remittances: An Older Form of Diaspora Engagement -- Results -- Political Participation -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 16: Ireland's Homeland-Diaspora Engagement: Policy Responses to the Post-2008 Economic Crisis -- Introduction -- A Long Tradition of Emigration -- A Developing Discourse of Diaspora and an Engagement with Diaspora Policy -- Current Diasporic Engagement -- Continuities -- Divergences -- Some Differences Between the Irish and Greek Cases -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 17: Migration and Diaspora at Times of Crisis: Public Perceptions of Emigrants in Ukraine -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Shifting Perceptions of Emigrants and Diasporas in a Global Context -- Pre-Euromaidan Migration Discourses: A Soviet Heritage -- National Context of Emigration and Formation of the Ukrainian Diaspora -- Socio-economic Features -- Migration Dynamics.
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