States and their Nationals Abroad

Support, Co-Opt, Repress

Klaus Brummer, Šumit Ganguly

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2024
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• eBook ISBN:
  9781009532006
• Subtopic: International Relations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

In a novel contribution to the field of comparative foreign policy analysis, this book carefully delineates how states, regardless of regime, have formulated policies to deal with their national communities aboard. Some states, depending on their domestic political ideologies, cultures and capabilities, have extensive institutional mechanisms in place for coming to the aid of their nationals abroad. Others, however, have also used these capabilities in adverse ways. Chapters focusing on individual countries explore the rationale behind state policies that differentiate treatment for distinct groups, such as tourists, migrants, and diasporas. Amongst the intriguing findings is the fact that state capacity alone does not explain the ability or willingness of states to assist their nationals abroad in times of need. Furthermore, in some cases, communities abroad can also actively mobilize against their home state, thus play key roles in conflict and even regime change.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Contributors
• 1 States’ Interactions with Their National Communities Abroad
• 2 India: Engaging and Re-engaging the Diaspora
• 3 Mexico: Consular Protection as a Foreign Policy Priority
• 4 Russia: Empire’s Echo
• 5 China: Focusing on Low-Cost and Low-Key Administrative and Diplomatic Initiatives
• 6 Pakistan: Tapping into Its Diasporas’ Economic Potential
• 7 Philippines: Valuing Human Assets
• 8 The United Kingdom: Good Information, Limited Liability, and a Powerful Safety Net
• 9 Indonesia: Protecting Migrant Workers at Home and Abroad
• 10 Germany: Supportive in Times of Crisis
• 11 Egypt: Cultivating Loyalty Abroad, Repressing When Necessary
• 12 Türkiye: Home State Reimagined
• 13 The United States: A (Mostly) Hands-Off Superpower
• 14 Comparative Insights into States’ Support, Co-optation, and Repression of Their National Communities Abroad
• Index