The emigration state and the modern geopolitical imagination
The emigration state and the modern geopolitical imagination
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移民状态与现代地缘政治想象
DOI：
10.1016/j.polgeo.2008.10.004
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发表时间：
2008
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
A. Gamlen
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作者：
A. Gamlen
本文系统地回顾了许多国家如何与其侨民建立关系。它展示了国家如何通过各种机构和实践，将各种域外团体组成为忠诚的侨民成员。文章区分了两种类型的侨民机制：一种是培养和承认侨民社区，另一种是吸引他们与祖国建立互惠联系。文章表明，与普遍看法相反，国家拥有各种超越其边界并影响各种域外团体的此类机制是正常的。将这些机构和实践统称为“移民国家”是有用的。文章认为，约翰·阿格纽所说的“现代地缘政治想象”忽视了移民国家，在这种想象中，在固定的国际范围内参与竞争的领土民族国家单位被认为是政治组织的最高形式。
This article systematically reviews how a large number of states relate to their diasporas. It shows how states constitute various extra-territorial groups as members of a loyal diaspora, through a diverse range of institutions and practices. The article distinguishes two types of diaspora mechanism: one which cultivates and recognizes diaspora communities, and another which draws them into reciprocal ties with their homeland. The article demonstrates that, contrary to the common wisdom, it is normal for states to have a variety of such mechanisms protruding beyond their borders and impacting on a variety of extra-territorial groups. It is useful to view these institutions and practices collectively as “the emigration state”. The article argues that the emigration state has been overlooked by what John Agnew calls “the modern geopolitical imagination”, in which territorial nation-state units, locked into competition at a fixed international scale, are thought of as the highest form of political organization.