The Role of Religion in Political Mobilization of the South Asian Diaspora

本研究分析了三个南亚侨民社区，即克什米尔穆斯林、锡克教徒和斯里兰卡泰米尔人的政治活动，特别注意宗教的作用。这三个群体的民族特征、在东道国和母国使用宗教机构和政治活动各不相同。主要变量包括其本国民族冲突的特点、东道国的宗教性质、移民和少数民族政策、东道国和国际社会重建冲突影响地区的努力以及全球化的影响。

This study has analyzed the political activities of three South Asian diaspora communities, namely the Kashmiri Muslims, the Sikhs and the Sri Lankan Tamils, with a special attention to the role of religion. The ethnic identity, the use of religious institutions and political activities in both their host and home countries vary among the three communities. Main variables are considered to be the characteristics of the ethnic conflict in their home country, the nature of religion, immigration and minority policies of the host country, the efforts of the host country and the international community to reconstruct the conflict affected region and the impact of globalization.