Books and Articles

Anthias, F. (1998) ‘Evaluating ‘‘Diaspora”: beyond ethnicity?’, Sociology 32, 557–80.

van Amersfoort, H. (2001) ‘Transnationalisme, moderne diaspora’s en sociale cohesie’, paper presented at the conference ‘Sociale cohesie’, Amsterdam: Institut voor Migratie – en Etnische Studies (IMES), Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Brah, A. (1996) Cartographies of Diaspora. Contesting Identities. London: Routledge.

Bridge, Carl and Fedorowich, Kent (eds.), British World: Diaspora, Culture and Identity, London: Frank Cass, 2003.

Chow, R. (1993) Writing Diaspora. Tactics of Intervention in Contemporary Cultural Studies. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.

Clifford, J. (1994) ‘Diasporas’, Cultural Anthropology 9, 302–38.

Cohen, R. (1997) Global Diasporas. An Introduction. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press.

Conner, W. (1986) ‘The impact of homelands upon diasporas’, in Modern Diasporas in International Politics. Sheffer, G. (ed.), New York: St Martin’s Press, pp. 16–46.

Eade, J. (1997b) ‘Identity, nation and religion: educated young Banlgladeshis in London’s East End’, in Living the Global City: Globalization as Local Process. Eade, J. (ed.), London: Routledge, pp. 142–62.

Giddens, A. (1994) ‘Living in a post-traditional society’ and ‘Risk, trust and reflexivity’, in Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics in the Modern Social Order. Beck, U., Giddens, A. and Lash, S. (eds), Cambridge: Polity Press, pp. 56–109 and 184–97.

Hedetoft, U. (1999) ‘The nation-state meets the world: national identities in the context of transnationality and cultural globalization’, European Journal of Social Theory 2, 71–94.

Ogbebulu, Benjamin The Contribution Of Diaspora { UK} To Poverty Reduction, Development In Nigeria And Agitation For Voting Rights
(online at http://www.gamji.com/article6000/NEWS7909.htm)

Sheffer, Gabriel, Modern Diasporas in International Politics, London: Croom Helm. 1986.

Vertovec, Stephen, The Hindu Diaspora: Comparative Patterns, London: Blackwell, 2000.

Websites

Diasporas, Migration & Identity (Arts & Humanities Research Council)
http://www.diasporas.ac.uk/

The culture of Diasporas in the Postcolonial Web
http://postcolonialweb.org/diasporas/diasporaov.html
Commonwealth work on Respect and Understanding

Civil Paths to Peace: Report of the Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding, Commonwealth Secretariat, 2007 (executive summary)
http://publications.thecommonwealth.org

Engaging with Faith: Report of the Commonwealth Foundation project on Improving Understanding and Co-operation between Different Faith Communities, 2005-2007, Commonwealth Foundation, 2007
http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com

Faith and Development: a Commonwealth Dialogue, Millennium Chapel, Malta, 24 November 2005: Summary report of the meeting, Commonwealth Foundation, 2006
http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com

Munyonyo Statement on Respect and Understanding, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Kampala, Uganda, 23-25 November 2007
http://www.thecommonwealth.org

Statements and Communiques

Realising People's Potential: The Kampala Civil Society Statement to the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, November 2007, Commonwealth Foundation
http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com

2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting: Final Communiqué, Commonwealth Secretariat
http://www.thecommonwealth.org

2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting: Final Communiqué, Commonwealth Secretariat
http://www.thecommonwealth.org