Regime Type and Diaspora Politics: A Dyadic Approach

摘要: Why do some diaspora groups, but not others, play a prominent role in the formalization of cooperative political ties between their country origin and residence? This article adopts novel dyadic approach to study politics by arguing that are simultaneously structured regime type residence. Diaspora groups can foreign policy residence democracy–democracy dyads (i.e., when both democratic). In all other (including authoritarian–authoritarian), groups’ impact on tends be limited. The dyad approximates necessary (but sufficient) condition; nationalism international economic strategies adopted help shape politics. examines four focusing authoritarian Malaysia democratic United States, which have notable populations Chinese Indian origin.