Analyzing the role and impact of Diaspora Organizations (DOs) in International Relations (IR), this interdisciplinary volume provides empirical accounts of their work across Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East.

Dennis Dijkzeul is Professor of Conflict and Organization Research at the Social Science School and the Institute of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

Margit Fauser is Professor of Migration, Transculturality and Internationalization at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

Introduction: Studying Diaspora Organizations in International Affairs 1 Capacities and Constraints: Pakistani Diaspora Organizations in Toronto and New York City 2 Transnational Networks for Portable Migrant Labor Rights in North America 3 Diaspora Organizations and Citizenship 4 A Roller Coaster of Policy Shifts: Ghanaian Diaspora Organizations Navigating Dutch Migration and Development Policies 5 Bringing International Relations and Organizational Sociology to Diaspora Studies: Kurdish and Syrian Diaspora Organizations in Germany 6 Keeping the Faith? Examining the Roles of Faith and Secularism in Syrian Diaspora Organizations in Lebanon 7 Conflict and Peacebuilding Conclusions: What is the Relevance of DOs for IR Theory and Research?