Divided in Exile: Cooperation among Tajikistani Opposition Members in the EU

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Abstract: Theories in political sociology and migration studies point to a diaspora’s structural position in a host state as a factor promoting cooperative political behavior. However, these theories do not consider the transnational influence of authoritarian regimes. In this thesis, I examine cooperation among the EU-based exiles of different factions of Tajikistan’s political opposition. Based on the results of ten qualitative interviews with members of the Tajikistani opposition in four EU countries, I conclude that cooperation among these diasporans remains limited between the two largest opposition groups, the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) and Group 24. The Tajikistani government’s transnational repression tactics solidify the rift within the EU-based Tajikistani opposition. However, intergroup activism on behalf of individual human rights cases may provide a pathway to future joint efforts within the opposition. This thesis suggests that the political cooperation of diasporic populations is tied to conditions in both the home and host state. Where factors promoting cooperation exist, they may be eclipsed by the transnational influence of authoritarian host states.

Subject	Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Subject	Central Asia
Subject	Tajikistan
Genre	Text
Genre	Thesis

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/zx037nt1957

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Preferred citation: Seedall, C. (2021). Divided in Exile: Cooperation among Tajikistani Opposition Members in the EU. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/zx037nt1957

Masters Theses in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

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