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In this Lowy Institute Paper, Dr Michael Fullilove argues that national diasporas are like ‘“world wide webs”’, with dense, interlocking strands spanning the globe and binding different individuals, institutions and countries together. The Paper follows those strands and describes the webs that they form.
Diaspora: The World Wide Web of Australians
About the author
Michael Fullilove
Dr Michael Fullilove AM is the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute.
This Lowy Institute Paper argues that diasporas – communities which live outside, but maintain links with, their homelands – are getting larger, thicker and stronger. Diaspora consciousness is on the rise: diasporans are becoming more interested in their origins; homelands are revising their opinions of their diasporas and stepping up their engagement efforts; meanwhile, host countries are worrying about fifth columns and foreign lobbies. This trend has important implications for global economics, identity, politics and security – and it will complicate life significantly for national governments.
