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History provides many examples of notable diasporas. The Eurominority.eu map (the European Union) Peoples of the World includes some diasporas and underrepresented/stateless ethnic groups. [1] Note: the list below is not definitive and includes groups that have not been given significant historical attention.
The term "diaspora" is derived from the Ancient Greek verb διασπείρω (diaspeirō), "I scatter", "I spread about" which in turn is composed of διά (dia), "between, through, across" and the verb σπείρω (speirō), "I sow, I scatter".
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The diaspora is concentrated in countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, England, New Zealand, Ireland and to a lesser extent Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. The Scottish diaspora has been estimated by the Scottish Government to be between 28 and 40 million people worldwide. [1] Other estimates have ranged as high as 80 million. [17]
To understand a diaspora's politics, one must first understand its historical context and attachments. [2] A diaspora is a transnational community that defined itself as a singular ethnic group based upon its shared identity. Diasporas result from historical emigration from an original homeland. In modern cases, this migration can be ...
European emigration is the successive emigration waves from the European continent to other continents. The origins of the various European diasporas [45] can be traced to the people who left the European nation states or stateless ethnic communities on the European continent.
Diaspora studies is an academic field established in the late 20th century to study dispersed ethnic populations, which are often termed diaspora peoples. The usage of the term diaspora carries the connotation of forced resettlement, due to expulsion, coercion, slavery, racism , or war, especially nationalist conflicts.
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