Department of Political Science
University of Alabama

I have collected data on 10 diaspora engagement policies (DEPs) from 2015-2017, covering national/federal-level policies that 27 developing Asian countries implemented for their diasporas between 2000 and 2014. These policies include granting special membership concessions, granting dual nationality/citizenship, offering language/history/cultural courses, supporting diaspora schools, hosting business conventions, hosting diaspora forums, conducting media outreach, bestowing diaspora awards, celebrating diaspora day, and establishing diaspora government institutions. I plan to extend the DEP dataset to include Africa.

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The interactive map above displays the annual count of DEPs per country. It provides information on DEPs for the following Asian countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Korea South, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, UAE, and Yemen. By selecting a year (s) and hovering over a country of interest, the map will show you the number of DEPs that the country implemented in the chosen year(s).

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This data collection was supported by the Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the CU graduate school and the Graduate Research Grant for Dissertation from the CU Political Science department.