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Volume 3 No 1 2019 Global Campus Human Rights Journal Editorial committee Frans Viljoen Convening editor University of Pretoria Mike Hayes Co-editor Mahidol University Arusyak Aleksanyan Co-editor Yerevan State University Editorial assistant Isabeau de Meyer University of Pretoria International editorial advisory board Juan Pablo Alban Asim Mujkic Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador University of Sarajevo Marco Borraccetti Esther Damalie Naggita-Musoke University of Bologna Makerere University Vahan Bournazian Gerd Oberleitner Yerevan State University University of Graz Nancy Cardinaux Sriprapha Petcharamesree University of Buenos Aires Mahidol University Mudar Kassis Geeta Sangroula Birzeit University, Palestine Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal The Global Campus Human Rights Journal (GCHRJ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, published under the auspices of the Global Campus of Human Rights (see http://www.eiuc.org/education/ global-campus-regional-masters.html) as an open-access on-line journal. It is supported financially by the European Union Commission and appears twice annually. This journal should be cited as (2019) 3 Global Campus Human Rights Journal ISSN: 2532-1455 Headquarters and contact information: European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation Monastery of San Nicolò, Riviera San Nicolò, 26 I-30126 Venice Lido, Italy https://www.eiuc.org/education/global-campus-regional-masters.html This journal content is offered under a CC Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license. Content in this journal can be considered under this license unless otherwise noted. Global Campus Human Rights Journal Volume 3 No 1 2019 Global Campus of Human Rights 2019 Global Campus Human Rights Journal (2019) Volume 3 No 1 The Global Campus Human Rights Journal (GCHRJ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, published under the auspices of the Global Campus of Human Rights as an open-access on-line journal. Aim: The Global Campus Human Rights Journal aims to serve as a forum for rigorous scholarly analysis, critical commentaries, and reports on recent developments pertaining to human rights and democratisation globally, particularly by adopting multi- and inter-disciplinary perspectives, and using comparative approaches. It also aims to serve as a forum for fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration between stakeholders, including academics, activists in human rights and democratisation, NGOs and civil society. Publication details: It is published under the auspices of the Global Campus of Regional Human Rights Masters (see http://www.eiuc.org/ education/global-campus-regional-masters.html), and is supported financially by the European Union Commission. It appears twice annually, in July and in December. Open access: The Global Campus Human Rights Journal is an open-access journal. There are no access charges for readers. Users are free to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles published in the journal, or use them for any other lawful purpose. On-line: The Global Campus Human Rights Journal is an on-line journal. Its url is https://globalcampus.eiuc.org/human-rights-journal Submissions: Submissions may be made at any time, electronically to [email protected]. No fees are charged for submission or article processing. Submissions should: • include an assurance that the article has not been published, submitted, or accepted elsewhere. • conform to the style conventions on the journal web site. • be concise. • be written in UK English, or in French or Spanish. If submitted in French or Spanish, an abstract in English (of between 750 and 1000 words) has to be submitted together with the article. • for English language style, follow the University of Oxford Style Guide (www.ox.ac.uk). • be between 6 000 and 8 000 words in length, references included. • (for submissions in English) include an abstract (summarising the article as a whole, including its aim, a clear description of its findings) of between 250 and 300 words. The abstract should include at least five key words. • include a brief bibliography indicating academic qualifications and current professional position, and email contact address, as follows: Charles Ntuli; BA (Oxford), PhD (Lund); Visiting Professor, University of Sao Paolo; [email protected] Style guidelines: Detailed style guidelines are on the Journal’s website, https://globalcampus.eiuc.org/human-rights-journal Layout and typesetting: Lizette Hermann, Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. The Global Campus of Human Rights Headquarters and contact information European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (Monastery of San Nicolò, Riviera San Nicolò, 26 I-30126 Venice Lido, Italy) https://www.eiuc.org/education/regional-programmes.html The Global Campus of Human Rights is a unique network of one hundred participating universities around the world, seeking to advance human rights and democracy through regional and global cooperation for education and research. This global network is promoted through seven Regional Programmes: • European Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) https://www. eiuc.org/education/ema.html • Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) http://www. chr.up.ac.za/index.php/llm-hrda.html • European Master’s Programme in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe (ERMA) www.cips.unsa.ba and https://www.facebook.com/erma programme/ • Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation in Asia-Pacific (APMA) http:// www.ihrp.mahidol.ac.th and http://sydney.edu.au/arts/human_rights_democrati sation/ • Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation in the Caucasus (CES) http:// www. regionalmaster.net/ • Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation in Latin American and the Caribbean (LATMA) www.unsam.edu.ar/ciep/ and https://twitter. com/Ciepoficial • Arab Master’s in Democracy and Human Rights (ARMA) https://www. eiuc.org/ arab These Regional Programmes offer specialised post-graduate education and training in human rights and democracy from a regional perspective, with an interdisciplinary content as well as a multiplicity of research, publications, public events and outreach activities. The Global Campus integrates the educational activities of the Regional Programmes through the exchange of lecturers, researchers and students; the joint planning of curricula for attended and online courses; the promotion of global research projects and dissemination activities; the professional development of graduates through internships in inter-governmental organisations; and the strong focus of networking through the Global Campus Alumni Association, as well as support to the alumni associations of the Regional Programmes. The wealth of human resources connected by global and regional alliances fostered by the Global Campus and its Regional Programmes, offer remarkable tools and opportunities to promote human rights and democracy worldwide. The Global Campus of Human Rights develops its activities thanks to the significant support and co-funding of the European Union – through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights 2014-2020 and its partner universities around the world. The Global Campus equally boasts many joint institutional agreements and strategic alliances with inter-governmental, governmental and non-governmental organisations at the local, national and international level. Full Volume 3 No 1 (2019) https://doi.org/20.500.11825/1001 Contents Editorial .............................................................................................. vii Editorial of special focus: The influence of diaspora on democracy-building processes: Behavioural diversity by Arusyak Aleksanyan........................................................................ 1 https://doi.org/20.500.11825/999 Introduction to special focus: The influence of diaspora on democracy-building processes by Manfred Nowak............................................................................... 6 https://doi.org/20.500.11825/998 Articles The ambivalent role of diaspora engagement for the homeland in the Balkans by Adriano Remiddi, Mubina Alibašić, Sabiha Kapetanović, Emilija Davidović and Edima Zejnilović............................................... 10 https://doi.org/20.500.11825/997 Africa’s democratic deficit: The role of the diaspora in bridging the gap between citizens and government by Chaan Koang Tutlam, Joseph Geng Akech, Susan Chenai Mutambasere, Thabang Ramakhula and Usang Maria Assim .............................................................................. 28 https://doi.org/20.500.11825/996 The political participation of the diaspora of the Middle East and North Africa before and after the Arab uprisings by Chafic Sarsar, Cedric D’Hondt, Maria Teresia Di Lenna, Ali al-Khulidi and Suhail Taha ............................................................. 52 https://doi.org/20.500.11825/995 The European Union diaspora dilemma: To dodge or to dive in by Sara Amorim, Elitsa Todorova, Alessia Vedano and Bernhard Wetschko............................................................................... 76 https://doi.org/20.500.11825/994 Diaspora and democratisation: Diversity of impact in Eastern Partnership countries by Arusyak Aleksanyan, Varduhi Bejanyan, Carolina Dodon, Katsiaryna Maksimenko and Agabeg Simonian .................................... 96 https://doi.org/20.500.11825/993 The influence