{"product_id":"the-ecosystem-of-exile-politics-susan-banki-9781501778193","title":"The Ecosystem of Exile Politics: Why Proximity and Precarity Matter for Bhutan's Homeland Activists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ecosystem of Exile Politics \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erelays the events in Bhutan that led to the exodus of one-sixth of the population, and then recounts the activism by Bhutan's refugee diaspora that followed in response.\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Banki asserts that activism functions like a physical ecosystem, in which hubs of activism in different locations interact to pressure the home country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Bhutan's refugee mobilizers, physical proximity offers advantages in Nepal and India, where organizing protests, lobbying, and collecting information about government abuse in Bhutan is aided by being close to the homeland. But in an ecosystem of exile politics, proximity is both a boon and a bane. Sites proximate to Bhutan can be spaces of risk and disempowerment, and refugee activists rarely secure legal, political, and social protection. While distant diasporas in the Global North may not be in precarious situations, they cannot tap into the advantages of proximity. In examining these phenomena, \u003ci\u003e The Ecosystem of Exile Politics\u003c\/i\u003e adds to theoretical understandings of exile politics and to empirical research on Bhutan and its refugee population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Banki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501778196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501778193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Susan Banki","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46140654649599,"sku":"9781501778193","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac84acdc-91b9-4759-984a-3b5e28a5fd0d.jpg?v=1726596665","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ecosystem-of-exile-politics-susan-banki-9781501778193","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}