Making Noise: The Politics of Aceh and East Timor in the Diaspora.

This paper examines the transnational political role and activities of two new diasporas: the Acehnese and East Timorese in Australia, North America, Portugal and Scandinavia. It traces their South to North movement and long-distance influence on self-determination conflicts in their country of origin. Sociology and political science research theorizes that diasporas are international players with a capacity for political action in both the host state and the country of origin. This paper tests this hypothesis and examines how and why diaspora goals and strategies of political action as well as the repertoires of political action change over time and through a fusion of national identities and adopted transnationally-defined norms. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]