Within the literature on diasporas, there are disagreements as to whether term diaspora should be applied narrowly, mean communities that have experienced forced migration, or more broadly include any overseas populations. I believe proliferation of usage “Diaspora” is a result divergence motivations and causes mobility including both voluntary migration people.

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I argue in Global diasporas: an Introduction (2008) that it is important to avoid a formal definition of diaspora and deliberately use the expression ‘common features’ signify not every will exhibit feature listed, nor they be present same degree over time all settings. analogize following features as main ‘strands’ go into making ‘diasporic rope’.