摘要
This article explores the dynamics of the Diaspora's dual loyalties towards their home countries and host countries by using American Jewry as a case study. It argues that in liberal-democratic states,the shift in the Diaspora's loyalty towards the homeland vis-à-vis the host land is a result of the change to the host land's perception of where the acceptable boundary of the Diaspora's practice of dual loyalties is, or in other words, to what extent the Diaspora's support of the homeland is perceived to be acceptable by their host land. The reconstruction of this boundary is determined by four factors: the degree of political coordination between home states and host states, the attempt of the home state to mobilize its diasporas, the means advocated and supported by the Diaspora, and the severity of potential consequences due to the Diaspora's action.
This article explores the dynamics of the Diaspora's dual loyalties towards their home countries and host countries by using American Jewry as a case study. It argues that in liberal-democratic states,the shift in the Diaspora's loyalty towards the homeland vis-à-vis the host land is a result of the change to the host land's perception of where the acceptable boundary of the Diaspora's practice of dual loyalties is, or in other words, to what extent the Diaspora's support of the homeland is perceived to be acceptable by their host land. The reconstruction of this boundary is determined by four factors: the degree of political coordination between home states and host states, the attempt of the home state to mobilize its diasporas, the means advocated and supported by the Diaspora, and the severity of potential consequences due to the Diaspora's action.
