"Based on new field research by an international team of post-Soviet specialists, Nations Abroad is the first comparative study to examine the complexities of trans-border ethnic groups and state-build"

Since 1991, these new diasporas have had a powerful impact on minorities policy within the Soviet successor states, as well as on relations between the newly independent republics.Focusing on seven key casesJews, Armenians, Russians, Ukrainians, Kazakhs, Poles, and Volga Tatarsthis book offers unique insights into the power of diaspora politics within and between the new states of Eurasia. Political scientists, sociologists, and international relations experts will find this an indispensable guide to the complex interaction of nations and states in the post-Soviet world. }

Introduction: Nationalism, Transnationalism, and Postcommunism (Charles King.)
The Russians: Diaspora and the End of Empire
(Neil J. Melvin. )
The Jews: A Diaspora Within a Diaspora (Zvi Gitelman. )
The Armenians: Conflicting Identities and the Politics of Division
(Razmik Panossian)
The Ukrainians: Engaging the Eastern Diaspora (Andrew Wilson)
The Kazakhs: Demographics, Diasporas, and Return (Sally N. Cummings)
The Volga Tatars: Diasporas and the Politics of Federalism
(Katherine E. Graney. )
The Poles: Western Aspirations, Eastern Minorities
(Tim Snyder. )
Conclusion: Diasporas, International Relations, and Post-Soviet Eurasia
(Neil J. Melvin and Charles King.)