Michel S. Laguerre Libri

Focusing on the contemporary Haitian diaspora in New York City, the book explores the immigrants' adaptation to American society while maintaining connections to their homeland. It employs a critical transnational perspective to analyze their border-crossing practices and reexamines the concept of diasporic citizenship in light of globalization's evolving dynamics. The historical context of the nineteenth-century Haitian diaspora is briefly addressed, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of current issues faced by the community.

The book explores the concept of a "cosmonation," highlighting the reunification of a homeland with its diaspora. It delves into the mechanisms of linkages and networking that create connections among dispersed communities. The text emphasizes how diasporans maintain relationships across borders, forming a cultural and political collective. Key themes include the importance of cultural traditions, familial and institutional ties, transnational solidarity, and a deep respect for their ancestral homeland, illustrating the dynamics of this crossborder social formation.

This book aims to fill a void in the literature on the contributions of the state to the social protection, educational training, and human security of its overseas citizens. Additionally, Michel S. Laguerre seeks to explain the rise of the postdiaspora condition: an emancipatory metamorphosis of diaspora status. Laguerre pays particular attention to the crossborder services that the state provides, transfrontier mechanisms developed by various institutions, as well as extraterritorial forms of management and governance. He sheds light on complex crossborder arrangements and management, the multiplicity of crossborder agencies and organizations, and the promulgation of new laws that provide a legal basis for these extraterritorial undertakings by the state. The ability of emigrants to hold citizen status—and to enjoy access to the same rights and privileges as those offered to residents of the homeland—sets the cosmonational context for the performance of the postdiaspora condition.