The Metropolitan Centre, the Diaspora and Education

Abstract

The author approaches the relationship between centre and diaspora by describing the Greek diaspora within the theoretical framework of identity definition. The article sets out key identity issues developed by the author through both research and experience. He explores how the teaching of the Greek language and culture influences the notion of identity in the diaspora. The author also analyses the organization of these communities and the statutory measures taken by the centre concerning the diaspora. His analyses and review of the various versions of 'Greekness' in the diaspora sheds much light on the relationship between Greece and Diaspora.