Diaspora networks have existed for thousands of years and have been studied by social sciences and development studies for almost as long. Scholars involved in studies of diaspora networks agree that the people who form diaspora networks: immigrants, expatriates, new citizens or transnationals - unskilled or intellectual, all generate new forms of social relations between each other and of mutual relations involving their homeland. Diaspora relations of this type can have economic, cultural and political repercussions on the diaspora itself and on the population of origin. Regardless of a person's place of origin or the circumstances of their departure from their homeland, it is a common value that diasporas around the world want to be part of political debates and processes in their former homelands and, where possible, make a difference and contribute to the betterment of people still living in their country of origin. The modern use of the term today most commonly refers to the movement, migration, or dispersal of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland or of people settled away from their ancestral homeland; the place where these people live. Using Somalia as an example, it is common for the Somali diaspora living in Australia to respond to the will of certain influential elements in their home country, whether that influence is regional ethnicity, clan identity, cultural affiliations, language or religion. promoting long-term conflict resolution and peacekeeping initiatives within regional frameworks, or to motivate, challenge and remind the Somali community of the events taking place in Somalia and the challenges faced by the community in Australia... .... half of paper ......and Australian. August 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2011 < http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/phone-call-sparked-function-neath/story-e6frg6n6-1225757660454> The Encyclopedia Britannica. Miriam-Webster Dictionary Online. Retrieved 5 April 2011 Wenger, A & Mauer, V. 'The Radicalization of Diasporas and Terrorism'. FOR SECURITY POLICY. NO 80. Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich. 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2011 < www.css.ethz.ch/publications>Winkler, A. 'The New Terrorist Threat'. Accuracy in the media. November 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2011 < http://www.aim.org/briefing/the-new-terrorist-threat/>Zimmermann, D & Rosenau, W. 'THE RADICALIZATION OF DIASPORAS AND TERRORISM'. Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich. Retrieved 5 April 2011< kms1.isn.ethz.ch/.../ISN/.../ZB-80-The-Radicalization-of-Diasporas.pdf>