Home States and Homeland Politics: Interactions between the Turkish State and its Emigrants in France and the United States

ISBN-13: 9781138573123 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 212 str.

Damla Bayraktar Aksel

Opis

This book draws on the literatures of transnationalism and diaspora studies to explore the ways in which the policies of emigrant sending countries have an influence on how emigrants politically engage on issues related to their homelands.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Linking Home State Policies and Homeland Politics: Retracing Existing Theories and Concepts  3. "Take It or Leave It": Turkey’s Policies for Emigrants before 2003  4. Politics of Emigrants: Citizens of Turkey in France and the U.S. before 2003  5. Expanding Beyond Material Boundaries: Policies for "Citizens Abroad" in the Post-6. 2003 Period  6. Politics of Emigrants: Citizens of Turkey in France and the U.S. after 2003  7. Conclusion

O autorze

Damla B. Aksel is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Migration Research Center at Koç University, Turkey. She is the co-editor of Migration around Turkey: Old Phenomena, New Research.