A keen analysis of the social, political and economic determinants of Turkish politics with an exploration of the different dimensions of the republican model of Turkish citizenship, providing the reader with a comprehensive account of Turkish modernity and democracy.

At the beginning of a new millennium, Turkey finds itself at a critical juncture in its democratic evolution. This momentous event has been precipitated by its desire to enter into the European Union and the recent financial crisis it has faced, both of which have fuelled the need for the creation of a strong,...

This volume examines the issues of citizenship, entrepreneurship, secularism and modernity in modern day Turkey and then draws conclusions for other states in the new global era.

People's transnational ties and activities are acquiring ever greater importance and topicality in today's world. The focus of this book lies in the complex and multi-level processes of migrant transnationalism in four transnational spaces: India-UK, Morocco-France and Turkey-Germany and Estonia-Finland. The main question is, how people's activities across national borders emerge, function, and change, and how are they related to the processes of governance in increasingly complex and interconnected world? The book is based on the findings of a three-year research project TRANS-NET which...

Critical Reflections in Migration Research is an attempt to critically approach the epistemology of migration research. The editors bring together an array of critical essays and opinion pieces in order to analyze the migration research in various countries. The volume makes an original contribution by presenting new research directions in the field especially in Turkey, Morocco, Poland, Germany, France, and the UK. The contributors bring a fresh perspective by pointing out that interaction between West-North and East-South is needed in order to produce more holistic studies and bypass the...