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Home States and Homeland Politics Interactions between the Turkish State and its Emigrants in France and the United States
By Damla B. Aksel
Copyright 2019
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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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. Drawing on over one hundred interviews with policy makers, diplomats, bureaucrats, members of civil society and academics in Turkey, France and the United... Read more
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
Biography
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.
