1st Edition

Turkey in Germany The Transitional Sphere of Deutschkei

By Betigul Ercan Argun Copyright 2003
    220 Pages
    by Routledge

    220 Pages
    by Routledge

    This study explores the relationship between migration and political 'development' and asks the question 'how are migration movements and the expatriate communities they create connected to the possibility of enhanced political voice or the preservation of illiberal politics in sending countries?'. The thesis of this work is that politics of origin may be better understood by their extensions into transnational public spheres, because civil society, as a discursive space, may be more liberally grounded in migrant-receiving countries than in sending societies.

    Preface, Acknowledgments, , I Introduction to Deutschkei, II The Dialectics of Trasnational Linkages and the Transnational Public Sphere, III Migrants from Turkey in Contemporary Europe: A General Outline, IV Turkey, Europe, and Germany: A Brief History, V Between Deutschkei and Turkey: The Dialectics of Transnational Linkages, VI The Discursive Transformation of Turkey Proper, VII The Alevis, VIII The Kurds, IX The Ultranationalists, X The Islamists, XI Conclusion, Bibliography, Author Index, Subject Index

    Biography

    Betigul Ercan Argun