ABSTRACT
This handbook, the first of its kind, provides a rich overview of the socio-political issues and dynamics impacting Turkey’s diasporic groups and diaspora policymaking.
Turkey constitutes an important case study in the field of diaspora studies with a diaspora population of around 6.5 million. This handbook therefore brings together emerging and established scholars to explore the central issues, actors, and processes relating to Turkey’s diasporic groups and diaspora outreach. Taken together, the historical and contemporary analyses presented in this volume provide readers a multi-lens perspective on the trajectories of Turkey’s diasporic communities and diaspora policymaking in a wide range of regional contexts, including Europe, North America, and Oceania. The handbook comprises six analytical parts:
- Contextualising Turkey’s diasporas: past and present
- Localisation, transnational belongings, and identity
- Governing diasporas
- Micro-spaces and everyday practices
- Cultural production, aesthetics, and creativity
- Country-specific perspectives
The volume offers insights into the debates and processes that structure each of these thematic clusters, but also provides a comprehensive overview of the dynamics shaping Turkey’s diverse diaspora populations today.
The contributions encompass a range of disciplines, including anthropology, history, human geography, political science, international relations, and sociology, and the volume will be vital reading for anyone interested in Turkey, the Middle East, and diasporas.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|88 pages
Contextualising Turkey's Diasporas
chapter 3|14 pages
From ‘Guest-Workers’ to ‘Muslims’
chapter 5|14 pages
The Making of New Diasporic Communities?
chapter 6|16 pages
Migration and Citizenship Regimes in Europe
chapter 7|14 pages
The Diaspora Paradox
part II|78 pages
Localisation, Transnational Belongings, and Identity
chapter 8|13 pages
Constantinopolitans in the Diaspora of the City
chapter 11|13 pages
The Alevi Movement in Europe
part III|100 pages
Governing Diasporas
chapter 16|13 pages
Unpacking the State from the Inside Out
chapter 17|15 pages
Non-resident Citizen Voting and Transnational Mobilisation of Political Parties
chapter 18|11 pages
Turkish Immigrant-origin Political Parties in Europe
part IV|86 pages
Micro-spaces and Everyday Practices
chapter 20|16 pages
“Mosques Are Life Itself There”
part V|90 pages
Cultural Production, Aesthetics, and Creativity
chapter 27|15 pages
A Marketplace of Love
chapter 28|13 pages
Cinematographic Expressions of Diasporic Experience
chapter 30|18 pages
Graphic Politics
part VI|91 pages
Country-Specific Perspectives