ABSTRACT

Using the Turkish and Kurdish communities in Germany as a case study, this book offers a unique analysis of trans-state political loyalties and activities of transnational communities and their political ramifications at both national and international levels.

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|20 pages

Migrants’ transnational claims-making

Rethinking concepts and theories

chapter 5|15 pages

From confrontational to multi-layered strategies

Turkish and Kurdish information campaigns in Germany

chapter 6|22 pages

Thresholds of tolerance

Turkish politics within German political institutions

chapter 7|16 pages

From ‘remittance machines’ to ‘Euro Turks’

Turkey’s changing perceptions of Turkish citizens abroad

chapter 8|12 pages

Conclusions