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 |12 pages

Introduction

chapter |20 pages

Migrants’ transnational claims-making

Rethinking concepts and theories

chapter |15 pages

From confrontational to multi-layered strategies

Turkish and Kurdish information campaigns in Germany

chapter |22 pages

Thresholds of tolerance

Turkish politics within German political institutions

chapter |16 pages

From ‘remittance machines’ to ‘Euro Turks’

Turkey’s changing perceptions of Turkish citizens abroad

chapter |12 pages

Conclusions