- PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs
- Vol: 17 Issue: 2
- Integration and/or Transnationalism? The Case of Turkish-German Transnational Space
Integration and/or Transnationalism? The Case of Turkish-German Transnational Space
Authors : Deniz Sert
Pages : 85-102
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Publication Date : 2012-07-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :This article is derived from the findings of an empirical study based on semi-structured and life course qualitative interviews conducted with Turkish-German migrants and their significant others in both countries.1 As the interviews involved different migrant categories, migrants’ life courses and different areas of action, the findings show a large variety of transnational contacts, activities and orientations. After explaining the methodology and the data, the article introduces a typology of transnationalism reflecting these varieties, which is followed by the argument that there is a positive, concurrent and mutually beneficial, relationship between transnationalism and integrationKeywords : Turkey, Germany, migration, transnationalism, integration.