Kurdish Diasporas: A Comparative Study of Kurdish Refugee Communities

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"This is a highly readable book that I warmly recommend..."



Book Description
This book is an important theoretical contribution to the area of refugee studies and is based on ethnographic field work among Kurdish refugees. The author has combined in a unique way empirical evidence and contemporary sociological theories of diaspora and transnationalism. The book provides essential reading for anybody looking for a comprehensive view of refugee resettlement issues and it will be of special interest to anybody concerned with the topical Kurdish question.



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An Important theoretical contribution to the area of refugee studies, this book is based on ethnographic fieldwork among Kurdish refugees in the UK and Finland. The author has uniquely combined empirical evidence and contemporary sociological theories of diasporas and transnationalism. Vivid ethnographic material is used to introduce new arguments about the process of integration among refugees. The author argues that a study of refugee communities needs to take into account the refugees' relation to both the country of origin and the country of settlement. The concept of diaspora is used to depict the transnational social reality which characterizes the refugee communities. The book provides essential reading for anybody looking for a comprehensive view of refugee resettlement issues and it will be of special interest to anyone concerned with the topical Kurdish question.


About the Author
Osten Wahlbeck is Research Fellow at the Institute of Migration in Turku, Finland.



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Contributes to the theory of refugee studies, drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among Kurdish refugees in Britain and Finland. Combines empirical evidence with contemporary sociological theory of diasporas and transnationalism to introduce new arguments about the process of integration among refugees. Emphasizes that studies of refugee communities must take into account the refugees' relation to both the country of origin and the country of settlement. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)


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