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Beyond Dutch Borders : Transnational Politics among Colonial Migrants, Guest Workers and the Second Generation

Author
Mügge, Liza
Published
Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2011.
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1 online resource (264 pages).
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English.
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Open Access Unrestricted online access
Contents
Tables; Figures; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Individual transnationalists; 3 Migrant organisations and transnational politics; 4 Surinam: Student activism to transnational party politics; 5 Turkey: Labour migration to transnational party politics; 6 Kurdish diaspora politics; 7 Conclusion: Looking both ways; Appendices; Notes; References; Index.
Summary
Despite widespread scepticism in receiving societies, migrants often remain loyal to their former homeland and stay active in the politics there. Beyond Dutch Borders is about such ties. Combining extensive fieldwork with quantitative data, this book compares how transnational political involvement among guest workers from Turkey and post-colonial migrants from Surinam living in the Netherlands has evolved over the past half-century. It looks at Turks seeking to improve their position in Dutch society, Kurds lobbying for equal rights in Turkey and Surinamese hoping to boost development in thei.
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9789048512829
9048512824
1283050285
9781283050289
9089642447
9789089642448
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