Beyond Dutch borders : transnational politics among colonial migrants, guest workers and the second generation

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Beyond Dutch borders : transnational politics among colonial migrants, guest workers and the second generation

Title remainder

transnational politics among colonial migrants, guest workers and the second generation

Statement of responsibility

Liza Mugge

Creator

• Mügge, Liza

Subject

• Netherlands -- Foreign relations
• Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- Suriname
• Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- Turkey
• Transnationalism
• Transnationalism -- Political aspects
• Transnationalism -- Social aspects
• Netherlands -- Emigration and immigration

Language

eng

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 their country of origin. Sending-state governments, political parties and organisations are shown to be key shapers of transnational migrant politics both in opposition to, and support of, homeland ruling elites. Meanwhile, it becomes clear that migrants' border-crossing loyalties and engagement have not dented their political integration in the receiving societies - quite the opposite. Certainly in this respect, the sceptics have been wrong."

Member of

• IMISCOE research

Cataloging source

ERASA

Dewey number

305

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

IMISCOE research