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The relevance of a "Culture of Migration" in understanding migration aspirations in contemporary Turkey
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Abstract
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| This article investigates the relevance of the presence of a "culture of migration" and related migration feedback mechanisms for explaining migration aspirations. This study focuses on the districts of Dinar and Emirdag. in Turkey-which have a distinct migration history toward Europe. The question is raised whether and how migration aspirations of potential migrants change according to the presence of a "culture of migration"-living in a migration-impacted region or not. This study relies on data collected in these two regions on the basis of a representative survey and in-depth interviews collected in the context of the EUMAGINE project (2010-13). Migration aspirations in a region characterized by a "culture of migration"-Emirdag-prove to be significantly lower than that in a similar socioeconomic region, but with no "culture of migration"-Dinar. Perceptions of the economic opportunities in Europe and of the working and living conditions of immigrants in Europe are more negative in the migration-impacted region of Emirdag. than in Dinar. It is interesting to note that the population in Emirdag. has still a similar (positive) vision on the democratic and human rights capital in Europe, as the population in Dinar. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Turkish studies. - Abingdon, 2000, currens
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Publication
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Abingdon
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Routledge
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2014
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ISSN
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1468-3849
[print]
1743-9663
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DOI
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10.1080/14683849.2014.954748
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Volume/pages
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15
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(2014)
, p. 496-518
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ISI
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000342289300008
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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