life-stories from Britain and Germany
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Erel, Umut
- Publish Year
- 2009
- Shelfmark
- WER 1N 2009
- Thesaurus
- burgerschap, arbeid, migratie, identiteit, etniciteit, multicultureel, allochtonen, Turks, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Duitsland
- Description
- This bookdevelops essential insights concerning the notion of transnational citizenship by means of the life stories of highly educated Turkish migrant women in Germany and Great Britain, interweaving and developing theories of citizenship, identity and hybridity with the lived experiences of an immigrant group that has so far received insufficient attention. By focusing on the British and German contexts, it introduces a European and comparative perspective, whilst exploring the ways in which concepts and policies of citizenship allow for a differentiated examination of ethnicity, gender, multiculturalism and citizenship in Europe. With its empirical material in its exploration of the ways in which migrant women, though often marginalized from the nation as legal or cultural outsiders, create new meanings of belonging, this book suggests how citizenship debates can be reframed to be inclusive of migrant women as actors.