Hometown Associations as Transnational Bridges: A Case Analysis of a Turkish Cultural Association in Austria

Year 2019, Issue: 2, 242 - 259, 15.12.2019

Ozan Yılmaz

Abstract

In this research article, I aim to consolidate our knowledge in the developmental
processes and the transnational implications of migration formations in Europe
by referring to the case Turkish hometown association both in Vienna and other
locations. Within the understanding of neoliberal agendas and the globalizing
forms of migration, the case analysis suggests some important results as to why and
how certain migration formations emerge at particular times despite the migrants’
long history in the country of settlement. Besides, I point out to the association’s
strategies and events that contribute to both the construction and sustenance of the
transnational bridges across countries beyond the singular localities of migrants.
The research utilizes narrative interviewing conducted with the association’s
president, and applies content analysis based on the association’s online presence.

Keywords

Migration Studies, Transnational Migration, Hometown Associations

Uluslaraşırı Köprüler Olarak Memleket Dernekleri: Avusturya'daki Türk Kültürel Birliğinin Vaka Analizi

Abstract

Bu araştırma makalesi, hem Viyana’daki hem de diğer yerlerdeki Türk memleket
dernekleri örneğine bakarak Avrupa’daki göç oluşumlarının geçiş süreçleri ve
gelişim süreçleri konusundaki bilgilerimizi pekiştirmeyi hedefler. Neoliberal
süreçlerin ve küreselleşen göçmenliğin ışığında, vaka analizi, göçmenlerin yerleşim
ülkesindeki uzun geçmişine rağmen, belirli göçmen oluşumlarının neden ve nasıl
berlirli zaman dilimlerinde ortaya çıktığı konusunda bazı önemli sonuçlar ortaya
koymaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında, derneğin göçmenlerin kendi bölgelerinin
ötesindeki ülkelerdeki ulusötesi köprülerin hem inşasına hem de sürekliliğine
katkıda bulunan stratejilerine ve etkinliklerine yer verilmiştir. Araştırma, dernek
başkanıyla yapılan görüşmelerini kullanır ve niçerik analizi uygular.

Keywords

Göç Çalışmaları, Ulusötesi Göç, Memleket Dernekleri

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