tjds Turkish Journal of Diaspora Studies 2717-7408 2757-9247 Migration Research Foundation Human Geography Beşeri Coğrafya Alan Gamlen, Human Geopolitics: States, Emigrants, and the Rise of Diaspora Institutions, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2019, 352 pp., $93 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-883349-9 Evranos Birsen Aybüke İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ 03 30 2021 1 1 153 156 12 17 2020 01 28 2021 Copyright © 2021, Turkish Journal of Diaspora Studies 2021 Turkish Journal of Diaspora Studies

The book is well balanced to show the advantages and disadvantages of diaspora institutions. Throughout the book the author reveals the benefits of diaspora institutions and in the concluding part, he is not very optimistic about them. This juxtaposition gives a more realistic point of view, considering the increasing number closed border policies. Hence, it is a beneficial reference book for both public servants and social sciences scholars.

 Human Geopolitics Diaspora Migration Human Geopolitics: States, Emigrants, and the Rise of Diaspora Institutions by Alan Gamlen. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2019. x, 352 pp. (ISBN 978-0-19-883349-9)