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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141146003321

Autore

Mügge Liza

Titolo

Beyond Dutch borders : transnational politics among colonial migrants, guest workers and the second generation / / Liza Mügge [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-283-05028-5

9786613050281

90-485-1282-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Imiscoe research

Disciplina

305.8

Soggetti

Transnationalism

Transnationalism - Social aspects

Transnationalism - Political aspects

Netherlands Foreign relations

Netherlands Foreign relations Turkey

Netherlands Foreign relations Suriname

Netherlands Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Individual Transnationalists -- 3. Migrant Organisations And Transnational Politics -- 4. Surinam: Student Activism To Transnational Party Politics -- 5. Turkey: Labour Migration To Transnational Party Politics -- 6. Kurdish Diaspora Politics -- 7. Conclusion: Looking Both Ways -- Appendices -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Migrants often remain loyal to their former homelands and stay active in the politics there - despite widespread criticism of these ties in their host countries. Combining extensive fieldwork with quantitative data, Beyond Dutch Borders compares how transnational political involvement among guest workers from Turkey and postcolonial migrants from Surinam living in the Netherlands has evolved during the



past fifty years. The author explores the dynamics and influence of such dual affiliations and finds that migrants' border-crossing loyalties and engagement actually heighten their political integration into their host countries.