Routledge Transnational Social Spaces: Agents, Networks and Institutions (Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations Series)

The ongoing processes of globalization and regionalization have drawn attention away from the traditional domains of nation-states and their interaction. However, the border-crossing activities of non-state agencies, organizations and institutions should not be overlooked, as they can shed new light on our common understanding of the contemporary world. Using the concept of transnational social spaces, contributors to this volume demonstrate the importance of transnational spaces. A collaborative project by experts across the social science disciplines, Transnational Social Spaces focuses in particular on the German-Turkish context. Review ’...rich in examples providing further insight into the operationalization of the concept of transnational social spaces and its applications in research...the contributions gathered in this book take the concept of transnational social space fully into the field.’ Contemporary Sociology About the Author Thomas Faist is Professor of Political Science and Political Management at the University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany, and Eyüp Özveren is Professor of Economics at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.