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id	eprints-24378
recordtype	eprints
institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
description	The multiple politics and identities of many contemporary diasporic configurations raise a number of important conceptual issues for the study of diaspora politics, including what counts as a “diaspora,” how do particular “diasporas” emerge, and what shapes their politics? This article discusses conceptual and substantive splits in the burgeoning social science literature on diasporas and suggests the value of analyzing the politics and policies of sending states as crucial factors in both “diaspora-shaping” and “diaspora-generating” processes. It presents an extended case study of the emergence of diaspora groups connected with contemporary Turkey, situating Turkey’s “New Diaspora Policy” in its historical context. The article concludes by suggesting that the proposed framework allows for a deeper theorization of the relationship between identity categories and political action, thus shedding light on the conceptual puzzle of what constitutes a diaspora.
format	Journal Article
author	Adamson, Fiona
author_facet	Adamson, Fiona
authorStr	Adamson, Fiona
author_letter	Adamson, Fiona
title	Sending States and the Making of Intra-Diasporic Politics: Turkey and Its Diaspora(s)
publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2019
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/24378/