Citizenship in Transition: New Perspectives on Transnational Migration from the Middle East to Europe

by Francis Owtram (editor), Annemarie Profanter (Editor)

The revolutions and protests arising from the Arab Spring, combined with the establishment of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, challenged dominant ideas about what people in the Middle East expect from their governments. At the same time, a new wave of migration has been created, once again showing how the local, regional and global are connected in the identity of citizens and concepts of citizenship. This turmoil and its human cost tragically captured in the image of drowned toddler Aylan Kurdi have called into question prevailing modes of thinking about the Middle East, as well as the policy of EU governments towards refugees and immigration. These seismic events have compounded underlying changes in the internal composition of contemporary liberal democracies, which, together with the challenges imposed by globalization on the state, are demanding a rethink of theories of citizenship, particularly in a transnational sense. By bringing together new perspectives on these critical issues, this timely and thought-provoking book deconstructs the processes that are shaping and reshaping debates on migration and integration in Europe, and illuminates emerging patterns in key areas such as citizenship and cultural identity, education, and second generation networks. Celebrating In Search of Paradigms Addressing Barriers to Transnational Migration Annemarie Profanter and Francis Owtram Chapter The Impact of the Arab Spring on Issues of Europe Migration in the Context of Globalization Kristian Coates Ulrichsen Chapter Modernity and Islamic Examining the Historical Roots of Identity and Difference Nigel M. Greaves Chapter The Burgeoning of Narrowing the Transitional Gap from Emigrant to Citizen Annemarie Profanter Chapter Citizenship and Economic Competitiveness, Social Cohesion and Human Rights Christine Difato Chapter Acquiring and Losing Turkish Citizenship under the New Turkish Citizenship Act Necla Ozturk Chapter Xenophobia, Alienation, Heterotopias and Cultural Fictional Boundaries of the Athens Pakistani and Afghani Communities Sotirios S. Livas Chapter Arab Diasporas in the Yemeni Citizenship still in Transition? Khawlah Ahmed Chapter Muslim Society The Dialectics of Islamic Doctrine, Integration Policy and Institutional Practices Ulrika Mårtensson Chapter Yalla, Lombards! Second Generations in Looking for a Model Francesco Mazzucotelli

235 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2013