Credit Social Capital And The Adaptation Of Refugees

Author : Olgu Karan
Publisher : Transnational Press London
ISBN 13 : 1910781487
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Economic Survival Strategies of Turkish Migrants in London written by Olgu Karan and published by Transnational Press London. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Economic Survival Strategies of Turkish Migrants in London, “Karan shows how this collectively created social capital gradually acquired cultural capital, as the migrants’ children became familiar with the English language, and as the experience of running businesses in London was shared among the migrants. Alongside these processes, he sees the emergence of a new form of ethnic identification to ‘our people’ – the Türkiyeli – based on the sharing of common experiences. And this identification, he finds, is shared by both Kurdish and Turkish communities as well as by those with religious and non-religious beliefs. The book provides detailed insights into these migrant experiences, while also considering the theoretical explanations. It is a really welcome contribution for everyone concerned with the problems and challenges of integration and of identify today.” – Professor Steve Jefferys, London Metropolitan University, UK ““This study is about economic survival in the Turkish and Kurdish communities of North London with some interesting comparisons to the longer established Turkish Cypriot community. It is to be welcomed that the study spans macro and micro levels. Also to be welcomed is that it eschews the idea that identity and culture is fixed and unchanging, providing some fascinating and important examples to the contrary, and that it moves beyond essentially culturalist approaches to entrepreneurship and even more so, mainstream individualist ones.” – Professor Theo Nichols, Cardiff University, UK “Dr Karan noticed that two ethnic communities in conflictual relationships with each other in home country (Turkey) are marshalling collective resources in a very cooperative way across ethnic boundaries and forming small business ventures and thus contributing to the empowerment and upgrading of their households and communities.” – Professor Bahattin Akşit, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey “This book based on semi-structured interviews and other material shows how the collapse of the textile industry in London pushed members of the Kurdish and Turkish communities to become business owners in catering and retail. Having relatively limited education and knowledge in the English language together with discrimination in the mainstream labor made the transition attractive. In addition UK’s legal framework and strong sense of solidarity within the groups made it possible to set up a business. However, competition is fierce and authorities hardly supportive. To stay in business owners, their family members and hired co-ethnics have to engage in long working hours leading to social isolation. Most business owners are men and relations within the family are patriarchal. I found this scholarly and well written book a valuable and welcomed contribution to the literature on how ethnic minorities in rich countries make their living.” – Bjorn Gustafsson, Senior Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany CONTENT AcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorForeword by Steve JefferysChapter One: IntroductionChapter Two: Analytical Tools and Theoretical Models in Understanding Ethnic EntrepreneurshipChapter Three: Cypriot, Turkish, and Kurdish Entrepreneurship in the UKChapter Four: Researching Turkish Entrepreneurs in LondonChapter Five: InterestsChapter Six: Social Networks and MobilisationChapter Seven: Opportunities and Constraints for KT BusinessesChapter Eight: ConclusionReferencesIndex