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[Exchanges, transportation, and communication: Turkish circulation and migratory domain]
Revue Europeenne Des Migrations Internationales
|January 1, 1996
Summary
This study analyzes Turkish migration networks, highlighting how transportation and communication animate a vast, transoceanic domain. It proposes a dynamic view of migration, emphasizing mobility over static community formation.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Geography
- Migration Studies
Background:
- The Turkish migratory domain spans Europe, the Middle East, CIS, North America, and Australia.
- Traditional views focus on static immigrant communities and ethnicization processes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the functioning of exchange, transportation, and communication networks within the Turkish migratory domain.
- To propose a dynamic vision of migration based on mobility.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive analysis of networks.
- Comparative analysis of dynamic (mobility-based) versus static (community-based) migration perspectives.
Main Results:
- Networks of exchange, transportation, and communication actively shape the Turkish migratory domain.
- The domain has expanded to become transoceanic, involving diverse transportation methods.
Conclusions:
- A dynamic perspective, emphasizing the mobility of people and goods via various transport means, complements the static view of immigrant communities.
- This dynamic vision offers a more comprehensive understanding of contemporary migration patterns.