ULUSÖTESİ MİLLİYETÇİLİK BAĞLAMINDA AVRUPA KÜRT DİASPORASI

Diaspora konusu son yıllarda birçok teorik ve ampirik çalışmanın konusu olmuştur. Hızla küreselleşen dünyada, uluslararası göçler, ulaşım ve iletişim sistemlerindeki gelişmeler, diaspora topluluklarınıanavatanın ve yeni vatanın marjinine yerleştirmiştir. Türkiye‟den Avrupa‟nın çeşitli ülkelerine yaşanan göçler, Avrupa‟da bir Kürt diasporasının oluşumunu sağladı. Bu çalışma,Avrupa‟daki Kürt diasporasını literatürdeki teorik ve ampirik tartışmalar ışığında ele almaktadır. Çalışmanın birinci bölümünde, diaspora, ulusötesi ilişkiler ve uzak mesafe milliyetçilik gibi kavramlar konusundaki teorik tartışmalar irdelenirken, ikinci bölümünde ise Avrupa Kürt diasporasının tarihi arkaplanı, sosyal ağları ve yayın organları analiz edilmektedir. Araştırma sonuçları, Avrupa Kürt diasporasının oldukça canlı ve dinamik bir topluluk olduğunu göstermektedir. Kürt diasporası, sadece diasporadaki Kürtler arasında ağlar geliştirmek ve dayanışma sağlamakla yetinmemekte, aynı zamanda anavatandaki gelişmeler, çatışmalar ve geçmiş hakkındaki hafızayı canlı tutmaktadır. Bu nedenle, oldukça politize olan Kürt diasporası, Türkiye‟deki etnik çatışmalar ve siyasi mücadeleler konusunda keskin pozisyonlar almaktadır

TRANSNATIONALISM IN CONTEXT: THE KURDISH DIASPORA IN EUROPE

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the Diasporas. International migrations, the developments in the transportation and communication systems put the Diasporas at the margins of the home and host countries in the highly globalized world. The out migration of Kurdish population to European countries has resulted in the creation of Kurdish diaspora in Europe. Therefore, this study examines the Kurdish diaspora in Europe in the light of theoretical and empirical debates in the literature. In the first part of the study, theoretical debates over diaspora, transnationalism, and long distance nationalism are explored. In the second part of the study, the historical background, social networks, and media outlets are analysed. The results of the study show that Kurdish diaspora is a vibrant and dynamic community. It not only provides a social network and solidarity among the immigrants in the host country, but also keeps the memories of thepast, conflicts and developments in home countries alive. As a result, Kurdish diaspora is quite political in its stand and takes strong positions about ethnic conflicts and political struggles back home

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