Politics and Law in Turkish Migration by Devrimsel D Nergiz
The political participation of Mowassat, Özkan, or Sharma alongside Schmidt, Maier, or Beck is al... more The political participation of Mowassat, Özkan, or Sharma alongside Schmidt, Maier, or Beck is already a routine part of German politics. But scholar interest has not yet been directed towards politicians with migration backgrounds in Germany. Politicians, as the faces of political parties, are not only the movers of electoral politics. Diversity among party faces hints at the composition of the given society and its politics.
In spring 2008, when this research took off, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, states with the biggest migrant populations, had no politicians with migration background in their state parliaments. This changed as of the 2010, 2011 and 2013 elections, respectively. In the federal parliament, on the other hand, the 16th legislative period hosted 11 politicians with migration backgrounds, while the 17th legislative period, which convened in September 2009, hosted 20. Furthermore, during the last two years, three ministers and two state secretaries with migration backgrounds have been appointed in Lower Saxony, Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia, respectively. During the period of study, one politician with migration background has become the co-chair of his party while another politician in another political party has been named vice-chair.
Books by Devrimsel D Nergiz
The political participation of names such as Mowassat, Demirel, or Özdemir alongside conventiona... more The political participation of names such as Mowassat, Demirel, or Özdemir alongside conventional German names such as Schmidt, Maier, or Beck is already becoming a routine aspect in German politics. Recent political debates on introducing special quotas to motivate more political aspirants with migration background adds emphasis on the necessity to elaborate whether and how having a ‘migration background’ is negotiated in political practice. This book, being the first with this scope, investigates how German politicians with migration background negotiate and deploy the marker ‘migration background’ in their political practice.
Cross-border studies have become attractive for a number of fields, including international migra... more Cross-border studies have become attractive for a number of fields, including international migration, studies of material and cultural globalization, and history. While cross-border studies have expanded, the critique on nation-centered research lens has also grown. This book revisits drawbacks of methodological nationalism in theory and methodological strategies. It summarizes research methodologies of the current studies on transnationalization and globalization, such as multi-scalar and transnational approaches, global and multi-sited ethnography, as well as the entangled history approach and the incorporating comparison approach. This collected volume goes beyond rhetorical criticism on methodological nationalism, which is mainly associated with the ignorance and naturalization of national categories. It proffers insights for the systematic implementation of novel research strategies within empirical studies deployed by young and senior scholars. The novelty lies in an interdisciplinary lens ranging from sociology, social anthropology and history.
This volume establishes a new agenda for approaches to migration research and the corresponding m... more This volume establishes a new agenda for approaches to migration research and the corresponding methodologies. A wide range of international contributors focus on the question of how to overcome the so-called 'methodological nationalism' within empirical studies on migration. They address two main challenges: how to contextualize the empirical research field; and how to deal with national and ethnic categorizations within the empirical studies.
Methodologies on the Move outlines, first of all, a new epistemological basis for migration research, which is pinpointing the relational concept of space. Second, building on the multi-sited method of ethnography, it provides detailed insights into novel qualitative and quantitative research designs. Third, it presents innovative data collection methods on geographic and virtual mobility, and on cross-border social practices. This volume transcends the early criticisms of 'methodological nationalism' in migration research and suggests both general methodological lines as well as helpful tools for empirical analysis.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies.
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In dem Sammelband befassen sich 18 Politiker, Migrantenvertreter, Aktivisten und Autoren mit der ... more In dem Sammelband befassen sich 18 Politiker, Migrantenvertreter, Aktivisten und Autoren mit der Rolle von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund in der Politik der Bundesrepublik.
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Politics and Law in Turkish Migration by Devrimsel D Nergiz
In spring 2008, when this research took off, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, states with the biggest migrant populations, had no politicians with migration background in their state parliaments. This changed as of the 2010, 2011 and 2013 elections, respectively. In the federal parliament, on the other hand, the 16th legislative period hosted 11 politicians with migration backgrounds, while the 17th legislative period, which convened in September 2009, hosted 20. Furthermore, during the last two years, three ministers and two state secretaries with migration backgrounds have been appointed in Lower Saxony, Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia, respectively. During the period of study, one politician with migration background has become the co-chair of his party while another politician in another political party has been named vice-chair.
Books by Devrimsel D Nergiz
Methodologies on the Move outlines, first of all, a new epistemological basis for migration research, which is pinpointing the relational concept of space. Second, building on the multi-sited method of ethnography, it provides detailed insights into novel qualitative and quantitative research designs. Third, it presents innovative data collection methods on geographic and virtual mobility, and on cross-border social practices. This volume transcends the early criticisms of 'methodological nationalism' in migration research and suggests both general methodological lines as well as helpful tools for empirical analysis.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies.
Papers by Devrimsel D Nergiz
In spring 2008, when this research took off, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, states with the biggest migrant populations, had no politicians with migration background in their state parliaments. This changed as of the 2010, 2011 and 2013 elections, respectively. In the federal parliament, on the other hand, the 16th legislative period hosted 11 politicians with migration backgrounds, while the 17th legislative period, which convened in September 2009, hosted 20. Furthermore, during the last two years, three ministers and two state secretaries with migration backgrounds have been appointed in Lower Saxony, Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia, respectively. During the period of study, one politician with migration background has become the co-chair of his party while another politician in another political party has been named vice-chair.
Methodologies on the Move outlines, first of all, a new epistemological basis for migration research, which is pinpointing the relational concept of space. Second, building on the multi-sited method of ethnography, it provides detailed insights into novel qualitative and quantitative research designs. Third, it presents innovative data collection methods on geographic and virtual mobility, and on cross-border social practices. This volume transcends the early criticisms of 'methodological nationalism' in migration research and suggests both general methodological lines as well as helpful tools for empirical analysis.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies.