Construction of ethnic identity among young Kurdish voluntary migrants in Istanbul

Bibliographic description

title:	Construction of ethnic identity among young Kurdish voluntary migrants in Istanbul
author:	Kaczorowski Karol
editor:	Seker Guven, Tilbe Ali, Okmen Mustafa, Yazgan Pinar, Utku Deniz Eroglu, Sirkeci Ibrahim
book title:	Turkish Migration Conference 2015 Selected Proceedings
date of publication :	2015
place of publication : name of publisher:	Londyn : Transnational Press London
pages:	348-355
ISBN:	978-1-910781-01-2
URL:	https://www.academia.edu/15929152 http://tplondon.com/tmc2015book
date accessed:	2016-05-23
language:	English
book language:	English
abstract in English:	The aim of the article is to present partial results of ongoing research project devoted to examining social construction of ethnic identity of young Kurdish voluntary migrants in Istanbul. In the first part of the paper theoretical context of the study is shortly explained, with emphasis on: importance of Istanbul for Kurdish culture, conceptualization of identity and migration. The second part depicts preliminary results of interviews with migrants. It presents respondents' attitudes towards Istanbul, perceived qualities and flaws of conditions that it provides, and potential relation of metropolis to Kurdish culture.
number of pulisher's sheets:	0,5
conference:	Turkish Migration Conference 2015; 2015-06-25; 2015-06-27; Praga; Czechy; ; ; ;
affiliation:	Wydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Socjologii
type:	chapter
subtype:	conference proceedings