Meltem Yilmaz Sener
Biographic Data
| ID | 388230 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meltem Yilmaz Sener |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meltem Yilmaz |
| FAMILY NAME | Sener |
| SIGNATURE | SENER M Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | VID Specialized University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Thai migrant women to Europe’s experiences with family, work, religion, and return migration
Migration from Thailand to Europe has grown rapidly over the last 50 years to become a paradigmatic case of intimate mobility. This article explores Thai migrant women to Europe’s experiences with family, work, religion, and return migration. Based on a comprehensive and systematic literature search and screening of the results for relevance, the article analyses 68 studies from 12 European countries and Thailand published between 2002–2024. The …
Privacy versus intimacy
Based on 71 semi-structured, in-depth interviews conducted with Turkey-originated migrants who live in Norway, this article discusses whether and what kinds of differences Turkish migrants in Norway perceive in the notions of privacy and intimacy between the Turkish and Norwegian contexts, and the implications of this perceived difference for their social interactions in Norway. While many of them value the social recognition of the right to priv…
Called to Being Religious Muslims
This paper describes the process of religification through which assumed religious affiliation, rather than other identifications, becomes the main category of identity that Norwegian society uses to identify Turkish women living in Norway. Depending on semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 41 first-generation Turkish women migrants living in Drammen and Oslo, the paper first demonstrates the variety in religious belief, identification, and a…
The gender dimension of return for highly-skilled migrants
Although dynamics of return migration are highly gendered, gender remains as a relatively less studied dimension of return migration. Especially with regard to highly-skilled migrants, we know very little about what role gender plays in the decision-making processes related to their migration and return migration and experiences after return. This paper depends on 80 in-depth interviews with Turkish highly-skilled migrants who returned from Germa…
Perceived discrimination as a major factor behind return migration? The return of Turkish qualified migrants from the USA and Germany
This paper explains discrimination perceptions of Turkish qualified migrants who returned from Germany and the United States, and the impact of perceived discrimination on their return. It depends on in-depth interviews with 80 qualified Turkish returnees. Our findings indicate that: (i) returnees from Germany think they experienced ethnic discrimination; (ii) discrimination is a major reason behind their return; (iii) returnees from the US did n…
How the World Bank manages social risks
This paper aims to assess the World Bank’s social risk management approach to poverty by focusing on the implementation details of the Social Risk Mitigation Project in Turkey, a World Bank project that depends on this approach. The paper looks at the approach through the concept of neoliberal governmentality, as an attempt to produce responsible poor citizens during a period when the responsibility for providing social services is transferred to…
Perceived discrimination as a major factor behind return migration? The return of Turkish qualified migrants from the USA and Germany
This paper explains discrimination perceptions of Turkish qualified migrants who returned from Germany and the United States, and the impact of perceived discrimination on their return. It depends on in-depth interviews with 80 qualified Turkish returnees. Our findings indicate that: (i) returnees from Germany think they experienced ethnic discrimination; (ii) discrimination is a major reason behind their return; (iii) returnees from the US did n…
How the World Bank manages social risks
This paper aims to assess the World Bank’s social risk management approach to poverty by focusing on the implementation details of the Social Risk Mitigation Project in Turkey, a World Bank project that depends on this approach. The paper looks at the approach through the concept of neoliberal governmentality, as an attempt to produce responsible poor citizens during a period when the responsibility for providing social services is transferred to…
How the World Bank manages social risks
This paper aims to assess the World Bank’s social risk management approach to poverty by focusing on the implementation details of the Social Risk Mitigation Project in Turkey, a World Bank project that depends on this approach. The paper looks at the approach through the concept of neoliberal governmentality, as an attempt to produce responsible poor citizens during a period when the responsibility for providing social services is transferred to…
Perceived discrimination as a major factor behind return migration? The return of Turkish qualified migrants from the USA and Germany
This paper explains discrimination perceptions of Turkish qualified migrants who returned from Germany and the United States, and the impact of perceived discrimination on their return. It depends on in-depth interviews with 80 qualified Turkish returnees. Our findings indicate that: (i) returnees from Germany think they experienced ethnic discrimination; (ii) discrimination is a major reason behind their return; (iii) returnees from the US did n…
The gender dimension of return for highly-skilled migrants
Although dynamics of return migration are highly gendered, gender remains as a relatively less studied dimension of return migration. Especially with regard to highly-skilled migrants, we know very little about what role gender plays in the decision-making processes related to their migration and return migration and experiences after return. This paper depends on 80 in-depth interviews with Turkish highly-skilled migrants who returned from Germa…
Called to Being Religious Muslims
This paper describes the process of religification through which assumed religious affiliation, rather than other identifications, becomes the main category of identity that Norwegian society uses to identify Turkish women living in Norway. Depending on semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 41 first-generation Turkish women migrants living in Drammen and Oslo, the paper first demonstrates the variety in religious belief, identification, and a…
Privacy versus intimacy
Based on 71 semi-structured, in-depth interviews conducted with Turkey-originated migrants who live in Norway, this article discusses whether and what kinds of differences Turkish migrants in Norway perceive in the notions of privacy and intimacy between the Turkish and Norwegian contexts, and the implications of this perceived difference for their social interactions in Norway. While many of them value the social recognition of the right to priv…
Thai migrant women to Europe’s experiences with family, work, religion, and return migration
Migration from Thailand to Europe has grown rapidly over the last 50 years to become a paradigmatic case of intimate mobility. This article explores Thai migrant women to Europe’s experiences with family, work, religion, and return migration. Based on a comprehensive and systematic literature search and screening of the results for relevance, the article analyses 68 studies from 12 European countries and Thailand published between 2002–2024. The …
Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Turkish (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (2 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (2 works)