Migration and the formation of transnational economic networks between Africa and Turkey

The socio-economic establishment of migrants in situ and in mobility

Bibliographic Data

ID12915599
AuthorsB Suter (0000-0002-8422-3556, Malmö University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume10
Issue3
Pages313-326
Publication date2016-03-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican and Black Diaspora An International Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1752-8631 • E-ISSN: 1752-864X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17528631.2016.1157931
OpenAlexW2322977742
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited30

Turkey is often perceived as a transit place for migrants and refugees from the African continent. While many indeed continue to other countries and the country still precludes official local integration, the past decade has witnessed a growing number of African migrants settling in Istanbul. This article draws attention to the opportunity structures that enable this type of settlement. The article presents the argument that it is the presence of small-scale transnationally embedded traders from the same countries that enable the socio-economic stability of their co-nationals both locally as well as transnationally. The concept that is able to account for this development is establishment in situ and establishment in mobility, which is seen as exactly the definitional barrier between transit and settlement

Argument (complex analysis · Business · Development economics · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Political science · Refugee · Settlement (finance · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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