Transnational Migration, Diaspora, and Identity: A Study of Kurdish Diaspora in London (Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship)

Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Images
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction
	1.1 Reflexivity
	1.2 Unpacking a Twofold Question
	1.3 Definitions
	1.4 Different Perspectives: Theory, Policy, Person
	1.5 Lived Experiences: Different Perspectives—Personal Narratives
		The Group
		The Individual
		First and Second Generations
	References
Chapter 2: The Geopolitics of the Middle East Post-WW1
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Land and Ecology
	2.3 Language
	2.4 Religion
	2.5 Kurdish Cultural Diversity
	2.6 Kurdistan as a Buffer Zone: Divisions, Displacements, and Dispossession
	2.7 Nation-States Versus the Kurds
	2.8 Turkey
	2.9 Iraq
	2.10 Syria
	2.11 Iran
	2.12 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Main Theoretical Trends Regarding Migration
	3.3 The Diaspora and Transnational Debate
	3.4 The Integration Debate
		A Brief Overview
	3.5 The Policy Debate on Social Integration in Brexit Britain
		Introduction
		The Integration Policy Debate
		The New Policy Reports
	3.6 A New Home
	3.7 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 4: The Kurdish Diaspora(s)
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Living in Diaspora: New Identities and Realities
	4.3 Kurdish Diaspora: Understanding Patterns in Europe
		Germany
		Sweden
		Finland
		England
	4.4 London and Londoners
		Introduction
		From Early to Recent Times
		More Recent Times
		More on Migration and Integration
		Some Concluding Remarks About London
	4.5 Explaining the Concept of ‘Kurdish-Londoner’: I Wish to Belong and to Be Equal in London
	4.6 The Integration Process: Diaspora Identities
		First Generation
		Second Generation
	4.7 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 5: Conclusion
	5.1 Overview
	5.2 Key Findings
	5.3 Progressive and Future Steps
	References
		Selected References in Kurdish and Farsi
Appendix
Ayar Ata Book
References
Selected References in Kurdish and Farsi
Index