Reimagining the homeland: diasporic belonging among Turkish and Kurdish second generations in Italy

IF 1 Q3 SOCIOLOGY

International Review of Sociology-Revue Internationale de Sociologie Pub Date : 2022-09-02 DOI:10.1080/03906701.2022.2121118

Gül Ince-Beqo, Maurizio Ambrosini

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the experiences of children of immigrants coming to Italy from Turkey. It does so by using in-depth interviews and looking at how they conceptualize their sense of belonging to their home country and the transnational ties that they maintain in relation to their parents’ experience. The participants in this research grew up in families whose intention was not to remain in Italy but to continue their journey to Germany. Like their parents, the second-generation members also want to build their lives in Germany, however, the meaning attributed to this place is very different. For these young people, Germany and its diasporas offer a source of identity. Put otherwise, in addition to what Germany can offer in terms of services and economic opportunities, they are also attracted to what diasporas can offer: being Turks and Kurds in Germany. By allowing them to reconnect with the cultural memories of their homeland and enjoy the opportunities and rights offered by a developed country, Germany becomes a diasporic homeland in which to plan a future, a place where, to quote one of them, “one feels at home in the heart of Europe”. The idea of a homeland, then, is not only transformed – it is duplicated.

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重新构想家园:土耳其和库尔德第二代移民在意大利的归属

本文分析了从土耳其移民到意大利的子女的经历。它通过深度访谈和观察他们如何概念化自己对祖国的归属感，以及他们与父母的经历保持的跨国联系来做到这一点。这项研究的参与者成长的家庭的目的不是留在意大利，而是继续他们的德国之旅。像他们的父母一样，第二代成员也想在德国建立自己的生活，但是，这个地方的意义是非常不同的。对这些年轻人来说，德国及其侨民提供了一种身份认同的来源。换句话说，除了德国可以提供的服务和经济机会之外，他们还被移民所能提供的东西所吸引:在德国成为土耳其人和库尔德人。通过让他们重新与祖国的文化记忆联系起来，享受一个发达国家提供的机会和权利，德国成为了一个流散的家园，在这里他们可以规划未来，用其中一人的话来说，在这里，“人们在欧洲的中心有家的感觉”。故土的概念不仅被改变了，而且被复制了。

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International Review of Sociology-Revue Internationale de Sociologie SOCIOLOGY-

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2.70

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期刊介绍： International Review of Sociology is the oldest journal in the field of sociology, founded in 1893 by Ren Worms. Now the property of Rome University, its direction has been entrusted to the Faculty of Statistics. This choice is a deliberate one and falls into line with the traditional orientation of the journal as well as of the Institut International de Sociologie. The latter was the world"s first international academic organisation of sociology which started as an association of contributors to International Review of Sociology. Entrusting the journal to the Faculty of Statistics reinforces the view that sociology is not conceived apart from economics, history, demography, anthropology and social psychology.