%0 Journal Article
%T ¡°Where Do We Belong?¡± Conflicted Circassian Identity Between Diaspora And Turkish Citizenship
%A Eylem AKDEN£¿Z G£¿KER
%J -
%D 2018
%X Abstract This study intends to examine how ¡°citizenship¡±, which came to be the fundamental relationship between the state and the individual in a process where diasporic identity is emphasized, has been redefined by Circassian citizens, with a focus on legal entities (federations). The literature on the relationship between diasporic identity and citizenship tends to argue that the sense of belonging to diaspora would undermine the diasporic communities¡¯ citizenship status within the host countries. This article maintains the contrary and argues that the diasporic communities¡¯ legitimate quests for advancing cultural rights might revive the practice of active citizenship. The main argument holds that efforts to express demands for cultural rights on legitimate grounds can initiate a process of active citizenship
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%K Diasporik kimlik
%K Etnik temelli £¿rg¨¹tlenmeler
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/aurum/issue/38392/445463