Immigrant associations in Canada: included, accommodated, or excluded?
Author
Ozcurumez, S.
Date
2009Source Title
Turkish Studies
Print ISSN
1468-3849
Electronic ISSN
1743-9663
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
10
Issue
2
Pages
195 - 215
Language
English
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Abstract
Concurring with the view that political opportunity structures and citizenship regimes affect participatory patterns of immigrants through shaping associational activity and mobilization of immigrant groups, this essay examines the evidence from the case of Turkish immigrant associations in Canada to delineate and analyze variables other than institutional context and citizenship regimes that constrain collective participation. It focuses on the impact of history of immigration by Turks to Canada (Montreal and Toronto), trajectory and scope of associational activity, group size and heterogeneity, and political participation. It concludes that collective mobilization and participation by immigrant groups are constrained by intra-group characteristics alongside the institutional context of the receiving country.