Using the concept of transnational social spaces, contributors to this volume join together in demonstration of the importance of transnational spaces, focusing in particular on the German-Turkish context.

Contents: The border-crossing expansion of social space: concepts, questions and topics, Thomas Faist. Rights and Struggles: The transnational dimension of the Bergama campaign against Eurogold, Zeynep Kadirbeyoglu; The transnational space between women's NGOs in Germany and Turkey: current situation and future expectations, Hanife Aliefendioglu; German migrants in Turkey: the 'other side' of the Turkish-German transnational space, Bianca Kaiser; Turkish ultra-nationalism in Germany: its transnational dimensions, Emre Arslan. Entrepreneurship and Management: Transnational and local entrepreneurship, Cem Disbudak; Intercultural encounters: German and Turkish managers in joint ventures, Marita Lintfert. Culture, Media and Everyday Social Life: Good guys and bad guys: Turkish migrant broadcasting in Berlin, Kira Kosnick; Transnational ties of the second generation. Marriages of Turks in Germany, Gaby Straßburger; Index.

’...rich in examples providing further insight into the operationalization of the concept of transnational social spaces and its applications in research...the contributions gathered in this book take the concept of transnational social space fully into the field.’ Contemporary Sociology