
Demographic Anxiety in Turkey
Migration, Identity and Politics
Edinburgh Studies on Modern Turkey (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. September 2026
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-1-3995-5907-2 (ISBN)
Description
Over the past decade, Turkey has witnessed unprecedented waves of migration from the Middle East, as well as from neighbouring regions such as the Caucasus and Eastern Europe. This book offers the first systematic and comprehensive analysis of these public and political discourses, including the collective anxieties--particularly demographic anxiety--and state policies that have emerged in response. It deftly integrates insights from migration studies, ontological security theory, and securitisation literature to illuminate public opinion, societal attitudes, and governmental approaches toward refugees and migrants. Not only does this book provide a cross-regional perspective on the migration crises of the Middle East and Europe, but it also situates the Turkish case within broader global-comparative debates. It is an examination of how Turkey has navigated significant migratory pressures in ways that resonate with, and diverge from, patterns observed worldwide.
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Language
English
Publishing group
Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3995-5907-2 (9781399559072)
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Sefa Secen is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Nazareth University, Rochester, NY. Secen received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University in July 2022. He completed a two-year postdoc at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at Ohio State University. He primarily studies party policies and public attitudes toward refugees with a focus on the social construction of threat and security perceptions. Secen's research has been published in journals and media outlets, including the Journal of Global Security Studies, Politics, Groups, and Identities, European Politics and Society, Turkish Studies, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, Muslim World Journal of Human Rights, Forced Migration Review, the Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality, TIME, the Washington Post, and the Conversation.