Examining the Turkish and Kurdish communities in Germany, this book analyzes trans-state political loyalties and activities of transnational communities and their national and international political ramifications.

Using the Turkish and Kurdish communities in Germany as a case study, this book offers a unique analysis of trans-state political loyalties and activities of transnational communities and their political ramifications at both national and international levels.

'Convincingly challenges the 'zero-sum' assumption about migrants' political activities in their host and home societies and demonstrates successfully the intermingling of the German and the Homeland agenda of the differenrt organizations.' - Gregoire Delhaye, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism 'Ostergaard-Nielsen has made a great research effort into producing this book, collecting an admirable variety of information about Kurdish, Turkish and Islamic organisations in Germany and detailing their aims and agenda.' - Derya Bayir, European Masters in Human Rights Programme, Venice.