Dr Veysi Dag

Independent Scholar Fellow 2020-21

Refugee Governance from Below: Kurdish Diaspora Associations and the Incorporation of Newly-Arrived Refugees in Europe

This research proposal sets out to examine the ways in which pre-established Kurdish diaspora organisations shape the reception and incorporation processes of newly-arrived Kurdish refugees in new societies. It hypothesizes that diaspora associations play a decisive role in the refugees’ adaptation to new environments if incorporation regimes adopt inclusive policies toward these associations and offer them adequate incentives for cooperation.

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Areas of interest

Migration Diaspora Social Movements Comparative Politics Refugees Europe Peacebuilding Peace and Conflict Studies Middle East

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ISF6

Biography

Veysi´s research interests include studies of migration and diaspora; social movements and transnationalism; comparative politics with a focus on refugee and migration policies in Europe; peace-building and conflict transformation; and regional policy analysis with a focus on Middle Eastern politics and Kurdish-Turkish conflict.

Veysi has an unconventional academic trajectory. His education was interrupted when he was imprisoned in Turkey because of his engagement as a human right activist and work for a Kurdish newspaper. When he was released from prison, he escaped to Germany, where he sought asylum and subsequently resumed his education. In 2017, he completed his PhD at the Free University of Berlin. His PhD examined the transnational activism of stateless Kurdish diasporas in Berlin, London and Stockholm.

Biographical details correct as of 16.01.25