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Brain Drain and Gender Inequality in Turkey

  • Explores brain drain and return migration, based on a survey study
  • Provides policy recommendations to combat brain drain and promote return of highly educated Turks back to Turkey
  • Offers extensive discussion of previous findings relating to the brain drain/skilled migration phenomenon in Turkey

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Introduction

    • Adem Yavuz Elveren
    Pages 1-6
  3. Brain Drain: Causes and Consequences

    • Adem Yavuz Elveren
    Pages 7-22
  4. Brain Drain in Turkey: A Literature Review

    • Adem Yavuz Elveren
    Pages 23-62
  5. A Brain Drain Survey

    • Adem Yavuz Elveren
    Pages 63-108
  6. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations

    • Adem Yavuz Elveren
    Pages 131-135
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 137-171

About this book

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the brain drain from Turkey, with particular focus on its gender dimension. The author presents a review of brain drain literature, as well as analyzing the brain drain from Turkey using original survey data. Presenting an account of state changes in Turkey, and using a range of empirical methods, the book argues that women have a higher tendency not to return to the country due to increasing gender inequality, borne out of a shift towards a more authoritarian regime over the last decade. 

Brain Drain and Gender Inequality in Turkey will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including migration studies, social policy, and gender studies.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, MA, USA

    Adem Yavuz Elveren

About the author

Adem Yavuz Elveren is Assistant Professor at Fitchburg State University, USA. He researches on gender and social security and the effect of military spending on the economy. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Brain Drain and Gender Inequality in Turkey

  • Authors: Adem Yavuz Elveren

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90860-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90859-5Published: 06 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90860-1Published: 22 May 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 171

  • Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gender Studies, Migration, Social Structure, Social Inequality

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eBook USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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