Highly Qualified Immigrants and Refugees: Agency, Challenges and Opportunities across Europe – Türkiye

How do highly qualified immigrants and refugees navigate integration into the labor market, citizenship, and broader participation in society? Based on examples of scholars, artists, doctors, journalists and many other qualified professionals from Syria, Georgia and Caucasus in Europe and Türkiye, the contributors analyze career paths, professional transitions, and available opportunities, as well as administrative, legal, and social barriers. The volume further considers the influence of diaspora and migrant communities, transnational solidarity, and political networks on their experiences. The focus is on the agency of immigrants and refugees, highlighting their socio-economic, political contributions to host countries.