Mekansal Bir Olgu Olarak Hemşehrilik ve Bir Hemşehrilik Mekanı Olarak Dernekler

Abstract

This article introduces a set of concepts (locality, locale and identity), used in the field of geography, to the analysis of hemşehrilik as a social phenomenon in general and organised forms of hemşehrilik in particular. It suggests that hemşehrilik should be analysed by both paying special attention to its relation to physical space, and considering contributions of macro-political order and micro-sociological instances to the content and formations of hemşehrilik.