Osten Wahlbeck is Research Fellow at the Institute of Migration in Turku, Finland.

'This study provides an illuminating and comparative account of the Kurdish diasporic communities in Britian and Finland and goes beyond sociological observations...Indispensable for undergraduate and graduate collections in sociology, multiculturalism, migration studies, and ethnicity/diaspora studies.' - K. Tololyan, Choice 'The focus of the book is in the end rather on the integration of refugees. In this respect the book is a welcome and important contribution.' - Eva Ostergaard-Nielsen, Journal of Refugee Studies

• List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Glossary Introduction Inclusion and Exclusion of Refugees: Rethinking Concepts and Theories Politics and Forced Migration in Kurdistan Resettlement Policies: Two Different Models Towards a Wider Understanding of the Refugee Experience The Process of Integration Kurdish Associations: Community Work and Diasporic Politics Conclusions Appendix Notes References Index