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[email protected] DIASPORA AS DEVELOPMENT ACTORS: A SOURCE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN TURKEY by MERYEM ŞENAY ATASELİM A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Political Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2014 © 2014 MERYEM ŞENAY ATASELİM All Rights Reserved ii This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Political Science in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Professor Irving Leonard Markovitz Date Chair of Examining Committee Professor Joe Rollins Date Executive Officer Professor Kathleen McCarthy Professor John Mollenkopf Supervisory Committee THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iii Abstract DIASPORA AS DEVELOPMENT ACTORS: A SOURCE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN TURKEY By MERYEM ŞENAY ATASELİM Adviser: Professor Irving Leonard Markovitz This dissertation provides an analysis of Turkish-American diaspora philanthropy – done through social and human capital transfers – and its role in impacting local development in Turkey.