Migratory Stratifications and the Dynamicof Global and Euro-Mediterranean Migration: an interview with Ibrahim Sirkeci

Ibrahim Sirkeci is a British Turkish academic of international renown in the field of human mobility and transnational markets. At present, Sirkeci holds the position of Director of the In- ternational Business School, Manchester, United Kingdom. Previously, he served as a professor at various British universities, including the European Business School London and Regent’s Uni- versity London, and was the Director of the Regent’s Centre for Transnational Studies. His academic career is characterised by a multidisciplinary approach that integrates geography, social sciences, demography, and market studies. He is known for having developed the “con- flict model of migration”, drawing on the concept of insecurity and applying this concept to the study of migration. In his studies he has also coined the term “transnational connected/mobile consumers”. He has written widely on transnational marketing, international migration, internal migration, population movements, labour markets, segregation, ethnic conflict, and minorities. Over the years he has developed a profound expertise in several fields of study, such as Turkish and Kurdish migration to the United Kingdom and Germany. Sirkeci is also an expert consultant for governmental bodies and international organisations, having collaborated with institutions such as the World Bank and the European Commission. He is a member of various editorial boards and has founded academic journals such as the Transnational Marketing Journal and Migration Letters. Among his most recent works are COVID-19 and Migration: Understanding the Pandemic and Human Mobility (2020), which analyses the impact of the pandemic on migration flows; Turkey’s Syrians: Today and Tomorrow (2017), an investigation into the situation of Syrian refugees in Turkey; and Transnational Marketing and Transnational Consumers (2013), which explores the implications of marketing in a global context. Other significant works include Migration and Re- mittances during the Global Financial Crisis and Beyond (2012) and Cultures of Migration (2011). Below is an interview conducted by Francesco Della Puppa and Andrea Calabretta with Profes- sor Sirkeci, aimed at introducing him to the Italian academic public and discussing with him the concept of migration stratifications.