This book confronts traditional views on migration with modern theories of brain circulation and innovation networks which lead to mutual benefits for both those countries that receive migrants and those that forcefully evict them. This new volume brings together several case studies and empirical in-depth analyses which are constructed from the strong migration relationship between Turkey and Germany that has existed for more than 50 years. Bringing together over 20 international contributors, this book highlights that knowledge migration and cultural diversity can strongly stimulate entrepreneurial activities, competence acquisition and economic development of countries and regions.

Andreas Pyka is Full Professor at the Chair for Innovation Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany.

Yesim Kustepeli is Full Professor at the Department of Economics Faculty of Business, Chair of Economic Policy, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey.

Dominik Hartmann is Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Chair for Innovation Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany.

1. Introduction to International Innovation Networks and Knowledge Migration - The German-Turkish nexus (Pyka, Kustepeli, Balkir and Hartmann)



Mapping the future orientation and innovativeness of economies



2. Patterns of Future Orientation in Central and Eastern Europe (Hanusch, H., Pyka, A. and Wackermann, F.)


3. The Economic Diversification and Innovation System of Turkey from a global comparative perspective (Hartmann, D.)


4. International Trade Flows, Variety and Patent Applications: Evidence from Turkey-Germany External Trade (Akgüngör, S., Gülcan, Y., Kustepeli, Y.)


5. Culture Economy in Europe: Analysis of Selected Countries (Deger, Ç., Güçlü, M., Yagcibasi, Ö. F., Kumral, N.)





Knowledge migration, diaspora networks and commuting entrepreneurs



6. Migration and Innovation - A Survey (Rashidi-Kollmann, S. and Pyka, A.)


7. Economic Effects of Migration and Cultural Diversity: A Review of Recent Evidence (Niebuhr,K.)


8. A Reality Check to Migrant Entrepreneurs: Case of German-Turkish Entrepreneurs (Balkir, C., Hove, K.)


9. Antecedents of Transnational Entrepreneurial Behavior: Evidence from Turkish-German Firms (Dalgiç, G., Kuckertz, A. and Bulut, C)


10. Turkish Diaspora Networks and Innovation (Van Cour, S., Gerybadze, A. and Pyka, A.)


11. International Transfer of Knowledge via Turkish Re-Migrants returning from Germany (Von Einem, E.)





International Innovation Networks: The Germany - Turkey nexus



12. The Comparative Technological Advantages and International Patent Network of Turkey and Germany (Hartmann, D. and Buchmann, T.)


13. Turkish-German Innovation Networks in the European Research Landscape (Peschkov, I., Pyka, A. and Heller-Schuh, B.)


14. Analysis of Historical Roots and Context of Turkish-German Academic and Scientific-Innovative Networks (Gülcan, Y.,Aldemir, C.)


15. Turkish German Innovation Networks in the Renewable Energy Sector: A Social Network Analysis (Gündüz, S., Beyzatlar, M., Kustepeli, Y.)