Syrien ist eines der bedeutendsten Herkunftsländer der zugewanderten Bevölkerung in Deutschland. So hatten Ende des Jahres 2023 rund 933.000 Personen die syrische (und nicht die deutsche) Staatsangehörigkeit, was einem Anteil von 1,1 Prozent der Bevölkerung entspricht. Dabei war in den...

Purpose - This paper aims at contributing to our understanding of how self-settled Syrian refugees (registered and non-registered) use informal practices to forge their non-political agency and how this agency could be considered as political acts. Design/methodology/approach - This paper was...

Purpose - This paper aims at contributing to our understanding of how self-settled Syrian refugees (registered and non-registered) use informal practices to forge their non-political agency and how this agency could be considered as political acts. Design/methodology/approach - This paper was...

Purpose - This paper aims to understand the discrepancy between Germany's immediate positive response to the so-called "Europe 2015's refugee crisis" and the strict asylum legislation adopted in Germany in the following year. Design/methodology/approach - The discrepancy is attributed to...

Purpose - This paper aims to understand the discrepancy between Germany's immediate positive response to the so-called "Europe 2015's refugee crisis" and the strict asylum legislation adopted in Germany in the following year. Design/methodology/approach - The discrepancy is attributed to...

With the background of the Syrian crisis, irregular migration, and authoritarianism - strengthened by the collapse of the Peace Process of the Turkish state with the Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK) in 2015 and the 2016 coup attempt - the Turkish government has amended the Citizenship Law,...

With the background of the Syrian crisis, irregular migration, and authoritarianism - strengthened by the collapse of the Peace Process of the Turkish state with the Workers’ Party of Kurdistan (PKK) in 2015 and the 2016 coup attempt - the Turkish government has amended the Citizenship Law,...

Evidence from randomized controlled trials suggests that interventions relying on community involvement through a participatory learning and action (PLA) approach can improve health outcomes in resource-poor settings. However, whether PLA-based interventions remain effective after scale-up is...

Turkey has experienced a large influx of Syrian refugees since the start of Syrian civil war. Integration and social cohesion are thus important questions and priorities of public policy in Turkey. We study social cohesion among young Turkish nationals and Syrian refugees. Our study sample...

Klappentext: This report aims to document and evaluate the outcomes of the regional workshop on "Syrian Refugees and Integration of Syrians" held in Istanbul in February 2017. The workshop was organized by the Global Labour University (GLU) Alumni Network in Turkey in collaboration with...

Countries hosting large numbers of refugees often face immense challenges in providing sufficient economic opportunities, and access to basic services. Competition over limited resources can lead to tension and conflict between host and refugee populations. Increases in social tensions have...

Today, the majority of refugees live in urban areas with exposure to social dynamics and economic fluctuations. In regard, Syrians in Turkey are not an exception. There are currently over 3.6 million Syrians in Turkey, and nine out of ten live outside of the 13 government-run camps located in 8...