Refugees and Shifted Risk: An International Study of Syrian Forced Migration and Smuggling

Mandić, Danilo; Simpson, Charles Melvyn

doi:10.1111/imig.12371

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“…Technology and social media were the initial source of information, means of communication and networking for almost all respondents, which is in line with Collyer’s (2010) findings on refugees migrating from sub‐Saharan Africa to Europe. Social networks and social capital were often reported as crucial role players by providing the necessary information, suggestions, smuggler introduction and means and motivations for onward migration (Collyer, 2010; Kvittingen et al, 2018; Mandić & Simpson, 2017). Similarly, the existence of family members in the destination is recognized as a significant factor in decision making for a destination (Robinson & Segrott, 2002).…”

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Origin and transit migration of Afghans and Syrians to Germany: The influential actors and factors behind the destination choice

Torfa

Almohamed

Birner

2021

International Migration

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We use Process Net‐Maps to visualize the irregular migration patterns of refugees and identify influential actors/factors shaping their decisions. A qualitative case study was used that included 87 Afghan and Syrian refugees (52 individual in‐depth interviews and 35 participants in five focus group discussions) residing in Stuttgart, Germany. Results show a typical pattern for respondents to first migrate to a neighboring country, and then a mixture of decisive factors induce them to migrate onward. The perspective of refugees in the destination country covers the migration processes between transit and destination countries which is vital information for the stakeholders in international migration management, and policy developments on asylum migration, integration and repatriation.

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Origin and transit migration of Afghans and Syrians to Germany: The influential actors and factors behind the destination choice

Torfa

Almohamed

Birner

2021

International Migration

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“…When refugees reside irregularly in a country, they are breaking the law while simultaneously being victims. This creates a paradox where refugees exercise extreme caution when talking to government officials and representatives, as well as avoid contact with authorities in fear of being deported and, consequently, are (indirectly) forced to rely on smugglers because it may be their only way out of harm (Mandić and Simpson, 2017).…”

Section: Brief Overview Of the Syrian War And Migration Processmentioning

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The effects of war, displacement, and trauma on child development

Hazer,

Gredebäck

2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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In this paper, we review how refugee children’s psychological development is impacted by experiencing war, displacement, and trauma. As the Syrian conflict has resulted in the largest refugee crisis in modern history, we focus on Syrian refugees, but comparisons to other current major conflicts (Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Yemen) are done for reference, making this review relevant, not only for the Syrian conflict but war-affected children in general. The potentially traumatic events (PTEs) experienced by families and children vary depending on current and past migration experiences. During the premigration phase, there is a high risk of war-related PTEs whereas lack of shelter, high insecurity, and exploitation are common during the perimigration phase. Common PTEs during postmigration include uncertain legal status, changed family dynamics, downward mobility, and lack of social support. A high number of PTEs, low mental health, and permanent postmigration stress are evident across conflicts. In addition to these PTEs that impact all family members, there are additional long-lasting child-specific interpersonal PTEs related to parental practices and lack of support. These cumulative stressors are associated with poor mental health and developmental delays in several domains including cognitive functioning, emotion regulation, affective processing, and prospective control. At the same time, some studies demonstrate a high degree of resilience, and normative development, or report a lack of association between the psychological development of children and levels of PTEs. The number of studies assessing child development in this context is limited and more research is required in order to fill knowledge-gaps related to the mechanisms, and causal relations, behind these developmental outcomes.

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“…Making the treacherous journey across the Aegean Sea to Greece involved breaking laws and putting oneself in the care of smugglers. 20 A new set of risks replaced the old ones already encountered. For S's family, rent and basic food needs were easier to meet than for D's paralyzed household, but the Turkish language divide and the impossibility of both work and expensive private-language-institute study and English-language college made a Turkish future look bleak for the family.…”

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"They Gave Us Cheese Sandwiches:" Foodways of War and Flight

Hudson

2019

Mashriq & Mahjar

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As part of a larger ethnography of one family's experience of the Syrian war and displacement, this paper considers the question of food and foodways. Based on extensive interviews and participant observation, this paper chronicles displacement through changing foodways. Following several families, the paper investigates how scarcity and price inflation punctuated the urgency of the conflict for a cluster of Damascus households. It illuminates critiques of how UN rationing and humanitarian food aid in Tripoli, Lebanon, and Amman, Jordan, aided but also betrayed newly disenfranchised populations. Interlocutors discuss how the introduction of almost-familiar new foods and eating styles in the nearby countries of refuge, Egypt and Turkey, exacerbated memories of home. In the desperate gambit for asylum in Europe, the families discovered how food lines and ration handouts in formal and informal camps from Greece to Germany emphasized the dehumanization and dependency of refugees. By the time many of the families reached their new lives in Germany and elsewhere, siege and famine had come to Syria, as food restriction was used as a weapon against remaining Syrian populations. For families settling into semipermanent exile, the ability to recreate Syrian cuisine and to return to comforting rituals of basic hospitality exchanges marked the beginning of postwar and post-refugee lives. In addressing the theme of how habits of cuisine, taste, and hospitality gave way to rations, dependency, charity, and mass feeding, the paper presents displacement, nostalgia, warfare, and humanitarian relief efforts in a new light.

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Refugees and Shifted Risk: An International Study of Syrian Forced Migration and Smuggling

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Origin and transit migration of Afghans and Syrians to Germany: The influential actors and factors behind the destination choice

Origin and transit migration of Afghans and Syrians to Germany: The influential actors and factors behind the destination choice

The effects of war, displacement, and trauma on child development

"They Gave Us Cheese Sandwiches:" Foodways of War and Flight

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