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Political Economy Realities for Urban Refugees in Beirut: Intersectional Concerns over Health, Security and Livelihoods

by Jasmin Lilian Diab, Fouad M. Fouad | Global Health Institute, American University of Beirut

The Syrian civil war has displaced more than half of Syria’s population; within Syria for safety or to the neighboring countries to seek refuge. In the first two years of the Syria crisis, these countries; Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan, have opened their borders with no restrictions. The international humanitarian organizations and the international community have supported these states with the heavy burdens on their infrastructure.


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The Situation of Syrians in Turkey Through the Lens of a Survey

by Barbara Jancewicz | Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw

Initially, both the Turkish government and the Syrians fleeing the war thought that their stay would be temporary, and acted accordingly. However, years have passed, the war has not ceased and it seems that many Syrians might stay in Turkey for good. In 2019 the RESPOND team conducted a survey among Syrians in Turkey who fled the war-torn country and arrived in Turkey between 2011-2017 to find out more about their situation. We gathered answers…

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Sharing RESPOND Knowledge at the IMISCOE Annual Conference 2019

by Dr. Susan Rottmann | Özyeğin University

Some of the first findings of RESPOND were shared at one of the largest gatherings of migration researchers in Europe, the IMISCOE Annual Conference in Malmö, Sweden.

A major highlight was a workshop on the topic, “Gendered Experience of Migration and Vulnerabilities in Protection Regimes,” co-organized by Andreas Onver Cetrez and Sabine Hess.

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Launching the Survey among Syrian Refugees | Experience from the workshop at the Swedish Research Institute, ISTANBUL

by Anita Brzozowska & Karolina Sobczak-Szelc | University of Warsaw

If you have ever experienced quantitative research among migrants, then you are already aware of challenges that it is linked to, and that good methodological concept, preparation and launch of the survey is a key to have high-quality data for further analysis.

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