Editors’ introduction: precarious lives and Syrian refugees in Turkey

This special issue aims to map out different dimensions of the economic, social, and political uncertainties, the precariousness, the insecurity, and the "othering" that migrants, particularly Syrian refugees, are currently facing in Turkey. As of April 2016, Turkey hosts 2.7 million regis...

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Published inNew Perspectives on Turkey Vol. 54; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors Eder, Mine, Özkul, Derya
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2016
Subjects
Crises
Dehumanization
Economic growth
Editor Introductions
Emigration
Employment
Geodemographics
Human geography
Humanitarianism
Informal economy
Insecure
Insecurity
International relations
Labor market
Migrant workers
Migrants
Migration
Neoliberalism
Politics
Post World War II period
Poverty
Refugee camps
Refugees
Securitization
Society
Xenophobia
Turkey
Europe
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Summary:This special issue aims to map out different dimensions of the economic, social, and political uncertainties, the precariousness, the insecurity, and the "othering" that migrants, particularly Syrian refugees, are currently facing in Turkey. As of April 2016, Turkey hosts 2.7 million registered Syrian refugees, making it the largest recipient of refugees in the world in the post-World War II era; this is also the biggest influx of refugees in republican history. It is a serious humanitarian crisis as well, with nearly half of the Syrian population having either been internally displaced (at least 7.6 million) or become refugees (4.8 million).
ISSN:0896-6346
1305-3299
DOI:10.1017/npt.2016.5