'We can't integrate in Europe. We will pay a high price if we go there': Culture, Time and Migration Aspirations for Syrian Refugees in Istanbul

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dc.authoridKaya, Ayhan/0000-0003-4431-3220|Rottmann, Susan Beth/0000-0003-0680-6999
dc.authorwosidKaya, Ayhan/G-7090-2016
dc.authorwosidRottmann, Susan Beth/AAH-1047-2020
dc.contributor.authorRottmann, Susan
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Ayhan
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T20:45:41Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T20:45:41Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentFakülteler, Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Fakültesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractIn popular media, it is often assumed that Syrian refugees wish to reach Europe by any means necessary but, during field research in 2018, we found that many Syrians hoped to remain in Istanbul, despite their tenuous legal and social situation. The article examines how migrants established cultural intimacy and strong community social networks over time, and became increasingly sceptical about the life they imagined they would have in Europe. Addressing research on migration aspirations, we show that migration decisions are strongly affected by experiences in a transit country. Most research on aspirations stresses economic drivers and rational choices, but here we highlight the importance of emotions, the qualitative feeling of acceptance and safety, temporal effects and the growing feeling of being home over time. Prior research with Turkey's Syrians has pointed to the significance of culture and social networks for creating a sense of being at home. This research explores these issues in more detail to show how culture, religion and gender are interlinked in migrant imaginings, how social networks evolve and how Europe is imagined.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEU [770564]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis article is based on data collected for `RESPOND-Multilevel Governance of Mass Migration in Europe and Beyond' (https://www.respond migration.com/). RESPOND is an EU HORIZON 2020 project led by Uppsala University and run with 14 partners in 11 countries (Grant Agreement: 770564). We are grateful for the support of the members of the Turkey research team, Dr Ela Gokalp Aras, Dr Zeynep Sahin Mencutek and Asli Aydin, and RESPOND's Coordinators, Dr Andreas Onver Cetrez and Soner Barthoma.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/jrs/feaa018
dc.identifier.endpage490en_US
dc.identifier.issn0951-6328
dc.identifier.issn1471-6925
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85130026257en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage474en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feaa018
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/7631
dc.identifier.volume34en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000705272700024en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOxford Univ Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Refugee Studiesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSyriansen_US
dc.subjectCultural İntimacyen_US
dc.subjectTemporalityen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectEuropeen_US
dc.subjectMigrantsen_US
dc.subjectCrisisen_US
dc.title'We can't integrate in Europe. We will pay a high price if we go there': Culture, Time and Migration Aspirations for Syrian Refugees in Istanbul
dc.typeArticle

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