Migration and Obstacles to Social Cohesion: The Perception of Young People in Turkey
Migration and Obstacles to Social Cohesion: The Perception of Young People in Turkey

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to determine the obstacles in the social cohesion process and analyze them sociologically, thereby suggesting social and political solutions to the problems through the perspectives of young people living in the city of Şanlıurfa. The present study was carried out with young people born in Turkey and Syria, who came together at the workshops conducted within the scope of a European Union funded Erasmus+ project in 2021. It used in-depth and semi-structured interviews to collect the data from young participants aged between 18 and 30 to understand the actions and narratives of participants and the intersection of their actions and narratives. The present study identified four fundamental obstacles to social cohesion: legal, economic, socio-cultural, and the public sphere. According to the study’s findings, the abovementioned obstacles seriously hamper social cohesion between migrants and host communities.

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