Cross-Border Lives in The Eyes of the Children: A Qualitative Study
Cross-Border Lives in The Eyes of the Children: A Qualitative Study

Author(s): Ezgi Arslan, Tuba Yüceer Kardeş
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Military history, Recent History (1900 till today), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Migration Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Turkey; migration; cross-border lives; children; Somalian people; civil war;
Summary/Abstract: Civil war in the countries and forced migration of local community, adverse effects brought about by the war and adaptation problems in the countries migrated to affect physical, psychological, social, economic and cultural developments of the individuals at all ecological levels. When all such unfavorable effects are considered, the age, gender and other characteristics of an individual cause level of the impact of the migration and war on the individual to increase. The individuals who essentially need to be protected from the war and migration are the women, children and elderly people.

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