Integration Of Highly Educated Syrian Refugees In The Uk
Integration Of Highly Educated Syrian Refugees In The Uk

Author(s): Zahide Erdoğan
Subject(s): Higher Education , Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Integration; Highly Educated; Syrian Refugee; Uk;
Summary/Abstract: As a consequence of growing refugee movement following Syrian refugee crisis, refugee integration has started to be discussed again in Europe. In this paper I seek to examine structural integration of highly educated Syrian refugees in the UK by using part of the Ager and Strang integration framework to understand the role of facilitators and citizenship. The semi-structured interviews conducted with 20 highly educated Syrian refugees living in the UK. The findings indicate that language skills and higher education environment facilitate structural integration. However, citizenship is considered as a tool and reward for integration.

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