Enclavity and Refugees
Enclavity and Refugees

Author(s): Tarık Demir
Subject(s): Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Migration Series; Climate change; DACA; immigrants; international policy; irregular migration; maritime security; migration policy; refugee crisis; refugee law; refugees; Rohingya; terrorism;
Summary/Abstract: Today, it is observed that large scale migration movements have increased and millions of people are crossing borders under unregistered immigrant or refugee status every year. The subject of enclave / exclave* country territories, which comes to the forefront in border studies emerging as an eccentric form of migration, in other words, enclavity phenomenon, is observed to be closely associated with the issue of refugees and immigration. Considering today's conjuncture, which manifests an increase in the measures taken by nationstates for controlling foreigners' access to their countries through borders, it is observed that on the part of refugees, who live within the borders of enclave/exclave countries, the attempt to enter countries surrounding these territories poses more challenges. In other words, it is observed that starting from post-colonial period, the country borders have been re-drawn and the number of enclave country territories has increased*. Similarly, as a result ofglobalism, cases of immigration and number of refugees increased significantly due to adverse economic conditions or ethnic conflicts.

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