Forced migrant’s sense of place: the case of Syrian refugee-workers in Istanbul, Turkey
Forced migrant’s sense of place: the case of Syrian refugee-workers in Istanbul, Turkey

Author(s): Basem Mahmud
Subject(s): Labor relations, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Migrants sense of place; migrant; Syrian refugee; refugee workers; Istanbul; Turkey;
Summary/Abstract: The issue of the integration of migrants has long been at the heart of public debates taking place in the societies of the Global North. Many of the refugees who move to these societies start their journey by first entering (often illegally) a neighboring country in the Global South, after which they tend to move to another country with better conditions. A good example is the case of those refugees who go to Indonesia and then to Australia or those who go to Turkey or Libya to arrive at a European country. This leads to more negotiations and collaborations among the states of the Global North and Global South. However, in these negotiations, the voices and lives of refugees are not considered; in the best cases, their rights and interests are acknowledged only “nominally”. This is because Global North states seek to stop the flow at any cost.

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