- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Middle East Politics and Society
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
- Families in Therapy and Culture
- Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Islamic Thought and Society Studies
- International Development and Aid
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Turkey's Politics and Society
- Global Security and Public Health
- Economic Growth and Development
- Peace and Human Rights Education
German Institute of Development and Sustainability
2023-2024
Mardin Artuklu University
2016-2020
Council for At-Risk Academics
2018
University High School
2016
Purpose This paper stems from a 12-month collaborative enquiry between group of Syrian academics in exile Turkey and the University Cambridge into state Higher Education after onset conflict 2011. The purpose this is to draw on 19 open-ended interviews with exiled academics; two focus groups; mapping timeline exercises; 117 collected remotely by collaborating former colleagues students who were still living inside Syria at time data collection. findings research suggest that HE 2011 was...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to generate insight into the experiences Syrian academics in exile Turkey; and second, explore approaches collaboration community building among with counterparts international academic community. Design/methodology/approach study employs a hybrid visual-autobiographical narrative methodology, embedded within large group process (LGP) design. Findings are presented two phases: first phase presents thematic analysis data, revealing common...
Using data of the inbound tourist arrivals to Turkey from France, Germany, UK, US, and Netherlands over period 1986-2012, we applied autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach test for cointegration, estimated long run model error correction tourism demand. The results referred that most significant factor determines flows are real per capita income effective exchange. We found weak effects price financial crisis, but political events played a strong role differed country other. added...
In this paper we examined the factors of residents’ support for sustainable tourism development in Mardin city-Turkey, context gender as social structure. We found that people are sensitive about positive and negative effects tourism, association with society attachment involvement, bigger role later. And perceptions reduce their evaluation effects. Also women less active transforming attitude toward to behavior tourism. But they ready, more than men, ignore its effects, spite higher...
Naturalization takes place at the intersection between a host government's propensity to give citizenship and refugees' attitudes towards it. However, naturalization of Syrian refugees, with its top-down approach, shows possibility divergence government’s refugees’ attitudes, that may spoil expected benefits. This study questions factors determine government attitude, besides convergence them. The regressions have been estimated using data collected from sample 296 students Mardin...
Abstract In the context of bottom-up approach to development and poverty reduction, this is first study use Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA), with a slight adjustment, economic adaptation refugees within camps. The objective was explore factors affecting in Midyat Refugee Camp Turkey. used focus group help design questionnaire that subsequently collect data from sample 393 households Camp. estimate Structural Equations Model. findings indicated most important determining refugees' are...
This article explores the experiences of protracted displacement in a group 19 displaced Syrian academics now living Turkey who are often referred to as 'precariat'–that is, or collective people conditions high unpredictability, insecurity and uncertainty. As part small-scale collaborative professional enquiry semi-structured interviews with these were conducted understand social, affective experiences, needs concerns during after their forced displacement. The key concepts 'precarity'...
This article explores the interaction between Syrian refugees' entrepreneurship and social contract of Kurdistan Region Iraq using qualitative method. The findings confirm that low level contract's recognition refugee resources as property rights had a negative effect on their activities. In contrast, provisions provided by government, part helped refugees utilize resources, which played positive role in motivating entrepreneurship. Regarding impact contract, there was no top-down change,...
Considering the unique context of Al-Bab area in Syria hosting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), we tested role economic individual self-interest shaping a host community’s attitude towards IDPs. The findings from analyzing data collected 496 households indicated that had significant effect on their attitudes. Interestingly, when positive and negative attitudes were isolated each other, revealed factors former may not always be same for latter. particular value this study is exploring...