Relations of tolerance: Syrian women, internal boundaries, and public space

Dal B. Ö., ALADAĞ GÖRENTAŞ I.

Gender and Development, cilt.32, sa.1-2, ss.453-471, 2024 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 1-2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13552074.2024.2359796
  • Dergi Adı: Gender and Development
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, CAB Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Gender Studies Database, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.453-471
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Boundaries, deservingness, public space, relations of tolerance
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Since the early days of the Syrian Civil War, the presence of Syrians in Turkey has garnered considerable attention. Together with the European Union’s efforts to externalise the perceived problem of incoming Syrians and the consequential positioning of Syrians as unwanted, Turkish official policy labelling Syrians as temporary guests has had profound implications in society. Migration governance works with boundaries imposed from above–boundaries that society at large reproduces to distance itself from the apparent other. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Syrian women, this study discusses the effects of the discursive, symbolic, and social boundaries they face in Turkish society. These boundaries, rooted in relations of tolerance and deservingness, are encountered by women refugees in Turkish public spaces, shaping women’s visibility, self-expression, interactions in society, and daily lives.