Making time at the frontiers of Europe: Syrian migrants/refugees in Istanbul; waiting practices

Full Title: Making time at the frontiers of Europe: Syrian migrants/refugees in Istanbul; ‘waiting’ practices in uncertain times

Year(s): 2012-2013

Grant Recipient: Souad Osseiran, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Funding: BIAA

Under BIAA SRI(s): Migration, Minorities and regional identities

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Summary: Employing ethnographic methods this research investigates Syrians migrants/refugees’ waiting practices both discursive and embodied, their organization of time, and their labour in Istanbul. It explores the intersection of Turkey’s position as a European Union candidate country, its geographical location as a frontier to European space, and the violence in Syria.

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Belongs to;: History, Politics and Social Sciences

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