1st Edition

Tracing Asylum Journeys Transnational Mobility of Non-European Refugees to Canada via Turkey

By Ugur Yildiz Copyright 2020
154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the asylum journey of non-European asylum applicants who seek asylum in Turkey before resettling in Canada with the aid of the Canadian government’s assisted resettlement programme. Based on ethnographic research among Syrian, Afghan, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Iraqi, Iranian, Somali, Sudanese and Congolese nationals it considers the interactions of asylum seekers with both UNHCR’s... Read more

Introduction: The Asylum Journey en route to Canada via Turkey  1. The Asylum Journey and the Governance of Transnational Refugee Mobility  2. Asylum and Resettlement Policies as an ‘Abstract Model’ for the Asylum Journey  3. The Separation Phase of the Asylum Journey  4. Practicing the Liminal Space in the "Journey of Hope"  5. The Journey of Hope and The Incorporation Phase of the Asylum Journey   Conclusion: The Asylum Journey as the "Journey of Hope"  Appendix: Interview List

Biography

Ugur Yildiz is Lecturer in the Department of International Relations at Aksaray University, Turkey.