Author
Nimer, M., Rottmann, Susan Beth
Publication Date
2022-03-23
Publication Place
-
Oxford University Press
Subject
Employment, Governance, Inequalities, Labour market, Migration, Pandemic, Precarity, Refugee, Turkey
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
0951-6328
Record ID
31a9a48e-2f2b-469a-ae32-b1c0298b4600
Library Location
Humanities and Social Sciences
Date
2022-03-23
Sample Text
This article analyses the governance of migration and the Covid-19 pandemic on precarious Syrian refugees in Istanbul. Drawing from a review of state policies and interviews with refugees before and after the pandemic, we argue that the intersecting governance of migration and the pandemic compounded inequalities. While refugees initially lost their employment without notice in lockdown periods, their partial lifting revealed unequal expectations towards their labour, as they were reincorporated within even more hyper-precarious labour relations. Unlike citizens who were somewhat protected by the state, refugees were under the limited care of international funders and subject to the whims of the market. Pandemic governance resulted in increased hyper-precarity and the need to rely on individual coping mechanisms for refugees. This research shows how shifting inclusion and exclusion shapes refugees' hyper-precarity related to Covid-19 governance, transforming Syrians into 'market buffers' to prevent or delay bankruptcies.
DOI
10.1093/jrs/feab076
Cilt
35
