Migration regime and “language part of work”: Experiences of Syrian refugees as surplus population in the Turkish labor market

Name: Migration regime and “language part of work”: Experiences of Syrian refugees as surplus population in the Turkish labor market
Author: Nimer, M., Rottmann, Susan Beth

İsim	Migration regime and “language part of work”: Experiences of Syrian refugees as surplus population in the Turkish labor market
Yazar	Nimer, M., Rottmann, Susan Beth
Basım Tarihi:	2020-10
Basım Yeri	- Sage
Konu	Sociology, Migration, Workers, Labor, Capitalism, Refugees, State, Work and economy
Tür	Süreli Yayın
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Kütüphane:	Özyeğin Üniversitesi
Demirbaş Numarası	0896-9205
Kayıt Numarası	2c674d7b-3cc1-4036-ab1d-3ba3f76ada91
Lokasyon	Humanities and Social Sciences
Tarih	2020-10
Notlar	Mercator-IPC fellowship (2018-2019) at Istanbul Policy Center at Sabanci University ; Koc University ; European Union’s Horizon Europe
Örnek Metin	The literature on migration, language and employment is dominated by the human capital approach and promotes multilingualism as a universal good. This paper examines the relationship between language and work for migrants illustrating how they are ascribed value as capital according to their position and the "language part of work." First, we trace a genealogy of the migration regime in relation to the labor and linguistic market of migrants in Turkey, characterized by informality and exploitation. Then, we look at the experiences of refugees qualitatively to show how language is differentially valued and has modest effects on social mobility. We argue that language learning instead of stemming from individuals' possession of capital should be examined within a broader linguistic and employment framework. This research goes beyond conventional wisdom about the centrality of language as a means to improve employment by shedding light on the structure that shapes language value.
DOI	10.1177/0896920520964856
Cilt	47

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Migration regime and “language part of work”: Experiences of Syrian refugees as surplus population in the Turkish labor market

Yazar Nimer, M., Rottmann, Susan Beth

Basım Tarihi 2020-10

Basım Yeri - Sage

Konu Sociology, Migration, Workers, Labor, Capitalism, Refugees, State, Work and economy

Tür Süreli Yayın

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Kütüphane Özyeğin Üniversitesi

Demirbaş Numarası 0896-9205

Kayıt Numarası 2c674d7b-3cc1-4036-ab1d-3ba3f76ada91

Lokasyon Humanities and Social Sciences

Tarih 2020-10

Notlar Mercator-IPC fellowship (2018-2019) at Istanbul Policy Center at Sabanci University ; Koc University ; European Union’s Horizon Europe

Örnek Metin The literature on migration, language and employment is dominated by the human capital approach and promotes multilingualism as a universal good. This paper examines the relationship between language and work for migrants illustrating how they are ascribed value as capital according to their position and the "language part of work." First, we trace a genealogy of the migration regime in relation to the labor and linguistic market of migrants in Turkey, characterized by informality and exploitation. Then, we look at the experiences of refugees qualitatively to show how language is differentially valued and has modest effects on social mobility. We argue that language learning instead of stemming from individuals' possession of capital should be examined within a broader linguistic and employment framework. This research goes beyond conventional wisdom about the centrality of language as a means to improve employment by shedding light on the structure that shapes language value.

DOI 10.1177/0896920520964856

Cilt 47