| ID | 145064 |
| Title Proper | International humanitarian agencies and Iraqi migration in preconflict Syria |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hoffmann, Sophia |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | During the Iraqi refugee crisis of 2007–10, international humanitarian organizations appeared for the first time in the Syrian domestic arena. These aid providers interpreted the position of Iraqi refugees in Syria according to a liberal conception of state–citizen relations that did not accord with the Syrian government's actual approach to Iraqis. Guided by this liberal frame, humanitarian organizations introduced biopolitical programs into the Syrian domestic context. Through new forms of population management, they solicited forms of behavior from Iraqis that were different from those required by Syrian state authorities. Drawing on the concept of biopower and using ethnographic material drawn from long-term research in Damascus in 2009–10, this article sheds light on an important political development in Syria shortly before the outbreak of social unrest and on the social changes that international humanitarian aid may transport. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol. 48, No.2; May 2016: p.339-355 |
| Journal Source | International Journal of Middle East Studies 2016-04 48, 2 |
| Key Words | Migration ; Refugees ; Humanitarianism ; Syria ; Biopolitics |