Growing refugee debate ups pressure on Erdogan

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Foreign Nationals ◽  
Content Type ◽  
International Assistance ◽  
Refugee Population ◽  
Afghan Refugees ◽  
Material Benefits ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers

Significance Erdogan is partly motivated by domestic alarm at the prospect of more Afghan refugees, which has heightened discontent over his policies regarding migration and the large, mainly Syrian refugee population ahead of elections in 2023. Viral social media posts this week amid a row over refugees 'provocatively' eating bananas that some Turks complain they cannot afford have resulted in the detentions of seven foreign nationals. Impacts Ankara will maintain its close interest in Afghanistan, and Afghan refugees could become the major factor in Turkey-Iran relations. Turkey’s incentives to control territory in Syria will include keeping IDPs within Syria and supporting returnees from Turkey. International assistance for refugees in Turkey may have to focus on material benefits for both refugees and local communities. Integrating refugees and asylum-seekers could slow further, and liberalising work or residence permits may favour the best-qualified. Officials may treat Syrians more harshly and hostility towards them may be tolerated, but a clampdown on cheap irregular labour is unlikely.

Controlling compassion: the media, refugees, and asylum seekers

2019 ◽  
pp. 275-294
Author(s):  
Pascale Allotey ◽  
Peter Mares ◽  
Daniel D. Reidpath
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Access To Care ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Policy Response ◽  
Media Reporting ◽  
The Media ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers

This chapter explains the influence of the media in controlling the discourse about humanitarianism, refugees, migrants and asylum seekers. Changing responses to the arrival of several waves of refugees in Australia are used as an example. Media reporting has great power to shape public perceptions of these populations, and the result is often a populist policy response that also ultimately has an impact on access to care and services. In recent years the advent of social media such as Facebook and Twitter has also had a great impact, as exemplified by the almost instantaneous worldwide response to the image of a drowned Syrian child refugee in 2015.

Refugee health in Europe: mapping review of research literature (2015–2019)

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-369
Author(s):  
Irina Ibragimova ◽  
Martina Žužak
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Refugee Health ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Economic Evaluations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mapping Review ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to map research literature on all aspects of refugee health in Europe (2015–2019): by research domain, study design, targeted population, type of setting, host country, journal title. This will help to identify recent research trends in the field, provide policymakers with useful source of information and help researches to target important gaps in evidence.Design/methodology/approachWHO (with other international agencies) has developed strategic documents and produced technical guidance, which formulate priority issues of refugee health in Europe. These documents state the need for relevant information and research data to support effective decision-making at all levels of health care systems. Although recent bibliometric analysis of global migration health research (2000–2016) concluded that 25.4% of retrieved documents were about refugees and asylum seekers, still there remain critical gaps in the knowledge base on a wide range of determinants of health service delivery and access for refugees and asylum seekers in the WHO European Region. Mapping review design was chosen as it maps and categorizes existing literature from which to commission further reviews and/or primary research by identifying gaps in research literature. Search strategy was developed and searches were executed in six databases: PubMed Medline; Scopus; ProQuest (Thesis and Dissertations); Cochrane Library; BASE; eLibrary (Russian journal articles).FindingsMapping review revealed that although research in some domains of refugee health was growing (mental health, infectious diseases, access to health care), there are still gaps in evidence in many important aspects: maternal and reproductive health, NCD, nutrition and economic evaluations. Most of 1,291 retrieved studies used observational or quasi-experimental design (75%), while very few were experimental studies (1.8%). Secondary research constituted a significant portion of retrieved publications: systematic reviews and meta-analysis – 8%, other reviews with systematic approach – 16%.Originality/valueDetailed mapping of research by a combination of setting, population and research domains and comparison of results with those from previous decades and with planned trials and systematic reviews.

“Healthcare as a refuge”: building a culture of care in Montreal for refugees and asylum-seekers living with HIV

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie Robert ◽  
Pierre-Marie David
Keyword(s):  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Culture Of Care ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers ◽  
Provision Of Care

Purpose Between 2012 and 2016, the Government of Canada modified health insurance for refugees and asylum seekers. In Quebec, this resulted in refusals of care and uncertainties about publicly reimbursed services, despite guaranteed coverage for people with this status under the provincial plan. The Chronic Viral Illness Service (CVIS) at the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal continued to provide care to refugees and asylum seekers living with HIV. The purpose of this paper is to explain how and why challenges brought by this policy change could be overcome. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study was conducted using interviews with patients and staff members, observation sessions and a review of media, documents and articles. A discussion group validated the interpretation of preliminary results. Findings The CVIS provides patient-centered care through a multidisciplinary team. It collectively responds to medical, social and legal issues specific to refugees. Its organizational culture and expertise explain the sustained provision of care. The team’s empathetic view of patients, anchored in the service’s history, care for men who have sex with men and commitment to human rights, is key. A culture of care developed over time thanks to the commitment of exemplary figures. Because they countered the team’s values, changes in refugee healthcare coverage strengthened the service’s culture of care. However, the healthcare system reform launched in 2014 in Quebec is perceived as jeopardizing the culture of care, as it makes, refugee and asylum-seeker patients a non-lucrative venture for providers. Originality/value This research analyzes the origin of sustained provision of care to refugees and asylum seekers living with HIV through the lens of culture of care. It considers the historical and political contexts in which this culture developed.

Outside actors will take a cautious approach to Haiti

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gang Violence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
International Assistance ◽  
Cautious Approach ◽  
Food Shortages

Significance The formation of a unity government under interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry may stave off a downward political spiral temporarily. However, other challenges -- including mounting gang violence, the COVID-19 pandemic and severe food shortages brought on by drought and natural disasters -- will be difficult to address, even with international assistance. Impacts Foreign actors will push for early polls, seeing them as the best path out of the crisis, despite domestic calls for a longer transition. Foreign actors will find it easier to offer assistance to Haiti under a government that has been legitimated through elections. Washington’s stake in stabilising Haiti is tied to preventing an influx of asylum seekers to the United States. Washington will push for answers in the case of Moise’s murder, partly because Haiti’s government believes US citizens were involved.

Access to health-care policies for refugees and asylum-seekers

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-45
Author(s):  
Salma El-Gamal ◽  
Johanna Hanefeld
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Poor General Health ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers

Purpose The influx of refugees and asylum-seekers over the past decade into the European Union creates challenges to the health systems of receiving countries in the preparedness and requisite adjustments to policy addressing the new needs of the migrant population. This study aims to examine and compare policies for access to health care and the related health outcomes for refugees and asylum-seekers settling both in the UK and Germany as host countries. Design/methodology/approach The paper conducted a scoping review of academic databases and grey literature for studies within the period 2010-2017, seeking to identify evidence from current policies and service provision for refugees and asylum-seekers in Germany and the UK, distilling the best practice and clarifying gaps in knowledge, to determine implications for policy. Findings Analysis reveals that legal entitlements for refugees and asylum-seekers allow access to primary and secondary health care free of charge in the UK versus a more restrictive policy of access limited to acute and emergency care during the first 15 months of resettlements in Germany. In both countries, many factors hinder the access of this group to normal health care from legal status, procedural hurdles and lingual and cultural barriers. Refugees and asylum-seeker populations were reported with poor general health condition, lower rates of utilization of health services and noticeable reliance on non-governmental organizations. Originality/value This paper helps to fulfill the need for an extensive research required to help decision makers in host countries to adjust health systems towards reducing health disparities and inequalities among refugees and asylum-seekers.

Strategies of social media use in disaster management

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyungwoo Kim ◽  
Kyujin Jung ◽  
Kenneth Chilton
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emergency Managers ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the effects of social media use on the resilience of organizations involved in emergency response. While social media has been utilized as a critical tool in the field of emergency management, few researchers have systemically examined its effect on organizations’ capacity to bounce back from catastrophic events. From the dimensional approach to social media use, this research focuses on the following three functions: providing information to local communities, transmitting information to local communities, and responding to the emotions of local communities. Design/methodology/approach The authors used survey data gleaned from 79 key organizations involved in emergency management to investigate the impact of social media use on resilience after a tragic flood in Seoul, South Korea in 2013. The authors also conducted interviews with ten emergency management officials to understand what administrative challenges they confront in using social media for their tasks. Findings The authors found that the provision of disaster information on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube has a positive effect on the perceived level of organizational resilience. In addition, social media use correlates positively with community emotional responses. Research limitations/implications Given the focus on the emergency response to a natural disaster in urban areas, the results might not be generalizable to smaller cities or rural areas. The survey items that measure the perceptions of emergency managers may not represent the physical aspects of disaster recovery, such as the restoration of housing stock. Practical implications The findings suggest that public and nonprofit organizations can use social media to communicate with other organizations and the public in ways that demonstrate resilience. Emergency managers should address administrative challenges, such as trustworthiness of information delivered via social media and lack of personnel. Originality/value This paper provides systematic understandings of the effects of social media use on the resilience of the organizations that respond to a disaster.

Mobilizing Meanings: Translocal Identities of the Far Right Web

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Anne Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
The Political ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Angela Merkel ◽  
The Right ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers

Europe has witnessed the rise of a multigenerational, populist shift to the right, characterized by the unapologetic deployment of extremist symbols, ideologies, and politics, but also by repudiations of right-wing labels associated with racism, xenophobia, and nativist entitlements. The political lexicon of far-right rhetoric derives its considerable persuasive force from mobilizing and normalizing extremist views. This article examines the intricately and translocally woven connections among representative movements, organizations, and media personalities who popularize and disseminate far-right views through social media and their own internet websites. With diatribes about the threat against Russia, the uncontainable and intolerable influx of refugees and asylum seekers, whom they blame for terrorist attacks, deteriorating family values, the loss of national German identity, and the antidemocratic politics of Chancellor Angela Merkel, the cadre of self-credentializing experts and politicians, some in alignment with Pegida, mobilize historical moments and meanings to make connections with a broad spectrum of supporters.

Addressing vulnerability: what role does marketing play?

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 660-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilliemay Cheung ◽  
Janet R. McColl-Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
The Body ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically explore the connection between social marketing and transformative service research (TSR), providing a conceptual framework and implications for both theory and practice. The research explores the role marketing plays in a political deterrence campaign and its impact on service systems in meeting the needs of refugees and asylum seekers. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative research is based on 24 in-depth interviews with service providers, and refugees and asylum seekers and a critical discourse analysis examining campaign materials including political press statements, news media articles and government policy documents. Findings This paper explores where social marketing and TSR intersect in their aims to promote social change. TSR calls on marketers to address vulnerability related to social issues such as poverty, forced migration and discrimination. The research provides evidence that service systems actors use practices of resistance to challenge dominant discourses in attempts to relieve suffering for refugees and asylum seekers. Research limitations/implications The authors contribute by extending the body of work that investigates how service systems can relieve suffering. The study also examines how marketing tactics and strategies underpin a political campaign designed to deter asylum seekers crossing sovereign borders. The research makes three important contributions. First, the research focuses on a significant international problem of better understanding how service systems can relieve suffering for refugees and asylum seekers. Second, it examines how oppositional discourses impact on service systems’ ability to create and sustain social change. Third, it investigates how service systems actors deploy practices of resistance to enact social change. Originality/value This research highlights the important role of engaging as consumer-citizens to address social change, particularly for vulnerable groups, such as refugees and asylum seekers.

scholarly journals The value and meaning of a community drop-in service for asylum seekers and refugees

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-45
Author(s):  
Hannah Catherine Spring ◽  
Fiona Katherine Howlett ◽  
Claire Connor ◽  
Ashton Alderson ◽  
Joe Antcliff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

Purpose Asylum seekers and refugees experience substantial barriers to successful transition to a new society. The purpose of this paper is to explore the value and meaning of a community drop-in service offering social support for refugees and asylum seekers in the northeast of England and to identify the occupational preferences of the service users. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews was conducted with refugees and asylum seekers using a community drop-in service. In total, 18 people participated from ten countries. Data were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis. Findings The value and meaning of the service was expressed through four key areas: the need to experience a sense of community; being able to make an altruistic contribution within the community; the need for societal integration; and having the opportunity to engage in meaningful and productive occupations. Practical implications Community and altruism have profound cultural meaning for asylum seekers and refugees and the need to integrate, belong and contribute is paramount to successful resettlement. Community-based drop-in services can aid this at deep, culturally relevant levels. This study may inform policy and practice development, future service development and highlight potential opportunities for health and social care services provision amongst this growing population. Originality/value To date there are no studies that provide empirical evidence on how community-based drop-in services for refugees and asylum seekers are received. This study provides a cultural insight into the deeper value and meaning of such services, and is particularly relevant for professionals in all sectors who are working with asylum seekers and refugees.

Supporting asylum seekers and refugees who suffer chronic pain: an experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreia Negron
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Refugees And Asylum Seekers ◽  
And Training ◽  
Asylum Seekers And Refugees

Purpose Refugees and asylum seekers often present complex health needs, including chronic pain, related to traumatic experiences. To help them manage their pain, the Wellbeing and Self-Care Service provides health advice, pain education, soft tissue manual therapies and training in self-help techniques. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach A 0-10 pain scale (0= no pain, 10= very severe pain) is used to record reported intensity of pain before and after treatment. Change is analysed by comparing the position of a tick on the scale before and after therapy. In follow-up appointments, attendees were asked whether they were practicing self-help techniques; if they experienced improvement, and if so, how long it lasted; and whether they had reduced the use of painkillers. Findings From April 2014 to March 2015, 192 people were seen in 524 therapeutic encounters (63 per cent females, 37 per cent males). In total, 173 (90 per cent) were asylum seekers and refugees. Of the refugees and asylum seekers, 40 per cent were torture survivors. After treatment, 53 per cent of the 192 people treated showed a major reduction of pain, and 39 per cent a moderate reduction. In follow-up encounters, 87 per cent reported improvement (⩾2 weeks, 46 per cent), 70 per cent reported a reduction in the use of painkillers and 83 per cent reported that they practiced self-help techniques to different degrees. Originality/value Soft tissue manual therapies combined with education and training that emphasise communication and active patient participation in the healing process are non-invasive therapeutic approaches that can confer temporary relief to refugees and asylum seekers suffering chronic pain.

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