SURİYELİLERİN SIRBİSTAN’A YÖNELİK TRANSİT GÖÇÜNE İLİŞKİN ÇOKLU VAKA ÇALIŞMASI
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2024-08-23Author
Capelja, Viera
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This study presents a comparative analysis of the views held by members of the Serbian population
regarding Syrian refugees who are temporarily residing in Serbia, as well as the views held by Syrians
regarding Serbs and Serbia. In this study, which employs a qualitative design and is structured as a case
study, interviews were conducted with 30 Serbs and 8 Syrians in order to jointly consider the perspectives
of both the Serbian community and the Syrian refugees in Serbia. In order to understand whether the
physical and social distance creates a change in the views of the local population towards asylum seekers,
the Serbian participants of the study were selected from two different groups: those living near the asylum
centre and those living far away from the centres. As a result of the research, it was found that Serbs have
generally positive and empathetic views towards Syrians, even though they are mainly concerned about
security, and there are two reasons for this. The first of these positive and empathetic views stems from
their experiences of displacement due to the war in the Balkans and the second from the fact that Syrians
do not intend to stay in Serbia. The findings that Serbs have positive opinions towards them were also
confirmed by the Syrian participants. Syrian asylum seekers in Serbia face various challenges, such as
limited access to education, barriers to integration and economic constraints. Although they have
experienced discrimination in some cases, in general, the interaction of asylum seekers with the local
population is positive.