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Lokot, Michelle (2020) '‘Blood Doesn’t Become Water’? Syrian Social Relations during Displacement.' Journal of Refugee Studies, 33 (3). pp. 555-576.

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Abstract

Humanitarian discourses emphasize that displacement results in disruptions to family structures. This article challenges simplistic descriptions of change during displacement, highlighting the powerful role of the family in Middle Eastern societies through an anthropological exploration of social relations among Syrian refugees in Jordan. It contributes to academic analysis on social relations among refugees by presenting a more mixed picture of social dynamics within and outside the family—both before conflict and during displacement. It explores how the hold of the family among Syrians may limit social interactions with ‘outsiders’ during displacement, as well as how displacement may offer opportunities for tighter social regulations to be unravelled. These findings highlight that social relations among refugees must be analysed more carefully, and with consideration of intersectional power dynamics.

Item Type: Journal Article
Keywords: refugee, Syria, social, relationships
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > School of Law
Departments and Subunits > Interdisciplinary Studies > Centre for Gender Studies
ISSN: 09516328
Copyright Statement: © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fey059
Date Deposited: 13 Dec 2018 08:43
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/30050
Related URLs: https://academic.oup.com/jrs (Publisher URL)
Funders: Other

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