Book Review: Jane Freedman, Zeynep Kivilcim and Nurcan Özgür Baklacıoğlu, A Gendered Approach to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
| Author | Anwar Mhajne |
| DOI | 10.1177/1478929918819207 |
| Published date | 01 November 2019 |
| Date | 01 November 2019 |
| Subject Matter | Commissioned Book Reviews |
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A Gendered Approach to the Syrian
implemented primarily in transit or regional
Refugee Crisis by Jane Freedman, Zeynep
countries. The book argues that regional and
Kivilcim and Nurcan Özgür Baklacıoğlu (eds).
EU policies “have reinforced gendered repre-
Abingdon: Routledge, 2017. 180pp., £118.57 (h/b),
sentations of Syrian women as ‘victims’ and
ISBN 9781138693722
‘vulnerable’—thus a social burden-and of
Syrian men as threats to public security in the
EU” (p. 177).
The war in Syria has displaced millions of peo-
The book starts with an examination of
ple. With no immediate solution to the conflict
structural conditions shaping the experiences of
in sight and the influx of refugees to neighbor-
Syrian refugees—men, women, and LGBTI
ing countries, questions of displacement and
individuals—in Turkey, Lebanon, and Egypt.
refuge emerged at the center of regional and
Following on these regional case studies, the
global politics causing the securitization of
book moves on to focus more on a gendered
refugee issues and increased investment in bor-
analysis of Syrian refugees’ experiences and of
der control, especially in Europe. To shed light
the representations of refugees in Europe. The
on the effect of security politics on refugees
cases covered not only address women’s issues
and to address shortage of studies examining
and LGBTI persons but also highlight the chal-
the gendered impacts of these policies, A
lenges men experience. The issues affecting
Gendered Approach to the Syrian Refugee
women refugees include the increase in inti-
Crisis considers how the experiences and inse-
mate partner and domestic violence, sexual and
curities of individual refugees have been
gender-based violence, offers of...
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