How does multi-level governance create capacity to address refugee needs, and with what limitations? an analysis of municipal responses to Syrian refugees in Istanbul
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Tarih
2022-03
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Oxford University Press
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
A multi-level governance (MLG) framework is used to investigate how municipalities in Turkey have coped with the arrival of 3.6 million Syrians amid limited resources, an ambiguous legal framework, and changing national policy priorities. Qualitative research in Istanbul, which hosts the largest number of refugees, shows how municipalities have generated capacity by working with actors at other governance levels and in non-governmental spaces, via formal and informal networks. MLG arrangements did not however imply the retreat of a powerful central state. Rather, they were decisively influenced by existing power relations and governing traditions, specifically a strong state, weak local government, and mistrust of civil society. The research illuminates the complex, and sometimes surprising, relationships between tiers and spheres of governance in shaping local responses to refugee needs. The research demonstrates the explanatory power of MLG in a highly centralized unitary state, outside of the democratic (and mostly federal) contexts where it is usually applied.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Local government, Multi-level governance, Syrian refugees, Turkey, Policies, State, EU, Transformation, Crisis, Dutch
Kaynak
Journal of Refugee Studies
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Q3
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Q1
Cilt
35
Sayı
1
Künye
Karakaya Polat, R. & Lowndes, V. (2022). How does multi-level governance create capacity to address refugee needs, and with what limitations? an analysis of municipal responses to Syrian refugees in Istanbul. Journal of Refugee Studies, 35(1), 51-73. doi: 10.1093/jrs/feab101
