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Social Networks and Humanitarian Aid among Urban Syrian Refugees in Jordan

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dc.contributor.advisorHyndman, Jennifer M.
dc.creatorStevens, Matthew Russell
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-01T13:58:39Z
dc.date.available2018-03-01T13:58:39Z
dc.date.copyright2017-07-26
dc.date.issued2018-03-01
dc.date.updated2018-03-01T13:58:39Z
dc.degree.disciplineGeography
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractStrong social networks have been shown to correlate with improved economic outcomes and emotional wellbeing in urban refugee populations. In the Middle East and North Africa, social networks are based on a wide variety of relational identities that interconnect, suggesting an array of opportunities for community self-support. However, this research shows that Syrian refugees living in Irbid, Jordan, no longer actively turn to social networks for support. The financial and emotional strain of exile, and the failure of international aid agencies to support the maintenance of pre-existing social connections or the development of new ones, has led to the collapse of social networks among Syrian refugees in Jordan. Without the ability to forge new, strong ties in urban Jordan, Syrians also struggle to make bridging ties with the local and humanitarian communities. The result is social and spatial segregation, humanitarian programming which is poorly attuned to the needs of Syrians, and a reproduction of camp space and associated relations of power in the urban setting.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34322
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectInternational relations
dc.subject.keywordsSyria
dc.subject.keywordsJordan
dc.subject.keywordsRefugees
dc.subject.keywordsDisplacement
dc.subject.keywordsForced Migration
dc.subject.keywordsHumanitarian Aid
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Networks
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Capital
dc.subject.keywordsLivelihood Studies
dc.titleSocial Networks and Humanitarian Aid among Urban Syrian Refugees in Jordan
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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