Afghan Journeys to Turkey
Narratives of Immobility, Travel and Transformation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3948147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Esra Stephanie Kaytaz, Esra Kaytaz (0000-0003-4977-2899, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 284-302 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geopolitics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14650045.2016.1151874 |
| OpenAlex | W2335106034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 44 |
This article is an analysis of Afghan migrants’ journeys to Turkey. The journey is defined as a form of narrative constructed by migrants encompassing long periods of immobility punctuated by shorter instances of travel. This conceptualisation of journey helps transcend the dichotomies associated with the journey such as origin and destination. The article first documents the conditions and nature of irregular travel of Afghan migrants to Turkey focusing particularly on the section of travel between Iran and Turkey. It demonstrates that the arrival of most participants to Turkey had been preceded by non-linear travel that involves uncertainty and long periods of immobility. The article then focuses on the role of journeys in the migration process, specifically as a form of narrative and a space for transformation. The construction of narratives on the journey is also important both as a skill and an agentic action that gives meaning to the migration process as a whole. Finally, the transformative potential of the journeys for participants is illustrated both in terms of the impact of the journey on migration decisions in Turkey and the ability to acquire and demonstrate different skills and autonomy
Afghan · Art · Autonomy · Dichotomy · Epistemology · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Belt and Road Initiative · Gender Studies · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
At Europe's frontline
Mediterranean in Dis/order
Gewaltschutz in Geflüchtetenunterkünften
From Conflict to Modern Slavery
Afghan Refugee Journeys
Layered journeys
Dynamics of mobility-stasis in refugee journeys
Stuck in a whirlpool? The role of hope and despair in dealing with risks during Afghan migration journeys
Banal bordering
Indeterminate Liminality and the Refugee Journey
Dimensions of agency in transnational relations of Afghan migrants and return migrants
Old Borders, New Techniques and Technologies in Hakkâri
“At Least, at the Border, I Am Killing Myself by My Own Will”
Refugee agency in secondary mobility decision-making
What are you doing here?”
Forced migrants’ agency in first countries of asylum
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Away from home and excluded from local solidarity networks
Complex harms of migration externalisation
Introduction
Turkey-Iran Border and Irregular Migration from a Geographical Perspective
Geographies of migration III
Trajectories of involuntary return migration to Ghana
The Religious Life of Afghan Migrants Before and After Migration
Ex post gatekeeping and the fiction of border control
“You hold your life in your hands until you arrive in another country”
Back in Time? A Temporal Autobiographical Approach to Afghan Return Migration
Afghanistan and its futures
Birds without legs’
The tragedy of irregular migration
Encountering the hostile environment
The endings of journeys
Smuggling, Trafficking, and Extortion
Held at the gates of Europe
Crossing the mountain and negotiating the border
After Being Granted or Refused Asylum in Norway
Spaces of violence
Unwanted sea migrants across the EU border
Producing Thailand as a transit country
Moving, Staying, or Returning
Border Violence and Migrant Subjectivities
Migration aspirations in relation to border closures, employment opportunities and risk-taking attitudes
Beyond here and there
Mobility Imaginaries of Humanitarian Intervention
| Unique citing works | 44 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 43 |