Aiding Activism? Humanitarianism’s Impacts on Mobilized Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Bibliographic Data

ID6160680
AuthorsRana B Khoury (0000-0001-5276-4692, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume9
Issue3
Pages267-281
Publication date2017-11-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMiddle East Law and Governance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1876-3367 • E-ISSN: 1876-3375
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/18763375-00903001
OpenAlexW2769050374
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited11

A common narrative of the Syrian conflict suggests that it began with a grassroots uprising and devolved into a violent war between armed actors, leaving civilians to become victims or warriors. A more careful consideration of developments in and around Syria uncovers evidence of continued unarmed mobilization among civilians. Indeed, refugees in neighboring countries like Jordan are deeply engaged in humanitarian, developmental, and political endeavors. In this study, qualitative research and a unique survey together demonstrate that Syrians in Jordan have engaged in abundant activism on behalf of the Syrian cause. Still, the overwhelming militarism and humanitarianism that have characterized the Syrian crisis have had their impacts: activist organization is constricted and configured by security imperatives and, paradoxically, by the aid regime assisting civilians in the conflict. In turn, activism has evolved from grassroots mobilization to a formal and aid-based response to a humanitarian crisis

Criminology · Geography · Grassroots · Humanitarian crisis · Islam · Militarism · Mobilization · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Refugee crisis · Sharia · Sociology · Syrian refugees · Gender Studies · International Development and Aid · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance

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