Browsing Faculty of Social Sciences by Author "Nimer, M."
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Language learning through an intersectional lens: Gender, migrant status, and gain in symbolic capital for Syrian refugee women in Turkey
This paper sheds light on Syrian refugee women’s negotiation strategies in language learning classrooms and in their broader social contexts from an intersectional perspective. Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus ... -
Logistification and hyper-precarity at the intersection of migration and pandemic governance: Refugees in the Turkish labour market
Nimer, M.; Rottmann, Susan Beth (Oxford University Press, 2022-03-23)This article analyses the governance of migration and the Covid-19 pandemic on precarious Syrian refugees in Istanbul. Drawing from a review of state policies and interviews with refugees before and after the pandemic, we ... -
Migration regime and “language part of work”: Experiences of Syrian refugees as surplus population in the Turkish labor market
Nimer, M.; Rottmann, Susan Beth (Sage, 2020-10)The literature on migration, language and employment is dominated by the human capital approach and promotes multilingualism as a universal good. This paper examines the relationship between language and work for migrants ... -
'We always open our doors for visitors' - Hospitality as homemaking strategy for refugee women in Istanbul
Rottmann, Susan Beth; Nimer, M. (Oxford University Press, 2021-09)This article examines social relations for Syrian women in Istanbul by focusing on micro-level lived relationships of hospitality. Through an ethnographic, qualitative approach to key sites of encounter, the article explores ...
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