Abstract

It is well-documented that border controls make migration journeys riskier for people on the move. Policymakers construe deaths in migration journeys as resulting from the individual risk-taking attitudes of migrants. However, risks involved in migration journeys are not only related to border control measures. Based on the analysis of 30 semi-structured interviews conducted with Syrian and Afghan migrants in Turkey, we embrace a social constructionist approach to unpack how migrants form their aspirations based on their risk perceptions. Our findings explain why some migrants would still move onwards despite violent borders while others stay or search for “safer” ways for onward migration.

摘要

有据可查的是，边境管制使流动人口的移民旅程更具风险。政策制定者将移民过程中的死亡解释为移民个人冒险态度的结果。然而，移民旅程中涉及的风险不仅与边境管制措施有关。基于对在土耳其对叙利亚和阿富汗移民进行的 30 次半结构化访谈的分析，我们采用社会建构主义方法来揭示移民如何根据他们的风险认知形成他们的愿望。我们的研究结果解释了为什么有些移民尽管边界暴力，但仍会继续前进，而其他人则留下来或寻找“更安全”的方式继续移民。