ABSTRACT

This study investigates the perceptions of the local female population towards displaced Syrians in Turkey. The research is based on the analysis of data from participant observation and discourse analysis of conversations in five ‘gün’ groups, which are informal, social, and fairly regular gatherings of local women, in Mersin in Spring 2018. Five common discursive patterns are identified: stereotyping, biased perceptions, ‘us’ vs. ‘them’, scapegoating, and discrimination. We conclude that local women’s discourses reveal marginalisation and discursive exclusion of displaced Syrians in Turkey, and argue that such othering originates not only from existing cultural differences, language barriers, and lack of trust, but also from lack of sustained social interaction between these groups. Further studies should facilitate both knowledge sharing about the additional vulnerabilities such attitudes create for displaced people and potential paths for meaningful engagement between local community members and forcibly displaced people.

摘要

这项研究调查了当地女性人口对土耳其流离失所的叙利亚人的看法。这项研究基于对参与者观察的数据分析和对五个'gün'群体的对话的话语分析的结果，这些群体是非正式，社交和相当定期的当地女性聚会，2018年春季在梅尔辛。确定了五种常见的话语模式：刻板印象，偏见，“我们”与“他们”，替罪羊和歧视。我们得出的结论是，当地妇女的话语显示了土耳其流离失所的叙利亚人的边缘化和话语排斥，并认为这种区分不仅源于现有的文化差异，语言障碍和缺乏信任，还源于这些群体之间缺乏持续的社会互动。