U.S.-Kurdish Relations in Post-Invasion Iraq
In: MERIA: Middle East Review of International Affairs, Band 11, Heft 4, S. 79-89
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In: MERIA: Middle East Review of International Affairs, Band 11, Heft 4, S. 79-89
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 105, Heft 687, S. 27-33
ISSN: 0011-3530
In: Middle East international: MEI, Heft 741, S. 10-11
ISSN: 0047-7249
In: Middle East report: MER ; Middle East research and information project, MERIP, Band 32, Heft 1/222, S. 40-43
ISSN: 0888-0328, 0899-2851
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In: Siirtolaisuus-Migration, Band Vol.29, Heft No.2, S. 9-20
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In: International journal of Middle East studies: IJMES, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 631
ISSN: 0020-7438
In: Internationale Politik: das Magazin für globales Denken, Band 54, Heft 2-3, S. 101
ISSN: 1430-175X
In: Unterrichtspraxis: Beilage zu "Bildung und Wissenschaft" der Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft Baden-Württemberg, Band 33, Heft 6, S. 41-48
ISSN: 0178-0786
In: Strategic analysis: articles on current developments, Band 19, Heft 8, S. 1211-1215
ISSN: 0970-0161
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In: Middle East report: MER ; Middle East research and information project, MERIP, Band 25, S. 2-12
ISSN: 0888-0328, 0899-2851
In: Islamkundliche Untersuchungen 88
In: Journal of peace research, Band 55, Heft 4, S. 491-507
ISSN: 1460-3578
What factors influence attitudes towards refugees? Do negative attitudes towards refugees also influence attitudes towards conflict in the host countries? Previous studies suggest that an influx of refugees, and locals' reaction to them, may destabilize receiving countries and lead to conflict. In particular, actual or perceived negative effects of refugees' presence, such as increased economic competition with the locals, disruption of ethnic balance in the host country, and arrival of people with ties to rebel groups may lead to an increased likelihood of civil conflict in countries that receive refugees. These effects can lead to instability by changing the locals' incentives and opportunities of engaging in violence. Indeed, some studies find a positive correlation at the cross-national level between influx of refugees and conflict in receiving countries. We contribute to this literature by experimentally manipulating information about the externalities of hosting refugees. We conducted a survey-experiment in the summer of 2014 in Turkey, a country that hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees. We examine how different messages about the possible effects of hosting refugees – increased economic burden, disruption of ethnic balance, and ties with rebels, as well as a positive message of saving innocent women and children – affect locals' perceptions of the refugees and their attitudes towards the Turkish-Kurdish peace process. We find that some messages cause locals, especially majority non-Kurds, to hold more negative views of the refugees, and in some cases to view them as a threat. Generally speaking, this information does not affect support for the peace process within Turkey. Rather, fundamental factors, such as partisanship, and previous exposure to conflict are better predictors of attitudes towards peace.
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In: Orient: deutsche Zeitschrift für Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur des Orients = German journal for politics, economics and culture of the Middle East, Band 42, Heft 4, S. 606-616
ISSN: 0030-5227
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Conference report: The Islamic State: what victory means --. - Swimming in a turbulent sea? non-state threats to Islamic State --. - The political economy of Islamic State and its financial resources for war --. - Islamic State's threat to the Kurds in Syria and northern Iraq --. - The Islamic State: from al-Qaeda affiliate to caliphate --. - The need for an effective and comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy in combatting regional Jihadism: the view from Cairo --. - Libya's descent into chaos: warring clans and its impact on regional stability --. - Boko Haram, Islamic State and the archipelago strategy
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