State Neutrality Towards Religious Practice in Syria: Results, Conclusions, and Constitutional Recommendations
An examination of constitutional documents and official literature shows us that the Syrian state had a highly partisan identity during the Assad era. Arab nationalism was wedded to the core identity of the nation. While the limited presence of religious texts in the constitution might appear as a progressive secular feature, in reality it was a result of unspoken sectarian…
Between Fear and Survival: How Al-Hasakah’s Christians Navigated Syrian War
As the Syrian uprising turned into an armed conflict, Christians in Al-Hasakah faced growing uncertainty. The region became a contested space where the Syrian regime, the Kurdish YPG, Arab tribal militias like the Sanadid Forces, opposition groups such as the FSA, and later extremist organizations like ISIS vied for control. This paper explores the question:
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND POLITICAL SETTLEMENT IN SYRIA
This paper discusses the issue of Syria's missing and disappeared persons in the context of transitional justice and the anticipated political settlement of the ongoing Syrian crisis. It focuses on the importance of addressing the issue of the missing at several levels, including the future Syrian
The Challenges and Prospects of Integration of Syrians in Germany: An Exploratory Study
Abstract This study analyzes the current situation of Syrians in Germany by assessing key indicators of their integration, highlighting the associated challenges, and exploring their aspirations and future outlook for the post-citizenship phase. We use a descriptive-analytical approach, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative methods, to examine Syrian integration. Data were collected through an electronic questionnaire completed by 298 Syrians. The…
Child Abductions in PYD Areas
Child recruitment takes place in all parts of Syria and is on the rise. The enlistment of children in combat, or in supporting roles for armed units, has predominantly been attributed to various factions allied with the regime and opposition forces, with groups affiliated with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) having been reported to be utilizing children as soldiers.
Football and identity.. The Syrian national football team and the diaspora
This paper analyses the role of the Syrian national football team as a symbol of identity in the Syrian diaspora. It seeks to explore whether the team represents a unifying or a dividing image among Syrians abroad. National teams represent states on an global stage, and as such are often seen as symbols of national unity and pride. However, in…
Syrian Armenians Amid Civil War: Experiences, Politics, Transformations
Introduction Since the conflict in Syria began in 2011, there has been renewed scholarly attention to the dynamics of ethno-religious belongings and their politicisation within state-society relations, mainly through the framework of sectarianism, albeit in different guises. While a substantial part of the literature has treated sectarianism in often reductionist and rigid ways, there has been a recent complexification of…
Türk partilerinin Türkiye’de ikamet eden Suriyelilerin ve Suriyelilerin sorunlarına yönelik tutumları
Bu çalışma, Türk partilerinin Suriyelilere karşı tutumu konusunu, Suriyelilerin Türkiye’deki varlığı, Suriyelilere Türk vatandaşlığı verilmesi, Suriyelilerin iş gücü, Suriye rejimiyle normalleşme süreci ve Suriyelilerin Türkiye’deki geleceği gibi birçok yönden ele almıştır. Buna ek olarak, bu çalışma, bahsi geçen partilerin tutumlarını karşılaştırıp her partinin, seçimi kazanırsa, Suriyelilere muhtemel etkisini ele almaya çalışmıştır...
Theoretical Limitations in Understanding Intra-State Conflict and Violence: Syria as a Case Study
Theories of “greed” and “grievance” have been highly influential in interpreting the motivations of oppositional parties in civil wars around the world. Greed theorists emphasize material factors, especially the availability of primary commodity resources that can be seized and used to fund insurrection; while grievance theorists emphasize conflicts between social identity groups...
Impact of the Rule of the Autonomous Administration on Tribal Society (Deir ez-Zor Countryside: A Case Study)
Non-state armed actors who play a key role in changing the course of the conflict in the Syrian civil war have caught the attention of researchers, politicians, and military personnel. These entities have been largely successful in reaching their religious, ethnic or political objectives through military tactics, threatening the sovereignty of the mother State and exerting political, economic and military…
