Research Article

Empowerment of Humanitarian Workers in the Context of Migration and Conflict: A Case Study from Izmir, Turkey

Volume: 3 Number: 1 June 29, 2020
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Empowerment of Humanitarian Workers in the Context of Migration and Conflict: A Case Study from Izmir, Turkey

Abstract

Abstract Since Syrian crisis started in 2011, people who are affected from the conflict have been seeking asylum from neighbouring countries. Turkey now hosts the largest population of Syrian refugees in the world which is about 3.6 million. Not possessing experience of dealing with many refugees from the past, the government of Turkey, international and local non-governmental organizations have taken action as emergency response to the crisis. Most local non-governmental organizations with the funds from the government, the EU and the UN have provided services in almost every sector such as protection, education, employment and health. However, the majority of the humanitarian workers who are actively operating in the field possess the academic background to be able perform social work at professional level, therefore it is necessary to empower them with the techniques that can facilitate their work in the field. This paper offers an overlook to empowerment of the HWs through a training session focusing on conflict mapping technique in order to raise the awareness of the HWs about the basic concepts of conflictology and provide them a technique with a practical value to facilitate their work in the field.

Öz

Suriye krizinin 2011 yılında başlamasından bu yana, çatışmadan etkilenen bireyler komşu ülkelerden sığınma talebinde bulunmaktadır. Türkiye şu anda yaklaşık 3,6 milyon Suriyeli bireye ev sahipliği yapmaktadır. Geçmişten günümüze bu denli büyük bir mülteci akını ile başa çıkma deneyimine sahip olmayan Türkiye’de; hükümet, uluslararası ve ulusal sivil toplum örgütleri krize müdahale etmektedirler. Ulusal kaynaklar, AB ve BM'den fon alan yerel sivil toplum örgütlerinin çoğu koruma, eğitim, istihdam ve sağlık gibi hemen hemen her sektörde hizmet vermektedir. Bununla birlikte, sahada aktif olarak faaliyet gösteren insani yardım çalışanların çoğunluğu, sosyal hizmet uygulaması yapabilmek için akademik geçmişe ve mesleki yeterliliğe sahip değildir. Bu nedenle onları sahadaki çalışmalarını kolaylaştırabilecek tekniklerle güçlendirmek gerekmektedir. Bu çalışma, çatışma dönüşümünün temel kavramları hakkında insani yardım çalışanlarının farkındalığını artırmak ve onlara çalışmalarını kolaylaştırmak için uygulamalı bir teknik sağlamak amacıyla, çatışma haritalama tekniğine odaklanan bir eğitim aracılığıyla insani yardım çalışanlarının güçlendirilmesine bir bakış sunmaktadır.

Anahtar kelimeler: Çatışma Haritalama, Göç, İnsani Yardım Çalışanları, Eğitim

Keywords

Thanks

Special thanks to the Humanitarian Workers who volunteered to participate in this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sociology (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 29, 2020

Submission Date

March 19, 2020

Acceptance Date

June 12, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 3 Number: 1

APA
Uslu, B., Başcıllar, M., & Taşci, A. (2020). Empowerment of Humanitarian Workers in the Context of Migration and Conflict: A Case Study from Izmir, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work, 3(1), 1-10. https://izlik.org/JA98HN28WJ
AMA
1.Uslu B, Başcıllar M, Taşci A. Empowerment of Humanitarian Workers in the Context of Migration and Conflict: A Case Study from Izmir, Turkey. TRJASW. 2020;3(1):1-10. https://izlik.org/JA98HN28WJ
Chicago
Uslu, Busra, Mehmet Başcıllar, and Ali Taşci. 2020. “Empowerment of Humanitarian Workers in the Context of Migration and Conflict: A Case Study from Izmir, Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work 3 (1): 1-10. https://izlik.org/JA98HN28WJ.
EndNote
Uslu B, Başcıllar M, Taşci A (June 1, 2020) Empowerment of Humanitarian Workers in the Context of Migration and Conflict: A Case Study from Izmir, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work 3 1 1–10.
IEEE
[1]B. Uslu, M. Başcıllar, and A. Taşci, “Empowerment of Humanitarian Workers in the Context of Migration and Conflict: A Case Study from Izmir, Turkey”, TRJASW, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1–10, June 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA98HN28WJ
ISNAD
Uslu, Busra - Başcıllar, Mehmet - Taşci, Ali. “Empowerment of Humanitarian Workers in the Context of Migration and Conflict: A Case Study from Izmir, Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work 3/1 (June 1, 2020): 1-10. https://izlik.org/JA98HN28WJ.
JAMA
1.Uslu B, Başcıllar M, Taşci A. Empowerment of Humanitarian Workers in the Context of Migration and Conflict: A Case Study from Izmir, Turkey. TRJASW. 2020;3:1–10.
MLA
Uslu, Busra, et al. “Empowerment of Humanitarian Workers in the Context of Migration and Conflict: A Case Study from Izmir, Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work, vol. 3, no. 1, June 2020, pp. 1-10, https://izlik.org/JA98HN28WJ.
Vancouver
1.Busra Uslu, Mehmet Başcıllar, Ali Taşci. Empowerment of Humanitarian Workers in the Context of Migration and Conflict: A Case Study from Izmir, Turkey. TRJASW [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 1;3(1):1-10. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA98HN28WJ