How do nonstate organizations carry out their programs in political contexts hostile to civil society activity? This paper examines the case of refugee-supporting organizations in Turkey, which hosts over 3.6 million Syrians under a temporary protection regime. While the Turkish state has taken a central role in refugee reception, nonstate organizations have played a sizeable role in refugee support. Analyzing interviews with key personnel across 23 organizations in Istanbul, the paper finds that
- PAR ID:
- 10382359
- Publisher / Repository:
- Springer Science + Business Media
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
- Volume:
- 34
- Issue:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 0957-8765
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Size: p. 1209-1220
- Size(s):
- p. 1209-1220
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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