Analysis of the Perspective on Syrian Refugees by Neighboring Countries
Abstract
Mass migration destabilizes neighboring states, opening the way for fragile state exploitation by enemies, including those that couldundermine U.S. national interests. This study investigates an area of the Levant region, specixC;cally countries neighboring Syria, andanalyzes their perspective on Syrian refugees for the time frame of 1 June 2019 - 30 June 2020. This analysis may assist in forming policyand creating strategies to address refugee related issues, both domestic and international. There are three main questions addressed. ThexC;rst inspects dominant refugee framing, the second explores sentiment (dis)similarity within each country and across countries, and the thirdinvestigates drastic sentiment changes and their potential driving factors. Results show that Syrian refugees are dominantly viewed in apolitical framing. Sentiment similarities are shared across two distinguished groupings, Turkey and Israel in one group and Jordan andLebanon in the other. External factors that vary in origination are likely to inuence high sentiment changes. Future research includesapplication on South American countries, or a change in topic to analyze perspective towards America post Afghanistan withdrawal.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1181523
Entities
People
- Norma Ghanem
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology