Book contents
- Surviving the War in Syria
- Surviving the War in Syria
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A Theory of Civilian Survival Strategies
- 2 Interviewing Syrian Refugees
- 3 Who Has Violent Experiences? The Reinforcing Misfortunes of Dangerous Locations and Dangerous Connections
- 4 How Psychological Transformations Change Conflict Understandings
- 5 How Wasta Provides Opportunity to Act Safely
- 6 Why and How People Share Information during Conflict
- 7 Choosing When to Migrate
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Interviewing Syrian Refugees
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 September 2020
- Surviving the War in Syria
- Surviving the War in Syria
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A Theory of Civilian Survival Strategies
- 2 Interviewing Syrian Refugees
- 3 Who Has Violent Experiences? The Reinforcing Misfortunes of Dangerous Locations and Dangerous Connections
- 4 How Psychological Transformations Change Conflict Understandings
- 5 How Wasta Provides Opportunity to Act Safely
- 6 Why and How People Share Information during Conflict
- 7 Choosing When to Migrate
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter describes the sample selection, interview methods, characteristics of the sample, and mixed methods of analysis. It begins with a description of violence and migration patterns over time within Syria. This leads to discussion of unique features of Syrian civilians who had become refugees in Jordan and Turkey at the time of fieldwork. After providing additional detail on characteristics of Syrian refugees within Turkey, it describes the interview methods. Then, it discusses who the sampling missed and descriptive statistics of the sample. It ends with discussion of the mixed methods of analysis.
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- Surviving the War in SyriaSurvival Strategies in a Time of Conflict, pp. 47 - 84Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020