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Forced migrants' decision-making about secondary movement is influenced by their spatio-temporal positions, migration infrastructures, and varying forms of capital, leading to iterative and situational choices rather than linear trajectories. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to examine how Syrian refugees make decisions about secondary movement from their first countries of asylum.

February 26, 2026Comparative Migration StudiesOpen Access

Forced migrants’ agency in first countries of asylum: towards a more holistic Understanding of decisions about secondary movement by Syrian refugees in Turkey and Lebanon

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RSRussell Allen Stone MHMo Hamza TGThomas Gammeltoft-Hansen

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This analysis reveals the complex decision-making processes of Syrian refugees concerning onward movement in Turkey and Lebanon, suggesting policy changes.

Key Points

The aim is to examine how Syrian refugees make decisions about secondary movement from their first countries of asylum.
Conducted 150 in-depth interviews with Syrian refugees in Turkey and Lebanon.
Employed purposive, stratified sampling and semi-structured interviews.
Utilized coding for various forms of capital and mapped findings against local conditions.
Decision-making is iterative and situational, not merely cost-benefit based.
Higher capital correlates with a preference for legal pathways; lower capital leads to urgent, informal channels.
Digital platforms influence both safe and exploitative migration practices.

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Stone et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699fe2eb95ddcd3a253e65ff https://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-026-00532-9

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February 26, 2026Comparative Migration StudiesOpen Access

Forced migrants’ agency in first countries of asylum: towards a more holistic Understanding of decisions about secondary movement by Syrian refugees in Turkey and Lebanon

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Authors

RSRussell Allen Stone MHMo Hamza TGThomas Gammeltoft-Hansen

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Overview

This analysis reveals the complex decision-making processes of Syrian refugees concerning onward movement in Turkey and Lebanon, suggesting policy changes.

Key Points

The aim is to examine how Syrian refugees make decisions about secondary movement from their first countries of asylum.
Conducted 150 in-depth interviews with Syrian refugees in Turkey and Lebanon.
Employed purposive, stratified sampling and semi-structured interviews.
Utilized coding for various forms of capital and mapped findings against local conditions.
Decision-making is iterative and situational, not merely cost-benefit based.
Higher capital correlates with a preference for legal pathways; lower capital leads to urgent, informal channels.
Digital platforms influence both safe and exploitative migration practices.

Cite This Study

Stone et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699fe2eb95ddcd3a253e65ff https://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-026-00532-9

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