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The limits of hospitality: coping strategies among displaced Syrians in Lebanon

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Based on qualitative fieldwork in the Sunni village of Bebnine, located between Tripoli and the northern Syrian border, this paper explores how displaced Syrians adjust to life in Lebanon under the threat and actuality of violence. The marginalised refugees do not only appear as passive victims of crisis but draw on a diverse repertoire of coping strategies to deal with displacement and dispossession. Self-settled Syrians have exploited social networks, savings, aid, education and work opportunities to create a new livelihood system for themselves. Nevertheless, everyday life in Lebanon is not conceptualised as a safe zone. Syrian refugees are increasingly being used as scapegoats for the poor economy and political challenges in the country. While practices of hospitality towards the Syrian refugees were widespread, ambivalent feelings and prejudice frequently surfaced. Refugees expressed concern that the Syrian civil war would escalate into further sectarian violence in Lebanon, pushing the country closer to war.

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  • Cathrine Thorleifsson, 2016. "The limits of hospitality: coping strategies among displaced Syrians in Lebanon," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(6), pages 1071-1082, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:37:y:2016:i:6:p:1071-1082
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2016.1138843
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