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Charting the Path Home: Syrian Refugee Return from Jordan to Syria
Charting the Path Home: Syrian Refugee Return from Jordan to Syria

This blog post explores the return migration of Syrian refugees from Jordan due to the 2011 Syrian conflict, which led to a significant refugee crisis. Millions of Syrians were forced to flee from their home due to conflict, violence, and instability in their country. Jordan hosted a significant number of Syrian refugees, providing safety, shelter, and humanitarian assistance. However, as conditions in Syria evolved, the prospect of return migration became more important. It is thus critical to investigate the complex issues underlying the…

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JordanInside GAPsHashemite University
No place for refuge and no place for (eventual) return of Palestinians in Gaza
No place for refuge and no place for (eventual) return of Palestinians in Gaza

After Hamas launched an unprecedented bloody terrorist attack inside Israel on October 7, 2023, which caused a high death toll and involved hostage-taking, Israeli forces responded harshly through indiscriminate, “incessant bombardment of Gaza” and then launched a ground invasion. The UN High Commissioner of Human Rights noted that “there is no safe place in Gaza and there is no way out. The humanitarian and human rights…

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Germany, Sweden, Gaza, Jordan, Palestinian TerritoriesInside GAPsBICC, Uppsala University
Syrian Refugees Returning from Jordan: “The Situation in the Mirror”!
Syrian Refugees Returning from Jordan: “The Situation in the Mirror”!

The global refugee crisis has resulted in forced migrations, with individuals seeking refuge across borders due to economic, political, or climatic reasons. Jordan has been a significant host country for Syrian refugees, hosting the second-highest share of refugees per capita in the world (UNHCR,2023) where the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other humanitarian…

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JordanInside GAPsHashemite University
GAPs Kick-off Meeting
GAPs Kick-off Meeting

GAPs had its official kick-off meeting on 8-9 March 2023 with a public panel event on 10 March 2023, the agenda of which can be viewed here. The majority of the team members, members of our advisory board and our ethics…

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PRESS RELEASE : A New Horizon Europe Project on Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies
PRESS RELEASE : A New Horizon Europe Project on Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies

GAPs is a new Horizon Europe project, awarded a grant from the EC to conduct a comprehensive multidisciplinary study on the drivers of return policies and barriers and enablers in international cooperation on returns.

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Welcome to the Official INSIDE GAPS Blog!
Welcome to the Official INSIDE GAPS Blog!

The goal of this blog is to share information about research on migration governance conducted as part of GAPS, GAPs: Decentring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond,…

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