The world is facing the largest global refugee crisis since World War II. This prompts one to suggest that the refugee issue has never been as international as it is today. The present article uses incorporated comparison and world-systems theory to investigate the international dynamics of the current global refugee crisis. It focuses on the cases of Syria and Afghanistan as being among the most recent and significant episodes of the global refugee crisis. The findings reveal that the refugee crises in these countries exhibit shared dynamics. In political-economic terms, both cases represent the focal point of the current global refugee crisis, which mainly stems from “structural imbalances” associated with “incorporation” into the world-system. Geopolitically speaking, growing multipolarity and the current phase of “hegemonic crisis” lay the groundwork for this crisis at the international level. Finally, one should also take into account the geo-cultural dynamics of the global refugee crisis. The waning importance of “anti-systemic movements” in the post-Soviet era and the rise in significance of ethno-religious identities in the periphery combine with the growing popularity of racism and xenophobia in core countries to legitimize and consolidate the system of “unequal exchange”, which deepens the refugee crisis even further.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Early Pub Date | December 24, 2021 |
Publication Date | December 25, 2021 |
Acceptance Date | November 21, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Issue: 7 |