MENBELONG – Belonging for Single Migrant Men: A Cross-Country Comparative Perspective
Project description
People who want to live permanently in a new country need a sense of belonging in order to integrate successfully. Single men make up a large group among global migrants, but face high barriers to integration: they are often seen as opportunists and labeled as hypersexual or criminal . Migration research has so far paid little attention to this group. In her project, Prof. Dr. Gökçe Yurdakul examines the experiences of belonging among single men with a migration background in five countries with migration movements and different equality and integration policies – including Syrians in Turkey, Mexicans in Canada, Turks in Germany, Myanmarese in Thailand, and Venezuelans in Chile.
Gökçe Yurdakul: “Together with an interdisciplinary team, I would like to develop a theory of belonging for migrants as part of my research. The comprehensive approach provides insights into how single men experience belonging despite serious challenges, looking at different countries and life situations.”
Collaboration
Project managment:
Collaboration:
- Olha Lushankina, student researcher and MA student at Freie Universität Berlin
- Su Myat Yadanar, PhD student
- Prof. Rik Huizinga, University of Utrecht, Department of Urban Geography, will be affiliated with the ERC Project in the Spring semester. Rik’s current project is on caring masculinities, specifically on Syrian men in Turkey
Funding information
Funder:
ERC Advanced Grants
With Advanced Grants, the European Research Council (ERC) supports outstanding researchers who have demonstrated significant research achievements over the past ten years.
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