Syrian Refugees
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Background about Syria and the Civil War (2011-today)
- Syria from the World BankSummary of data, economic impact, and aid.
- History of SyriaA short summary of Syria's history. Scroll to the bottom for recent history (2011 to today).
- Syria: the Story of the ConflictThe BBC's summary of the war. Includes infographics with 2015 and 2016 data.
- The Confused Person's Guide to the Syrian Civil WarThe Atlantic Magazine provides a nice summary of the groups and the timeline.
- UN Report on Effect of War on Life Expectancy and EconomyA March 2015 UN report finds that life expectancy in Syria has dropped by 20 years and the economy is on the verge of collapse.
Syrian Refugee Crisis
- Documents from the Zaatari Refugee camp in JordanMinutes from the camp coordination meetings give a sense of issues and needs of the approximately 80000 refugees living there.
- EU's Humanitarian Aid to Syrian RefugeesThe European Union's refugee group has data and reports. Look at the ECHO Factsheet.
- International Labour OrganisationSearch for "Syrian refugees" to see how Syrians are being integrated into the workforces of various countries.
- Is this humanitarian migration crisis different?A great report by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) - good data!
- OECD Migration InsightsA great compilation of international data from the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development.
- Regional Strategic Overview (Nov. 2015)This pdf document outlines the number and status of refugees in November 2015 as well as the services for them. Also include projections.
- Syrian Regional Refugee ResponseThe UN High Commission for Refugees' official data portal.
Library Databases
These databases are great sources of research and news articles about the conflict in Syria, the refugee crisis, and the reactions of other countries.
- SocINDEX with Full TextContains full text for 253 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895, and 72 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text for 6,711 conference papers.
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowIndex and abstracts of sociology, anthropology, criminology, demography, education law and penology, race relations, social psychology and urban studies. 1963-
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new windowAbstracts and index of international political science journals.
What is ISIS?
- ISIS Is Not a Terrorist GroupGood summary (and comparison with Al Qaeda) from the journal Foreign Affairs.
- The Cult of ISISBrand new article (Feb. 2016) arguing how ISIS differs from other terrorist groups.