The surprise fall of the Assad-led government in Syria in late 2024 by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied forces triggered a wave of responses across the region and beyond. These were characterized most prominently by uniformity: nearly all host states of Syrian refugees called for returns. What explains this phenomenon in refugee rentier contexts that had previously spent significant time and resources supporting Syrian refugee integration? We will discuss the evolution of Syrian refugee policies in Turkiye and Jordan over the last decade and explore the role of embedded (im)permanence in their governance.

Shaddin Almasri

Event Speaker

Sam Dinger

Postdoctoral Fellow