The management of the Syrian migration crisis represents one of the most complex challenges faced by the international community in recent years. This study aims to analyse the "good practices" emerging from development projects targeting Syrian migrants in Turkey, financed by the European Union through the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRIT), established following the 2016 EU-Turkey agreement. The ultimate goal of the study is to identify good practices adaptable to diverse migration crisis contexts, contributing to the debate on sustainable and inclusive development policies. The research is structured into three main parts. The first part focuses on a review of the existing literature to outline the legal, historical, economic, and political context that led to the creation of the FRIT and to understand its functioning. The second part involves a desk analysis aimed at selecting a group of significant projects within the "socio-economic support" intervention area, analysing their operations and key challenges. Finally, the third part is based on qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted with fifteen experts in the field and representatives of implementing organizations, with the objective of gathering information on project management and implementation experiences, identifying good practices and then confronting the organizations’ perspective and the experts’ one. The findings are organized in main themes and subthemes. The research results highlight several crucial aspects. First, the EU's intervention is perceived as indispensable but often burdened by bureaucratic complexities. Second, implementing organizations demonstrated remarkable resilience in overcoming challenges such as the pandemic and the 2023 earthquake, adopting for instance effective strategies to address cultural and economic barriers. Third, during this process significant issues emerged: competition among EU-funded projects, poor coordination between central and local authorities, scarce communication on project outcomes, and a lack of structured monitoring and evaluation activities to assess sustainability and long-term impact.
La gestione della crisi migratoria siriana rappresenta una delle sfide più complesse affrontate dalla comunità internazionale negli ultimi anni. Il presente studio si propone di analizzare le "buone pratiche" emergenti dai progetti di sviluppo rivolti ai migranti siriani in Turchia, finanziati dall'Unione Europea attraverso il Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRIT), istituita a seguito dell'accordo tra UE e Turchia nel 2016. L'obiettivo finale dello studio è identificare buone pratiche adattabili a diversi contesti migratori, contribuendo al dibattito sulle politiche di sviluppo sostenibile e inclusivo. La ricerca è strutturata in tre parti principali. La prima parte è dedicata a una revisione della letteratura esistente per delineare il contesto giuridico, storico, economico e politico che ha portato alla creazione del FRIT e comprendere il suo funzionamento. La seconda parte prevede un'analisi documentale volta a selezionare un gruppo di progetti significativi nell'area di intervento del "sostegno socio-economico", esaminandone le modalità operative e le principali criticità. Infine, la terza parte si basa su interviste qualitative semi-strutturate condotte con quindici esperti del settore e rappresentanti delle organizzazioni implementatrici, con l'obiettivo di raccogliere informazioni sulla gestione e sull'attuazione dei progetti, identificare buone pratiche e confrontare il punto di vista delle organizzazioni con quella degli esperti. I risultati della ricerca – organizzati in temi principali e sottotemi – mettono in evidenza diversi aspetti cruciali. In primo luogo, l’intervento dell’UE è percepito come indispensabile, ma spesso appesantito da complessità burocratiche. In secondo luogo, le organizzazioni implementatrici abbiano dimostrato una notevole resilienza nel superare sfide come la pandemia e il terremoto del febbraio 2023, adottando ad esempio strategie efficaci per affrontare le barriere culturali ed economiche. Terzo, durante tale processo sono emerse problematiche significative come: la competizione tra progetti finanziati dall’UE, una scarsa coordinazione tra autorità centrali e locali, un’insufficiente comunicazione sui risultati dei progetti nonché l'assenza di attività di monitoraggio e valutazione strutturate per misurarne la sostenibilità e l'impatto a lungo termine.
"Il Facility for Refugees in Turkey: uno Studio Qualitativo dei Progetti allo Sviluppo Economico Finanziati dall'UE"
NICELLI, ALBERTO
2023/2024
Abstract
The management of the Syrian migration crisis represents one of the most complex challenges faced by the international community in recent years. This study aims to analyse the "good practices" emerging from development projects targeting Syrian migrants in Turkey, financed by the European Union through the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRIT), established following the 2016 EU-Turkey agreement. The ultimate goal of the study is to identify good practices adaptable to diverse migration crisis contexts, contributing to the debate on sustainable and inclusive development policies. The research is structured into three main parts. The first part focuses on a review of the existing literature to outline the legal, historical, economic, and political context that led to the creation of the FRIT and to understand its functioning. The second part involves a desk analysis aimed at selecting a group of significant projects within the "socio-economic support" intervention area, analysing their operations and key challenges. Finally, the third part is based on qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted with fifteen experts in the field and representatives of implementing organizations, with the objective of gathering information on project management and implementation experiences, identifying good practices and then confronting the organizations’ perspective and the experts’ one. The findings are organized in main themes and subthemes. The research results highlight several crucial aspects. First, the EU's intervention is perceived as indispensable but often burdened by bureaucratic complexities. Second, implementing organizations demonstrated remarkable resilience in overcoming challenges such as the pandemic and the 2023 earthquake, adopting for instance effective strategies to address cultural and economic barriers. Third, during this process significant issues emerged: competition among EU-funded projects, poor coordination between central and local authorities, scarce communication on project outcomes, and a lack of structured monitoring and evaluation activities to assess sustainability and long-term impact.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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