Turkey has received a large influx of Syrian refugees since the start of Syrian civil war in 2011. Integration and social cohesion have become important issues for public policy in Turkey. We study social cohesion among young Turkish nationals and Syrian refugees. Our study sample comprises of adolescents and young adults (12–30 years), and children (6–11 years) who participated in events of the “Education Program for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities” (BILSY) program conducted by the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ). Social cohesion among adolescents and young adults is measured along three dimensions: sense of belonging, trust, and relational capacity. For children, we use behavioural games to measure two dimensions of social cohesion – altruism and trust. Our results show high social cohesion for both age groups, though lack of trust among Turkish nationals towards Syrian nationals is an area of concern. We also evaluate the impact of participation in BILSY program events using a randomised design and find that it had no impact on social cohesion. Our article adds to the limited literature on social cohesion among children and youths in countries affected by forced displacement.

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土耳其境内叙利亚和土耳其儿童、青少年和年轻人的社会凝聚力


自 2011 年叙利亚内战开始以来，土耳其接收了大量叙利亚难民。融合和社会凝聚力已成为土耳其公共政策的重要问题。我们研究年轻的土耳其国民和叙利亚难民之间的社会凝聚力。我们的研究样本包括青少年和年轻人（12-30 岁）和儿童（6-11 岁），他们参加了德国国际合作机构 （GIZ） 开展的“叙利亚难民和收容社区教育计划”（BILSY） 计划的活动。青少年和年轻人的社会凝聚力是通过三个维度来衡量的：归属感、信任和关系能力。对于儿童，我们使用行为游戏来衡量社会凝聚力的两个维度——利他主义和信任。我们的结果表明，这两个年龄段的人都具有很高的社会凝聚力，尽管土耳其国民对叙利亚国民缺乏信任是一个令人担忧的领域。我们还使用随机设计评估了参与 BILSY 计划活动的影响，发现它对社会凝聚力没有影响。我们的文章补充了关于受被迫流离失所影响国家儿童和青少年社会凝聚力的有限文献。