Introduction

The Syrian refugee crisis has reached catastrophic proportions since the uprising that began in early 2011 against the authoritarian Assad regime. The destruction and havoc wreaked throughout the country resulted in more than 5.4 million Syrians fleeing the country to neighbouring states, i.e. Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan. The Syrian refugee crisis has reached catastrophic proportions since the uprising that began in early 2011 against the authoritarian Assad regime. The destruction and havoc wreaked throughout the country resulted in more than 5.4 million Syrians fleeing the country to neighbouring states, i.e. Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan. Though many countries have increased the number of refugees they will accept through resettlement, family reunification, emergency scholarship, and humanitarian admission programs, demand far outstrips supply. This makes the Syrian refugees the world’s second-largest refugee population, after the nearly 5 million Palestinian refugees. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.