Opportunities: More Jan. & Feb. 2025

Call for registration: Global Statelessness Fund Launch Event, Online, 16 January 2025 [info]

Call for registration: Launch of the Dataset of World Refugee and Asylum Policies, Online, 16 January 2025 [info]

Lecture series/special issue launch: Migration Governance Through Funding: Theoretical, Normative, and Empirical Perspectives, Maastricht, Neth./Online, 20 January 2025 [info]

Seminar: Producing the Camp-able Territory: Displacement, Domicide, and the Common Camp in Palestine-Israel’s Century of Settler Colonialism, Oxford, 22 January 2025 [info]

Webinar: Translating the Global Research Agenda on health, migration and displacement into evidence-informed policies, 22 January 2025 [info]

Webinar: Reaching Irregular Migrants in Europe: Harnessing the Value of Counselling, 23 January 2025 [info]

Presentation: Reciprocal fear of crime between citizens of the Republic of Türkiye and Syrians, Utrecht, Neth., 28 January 2025 [info]

Seminar: Refuge-Making: Stories from Iraq, Oxford, 29 January 2025 [info]

Panel discussion: Remembering Saigon: Journeys through and from Guam, Irvine, CA, 30 January 2025 [info]

Call for applications: CMRS Short Courses, Cairo, Feb. 2025 [info]

- The following courses are being offered: 1) Methods of Research with Migrants and Refugees, 9-13 February 2025; 2) Entrepreneurship in Forced Migration: International Private Sector Policies That Work, 16-20 February 2025; and 3) Exploring the intersectionality of gender, migration and human trafficking, 23-27 February 2025. The application deadline is 2 February 2025.

Seminar: No Exit: Preventing Exit to Prevent Entry, Oxford, 6 February 2025 [info]

Call for participation: Tenth Annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition [info]

- Submission deadline is 15 February 2025.

Funding opportunity: Request for Concept Notes for Global Innovation Programs to Address Gender-based Violence for Conflict Affected People [info]

- Concept note application submission deadline is 18 February 2025.

Seminar: Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law, Oxford, 19 February 2025 [info]

Seminar: Refugee Protection in Japan and Canada: Some Musings on Sovereignty, Borders and Human Rights, Toronto/Online, 25 February 2025 [info]

Seminar: Scattered: The making and unmaking of a refugee - A conversation with Aamna Mohdin, Oxford, 26 February 2025 [info]

Funding opportunity: NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Chad and Nigeria [info]

- Proposal application submission deadline is 28 February 2025.

Funding opportunity: Request for Concept Notes for Global Protection Programs [info]

- Concept note application submission deadline is 28 February 2025.

Related post:

- Opportunities: More Jan. 2025 & New Feb. 2025

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Short pieces:

Communication in Migration: What is happening to children and young people? (MPC Blog, Jan. 2025) [text]

- Focuses on Europe.

A Novel Intervention to Meet an Unfortunate Need: Caring for Children Seeking Asylum (AAP Journals Blog, Jan. 2025) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Reports:

Make a Plan: Essential Steps for Migrant Parents for Preventing Family Separation (Women's Refugee Commission, Dec. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

"We Need to Take Away Children": Zero Accountability Six Years After "Zero Tolerance" (Human Rights Watch, Dec. 2024) [text] 

- Focuses on the US.

What to Do If You Are Detained: Essential Steps for Migrant Parents for Preventing Family Separation  (Women's Refugee Commission, Dec. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Journal articles:

"Beliefs and attitudes of Syrian refugee mothers in Lebanon regarding children vaccination: a cross-sectional study," BMC Public Health, 25:99 (Jan. 2025) [open access]

"Beyond here and there? A description and typology of multi-transnational extended family configurations of refugees," Genus: Journal of Population Sciences, 80:23 (Nov. 2024) [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

"Forcible Transfers of Ukrainian Children: Indoctrination as a Tool of Russia’s Imperialism," German Yearbook of International Law, vol. 66, no. 1 (2023) [preprint] [embargoed postprint]

"Lived experiences of migrant and refugee parents: Challenges encountered during their journey and settlement in Europe," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 11 (2025) [open access]

"Mind the empathy gap: An analysis of agency and emotional encounters in the asylum appeals of former unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors," Refugee Survey Quarterly (Forthcoming) [preprint]

- Focuses on the UK.

"Politics for Exclusion and Strategies for Inclusion: A Scoping Review of Nordic Family Reunification Policies, Practices, and Impact on Refugees," Nordic Journal of Migration Research, vol. 15, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (11 Dec. 2024)

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (11 Dec. 2024)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Are there limits to empathy? A survey experiment on empathic concern and perspective-taking as bases for attitudes towards different groups of refugees," European Societies, Online Early, 1 Jan. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

"Collaborative governance in politicized times: the battle over asylum policies in Italian cities," Policy and Society, Advance Articles, 7 Jan. 2025 [open access]

"Community Connections: Understanding Local Dynamics in Italian Asylum Policy Implementation," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 2 Jan. 2025 [open access]

"Conditionality, Compensation, or Both? Comparative Experiences of Third-Country Cooperation on Migration with the EU," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 3 Jan. 2025 [open access]

"Criminalisation and Control: Mediterranean Maritime Search and Rescue Workers’ Perceptions of Uses of Law," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 10 Jan. 2025 [open access]

European Societies, vol. 26, no. 2 (2024) [contents]

- Special issue on "Understanding Ukrainian Society Before and After the Russian Invasion." The introduction is freely available and five articles are open access.

"Financing Externalisation: The Role That EU Funds Play in Shaping the Turkish Asylum and Migration Policies," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 3 Jan. 2025 [open access]

"Fostering Accountability for Human Rights Violations in EU Border Externalization Through the European Ombudsman: The Case of Contesting Financial Support to the Libyan Coast Guard,"  Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 3 Jan. 2025 [open access]

"'May death stay away from us!' Regulating desperation and desire by Eritreans with asylum status," Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, Latest Articles, 3 Jan. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Switzerland.

"Memory of Forced Displacements in the Discourse and Coping Strategies of Crimean Tatars in Post-2014 Crimea," Nationalities Papers, FirstView, 10 Jan. 2025 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (13 Jan. 2025)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Blair and Brown Didn’t Use the Aid Budget to Pay for Refugees in the UK, So Why are Starmer and Reeves? (CGD Blog, Jan. 2025) [text]

Clearing the UK’s asylum backlog has led to rising refugee homelessness (The Conversation, Jan 2025) [text]

Displacement, Memory, and the Homeland of the Crimean Tatars (RID Blog, Jan. 2025) [text]

- See also related journal article in part 2.

Does the Commission Cross the Rubicon? Legalising ‘Pushbacks’ on the Basis of Article 72 TFEU (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Jan. 2025) [text]

Syria: how the fall of Assad has affected the asylum debate in Europe (The Conversation, Jan. 2025) [text]

New open access book:

From Uncertainty to Policy: A Guide to Migration Scenarios (Edward Elgar, Dec. 2024 [open access]

- "Through conceptual, theoretical and methodological analysis, [this book] outlines the current state of the art in future-oriented migration studies. Highlighting key lessons and recommendations, expert contributors assess both the opportunities and limitations of scenario building as an analytical device. They combine demographic, statistical, sociological, economic, geographic and political science expertise to develop a new multi-step process for estimating, predicting and simulating migration flows and patterns. Ultimately, the book emphasises the importance of accounting for uncertainty and complexity in migration policy and presents practical tools for accurately measuring and managing migration now and in the future."

Reports & book chapters:

Deaths in the Channel: What Needs to Change (Refugee Council, Jan. 2025 [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

"Popular Control and Social Movements: When Local Civil Societies Mobilize in Support of Migrants’ Demands for Human Rights," Chapter in Inclusive Cities and Global Urban Transformation: Infrastructures, Intersectionalities, and Sustainable Development (Springer, Jan. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on cities in France and Italy.

Practical Guide on Information Provision in the Asylum Procedure (EU Agency for Asylum, Dec. 2024) [text]

Unauthorised migration: UK returns agreements with other countries (UK House of Commons Library, Dec. 2024) [text via EIN]

UNHCR’s 2025 Recommendations for the Polish and Danish Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU) (UNHCR, Jan. 2025) [text]

Multimedia:

Video Series on Practice Direction of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (UK) (EIN Blog, Jan. 2025)

- Three videos are available: 1) Witness Statements in Immigration and Asylum Appeals; 2) Expert Evidence in Immigration and Asylum Appeals; and 3) Country Evidence in Immigration and Asylum Appeals.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe (31 Dec. 2024)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

Improving migration statistics and promoting ‘good legal identity’ for migrants in East and Horn of Africa (UNECA, Dec. 2024) [text]

A lack of funding is forcing humanitarian agencies to prioritise (Africa at LSE Blog, Jan. 2025) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Asylum seekers and refugees in Arua: legal challenges and opportunities (Norwegian Refugee Council, Dec. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Uganda.

The Humanitarian and Displacement Situation in Sudan (USCRI, Dec. 2024) [text]

"Humanitarian Crisis and Response of Non-Governmental Organisations in the Tigray War," Chapter in Tigray: War in a Digital Black Hole (Langaa Research & Publishing, Oct. 2024) [full-text]

"The impact of the Tigray War on refugees from Tigray and Eritrea in Sudan: 'In the middle of life and death'," Chapter in Tigray: War in a Digital Black Hole (Langaa Research & Publishing, Oct. 2024) [full-text]

"Media Coverage of Internally Displaced Persons in Two Selected Newspapers in Nigeria," Journal of Migration and Health, In Press, 1 Jan. 2025 [open access]

Navigating the City: The Internal Migration of Refugees from Camps to Nairobi, Refugee-led Research Working Paper, no. 3 (Refugee-led Research Hub, Dec. 2024) [text]

A Sharper Lens on Vulnerability: A Statistical Analysis of Migrant Youth Vulnerability in Sudan and Ethiopia 2022-2023 (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2024) [text]

"Shock-Responsive Social Protection for Displaced Persons in the IGAD Region: Lessons from COVID -19 Compounding Risks," Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, vol. 4, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

The Sudan Crisis: How Over a Year of Violence and Humanitarian Access Restrictions Have Produced Famine Conditions (Insecurity Insight, Jan. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

A Year in Review: Displacement in Sudan (IOM, Jan. 2025) [text]

Multimedia:

Dispatches from Ukraine, Sudan and Lebanon: The Neglected Experiences of Africans Caught up in Global Conflicts (African Arguments, Jan. 2025) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (30 Dec. 2024)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2

Reports & journal articles:

Access to legal identity and civil documentation among the Muhammasheen (Norwegian Refugee Council, Nov. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Yemen.

Ashgabat Declaration on Ending Statelessness in Central Asia, Adopted on 8 November 2024 [access]

- Available in 7 languages.

Deprivation of British citizenship and withdrawal of passports (UK House of Commons Library, Dec. 2024) [text]

"'Enemy of the state': citizenship deprivation and the problem of returning foreign terrorist fighters," Critical Studies on Terrorism, Latest Articles, 15 Nov. 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on the UK.

The Right Start in Life: Global levels and trends in birth registration, 2024 update (UNICEF, Dec. 2024) [text]

- See also related press release.

"Right to mobility, right to belong: Bottom-up citizenship practices of Syrian refugees in Europe," Migration Studies, vol. 12, no. 4 (Dec. 2024) [open access]

"Territorial claims, unclaimed people: the postcolonial geopolitics of statelessness in Sabah, Malaysia," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 7 Jan. 2025 [open access] 

"Who counts as a stateless person? Nation-statist logics and the liabilities of potential citizenship elsewhere," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 16 Oct. 2025 [open access] 

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (9 Jan. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Call for registration: Global Statelessness Fund Launch Event, Online, 16 January 2025 [info]

Short pieces:

The Campaign to End Statelessness: July-Sept. 2024 Update (UNHCR, Jan. 2025) [text] 

"The Coming Assault on Birthright Citizenship," The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025 [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Emerging from the shadows: ending statelessness in Central Asia (UNHCR, Dec. 2024) [text]

- See also related Declaration in part 2.

From Statistics to Solidarity: Applying Arendt's Political Responsibility and Statelessness (CSS Blog, Dec. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Australia.

Interview with Statefree on their 70 Years, 70 Voices campaign (ENS, Dec. 2024) [text]

Russia's war against Ukraine and the risk of statelessness (ENS Blog, Dec. 2024) [text]

"Thailand’s Citizenship Boon," Eurasia Review, 28 Dec. 2024 [text]

Multimedia:

High-level Segment on Statelessness, 75th session of the Executive Committee, 14 Oct. 2024 [info]

- Video recordings of the discussions are available here and here.

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (9 Dec. 2024)

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2 (9 Dec. 2024)

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Short pieces:

2024 Rural Australians for Refugees National Conference, Victoria, Australia (Refugee Research Online, Dec. 2024) [text]

"Refugees Are Bracing for Trump to Cut the Resettlement Program Again," New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024 [text]

Reports:

Creating Conditions for Refugee Integration and Inclusion: Workshop with Leaders of European Refugee-hosting Municipalities, Cascais, Portugal, 3-4 October 2024 [access]

Facilitating Regular Pathways to a Better Future: Harnessing the Power of Migration, International Dialogue on Migration, no. 37 (IOM, 2024) [text]

Monitoring and Evaluation in Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission: Handbook (EU Agency for Asylum, Dec. 2024) [text]

UK Immigration Schemes for Afghan Nationals (UK House of Commons Library, Dec. 2024) [text via EIN]

Journal articles:

"The Emotional Costs of Solidarity: How Refugees and Volunteers Manage Emotions in the Integration Process," Social Inclusion, vol. 13 (2025) [open access]

- Focuses on The Netherlands.

"The Homes for Ukraine Scheme: How the provision of exceptional rights and legal migration routes shaped Ukrainian reception within the United Kingdom," Migration Policy Practice, vol. XIII, no. 3 (Dec. 2024) [open access]

- Scroll to p. 13.

"How reception centers affect the integration of asylum seekers and recognized refugees," European Societies, Online Early, 1 Jan. 2025 [open access]

"The Indochinese Refugees in Canada: A Preliminary Survey," Social Sciences Academic Journal, vol. 36, no. 2 (2024) [open access]

"The Invisibilised Labour of Diasporas as Co-sponsors in Refugee Sponsorship: Lessons from Canada," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 7 Jan. 2025 [open access]

"Negotiating migrant integration in times of crisis in small municipalities in Germany," Local Government Studies, Latest Articles, 24 Dec. 2024 [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (20 Dec. 2024)

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2 (20 Dec. 2024)

Thematic Focus: General

Short pieces:

Seasonal Greetings Across Time: Messages from UNHCR’s Archives (UNHCR Blog, Dec. 2024) [text]

A Year of Turmoil: Conflicts, Crises and Displacement in 2024 (UNHCR, Dec. 2024) [text]

Reports:

Ethical Communications Guidelines (UNHCR, Dec. 2024) [access]

- Follow link for dedicated page on UNHCR's website and an executive summary of the guidelines. Note: An earlier version of the guidelines was released in Jan. 2023 but no longer appears to be available.

Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: Report of the Secretary-General, UN Doc. No. A/79/590 (UN General Assembly, Nov. 2024) [access]

- Follow link for report in UN languages, a related press release, indicators to review progress related to GCM implementation, and UNGA documents.

Journal articles:

"Applying a Dignity Lens in Migration and Displacement," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 6 Jan. 2025 [full-text]

"Frames and arguments on the admission of refugees: an empirically grounded typology," Theory and Society, Latest Articles, 19 Dec. 2024 [open access]

"Making sense of peace in exile? Displaced people’s intersectional perceptions of peace," Peacebuilding, Latest Articles, 12 Nov. 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on Kenya and Germany.

"No Place for Truth? Credibility and Dis/belief in Asylum Storytelling," Représentations dans le monde anglophone, no. 28 (2024) [open access]

"A systematic review of migrants’ non-employment precarity–conceptualizations by scholars and migrants’ narratives," Comparative Migration Studies, 12:58 (Dec. 2024) [open access]

"The Theological Foundations of the Right to Stay in Catholic Social Teaching," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 6 Jan. 2025 [full-text]

"What is in a Label? Exploring how labelling shapes refugees’ experiences," Essex Student Journal, vol. 16, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

Multimedia:

Discussion with UNHCR’s Madeline Garlick: Critical Themes in Global Forced Migration Policy Today, 25 Nov. 2024 [access]

- Follow link for event report and access to the video recording of the discussion.

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1 (19 Dec. 2024)

- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 2 (19 Dec. 2024)

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues

Short pieces:

*Gendered Realities: Evaluating GBV Services for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Amid Forced Displacement and Migration (Borders and Limitations Blog, Nov. 2024) [text]

International Legal Protection for Mothers Experiencing Global Crises and Natural Disasters (EJIL: Talk Blog, Dec. 2024) [text]

Kenya’s Shirika Plan Can Dismantle Legal Barriers for Refugee Women Facing Gender-based Violence (RI Commentary, Dec. 2024) [text]

Reports:

Afrontando riesgos de violencia de género en México: La perspectiva de personas forzadas a huir (ACNUR, Dec. 2024) [text]

Gender Alert: Gender and Displacement in Lebanon at the Juncture of the Ceasefire (UN Women, Dec. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Housing, Land and Property rights for displacement-affected women in the Far North region of Cameroon (Norwegian Refugee Council, Dec. 2024) [access]

- Available in English and French.

Journal articles:

"The acceptability of intimate partner violence screening and response among refugee women accessing Australian resettlement services," PLoS ONE 19(12): e0315061 (Dec. 2024) [open access]

"Humanitarian-specific recommendations for gender-transformative parenting programming: lessons from the field to address gender-based violence," eClinicalMedicine, vol. 78 (Dec. 2024) [open access]

"Navigating trauma: Venezuelan women's and adolescent's experiences before and after migration amidst the humanitarian crisis," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 11 (2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Colombia.

"Provision of sexual and reproductive health services to internally displaced women and refugees in Africa: a systematic review," Malawi Medical Journal, vol. 36, no. 3 (2024) [open access]

"A Systematic Review of the Digital Divide Experienced by Migrant Women," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 4 Jan. 2025 [open access]

"Use of Gender-Sensitive Language in Referring to Refugees: Examples from German Political Parties," Journal of Studies in the Field of Humanities, vol. 31, no. 1 (Jan.-June 2024) [open access]

"'We are creating peace': everyday peace practices of displaced women in Kenya and Germany," Conflict, Security & Development, Latest Articles, 15 Nov. 2024 [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues (17 Dec. 2024)

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

"History’s Lessons on Anti-Immigrant Extremism," New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025 [text]

"Immigration agency deports highest numbers since 2014, aided by more flights," AP News, 19 Dec. 2024 [text]

The Inequalities of Humanitarian Parole (Immigration Lab Blog, Dec. 2024) [text]

"Inside the 'targeted operations' ICE agents carry out against undocumented immigrants," NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024 [text]

Nearly 54% of extreme conservatives say the federal government should use violence to stop illegal immigration (The Conversation, Jan. 2025) [text]

"Palestinians seeking US refuge face a Kafkaesque nightmare. Trump could make it even worse," The Guardian, 17 Dec. 2024 [text]

Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows (The Conversation, Jan. 2025) [text]

Temporary Protected Status: An Overview (American Immigration Council, Dec. 2024) [text]

What to expect on immigration policy from a Trump White House (Brookings Commentary, Dec. 2024) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

*"Abandoning Deportation Adjudication," Stanford Law Review, vol. 77 (Forthcoming, 2025) [preprint]

"Administrative Subordination," Univ. of Chicago Law Review, vol. 91, no. 6 (2024) [full-text]

"Hues of Humanitarianism: Exploring the Inequities of Humanitarian Parole in the U.S.," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 63, no. 4 (2024) [open access]

"The Migration of Abolition Theory," North Carolina Law Review, vol. 103 (Forthcoming, 2025) [preprint]

"Subnational immigration policymaking in the United States: the role of issue entrepreneurs in California, Texas, and Florida," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 23 Dec. 2024 [open access]

Which places would be most affected by the Trump administration’s immigrant deportation proposals? (Brookings, Dec. 2024) [text]

Multimedia:

The Biden Legacy on Immigration: A Complex Picture, 17 Dec. 2024 [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (20 Dec. 2024)

Opportunities: More Jan. 2025 & New Feb. 2025

Consultancy: Meaningful Refugee Participation Expert, APRRN [info]

- Submit application materials by 20 January 2025.

CFP: Frontiers in Human Dynamics/Frontiers in Political Science [info]

- Contributions sought on the research topic, "From Flight to Integration: Challenges and Resilience of LGBTIQ+ Populations in Forced Migration." Submit manuscript summaries by 27 January 2025.

Seminar: Windrush and the Law, London, 27 January 2025 [info]

Call for applications: Research Methods in the Refugee and Forced Migration Field, London, 3-7 March 2025 [info]

- Apply by 2 February 2025.

Seminar: Questions of Privileged Migration to North America in the Second Half of the 20th Century, Online, 5 February 2025 [info]

Call for input: Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in relation to forced displacement, OHCHR [info]

- Submit input/comments by 7 February 2025.

CFP: Colloquium on "Race, Refuge and Repair: Rethinking Migration from the Global South," Cape Town, May 2025 [info]

- Submit abstracts by 14 February 2025.

CFP: Yearbook of International Disaster Law [info]

- Contributions sought for thematic section on "Armed Conflicts, Armed Forces and Disasters" and  general section on legal issues relevant to international disaster law, implications for international law arising from disaster scenarios, recent practice in this area, etc. Submit abstracts by 15 February 2025.

Training series: Challenging unfairness in the immigration system, Online, 25-27 February 2025 [info]

- No deadline indicated.

Call for special issue proposals: Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law [info]

- Submission deadline is 28 February 2025.

CFP: ARC-UNHCR Conference on Refugee Studies and Forced Displacement, Kuala Lumpur, June 2025 [info]

- Submission deadline is 28 February 2025.

Seminar: Maritime refugee journeys: Solidarity, regional processing and saving lives at sea, Online, 28 February 2025 [info]

Related post:

- Opportunities: More Jan. 2025

Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Challenges in accessing health care services for women and girls with disabilities using a humanitarian physical rehabilitation program in Lebanon: a mixed method study," International Journal for Equity in Health, 23:267 (Dec. 2024) [open access]

"Correlates of loneliness among middle-aged and older forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals living in Bangladesh," Cogent Gerontology, vol. 4, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

"Education for disabled refugees in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe: a cross-case analysis," Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, Latest Articles, 13 Dec. 2024 [open access]

"Health and well-being of older populations affected by humanitarian crises in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of peer-reviewed literature," Conflict and Health, 18:73 (Dec. 2024) [open access]

"Public Policies for the Inclusion of Deaf Venezuelans as Migrants or Refugees in Brazil," Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental, vol. 18, no. 12 (2024) [open access]

- Available in English and Portuguese.

"Refugee Caregivers’ Perceptions of Using Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Support Coping Skills in Children with Disability in Jordan," Children, vol. 11, no. 11 (Nov. 2024) [open access]

"Revisiting Inclusion: An Exploration of Refugee-led Education for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Lebanon," Social Sciences, vol. 13, no. 12 (Dec. 2024) [open access]

"Voluntary Sector's Roles and Relevance as Alternative Arenas for Promotion of Health and Social Inclusion of Migrant Parents and Families of Children with Special Health and Welfare Needs in Norway," Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, vol. 35, no. 1 (Jan./Feb. 2025) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People - Pt. 1 (6 Jan. 2024)

Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

The Double Minority Challenge Faced by Immigrants and Refugees with Disabilities (USCRI, Dec. 2024) [text]

Migrants with disabilities facing dual neglect: UN committees (OHCHR, Dec. 2024) [text]

Refugees with disabilities advancing inclusion and self-reliance (UNHCR Innovation Service, Dec. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Yemen and Poland.

Reports: 

Access to Tertiary Education for Refugees with Disabilities in Dadaab Refugee Camps, LERRN Working Paper, no. 26 (Carleton Univ., Nov. 2024) [text]

The Impact of Drought on the Livelihood Adaptive Strategies of Refugee Youth with Physical Disabilities in Kakuma, Refugee-led Research Working Paper, no. 4 (Refugee-Led Research Hub, Dec. 2024) [text]

"It Felt Like Everything in Life Stopped": Legal Capacity Rights Violations Against People with Disabilities in Canada’s Immigration Detention System (Human Rights Watch, Dec. 2024) [access]

Mental Health & Psychosocial Support and Older People in Humanitarian Crises: Good Practice Guide (HelpAge International, Nov. 2024) [text]

- Also available in Arabic. 

Towards Meaningful Participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities and Older People in Humanitarian Action: Lessons from Measuring Effectiveness of Meaningful Participation Innovation Challenge (ELRHA, May 2024) [access]

- Focuses on Ethiopia and Indonesia.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People (22 Nov. 2024)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

"Bhutanese refugees in Nepal: 'We want to return home'," DW, 19 Dec. 2024 [text]

"PNG asylum seekers stripped of government-provided housing and healthcare under new deal," ABC News (Australia), 11 Dec. 2024 [text]

Reports & book chapters:

"Activism, Law and Life in Between: The Rohingya in Bangladesh Camps," Chapter in South Asia Migration Report 2024 (Routledge, Dec. 2024) [open access]

Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2024: Assessing Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration (ESCAP et al., Dec. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Food on Display: Connecting Home (Land) and Identity Negotiation of the Rohingya Refugees in Brisbane City," Chapter in Inclusive Cities and Global Urban Transformation: Infrastructures, Intersectionalities, and Sustainable Development (Springer, Jan. 2025) [open access]

Return to Afghanistan: Re-Migration and the Failed Reintegration of Millions of Afghans (Samuel Hall & Brown Univ., Dec. 2024) [text]

Thailand Migration Report 2024 (UN Network on Migration, Dec. 2024) [text]

Journal articles:

"A Depiction of Rohingya Refugees in India’s Online News Platforms Following the Shift in the Indian Government’s Stance in 2017," Societies, vol. 14, no. 8 (Aug. 2024) [open access]

"Disinformation and Calculated Care Beyond the Global North: Comparing Refugee Discourses in Australia and India," Frontiers in Sociology, 10 Dec. 2024 [open access] 

"How to undertake research with refugees: lessons learned from a qualitative health research programme in Southern New Zealand," Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol. 30 (2024) [open access]

*"Mental Health and Associated Factors among Bangladeshi Migrants in Thailand: a cross-sectional study," Scientific Reports, 15:966 (Jan. 2025) [open access]

"Muslim youth belonging: The New Zealand experience," Routed Magazine, no. 25 (2024) [text]

- See also related Univ. of Otago news story.

*UPDATED

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Addendum (10 Dec. 2024)

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (9 Dec. 2024)

New Issues of BIG Rev., HHR J., Hum. Aid on the Move, Intl. Migr., JEMS, Migr. Pol. Pract., QRP, Routed, ZMF

*Reminder: Authors of open access articles in these journals are encouraged to deposit their work in the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA). The submission form and guidelines are available on FMRA's website.

Borders in Globalization Review, vol. 6, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

- Special issue on "Border Temporalities in and Beyond Europe."

Health and Human Rights Journal, vol. 26, no. 2 (Dec. 2024) [open access]

- Features a special section on "Distress Migration and the Right to Health."

Humanitarian Aid on the Move, no. 26 (Dec. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Theme is "What Paths to Decolonized Aid?"; a French version is also available.

International Migration, vol. 62, no. 6 (Dec. 2024) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with 12 that are open access. The four commentaries and two book reviews are free to read.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 51, no. 1 (2025) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with 10 that are open access. The editorial and keynote are also freely available.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 51, no. 2 (2025) [open access]

- Special issue on "Governing Transit and Irregular Migration: Beyond Formal Policies and Informal Practices." 

Migration Policy Practice, vol. XIII, no. 3 (Dec. 2024) [open access]

- Mix of articles.

QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 63, no. 4 (2024) [open access]

- Mix of articles.

Routed Magazine, no. 5 (2024) [text]

- Theme is "Migration in the MENA Region: (Youth) Perspectives, Policy and Impact."

Zeitschrift für Migrationsforschung = Journal of Migration Studies, vol. 4, no. 2 (2024) [open access]

- Special issue on "Representation of Migration: Documentations, Memorialization and Arts-Based Approaches." Articles are in German or English.

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Activists, Smugglers, and Researchers in the Migration Industry in Mexico," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 15 (2024) [open access]

- Available in both English and Spanish.

"Anatomy of a route: Script analysis of irregular migration, smuggling and harms on the Central Mediterranean route to Europe," Criminology & Criminal Justice, OnlineFirst, 31 Oct. 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on the route from Libya to Malta.

"Child-Centered Anti-Trafficking Approaches in Mediterranean Migration Routes: Italy and Turkey," Social Sciences, vol. 13, no. 12 (Dec. 2024) [open access] 

"Constructive (in)visibility and the trafficking industrial complex: Leveraging borders for exploitation," Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Early View, 19 Dec. 2024 [open access] 

- Focuses on "Eritrean forced migrants travelling along the Central Mediterranean Route."

"Human smugglers or criminalised migrants? Securitarian bordering and the criminalisation of ‘captains’ in the Mediterranean," Trends in Organized Crime, Latest Articles, 11 Nov. 2024 [postprint]

- Note: Access to the full-text is embargoed until 11 Nov. 2025. Focuses on Greece and Italy.

"Leaving at All Costs: Implications of the Italy-Libya Border-Externalization Policy on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking Facilitation," Perspective Politice, vol. 17 (2024) [open access]

- Focuses on Nigerians.

"The procedural legal status of migrants transported by smugglers in European jurisprudence," European Integration Studies, vol. 20, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling - Pt. 1 (3 Jan. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

At G7 in Italy, UNHCR’s Grandi emphasized the need to protect victims while preventing exploitation by human traffickers (UNHCR, Oct. 2024) [text]

Double Edged Swords: The Role of Technology in Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling (NatCen International & Univ. of Westminster, Dec. 2024) [text]

The Exploitation of Refugees and Migrants Hidden Struggles Along Migration Routes (UNICEF, Dec. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Europe.

New open access volumes:

Global Report on Trafficking in Persons in 2024 (UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Dec. 2024) [access]

- "This edition of the Global Report provides a snapshot of the trafficking patterns and flows at global, regional and national levels. It covers 156 countries and provides an overview of the response to the trafficking in persons by analysing trafficking cases detected between 2019 and 2023. A major focus of this edition of the Report is on trends of detections and convictions that show the changes compared to historical trends since UNODC started to collect data in 2003, and following the Covid-19 Pandemic." See also related InfoMigrants post.

Taking Vulnerabilities to Labour Exploitation Seriously: A Critical Analysis of Legal and Policy Approaches and Instruments in Europe (Springer, Oct. 2024) [open access]

- "This open access book intends to contribute to the debate on migrant labour exploitation by exploring the extent to which the EU and the European countries provide a standard for protecting migrant workers. It moves from a socio-legal and theoretical perspective and builds on critical studies on vulnerability, exploitation, trafficking and migrant labour regimes – along with relevant feminist theories, including theories on social reproduction – while also drawing on extensive fieldwork. By mobilising the concept of ‘situational vulnerabilities’, the book critically investigates the assemblage and interaction of factors creating and amplifying migrant workers’ vulnerabilities to exploitation in the key sectors of agriculture and domestic work. The aim is to highlight how situations of vulnerability to exploitation are generated and exacerbated by relevant legal and policy frameworks, underlining and questioning the tensions, continuities, and ambiguities between different regimes, such as the regimes regulating labour migration and those intended to combat severe exploitation."

Reports:

Addressing documentation and modern slavery risks in Kenya: Key recommendations and best practices (UNU & Freedom Fund, Oct. 2024) [access via ReliefWeb]

- Follow link for a policy brief as well as comics in English and Swahili "illustrating the challenges faced by people in Kenya as they navigate life without legal documents."

Child Trafficking and Armed Conflict (UN, Oct. 2024) [access]

Mixed migration in the Western Balkans: Shifting policies, smuggling dynamics and risks (Mixed Migration Centre, Nov. 2024) [text]

Special Hearing Report on Understanding the Risks of Trafficking of Children of Ukraine, including for the Purposes of Sexual and Labour Exploitation (Council of Europe, Oct. 2024) [text via Refworld]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling (2 Oct. 2024)