Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Africa's Migration Transition: A Long-Run Historical Perspective," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 23 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Bridging the Implementation Gap: Refugee Governance and Institutional Coordination in Uganda’s Borderlands," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 22 Jan. 2026 [full-text]

"Can Redistribution Change Policy Views? Aid and Attitudes toward Refugees," Journal of Political Economy, vol. 133, no. 9 (Sept. 2025) [preprint]

- Focuses on Kenya and Uganda.

"Forced displacement in Africa: Could the Tanzanian Maasai obtain justice? The East African Court of Justice case under the lens of the Ogiek case before the African Court," African Human Rights Law Journal, vol. 25, no. 2 (2025) [open access]

"Human Rights in Resettlement Policies of European Bilateral Development Finance Institutions Operating in Sub-Saharan Africa: Hitting the Mark?," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Introducing a Survivor-Centred Policy Framework for Conflict-Induced Internal Displacement in Uganda," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"The subversion of politics: Political prohibitions on refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa," African Human Rights Law Journal, vol. 25, no. 2 (2025) [open access]

"Typology of Internally Displaced People: Insights from Northern Nigeria," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (6 Feb. 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

End of Year Reflections (UNHCR, Dec. 2025) [text]

- Focuses on West and Central Africa.

New Refugee Law Practitioners' Handbook (Univ. of Cape Town, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on South Africa. Note: Info only, no full-text access available.

Reports & book chapters:

Can development assistance prevent conflict? (PRIO, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on South Sudan and Mozambique. See also related policy brief.

Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection (Govt. of South Africa, Dec. 2025) [text via UCT]

- Note: The deadline for public comments has been extended to 15 February 2026. See also related Facebook post from the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town.

In the shadow of law: navigating ECOWAS free movement law in West African borderlands, MOBILE Working Paper Series, no. 79 (Univ. of Copenhagen, Dec. 2025) [text]

"Introduction," Hanno Brankamp, Occupied Refuge: Humanitarian Colonization and the Camp in Kenya (Duke Univ. Press, Feb. 2026) [free full-text]

Mapping African Migration: Insights from UN DESA Data on Patterns, Trends, and Misconceptions, SWP Working Paper, no. 03 (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Dec. 2025) [text]

- See also related post on The Conversation.

Rethinking aid in Sudan and South Sudan: Recommendations from the Kampala meeting (Rift Valley Institute, Nov. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (19 Jan. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 2

Reports:

Frequently Asked Questions: Route-Based Approach to Mixed Movements (UNHCR & IOM, Jan. 2026) [text]

Overview of Practices in Relation to Country of Origin Information and Country Guidance (UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [text]

Rescue at Sea: A Guide to Principles and Practice in the Context of Refugees and Migrants Movements (International Maritime Organization & UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Also available in French and Spanish.

Safe Third Country Agreements: What is Happening to International Refugee Law? (ILJ Online, Jan. 2026) [full-text]

The Weakening Foundation of International Protection (Baker Institute, Feb. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law Annual Conference 2025 Keynote Address: The Role of History in International Law Scholarship: A Personal Reflection," Australian Year Book of International Law Online, vol. 43, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

"The ICRC and academia: An untold story about preserving humanity in war through international humanitarian law," International Review of the Red Cross, First View, 6 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Protecting People or Promoting Ideologies? Insights from the Constitutional Asylum Dataset," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 19 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Redefining the mobility paradigm in international law," International Journal of Law in Context, vol. 21, no. 2 (2025) [open access]

"Rethinking the Refugee: From Migrant Hierarchies to Migration as a Human Right," Seton Hall Law Review, vol. 56, no. 3 (2026) [full-text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 1 (6 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

Seminar: Non-refoulement Caught Between Custom and Jus Cogens?, London, 10 February 2026 [info]

Job announcement: Outreach Assistant, Department of International Refugee Law and Migration Law, IIHL [info]

- Apply by 16 February 2026.

Call for registration: 49th Online Training Course on International Refugee Law (Arabic), 31 March–30 April 2026 [info]

- Register by 3 March 2026.

Call for registration: 19th Online Course on Internal Displacement (English), 13 April-8 May 2026 [info]

- Apply by 16 March 2026.

Call for registration: 50ème Cours en ligne sur le Droit international des réfugiés (français), 27 avril-22 mai 2026

- Register by 30 March 2026.

Short pieces:

Beyond Compliance Symposium: The harm of displacement – Towards full(er) protection (Armed Groups and International Law Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

When Judicial Review Protects Refugee Law from Political Interference (RLI Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on a recent UK High Court ruling that restored refugee status to a Palestinian citizen of Israel." 

Multimedia:

Irregular migration responses: small boats, return hubs and the future of the refugee regime, 9 Dec. 2025 [access]

The Refugee Convention in a hostile world: diverse contexts of risk, London, 29 Jan. 2026 [access]

- Note: A video recording of this seminar is not yet available but will eventually be posted via the a/m link. 

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (9 Jan. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality

Opportunity:

Webinar: 2026 State of Play Assessment on Statelessness in Europe, 25 February 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

Beyond Residual Functions: The IRMCT, the ‘Stateless Eight’, and the Human Rights Obligations of Security Council Subsidiaries (EJIL: Talk Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

From invisible to registered: supporting civil registration and legal documentation for Roma and Egyptians in Montenegro (COE, Jan. 2026) [text]

Stateless in Paradise (The Asylumist Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Working together with stateless communities for change: developing guidelines for meaningful, collaborative advocacy on statelessness (ENS Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

2025 Year in Review (Institute on Statelessness & Inclusion, Jan. 2026) [text]

*An Advocacy Toolkit for Civil Society: Advancing the Protocol to the African Charter on Human And Peoples’ Rights Relating to the Specific Aspects of the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa (Lawyers for Human Rights et al., Nov. 2025) [text]

Birth Registration for Forcibly Displaced and Stateless Persons (UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [access]

- Available in English and French.

"Birthright Citizenship, Denaturalization, and the Specter of Statelessness," UCLA Law Review Discourse, vol. 73 (2026) [full-text]

- Focuses on the US.

Citizenship Denied: From Dred Scott to Deportation, TMI Social Science Review, no. 22 (Thurgood Marshall Institute, April 2025; posted Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Navigating citizenship in Moldova: Legal changes and rights-based implications (Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan. 2026) [text]

"Questioning the eradication framing of global statelessness work: IBelong and beyond," Journal of Human Rights, Latest Articles, 30 Jan. 2026 [open access]

Statelessness in Denmark: 10 Facts with Recommendations from UNHCR (UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [text]

Multimedia:

Knowledge Webinar Series (Global Alliance to End Statelessness) [access]

- Follow link for recordings of past sessions. 

Sites of Statelessness: Laws, Cities, Seas, 20 Jan. 2026 [access]

- Book discussion.

*Resource:

Legal Atlas
on Birth Registration: A new global tool to strengthen
every child’s right to identity (Child Identity Protection & UNICEF) [access]

- A database of country profiles that provide information on birth registration laws and regulations. The first profile provided is on Cameroon. More info is provided in this LinkedIn post.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality (15 Jan. 2026) 

News: 2026 Edition of HRW's World Report

The latest edition of Human Rights Watch's annual human rights survey, World Report 2026: Events of 2025, was launched yesterday (4 Feb. 2026). It provides a summary of the human rights situations in over 100 countries and territories around the world. The press release is here; the introductory essay is entitled "Will Human Rights Survive a Trumpian World? Authoritarian Advances Threaten Rules-Based Order." A video recording of the press conference launching the report is also available.

Readers can download the entire report or browse by individual country on the companion web site. In addition, abridged versions are offered in multiple languages via the microsite. Previous editions of the World Report can be found here.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Beyond the far-right: an ethnographic approach to cultural and institutional grievances in migration-centred mobilisations in Cyprus and Greece," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 31 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"'The Concept of a Better Life': The Transit of Bangladeshi Migrants to the Schengen Area via Central and Eastern Europe," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Conspiracy Beliefs and the 'Us Versus Them' Mentality: Identity Threat and Attitudes Toward Ukrainian Refugees in Slovakia," Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Early View, 25 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"(Im)permanent Settlement: Protracted Displacement and Secondary Movement Experiences of Syrian Refugees from Turkey to Austria," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 2 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"International refugee norm sabotage: An analysis of anti-migration groups in the UK," British Journal of Politics and International Relations, vol. 28, no. 1 (Feb. 2026) [open access]

"Migrant deservingness as an emerging concept: Unveiling public views on asylum seeker settlement through conjoint analysis," International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 111 (March 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Belgium.

Mondes & Migrations, no. 1352 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

- Themed issue on "Sous-traiter les frontières," with a dossier on "L’Union européenne et les États d’Afrique face aux migrations: coopération ou impasse?"

"Politicising safety and racialised and gendered criminalisation: Political agenda-setting and the case of Albanian asylum-seekers in the UK," British Journal of Politics and International Relations, OnlineFirst, 20 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Testing the liberal borders of the EU: (De)Constructing the right of asylum through informality," Political Geography, vol. 126 (April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on the Italian-Slovenian border. 

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt.  1 (4 Feb. 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces & reports:

Commission presents a five-year strategy on migration (European Commission, Jan. 2026) [text]

Frontex’ Responsibility for Human Rights Violations: The CJEU and Certain Aspects of the International Responsibility of International Organisations (EJIL: Talk Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

‘We ran from monsters’: Once welcomed by Germany after IS genocide, Yazidis are now deported to a life of limbo in refugee camps (The Conversation, Jan. 2026) [text]

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.**

New open access book:

Thinking Like a Route: Counter-geographies of Informal Migration in the Balkans (Edward Elgar, Jan. 2026) [open access]

- "This timely book posits the idea of a ‘route perspective’ as a multi-scalar methodology for studying informal migration. ...Presenting a novel approach to researching the complex spaces of the Balkan Route, chapters first trace the key elements of the route’s formal infrastructure from a state perspective, including camps, border walls, and asylum systems, which highlights, in-turn, what is made invisible by the official state gaze. The authors then use their empirical findings at key sites to underscore the tenacious counter-geographies of people-on-the-move."

Reports:

*Concept Note - Route-based approach operationalization: Western Balkan (UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [text]

*Migration and the European Convention on Human Rights: Legal requirements and proposals for reform (European Parliament, Feb. 2026) [text]

Transitioning into Adulthood: Improving the transition experience for applicants for international protection (EU Agency for Asylum, Feb. 2026) [text]

Multimedia:

Human rights law under threat in Europe: Restricting rights in asylum and migration cases, 15 Jan. 2026 [access]

Resource:

Atlas of Migration 2025 (European Commission, Dec. 2025) [access]

- "The Atlas of Migration 2025 guides policymakers by offering a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of migratory movements across the 27 EU Member States and 171 countries and territories worldwide. It has 3 sections: migration in EU, migration in non-EU countries, and a thematic section...which provides an examination of the drivers, dynamics and human consequences of conflict-induced displacement, shedding some light on trajectories of mobility and immobility, as well as the decisions, constraints and data behind them." See also related news release. Note: A digital version will be launched in December 2026.

*UPDATED

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (23 Jan. 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (23 Jan. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues

Reports & book chapters:

“No One Cares About Us Anymore”: How U.S. Aid Cuts Have Intensified the Crisis for Women and Girls in Afghanistan (Refugees International, Jan. 2026) [text]

"Risks and Threats to Safe and Free Movement," Chapter in Regressions in Gender Equality, Women’s Human Rights, and Empowerment: The Other Side of the Coin (Springer, Jan. 2026) [open access]

Strengthening the Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Evidence in Refugee and Humanitarian Settings: How To Guide (Baobab Research Programme Consortium, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Note: Other publications produced by this programme are available via the Population Council's Knowledge Commons. 

Towards Safer Journeys: Migrant women and children’s experiences of separation, going missing or dying (Global Migration Lab, Jan. 2026) [access]

- Follow link for the summary report in English, French and Spanish, as well as data reports for Africa, the Americas and Europe, in English and French. See also related Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog post.

Journal articles:

"Availability and readiness to provide postabortion care in refugee settlements in Uganda: a signal functions analysis," BMJ Global Health, vol. 11, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Beyond Gender: An Intersectional Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Among Syrian Refugee Women in Jordan," Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, Latest Articles, 10 Jan. 2026 [ResearchGate]

"Empowered to Stay? Ugandan Refugee Policy and Community Support in Shaping Women’s Choices," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 26 Jan. 2026 [full-text]

"Examining factors associated with post-abortion family planning among women in refugee settings in Uganda," Women's Health, 15 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"Family planning awareness and contraceptive use among young Rohingya refugee women: A representative cross-sectional study in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh," Women's Health, 26 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"From Discrimination to Dominance? How Status Threat is Linked to Male Refugees’ Gender Beliefs," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 27 Jan. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

"'I chose to stay and fight my way through': Examining female immigrants’ re-integration and coping strategies following Traumatic experiences in Durban, South Africa," Ethics, Medicine and Public Health, vol. 24 (2026) [open access]

"'I Have Completely Exhausted Myself During This Journey': Female Citizens’ Experiential Migrantisation in the Face of Their Foreign Spouse’s Deportability," Nordic Journal of Migration Research, vol. 16, no 2 (2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Finland.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues (22 Jan. 2026)

Regional Focus: Americas

Short pieces:

Catatumbo, Colombia: 100,000 displaced after a year of brutal conflict (NRC, Jan. 2026) [text]

CEJIL Boletín (Jan. 2026) [text]

- "Resumen anual 2025 - Políticas migratorias, fronteras y caminos." 

El Salvador: ACNUR apoya el fortalecimiento de la respuesta ante emergencias con el lanzamiento del Sistema Logístico de Asistencia Humanitaria (SILAH) (ACNUR, Enero 2026) [text]

IOM Praises Brazil for Welcoming and Supporting Migrants (IOM, Jan. 2026) [text]

Venezuela after Maduro: mixed migration implications of a sudden regime rupture (Mixed Migration Centre, Jan. 2026) [access]

- Available in English & Spanish. See also related TNH article and Univ. of Oxford feature.

Venezuela in Exile: Refugee Stories (USCRI, Jan. 2026) [text]

**Visit the weekly Americas Migration Brief for a much more extensive round-up of news and publications.

Reports & book chapters: 

Document forgery and identity theft in the context of irregular migration in Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic (International Organization for Migration, Jan. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

“Introduction,” The Borders of America: Migration, Control, and Resistance Across Latin America and the Caribbean (Duke Univ. Press, Feb. 2026) [access]

Panorama de Desplazamiento Interno Forzado en Honduras, Enero-Septiembre 2025 (Norwegian Refugee Council, Feb. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Families on the move – Latin American perspectives," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 22 Jan. 2026 [free full-text]

- Introduction to forthcoming special issue.

"Governance Through Uncertainty and the Making of Mixed-Status Venezuelan Families in Chile and Colombia," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 21 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Health status and living conditions of north-bound migrant minors in Mexico at place of origin and during the migration journey: A cross-sectional, mixed-methods study," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 13 (2026) [open access]

"Pushed into Precarity: Costa Rican Anti-Asylum Decrees and Nicaraguan Migrant Labor," Journal of International Service (Fall 2025) [open access]

"Understanding Transit Migration Through the Push-Pull Plus Framework: Evidence from Casa del Migrante, Honduras," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Americas (13 Jan. 2026) 

New Issue of RSQ

A special issue of Refugee Survey Quarterly (RSQ) has been published. The theme of vol. 44, no. 4, Dec. 2025 is "Interrogating the 'Complementarity' of Complementary Pathways: A Transnational Evaluation of Policy and Practice." Contents include:

• Interrogating the “Complementarity” of Complementary Pathways: A Transnational Evaluation of Policy, Practice and Sustainability [abstract]
• Complementary Pathways at the Crossroads Between Migration and Asylum: Enhancing or Diluting the International Refugee Regime? [open access]
• Refugee Sponsorship’s Unrealised Objectives and Unanticipated Benefits: A New Perspective on the Meaning of “Complementary” Pathways? [abstract]
• The Expansion of Community Refugee Sponsorship: Principles for Sustainability and Australia’s Community Support Program in Review [open access]
• New Zealand’s “Complementary” Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship: A Sustainable Community Partnership? [abstract]
• Active Refugee Admission Policies: Towards Conceptual Clarity? [open access]
• A Win–Win for Who? Complementary–Labour Pathways for Refugees through a Decolonial Feminist Lens [open access]
• Complementary Pathways: New Horizons or Muddied Waters? [open access]

Tagged Periodicals.

New Book Titles

Please visit my Forced Migration Library blog for a two-part posting of new book titles. Part 1 highlights new books and legal texts due out in February 2026, while Part 2 lists additional January 2026 titles, as well as new open access texts.

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (31 Jan. 2026)

This is a round-up of open access materials produced by authors based in the Global South (GS) and other geographic areas that are less well-represented in the domain of scholarly forced migration literature. Generally, articles are included if either the lead author or at least half of the co-authors are based in the GS. These references are organized by type of open access. Note that the OA items herein were previously referenced on either this blog or the Forced Migration Library blog as of 1 Jan. 2026.

Authors of the OA materials listed below are encouraged to deposit their work in the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA)! The submission form and guidelines are available on FMRA's website.

Bronze OA:

“Bridging Borders Through Skill Recognition for Migrants in Mexico,” PLA Inside Out: An International Journal on Theory, Research and Practice in Prior Learning Assessment, no. 9 (2025)

- Author = Mexico

“Recognition of Prior Learning in Egypt for Citizens and Migrants,” PLA Inside Out: An International Journal on Theory, Research and Practice in Prior Learning Assessment, no. 9 (2025)

- Author = Egypt

"Recognizing Arab Climate Refugees Under Both International and Regional Law," UC Law Environmental Journal, vol. 32, no. 1 (2026)

- Authors (2) = Kuwait

“Recognizing the Stateless: A Dual-Narrative Reflection on Access to Higher Education through RPL for Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Stateless People in South Africa,” PLA Inside Out: An International Journal on Theory, Research and Practice in Prior Learning Assessment, no. 9 (2025) 

- Author = South Africa

Diamond OA:

"Adapting Mobile Technology to Enhance Access to Quality, Equitable and Inclusive Education in Fragile Contexts: The Case of Kakuma Refugee Camp Primary Schools," Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, vol. 6, no. 1 (2025)

- Authors (6) = Kenya (5, incl. lead), UK (1)

"Atención a NNA migrantes en Sonora: experiencias desde las OSC y el Estado," Frontera Norte, vol. 37 (2025)

- Author = Mexico

"Crise migratoire en Libye: impasses d’une coopération asymétrique," Mondes & Migrations, no. 1352 (Jan.-Mars 2026)

- Author = Morocco

"Enjeux et limites des catégorisations dans le contexte des migrations forcées: L’exemple des réfugiés palestiniens et syriens au Liban depuis 2011," Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, vol. 41, nos. 2&3 (2025)

- Authors (2) = France (lead), Lebanon (1)

"Étude critique de la loi n° 02-03 au regard de la condition des travailleurs étrangers en situation irrégulière au Maroc," Mondes & Migrations, no. 1352 (Jan.-Mars 2026)

- Authors (2) = Morocco

"L’expulsion de l’immigré irrégulier tunisien en Europe: D’une temporalité à une autre," Mondes & Migrations, no. 1352 (Jan.-Mars 2026)

- Author = Tunisia

"La familiarización de las migraciones en los corredores migratorios de América Latina, una aproximación teórico-metodológica," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 16 (2025)

- Authors (2) = Argentina (lead), Mexico (1)

"Filling the Humanitarian Gap and a Plural Perspective on Humanitarianism: Communitarian Socio-Cultural Support Practices Among South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda," Nordic Journal of African Studies, vol. 34, no. 4 (2025)

- Authors (2) = Norway (lead), Uganda (1)

"Forced Expulsion of Afghan Refugees from Iran after 2025 Strikes," Obrana a Strategie = Defence & Strategy, vol. 25, no. 2 (Dec. 2025)

- Authors (3) = Indonesia

"Gaps in the Implementation of the Non-Prima Facie Refugee Status Determination in Uganda," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 11, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2025)

- Authors (4) = South Africa

"Humanitarian Response and Dynamics of Community Security: Insights from Rohingya Refugee Camps and Host Communities in Ukhiya and Teknaf, Bangladesh," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 64, no. 3 (2025)

- Author = Bangladesh

"The Impact of the War in Gaza on Children’s Right to Education: A Qualitative Study of Local and International Social Work Interventions," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 64, no. 3 (2025)

- Authors (2) = Germany (lead), Jordan (1)

"The Impact of War on the Social Behaviors of Children and Adolescents in Refugee Camps," Cihan University-Erbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 1 (Jan. 2026)

- Authors (2) = Kurdistan Region of Iraq

"Les intérêts stratégiques de la Russie et de la Chine en Afrique en matière migratoire," Mondes & Migrations, no. 1352 (Jan.-Mars 2026)

- Authors (2) = Morocco

"Intersectionality of Gender, Culture, and Identity Politics in Migrant Women’s Integration in Africa," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 11, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2025)

- Authors (2) = South Africa

"The Middling Citizenship Trap: Belonging Denied Through Neoliberal Exclusionary Inclusion in South Africa," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 11, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2025)

- Author = South Africa

"Necropolitics and Slow Violence: Revisiting Migrants’ Access to Healthcare during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 11, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2025)

- Authors (2) = South Africa

"Le 'Plan Mattei': nouvel outil d’externalisation de la politique migratoire européenne en Afrique," Mondes & Migrations, no. 1352 (Jan.-Mars 2026)

- Author = Morocco

"Prior Business Experience, Entrepreneurial Intentions, and Intention Implementation among Refugees: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior," Future Business Journal, 12:4 (Jan. 2026)

- Authors (5) = Uganda (5, incl. lead), Uganda/Germany (1)

"Refugees, Family Dynamics, and Resilience: Integrating Systemic Disruptions and Individual Coping Mechanisms," Journal of Family Issues, OnlineFirst, 30 Dec. 2025

- Authors (2) = Vietnam (lead), Canada (1)

"Rural-Urban Migration and Translocal Livelihoods in West Africa: Review of Literature," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 11, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2025)

- Authors (3) = Ghana

"Urban Refugee Protection and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in Ethiopia: Challenges and Missing Links," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 11, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2025)

- Authors (3) = Ethiopia (2, incl. lead), Switzerland (1)

Gold OA:

Note: Article processing charges (APCs) and other fees are indicated below; waivers are generally offered by gold OA journals but the waiver status of the authors listed below is unknown.

"Assessing the Impact of Disabilities on Healthcare Access among Sudanese Refugees in Egypt during the 2023 Crisis: A Discriminant Analysis Approach," Frontiers in Medicine, 11 Dec. 2025

- Authors (7) = Saudi Arabia (3, incl. lead), Egypt (2), UK (1), Togo (1)

- APC = CHF 3150

"'Condoms don't cross your mind when you're hungry': Challenges to Safe Sex in Libyan IDP Camps - A Qualitative Study," Public Health in Practice, vol. 11 (June 2026)

- Authors (3) = Thailand/Germany (lead), Libya (1), Germany (1)

- APC = USD 2270

"Economic Burden of Drought Using the Life Satisfaction Approach: A Case Study of Slum Dwellers in Southeast Iran," PLoS One 21(1): e0340300 (Jan. 2026)

- Authors (4) = Iran

- APC = USD 2382

"Examining Suicidality and Associated Risk Factors among Refugee Children and Adolescents in Uganda," BMC Psychiatry, 25:1169 (Nov. 2025)

- Authors (6) = Kenya/Uganda (lead), Kenya (2), Finland (1), Kenya/Canada/Uganda (1), Sweden (1)

- APC = USD 3290

"Hunger Strikes among Asylum Seekers in Australian Immigration Detention: Prevalence, Precipitants, Characteristics, and Management," BMC Public Health, 14 Jan. 2026

- Authors (4) = Sierra Leone/Australia (lead), UK/Australia (1), Australia (2)

- APC = USD 3450

"The Lived Experiences of Ethiopian Women Trafficked to the Middle East: Departure Motives, Gender-specific Trauma, and Coping Strategies," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 13 (2026)

- Author = Ethiopia

- APC = USD 3100

"Materialising Digital Borderscapes: Examining the Effects of Digital Systems on Asylum Seekers and Refugees," Social Inclusion, vol. 14 (2026)

- Authors (2) = Switzerland (lead), South Africa (1)

- APC = EUR 1350

"Perceived Social Support Among Older Adults Residing in the Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh," Health & Social Care in the Community, 29 Dec. 2025

- Authors (13) = Bangladesh/Australia (lead), Australia (6), Bangladesh (4), US (2)

- APC = USD 2970

"Psychological Adaptation and Resilience among Elderly Refugees: Protective and Risk Factors in Confronting Trauma and Social Isolation," Frontiers in Psychology, 9 Dec. 2025

- Authors (4) = Egypt/Saudi Arabia (lead), Saudi Arabia (3) 

- APC = CHF 3150

"Refugee Housing Access Through Urban Studies and Strategic Digital City Context," Urban Science, vol. 10, no. 1 (Jan. 2026)

- Authors (4) = Brazil (2, incl. lead), Portugal (1), Nigeria (1)

- APC = CHF 1800

"The Role of Local NGOs in Promoting Peace and Conflict Resolution in Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh," International Journal of Peace and Conflict Research, vol. 1, no. 1 (2026)

- Authors (2) = Bangladesh

- APC = fees were waived for the inaugural issue of this journal; the charge for articles in subsequent issues will be USD 100.

"Screening for Sexual Violence against Children in Humanitarian Settings: A Feasibility Study of a Para-social Worker-led Intervention in Uganda," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 10:19 (Dec. 2025)

- Authors (12) = Kenya (10, incl. lead), Kenya/Ethiopia (1), Uganda (1)

- APC = USD 1390

"Understanding Exposure of Informal, Displaced and Migrant Populations to E-waste Processing Residues in the Context of Nigeria," Discover Environment, 4:32 (Jan. 2026)

- Authors (2) = Nigeria (lead), UK (1)

- APC = USD 1440

Green OA:

"Refugee Status as Taboo: How Humanitarian Intervention Impeded Refugee Recognition in Vietnam Before the Orderly Departure Program (1979)," Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, Latest Articles, 20 Jan. 2025

- Postprint version posted in the KU Leuven IR

- Authors (2) = Belgium (lead), Vietnam (1)

Hybrid OA:

Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.

"Cooperation within Reason: Tunisia’s Approach to Asylum and Readmission," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 26, no. 2 (June 2024)

- Authors (2) = Canada (lead), Tunisia (1)

- APC = USD 2695

"The Elusive 'Collectivised Refugee Protection': The Case of the EU-Egypt Migration Cooperation," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 26, no. 2 (June 2024)

- Author = Egypt

- APC = USD 2695

"The Influence of Diplomatic and Foreign Policy Considerations in the Making of Migration and Asylum Policy in Morocco," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 26, no. 2 (June 2024)

- Author = Morocco

- APC = USD 2695

"Moving on the Edge: Climate Change-induced Hazards and the Politics of (Im)mobility in Rohingya Refugee Camps," Climate and Development, Latest Articles, 5 Jan. 2026

- Author = UK/Bangladesh

- APC = USD 4720

"'No one ever asked for my suggestions…': Photo-elicitation with Forcibly-displaced Rohingya about Humanitarian Responses to Mass Displacement in Cox’s Bazar," Medical Humanities, Online First, 20 January 2026

- Authors (10) = UK (2, incl. lead), Bangladesh (5), India (1), Singapore (1), UK/Singapore (1)

- APC = GBP 3650 

"The Permanent Few or the Temporary Many? Evaluating Refugee Integration Obstructors through Implementation of the Ethiopia and Jordan Job Compacts," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 1 (March 2026)

- Authors (2) = Austria/Jordan (lead), Ethiopia (1)

- APC = EUR 4150

"Rethinking Vulnerability and Humanitarian Assistance in the Pastoral Drylands: Insights from Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 1 (Jan. 2026)

- Authors (4) = Kenya/US (lead), Kenya (1), US (1), UK (1)

- APC = USD 3590

"'The revolution might be a start … ': Gender Norm Change amongst Chin Refugees in Mizoram, India," Development in Practice, Latest Articles, 29 Dec. 2025

- Authors (2) = Germany (lead), India (1)

- APC = USD 3300

"Who Gets to See the Sea? Stratified Displacement, Privilege, and the Optics of Escape in Lebanon," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 1 (March 2026)

- Author = Lebanon

- APC = EUR 4150

"Women-Led Strategies Amid Structural Inequalities: An Ethnography of a CSO Supporting Migrant Mothers in Valparaíso, Chile," Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 26, no. 4 (Dec. 2025)

- Authors (2) = Chile (lead), US (1)

- APC = USD 3190

Books/Book chapters:

"Environmental Justice, Climate Change and Food Security: Interventions with Refugee Children in Western Uganda," Chapter in Climate Justice in Action: Activism and Adaptation in Eastern Africa (Bristol Univ. Press, Jan. 2026) 

- Author = Uganda

"Working through Community Structures: The Role of Community Health Workers in Cardio-metabolic Disease Care in Bidibidi, Uganda," Chapter in Continuity of Care for Forcibly Displaced Persons Living with Chronic Illness (Bristol Univ. Press, 2026) 

- Authors (8) = Denmark (4, incl. lead), Uganda (4)

"Working with Mental Health: How Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support into Refugee Health Services Can Support Continuity of Care for Chronic Conditions," Chapter in Continuity of Care for Forcibly Displaced Persons Living with Chronic Illness (Bristol Univ. Press, 2026)

- Author = Thailand

"Working with Perceptions: Patient Education and Counselling as Pathways to Continuity of Care among Diabetic Patients in Gaza," Chapter in Continuity of Care for Forcibly Displaced Persons Living with Chronic Illness (Bristol Univ. Press, 2026) 

- Author = Palestine

Periodical issues:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 11, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2025) 

- Mix of articles. Published by the Scalabrini Institute on Human Mobility in Africa and the University of the Western Cape, both based in South Africa.

Related post:

- Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (31 Dec. 2025)

Opportunities: More Feb. 2026 & New March 2026

Webinar: Africa’s new treaty on statelessness and the right to a nationality: How to make it work?, 4 February 2026 [info]

Panel discussion: Aid Cuts One Year On: Local Solutions to Indefensible Harm, 5 February 2026 [info]

Call for applications: Humanitarian Futures: Gender, Displacement, and Justice Fellowship—Research for Lasting Change, Women's Refugee Commission [info]

- Apply by 9 February 2026.

Talk: When Practice Becomes Knowledge: The Distorting Power of Humanitarian Fictions in Refugee Research, Ottawa, 9 February 2026 [info]

CFP: The refugee-migrant distinction: toward a global history, Cambridge, UK, 15-16 October 2026 [info]

- Submit proposals by 16 February 2026.

Webinar: 2026 State of Play Assessment on Statelessness in Europe, 25 February 2026 [info]

Call for submissions: Yearbook of International Disaster Law [info]

- Abstract deadline is 6 March 2026.

Seminar: New Pathways, Old Challenges? Navigating Labour Mobility for Skilled Refugees, Online, 12 March 2026 [info]

Course: Palestine Refugees and International Law, Beirut, 13-14 March 2026 [info]

- "Offers are made on a first-come-first-served basis."

Seminar: Is AI a future panacea or problem for refugee law?, London, 18 March 2026 [info]

CFP: Reproductive Health [info]

- Contributions sought for a special collection on "Reproductive Health Equity for Migrants, Refugees, and Internally Displaced Populations." Submission deadline is 20 March 2026.

CFP/Call for registration: LGBTQ+ refugees in the welfare state: Research, policy and practitioners in dialogue, Uppsala, 21-22 May 2026 [info]

- Submit abstracts by 25 March 2026. Registration opens 30 March 2026.

CFP: Journal of International Humanitarian Action [info]

- Contributions sought for a special collection on "Humanitarianism Under Attack." Submission deadline is 31 March 2026.

Related post:

- Opportunities: A Few More Jan. & Feb. 2026

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 2

Book chapters:

"African Legal Tools for Facilitating Climate Justice in Cross-Border Displacement in Eastern Africa: Surpassing the Bleak Legal Ideal in International Refugee Law," Chapter in Climate Justice in Action: Activism and Adaptation in Eastern Africa (Bristol Univ. Press, Jan. 2026) [open access]

"'Burdens and Threats': Displaced Populations in Eastern Africa’s Climate Agenda," Chapter in Climate Justice in Action: Activism and Adaptation in Eastern Africa (Bristol Univ. Press, Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Human Rights in Motion and People on the Move: Navigating Individual and Collective Claims Amidst Climate Change," European Yearbook on Human Rights, vol. 2 (2025) [open access]

Journal articles:

"Desires for In Situ Adaptation Versus Out-Migration? The Impact of Flooding and Cyclones on Polder Communities in the Bangladesh Delt," Geo: Geography and Environment, vol. 12, no. 2 (July-Dec. 2025) [open access]

"Moving on the edge: climate change-induced hazards and the politics of (im)mobility in Rohingya refugee camps," Climate and Development, Latest Articles, 5 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Recognizing Arab Climate Refugees Under Both International and Regional Law," UC Law Environmental Journal, vol. 32, no. 1 (2026) [full-text]

Multimedia:

Is Climate-Vulnerable Africa Prepared for Increased Displacement?, 26 Jan. 2026 [access]

[Launch event for Forced Migration Review, no. 7, "Climate change: choices for displaced people"], 26 Nov. 2025 [access]

Migration amid Climate Change: Adaptation, Displacement, and People Trapped in Place, 27 Jan. 2026 [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1 (30 Jan. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Africa needs to prepare for its new reality of climate migration (Africa at LSE Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

Chungnam National University study finds climate adaptation can ease migration pressures in Africa (EurekaAlert, Jan. 2026) [text]

Displaced by Climate Change, Driven to Crime? Exploring Bangladesh’s Emerging Crisis (RLI Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

A Milestone in Climate-Related Protection? A Human Rights Appeal in the UK Allowed on Article 8 ECHR Grounds for Climate Change Impacts (EIN Blog, Dec. 2025) [text]

Reports:

Are We Studying "Climate Refugees"? Some Methodological Challenges Identifying Environmental Drivers of Human Mobility in Central America's Northern Triangle, CLALS Working Paper, no. 63 (American Univ., Jan. 2026) [text]

A framework to empower migrant communities of origin towards climate resilience (International Organization for Migration, Jan. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Migration & Climate Change Regional Focus: Southern Libya (International Organization for Migration, Jan. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Understanding Climate Change, Migration and Health Nexus: Insights from the MENA Region (International Organization for Migration, Jan. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters (16 Jan. 2026)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

Afghanistan: FAO and Asian Development Bank advance $100 million initiative to boost food security and resilience (FAO, Jan. 2026) [text]

How our small organisation struggles against logistics challenges in Bangladesh (Humanitarian Practice Network, Jan. 2026) [text]

"Palau lawmakers vote to block controversial Trump deal to resettle migrants from US," The Guardian, 30 Jan. 2026 [text]

Returning Home: Land, Displacement, and the Politics of Resettlement in Post-War Sri Lanka (RID Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Anxieties about a Porous Border: Australian Government Responses to Melanesian 'Boat People'," Australian Historical Studies, vol. 56, no. 3 (2025) [open access]

Making Partnerships Work in Afghanistan Guiding: Principles and Modalities for Equitable Collaboration - Advancing equitable, locally led humanitarian and development partnerships (Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development, Jan. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

"'No one ever asked for my suggestions…': photo-elicitation with forcibly-displaced Rohingya about humanitarian responses to mass displacement in Cox’s Bazar," Medical Humanities, Online First, 20 January 2026 [open access]

"Refugee status as taboo: how humanitarian intervention impeded refugee recognition in Vietnam before the Orderly Departure Program (1979)," Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, Latest Articles, 20 Jan. 2025 [postprint]

- See also other related postprint.

"The Role of Local NGOs in Promoting Peace and Conflict Resolution in Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh," International Journal of Peace and Conflict Research, vol. 1, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Securitised Exit and Passport Regimes in South Korea: Law, Politics and Jurisdiction," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Societal impacts of the Rohingya refugee presence in Bangladesh’s border communities: Tensions and transformations," Societal Impacts, vol. 7 (June 2026) [open access]

"Theorising the politics of famine: Bangladesh in 1974," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (15 Jan. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Australian settlement workers’ use of food security information resources with refugee clients: a qualitative exploration," Public Health Nutrition, vol. 29, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Bridging the gap between principle and practice: the ‘right to asylum’ under Article 18 EU Charter and its implications for the EU Resettlement Regulation," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 28 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Bright and Blurred Boundaries in the US Military: Experiences of Immigrants and Children of Immigrants," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 25 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Evaluating bridge-building strategies: How direct and indirect contact with refugees in Italian welcome projects promotes positive intergroup relations," Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, vol 26, no. 1 (April 2026) [open access]

"The interplay between origin- and receiving-country conditions: experimental evidence on Ukrainian refugees’ return intentions," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 22 Jan. 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

"Intersectionality of Gender, Culture, and Identity Politics in Migrant Women’s Integration in Africa," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 11, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2025) [open access]

"Post-Conflict Societies: Consensus-Building and the Decline of Voluntary Return," International Studies Review, vol. 27, no. 4 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

"Le rôle du contexte local sur les trajectoires de francisation des nouveaux arrivants: Le cas des réfugiés syriens à Gatineau," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

"Why do small Western European localities promote local integration policies? A qualitative comparative analysis," Comparative Migration Studies, 16 Jan. 2026 [open access] 

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (30 Jan. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Afghan migrants stranded in Pakistan after the US suspends refugee resettlement (The Conversation, Jan. 2026) [text]

Beyond emergency responses: Why local context matters for refugee allocation (VoxEU, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Italy.

Starting Conditions after Resettlement: Analyses of the Humanitarian Admission Programme from Turkey and Resettlement (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Germany. Note: The text of the brief discussed in this summary is available in German.

USCIS Begins Re-Verifying — and Sometimes Detaining — Refugees (The Asylumist Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

- See also related IRAP news release.

Reports & book chapters:

Driving Solutions to Internal Displacement: Compendium of Projects (International Organization for Migration, Jan. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Introduction," in A Research Agenda for Immigration Settlement and Adjustment (Edward Elgar, Jan. 2026) [free full-text]

Resource:

IRAP Legal Information (International Refugee Assistance Project) [access]

- Provides easy-to-understand Know Your Rights information for refugees and other displaced people living in the US.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (14 Jan. 2026)