FYI just a quick note to say an additional title was included under "Legal Texts" in my recent round-up of new books - check it out!
04 March 2026
Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2 (Afghans)
Short pieces:
A Hard Journey Home: Stories of Return, Loss, and New Beginnings (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]
Pakistan’s Deportations of Afghan Refugees: A Test of International Refugee Protections (The Diplomatic Pouch, Feb. 2026) [text]
UNHCR seeks support for solutions as 5.4 million Afghans return since late 2023 (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]
Reports:
2025 Afghan Returns: One Year Recap (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]
Compounding Returns: A Study on Remittance Loss and the Cost of Deportations (Samuel Hall & World Vision, March 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]
Journal articles:
"Beyond borders, beyond care, beyond barriers: navigating barriers to healthcare access for undocumented Afghan immigrants in host societies," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 27 Feb. 2026 [open access]
- Focuses on Pakistan.
"Enduring Aspirations and Continuous Mobility: Formation, Realisation and Repression of Migration Aspirations of Afghan Returnees," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 5 (Sept. 2025) [open access]
"Racialized vulnerability and socioeconomic determinants of health among Afghan refugees in Pakistan," Scientific Reports, 18 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Safety nets beyond borders, bodies, and barriers: informal reproductive healthcare adaptation and coping strategies of undocumented Afghan women migrants in Pakistan," International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, vol. 21, no. 1 (2026) [open access]
Related post:
Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1
Short pieces & reports:
Immigration: Trump’s puzzling Australia exemption (The Interpreter Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]
Living Under Restriction: Structural Exclusion, Distress, and Security Perceptions among Rohingya Refugees, RLI Working Paper No. 81 (Refugee Law Initiative, Feb. 2026) [text]
Journal articles:
"Australian media's response to the end of indefinite detention: towards a rights-based treatment of people seeking asylum?," Media International Australia, OnlineFirst, 28 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Exploring the Role of Common Pool Resources and (Mal)Coping in Socio-Environmental Dynamics: A Case Study of the Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 22 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"The good faith requirement in New Zealand refugee law," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 17 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Interrogating local organisational capacity in humanitarian localisation: insights from Bangladeshi NGOs in the Rohingya response," Development in Practice, Latest Articles, 11 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Navigating the overlap of climate-induced and conflict-induced displacement: perspectives from humanitarian practitioners in the Philippines," npj Climate Action, 5:8 (Jan. 2026) [open access]
"Sensible Tactics or Missed Opportunity? Evaluating the Exceptional Treatment of Migration and Refugee Decisions in the Administrative Review Tribunal Act," Federal Law Review, vol. 53 (2026) [open access]
- Focuses on Australia.
Multimedia:
The Role of Immigration as South Korea Navigates Demographic Decline, 25 Feb. 2026 [access]
Related post:
Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2
New open access books:
From arrival to settlement: Vulnerabilities of asylum seekers and
refugees in Europe (Neodemos Association, Feb. 2026) [open access]
- "The new open-access ebook produced as part of the AVRAI (Assessing the
Vulnerability of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Italy) project addresses
[the meaning of vulnerability]. Rather than taking vulnerability for
granted, the book invites readers to rethink it as a dynamic and
relational condition, emerging at the intersection of individual
characteristics, social environments, and institutional responses. In
doing so, it challenges both emergency-driven humanitarian frameworks and
the rigid policy classifications that dominate the European context."
Migration as Anchorage: Ethnography of a Palestinian Family in
London (Berghahn Books, Dec. 2025) [open access]
"On a temporary visit to London, a Palestinian family found themselves
unable to return to Gaza during Israel’s 2008 war on their city.
Understanding their stay in London as an act of ‘anchoring’, the family
opened a Palestinian café and sought to make their lives – as individuals,
as a family and as a community – viable in the face of uncertainty. By
following the stories of various family members as they struggled to
recreate a sense of home, this moving ethnography introduces the concept
of anchorage as a novel lens to understand migration, home and place,
highlighting the fluidity, temporariness and serendipity of these
experiences."
Working the Dutch Asylum Apparatus: An Ethnography of Suspicious
Compassion and State Power (Berghahn Books, March 2026) [open access]
- "Since the 1970s, the recurring discourse of a ‘refugee crisis’ in
Europe has affected border strategies that create a context of suspicion
and criminalise asylum applicants. This book examines how the Netherlands
engages with the arrival of certain (often illegalised) travellers and the
asylum procedure, a tense liminal space and time that ensures decisions of
inclusion and exclusion. Dutch asylum procedure is a peculiar legal
procedure that gathers different people and sensitivities together to make
swift, life-altering decisions for those applying for protection. Based on
an extensive ethnography, this book reveals the ways in which suspicious
compassion in Dutch asylum pervades an objective decision-making
practice."
Journal articles:
"Anti-refugee Violence and Social Marginalization of Refugees: Evidence
from Germany," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 24
Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Camp studies trapped in the camp? Re-articulating recent Greek history
through the camp as a productive device," Political Geography, vol. 124 (Jan. 2026) [open access]
"Doing Agency through Personal Networks: The Case of Ukrainian Forced
Migrants in Romania," Global Networks, vol. 26, no. 2 (April
2026) [open access]
"The European Union as a humanitarian border: the production of
vulnerability in the New Pact on Migration and Asylum," Space and Polity, Latest Articles, 24 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"HIV self-testing awareness among African refugee male sex workers in
Italy: A mixed-methods study," PLoS One 21(2): e0343441
(Feb. 2026) [open access]
"Motus Internus: Narrative Turning Points and the Intragroup Emergence
of Dehumanizing Ideologies Among Migrants," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 2 March 2026 [open access]
- Focuses on Italy.
"Multidimensional effects of conflict-induced violence on wartime
migration decisions: evidence from Ukraine," Journal of Peace Research, vol. 62, no. 6 (Nov. 2025) [open access]
"Networked Migrants and De-Networked Policies—Examining the Nexus of
Migration Regimes and Experiences Through a Relational Lens," Global Networks, vol. 26, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]
"Racialised deservingness and peripheral whiteness: the case of Albanian
asylum seekers in Britain," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 18 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Translating ‘legitimate’ violence in deportation: a bottom-up
relational approach to EU policy norms in practice," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, March 2026 [open access]
Related post:
Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1
Short pieces:
EU Council gives final greenlight to new EU asylum measures (InfoMigrants, Feb. 2026) [text]
- "The Council of the European Union has now formally adopted the first EU-wide list of safe countries of origin, to be used in asylum application cases, as well as a revision of the safe third countries concept."
Major overhaul of asylum system introduces 30-month refugee leave under ‘core protection’ model (EIN, March 2026) [text]
- Focuses on the UK.
Neither innovative nor smart: externalisation as a migration policy path of human rights risk (COE Commissioner for Human Rights, Feb. 2026) [text]
**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.**
Reports:
Country Guidance: Explained (EU Agency for Asylum, Feb. 2026) [access]
Forced displacement from Ukraine: The potential role of migration in Ukraine's future reconstruction (Danish Institute for International Studies, Feb. 2026) [text]
Guidance Note on Albania (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]
Latest Asylum Trends 2025: Annual Analysis (EU Agency for Asylum, March 2026) [text]
Observations on the new EU returns framework (COE Commissioner for Human Rights, March 2026) [text]
Practical Guide on Access to the Asylum Procedure (EU Agency for Asylum & Frontex, Feb. 2026) [text]
Racial Logics of Irregular Migration in Europe: Policy, Perception, and Precarity (I-CLAIM, Feb. 2026) [text]
Related post:
03 March 2026
Opportunities: More March 2026 & New April 2026
CFP: Displaced Voices: A Journal of Migration, Archives and Cultural Heritage [info]
- Contributions sought for a special issue on the "75th Anniversary of the United Nations Refugee Convention." Submit abstracts by 6 March 2026.
CFP: Workshop on "The Rise of International Asylum Coordination: Understanding the Evolution and Impact of Safe Third Country Policies," Saskatoon, Canada, 2-3 October 2026 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 March 2026.
Call for registration: 21st Online Course on International Migration Law, 13 April–8 May 2026 [info]
- Register by 16 March 2026.
Call for proposals: Hosting the IASFM21 Conference (2027) [info]
- Deadline for submissions is 31 March 2026.
Call for applications: Fall 2026 Graduate Programs in Migration & Refugee Studies, American University in Cairo [info]
- Application deadline for the MA program is 1 April 2026.
Call for proposals: Migration Politics Journal's In-Person Residency on “Migration Politics and Violence” [info]
- Submit proposals by 6 April 2026.
Call for submissions: IJRL/ACMRL Workshop for Prospective Authors, Online, June 2026 [info]
- Submission deadline is 12 April 2026.
Call for registration: 15th Online Course on Statelessness, 18 May–11 June 2026 [info]
- Register by 13 April 2026.
CFP: 23rd Nordic Migration Research (NMR), Huddinge, Sweden, 12-14 August 2026 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 April 2026.
Seminar: Safe third country concept: A tool for containment and illegalization of mobility, Online, 15 April 2026 [info]
Course: Forced Migration, Protection, and Humanitarianism, Online, 20 April–15 June 2026 [info]
- Register by 17 April 2026.
Call for registration: 51st Online Course on International Refugee Law (English), 18 May–26 June 2026 [info]
- Register by 20 April 2026.
Call for registration: Bridging the gap? Rethinking engagement between migration research, policies and practices, Legon, Ghana, 23-24 April 2026 [info]
Related post:
02 March 2026
27 February 2026
Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (27 Feb. 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 Feb. 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:
"Empowered to Stay? Ugandan Refugee Policy and Community Support in Shaping Women’s Choices," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 26 Jan. 2026
- Authors (2) = Uganda (lead), Nigeria (1)
Diamond OA:
"Anticipated Ecological Disaster: Climate Change, Perennial Floods and Urban Resilience in Makurdi City, Nigeria," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026)
- Author = Nigeria
"Decolonizing People: An Understanding of Pashtun Indigenous Community Vulnerability to Climate-Induced Displacement," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026)
- Authors (2) = Pakistan (lead), US (1)
"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)
- Author = UK/Kenya
"Introducing a Survivor-Centred Policy Framework for Conflict-Induced Internal Displacement in Uganda," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026)
- Author = Uganda
"Navigating the Nexus of Displacement, Policy, and Governance," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026)
- Authors (2) = India
"Reformando la frontera vertical? De las deportaciones a la contención al interior del territorio mexicano," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 17 (2026)
- Authors (2) = Mexico
"The Role of Soft Law in Ensuring Durable Solutions for Children Displaced by Climate Change in Africa," African Human Rights Law Journal, vol. 25 (2025)
- Author = South Africa
"The Subversion of Politics: Political Prohibitions on Refugees and Asylum Seekers in South Africa," African Human Rights Law Journal, vol. 25, no. 2 (2025)
- Author = South Africa
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.
"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)
- Authors (11) = Kenya (7, incl. lead), US (3), Ethiopia (1)
- APC = GBP 3580
"Displacement Due to Riverbank Erosion: A Threat to Education in Bangladesh," Progress in Disaster Science, vol. 29 (Jan. 2026)
- Authors (4) = Bangladesh (2, incl. lead), Hungary/Bangladesh (1), Hungary (1)
- APC = USD 2280
"Examining Factors Associated with Post-abortion Family Planning among Women in Refugee Settings in Uganda," Women's Health, 15 Dec. 2025
- Authors (10) = Kenya (7, incl. lead), US (3)
- APC = USD 3000
"Experiences in Building Social Connectedness and Sense of Belonging: Voices from African Migrants in Australia," Scientific Reports, 16:5418 (Feb. 2026)
- Authors (5) = Australia/South Africa (lead), Nigeria (1), Australia (3)
- APC = USD 2850
"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
- Authors (2) = Bangladesh (lead), Australia (1)
- APC = USD 3000
"'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)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 2460
"Impact of Two Decades of Humanitarian and Development Assistance and the Projected Mortality Consequences of Current Defunding to 2030: Retrospective Evaluation and Forecasting Analysis," The Lancet Global Health, OnlineFirst, 2 Feb. 2026
- Authors (14) = Brazil (5, incl. lead), Spain (5), Mozambique (2), Spain/Mozambique (1), Brazil/Spain (1)
- APC = USD 7860
"Mapping Memories and Meaning: Visual and Narrative Methods in Research with Older African Refugees," International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 13 Feb. 2026
- Authors (2) = Canada/Nigeria (lead), Canada (1)
- APC = USD 3000
"Refugee Inflows and Macroeconomic Performance: Evidence from a Cross-country panel (2000–2023)," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2 Feb. 2026
- Authors (6) = Bangladesh (2, incl. lead), Switzerland (1), Hong Kong SAR (2), Türkiye (1)
- APC = CHF 1175
"Sudanese Refugees in Chad: Addressing Overwhelming Mental Health Needs through Sustainable Partnerships," BJPsych Open, vol. 12, no. 2 (March 2026)
- Authors (3) = Switzerland (lead), Chad (2)
- APC = USD 3655
"Understanding Transit Migration Through the Push-Pull Plus Framework: Evidence from Casa del Migrante, Honduras," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 1 (Jan. 2026)
- Authors (5) = US (2, incl. lead), Honduras (3)
- APC = CHF 1800
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs. Transformative agreements between institutions and publishers often cover hybrid APC costs, but the role these agreements played regarding the OA status of articles listed below is unknown.
"Assessing School Readiness Domains in a Large Cohort of Refugee Children: Validation and Links with Family Factors," Studies in Educational Evaluation, vol. 88 (March 2026)
- Authors (5) = Malaysia (2, incl. lead), UK (3)
- APC = USD 3710
"Ecological Paradoxes of Conflict: The Dual Impact of Armed Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises on Africa's Ecosystems," African Journal of Ecology, vol. 64, no. 2 (March 2026)
- Authors (5) = Italy/Togo/Nigeria (lead), Italy/Uganda (1), US (1), Italy (1), Uganda (1)
- APC = USD 3730
"Entwined Economies of Violence: Understanding Borderland Conflict and Resource Politics in Northern Kenya," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 2 (April 2026)
- Author = South Africa
- APC = USD 3590
"Exploring a Scalar Nexus Approach to Understanding Environmental Change Around Refugee Settlements in Uganda," Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Latest Articles, 12 Feb. 2026
- Authors (8) = UK (4, incl. lead), Uganda (4)
- APC = USD 3650
"Global Humanitarianism Between Ideals and Realities: Lessons from Gaza’s 2023 Crisis," Forum for Development Studies, Latest Articles, 5 Feb. 2026
- Author = Qatar
- APC = USD 2990
"The Hope Industrial Complex: Resisting Manufactured and False Hope with Critical Hope in Peace Education, Thailand's Refugee Context," Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives, Latest Articles, 27 Jan. 2026
- Authors (5) = US (lead), Thailand (3), Cambodia (1)
- APC = USD 3300
"Humanitarian Crises and Mental Health Coping Strategies Among Myanmar Refugees in Mizoram State, India," Asian Social Work and Policy Review, vol. 20, no. 1 (Feb. 2026)
- Author = Hong Kong
- APC = USD 3040
"Humanitarian Diplomacy in Practice: Turkish and Qatari NGOs Navigating Access and Influence in Somalia," Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Latest Articles, 13 Jan. 2026
- Author = Qatar
- APC = USD 4000
"Immigration Politics: Socio-economic Contributions and Securitisation of Immigration in Botswana," Migration and Development, OnlineFirst, 12 Jan. 2026
- Authors (2) = Botswana
- APC = USD 3640
"Locally-led Maladaptation as a Configuration of Responsibilities: Ethnographic Photo Essay of a Bamboo Wall in Bangladesh," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 2 (April 2026)
- Authors (2) = Netherlands (lead), Bangladesh (1)
- APC = USD 3590
"Migrant Livelihoods and the Power of Social Ties: Evidence from Johannesburg’s Informal Sector," Development Southern Africa, Latest Articles, 4 Feb. 2026
- Authors (3) = South Africa
- APC = USD 3300
"Prolonging the Temporary: Female-Headed Syrian Refugee Households on Displacement, Return and Waiting post-Assad," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 16 Feb. 2026
- Author = Lebanon
- APC = EUR 3944
"Theorizing Participation in the Migrant Caravans: Perspectives from Migration and Social Movement Studies," Migration Studies, vol. 14, no. 1 (March 2026)
- Authors (2) = US (lead), Mexico (1)
- APC = EUR 4150
Books/Book chapters:
"The Evolution of the Gulf States as Humanitarian Donors," Chapter in Foreign Aid of Gulf States: Continuity and Change (Routledge, 2025)
- Authors (2) = Qatar
"Exploring the Preference for Bilateral Aid: Gulf Oil States' aid to Yemen," Chapter in Foreign Aid of Gulf States: Continuity and Change (Routledge, 2025)
- Authors (2) = Qatar
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26 February 2026
Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies
Opportunity:
Seminar: Is AI a future panacea or problem for refugee law?, London, 18 March 2026 [info]
Short pieces:
ACNUR promueve la seguridad digital de las personas refugiadas en Panamá (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]
Afterword: Systemic Unfairness for Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Algorithmic Era (Verfassungsblog, Dec. 2025) [text]
- View all the posts that are part of this symposium here.
AI in Aid: Experimentality, Maldata, and Data Extrapolation (GP Opinion, Feb. 2026) [text]
How digital learning is strengthening education in Dadaab refugee camps (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]
*Leveraging AI for community-based protection (UNHCR Innovation Service, Dec. 2025) [text]
Journal articles:
"Anticipating Migration for Policymaking: Forecasting, Foresight, and Other Forward-Looking Methods to Inform Migration Policy," Data & Policy (2024-2025) [open access]
- "This special collection of papers in Data & Policy...seeks to understand the ways in which new data sources, technologies, and anticipatory techniques can help signal emerging migration trends."
"Artificial intelligence in humanitarian aid: A review and future research agenda," Technovation, vol. 151 March 2026 [open access]
"Empowering Immigrant Library Users Through Personal Data Literacy Programming in Public Libraries," Library Trends, vol. 74, no. 3 (Feb. 2026) [open access]
- Focuses on the US.
"From search to imaginary: the algorithmic construction of the refugee figure and the reproduction of bias in the era of generative AI - The Spanish case study of Google AI Overviews and Gemini," Frontiers in Communication, 9 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Gendered Networking and Social Capital Building Among Ukrainian Refugees: Insights From the ‘United for Ukraine’ Facebook Platform in Romania," Area, vol. 58, no. 1 (March 2026) [open access]
"Grass is always dark(er) on the other side: Exploring the dark side of artificial intelligence humanitarian supply chain operations," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, vol. 224 (March 2026) [open access]
"Immigrants vs. Artificial Intelligence: The Human Cost of AI in Asylum Decisions," Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality, vol. 44, no. 1 (2026) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.
Social Inclusion, vol. 14 (2026) [open access]
- Now completed thematic issue on "Digitalization and Migration: Rethinking Socio-Economic Inclusions and Exclusions."
"Unfinished Critique and the Duality of Humanitarian Digital Technologies," Ethics & International Affairs, vol. 39, no. 4 (Winter 2025) [open access]
Resource:
Algorithmic Fairness for Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Curriculum, v. 1 (Hertie School, Dec. 2025) [text]
- This resource was prepared to assist researchers focused on digital practices in migration-asylum governance. It highlights readings, introduces concepts, presents legal frameworks, and discusses the role that newtech plays in migration and asylum policy- and decision-making.
*UPDATED
Related post:
25 February 2026
Regional Focus: Africa
Short pieces:
African countries should resist Europe’s assertive migration diplomacy (ISS Today, Feb. 2026) [text]
As Sudan war approaches fourth year, humanitarian agencies appeal for support to refugees (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]
How African Governments Responded to the 2025 Aid Shock (CGD Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]
Regional protection scheme needed for Sudan’s displacement crisis (ISS Today, Feb. 2025) [text]
USD 91M Appeal Launched to Support Migrants Along Key African Migration Corridors (IOM, Feb. 2026) [text]
Reports:
Aid and Accountability for Sudanese Refugees in Chad (Refugees International, Feb. 2026) [text]
Aid, Interrupted: Conflict Dynamics Following the USAID Suspension in Africa (Univ. of Sydney, Feb. 2026) [text]
- See also related CGD Blog post.
"Everything belongs to the agencies": performative refugee elections in Kakuma refugee camp, Refugee-led Research Working Paper, no. 10 (Refugee Studies Centre, Nov. 2025) [text]
What communities have taught us about effective and accountable humanitarian aid in Chad (Concern & Ground Truth Solutions, Dec. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]
Journal articles:
"Ecological Paradoxes of Conflict: The Dual Impact of Armed Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises on Africa's Ecosystems," African Journal of Ecology, vol. 64, no. 2 (March 2026) [open access]
"Entwined economies of violence: understanding borderland conflict and resource politics in northern Kenya," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]
"Exploring a Scalar Nexus Approach to Understanding Environmental Change Around Refugee Settlements in Uganda," Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Latest Articles, 12 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Migrants’ Right to Membership of Political Parties: Reappraisal," Constitutional Court Review, vol. 15, no. 1 (Dec. 2025) [open access]
- Focuses on South Africa.
"Sudanese refugees in Chad: addressing overwhelming mental health needs through sustainable partnerships," BJPsych Open, vol. 12, no. 2 (March 2026) [open access]
Related posts:
Regional Focus: MENA
Short pieces:
"Compliant aid: Who are the Israel-approved NGOs scaling up in Gaza?," The New Humanitarian, 11 Feb. 2026) [text]
Egypt: Refugees in hiding amid crackdown involving arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations (Amnesty International, Feb. 2026) [text]
Reports:
Accounting for Missing Persons in Libya: Applying Global Good Practice (International Commission on Missing Persons, Feb. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]
Business as Usual: Human Rights Violations and Abuses against Migrants, Asylum-Seekers, and Refugees in Libya (OHCHR & UNSMIL, Feb. 2026) [text]
Guidance on Identity and Civil Documentation Requirements for Accessing Humanitarian Assistance and Services (Global Protection Cluster, Feb. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Syria.
Journal articles:
"Forced migrants’ agency in first countries of asylum: towards a more holistic Understanding of decisions about secondary movement by Syrian refugees in Turkey and Lebanon," Comparative Migration Studies, 23 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Global Humanitarianism Between Ideals and Realities: Lessons from Gaza’s 2023 Crisis," Forum for Development Studies, Latest Articles, 5 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Globalizing the international refugee regime: UNHCR’s expansion to Lebanon in 1962," Journal of Global History, FirstView, 26 Jan. 2026 [open access]
"Migration under double war: transnational perspectives and the role of a conceived third country," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 19 Feb. 2026 [open access]
- Focuses on migrants to Israel from Ukraine, Russia, and Ethiopia.
"Procedural (in)justice: unpacking the role of humanitarian aid targeting in shaping host–refugee relations in Lebanon," Third World Quarterly, Latest Articles, 14 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Violent and non-violent death tolls for the Gaza conflict: new primary evidence from a population-representative field survey," The Lancet Global Health, Online First, 18 Feb. 2026 [open access]
Related post:
24 February 2026
Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2
Journal articles:
"The humanitarian-development nexus and sexual and reproductive health interventions in fragile settings: A scoping review," PLOS Glob Public Health 6(2): e0005767 (Feb. 2026) [open access]
"Imagining return: Desire, aspiration and possibility in women’s migration," International Review of Sociology = Revue Internationale de Sociologie, Latest Articles, 3 Feb. 2026 [open access]
- Focuses on Moroccans and Tunisians in Italy.
"Intersectional Harm and Motherhood in the UK Asylum System," British Journal of Criminology, Advance Articles, 2 Dec. 2025 [open access]
"'It’s Unjust to Treat Pregnant People this Way': Obstetric Violence Among Pregnant and Postpartum Asylum-seekers at the Mexico-U.S. Border," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Latest Articles, 12 Feb. 2026 [open access]
"Manning Humanitarian Programs: The Impossible Bargain of Refugee Men," Politics & Gender, vol. 21, no. 3 (Sept. 2025) [open access]
- Focuses on Chad.
"Prolonging the Temporary: Female-Headed Syrian Refugee Households on Displacement, Return and Waiting post-Assad," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 16 Feb. 2026 [open access]
- Focuses on Lebanon.
"Resettlement Stories: Photovoice with Adolescent Girls and Young Women with Refugee Backgrounds in Québec," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 2 (2026) [open access]
"Revisiting the 'Imperative of Categories': Women at Risk in Resettlement Practice," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 42, no. 1 (2026) [open access]
"Studying conflict-related sexual violence: What does it mean for researchers’ well-being?," Journal of Peace Research, vol. 62, no. 6 (Nov. 2025) [open access]
"Sweden's New Resettlement Policy: Introducing Gender and Gender Equality as Governing Tools in Migration Governance," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 42, no. 1 (2026) [open access]
Related post:
Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1
Short pieces:
Deportation as gendered violence: Afghan women’s experiences at the Iran-Afghanistan border (Border Criminologies Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]
Everyday Effects of Displacement and Conflict on Mothers: A Survey of Myanmar and Manipur Women FDPs in Mizoram (RLI Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]
Fragile Gains: Why Women Must Be at the Center of Gaza’s Relief and Recovery Efforts (Women's Refugee Commission Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]
SIPRI advances gender-responsive humanitarian action in eastern Chad (SIPRI, Feb. 2025) [text]
Reports:
Access to justice for refugee women in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Refugee-led Research Working Paper, no. 9 (Refugee Studies Centre, Nov. 2025) [access]
- Focuses on Uganda. Scroll down to access report and executive summary.
Access to land and resilience of Sudanese refugee women in Chad: Systemic issues and local perceptions (SPARC, Dec. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Also in French.
Gender Matters Bulletin (UN Women, 2025) [via ReliefWeb]
- No. 1 (April 2025): No Relief in Sight: The impact of escalating hostilities, repeated displacement orders and the ongoing aid blockade on women, girls, men and boys in Gaza
- No. 2 (Oct. 2025): Nowhere to call home: The impact of displacement on the shelter needs of women and girls in the West Bank
- No. 3 (Aug. 2025): Leading in times of crisis: The role of Women’s Organizations in the Humanitarian Response in Palestine
- No. 4 (Oct. 2025): Sustaining families alone: The experiences of crisis-affected and displaced women-headed households in Gaza
The impact of foreign assistance cuts on women’s rights and women-led organizations in Ukraine (UN Women, Feb. 2026) [text]
The Impact of ‘Safe Country’ Concepts on Women Seeking Asylum in the UK (Women in Refugee Law & Asylos, Jan. 2026) [text]
Lessons for research funders from locally led action research on women’s empowerment among pastoralists (SPARC, Sept. 2025) [text via ODI eLibrary]
- Focuses on Nigeria and South Sudan.
Participatory Action Research: A How To Guide by Researchers with Lived Experience (Women for Refugee Women, Feb. 2026) [text via WiRL]
Multimedia:
A Year of Harms, 10 Feb. 2026 [access]
- Recording of a panel discussion on the global impact of humanitarian funding cuts on women and girls.
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