ISA Papers

The International Studies Association (ISA) is holding its 51st convention in New Orleans this week. The theme is "Theory vs. Policy? Connecting Scholars and Practitioners." A number of the panels such as those listed below focus on forced migration-related issues. These are not the only with relevant papers - at 210 pages, the program is vast and forced migration papers are also included in panels that focus on other topics.

The titles below link to conference abstracts. All participants must eventually provide the complete texts of their papers, but only some are available online as of this writing. Of these, most texts can be accessed via the abstract. Other titles are available in full-text, but can only be retrieved by conducting a search of the conference papers database and not through the abstract. These titles are marked with an asterisk (*).

To locate additional titles beyond those listed below, browse the program or conduct a search of the database (for example, on keywords such as "stateless" or "trafficking").

Wednesday, 17 February

The Global Governance of Forced Migration
- Survival Migration: A New Protection Framework, Alexander Betts: University of Oxford
- *Responding to Forced Migration in a 'Reforming' UN System: The Case of Burundian Refugees in Tanzania, James Milner: Carleton University
- UNHCR’s Evolving Role in Protecting 'People on the Move', Jeff Crisp: UNHCR
- Embracing the ‘Responsibility to Protect’: A Repertoire of Measures Including Asylum for Potential Victims, Brian A. Barbour: Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre Ltd.

Locating Humanitarian Space: Considerations for International Peacebuilding
- Women’s Rights in Humanitarian Space, Miriam J. Anderson: Memorial University
- Humanitarian Space and Protection in Situations of Regime‐Induced Displacement, Philip Orchard: University of Queensland
- *Spatializing Communicative Ethics: Politics & Legitimacy in Peace Negotiations, Lisa M. Smirl: University of Cambridge & Naomi C. Head: Aberystwyth University
- International Peacebuilding, the 'International Community' and Virtual Politics, John D. Heathershaw: University of Exeter

Not by Choice: Displaced Peoples and Forced Migration
- UNHCR: Preventing or Enabling State‐Sponsored Violence?, Maria B. Struble: Western State College of Colorado
- *Repatriation and Peacebuilding: A Comparative Analysis of the Handling of Displacement in Bosnia‐Herzegovina and Nagorno‐Karabakh, Patrik Johansson: Umeå University
- Resolving Internal Displacement in Israel, Megan E. Bradley: Saint Paul University
- Nomads or Internally displaced? The transformation of Afghanistan's Kuchis, Susanne Schmeidl: Asia‐Pacific College for Diplomacy, Australian National University & Alexander Mundt: UNHCR

Protections for Victims of Armed Conflict
- *The Fog of Protection: An Inquiry into Ambiguities in the Civilian Protection Regime, Betcy Jose‐Thota: University of Pittsburgh
- Emergence and Evolution of the International Norm for the Protection of and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons, Shigehiro Suzuki: City University of New York
- *The Tipping Point: Prosecuting Individuals Enlisting, Conscripting, and Using Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rachael S. Kemp: University of Saint Thomas
- Government and Rebel Group Restraint in Civil War: The Influence of International Humanitarian Law, Jessica Stanton: University of Pennsylvania

Thursday, 18 February

An Exploration of the Notion of ‘Citizens’ in Relation to Immigration Policies
- ‘Too Many To Be Related’: Notions of ‘Family’ and Somali Refugee Claims in Canada, Johanna Reynolds: York University
- Hegemonic Strategies: South Africa and the Regional Politics of Migration, Alexander Betts: University of Oxford
- The Language Policies on Immigrants and the Notion of Citizenship, Reiko Shindo: University of Wales, Aberystwyth
- Beyond the Immigration Imaginary of Core Nation and Successive Invasions ‐ Thinking ‘Citizens’ Outside the Us/Them Dualism, Aoileann Ni Mhurchu: Dublin City University

Refugees and the State
- Why Refugees Rebel, Micah Lebson: University of Maryland College Park
- Why Are Human Rights Withheld From Those Who Ask For Them? A Foucaultian Analysis of the Asylum Seeker Problem, Alexndria J. Innes: University of Kansas
- *Refugees, the State and the Politics of Asylum in Africa, James Milner: Carleton University

Friday, 19 February

The Nexus Between Trafficking and Humanitarian Crises: Filling in the Gaps
- Red Light Flashing: The Economic, Political, and Societal Factors that Lead to Human Trafficking, Alicja Jac: University of California at Davis
- Trafficking and Humanitarian Crises: Linkages Across Stages of Conflict, Janie Leatherman: Fairfield University
- Theory and Practice of Protecting Children in Humanitarian Crises from Trafficking, Ana Marie N. Siscar: Fairfield University
- Leveraging International Economic Tools to Confront Child Soldiering, Diane Desierto: Yale University

The Theory and Practice of International Assistance
- Science, Culture, and Politics in the Study of Humanitarian Action, Peter J. Hoffman: City University of New York, Grad Center
- Conflict Sensitivity: A Study on the Theory vs. Practice Divide in Aid Agencies, Jaroslav Petrik: Masaryk University
- Humanitarian Action: Is There Room for a Nerd in the Team?, Anicee M. Van Engeland: Law School, University of Bedfordshire
- Post‐Conflict Reconstruction and the Challenge of Globalization, Agnieszk Paczynska: George Mason University

Saturday, 20 February

Fighting Abroad to Return: New Insights on Refugee Militarization and its Implications
- The Dynamics of a Non‐Signatory Region: The Evolution and Politics of the International Refugee Regime in Southeast Asia, Alistair D.B. Cook: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Refugee Return and Violence in Afghanistan, Kristian Berg Harpviken: International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)
- Refugee Return and Political Violence: Rwandan Hutu Returnees After the Genocide, Sarah K. Lischer: Wake Forest University
- Rwandan Refugees and the Return Home, Jude Murison: Univesity of Edinburgh
- *Return in Transition: The Integration of Exile Elites into Burundi’s Political Transition since 2000, Judith Vorrath: ETH / University of Zurich

International Organization and Refugees
- Empowerment in Exile? The Construction of Gender Policy in International Refugee Management, Elisabeth Olivius: Umeå University
- Institutional Arrangement of the United Nations for the Protection of and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons “Collaborative Approach” and Alternative Approaches, Shigehiro Suzuki: City University of New York
- The 2003 Iraq War and the Rupturing of Social Bonds and Networks Amongst Iraqi Refugees: Ramifications for Refugee Survival and the Rebuilding of Iraq, Victoria Mason: Lancaster University

Re‐visiting the Status of Refugees in Human Rights Analysis
- Human Rights and the Paradox of Refugees, Laura Harris: York University
- *Forced Environmental Migrants: Challenging the Gap between Normative Human Rights and Refugee Policy, Nicole Marshall: University of Alberta
- Migration and 'Unfinished' Modernization in the Philippines, Indonesia and Mexico ‐ Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice, Ariel M. Penetrante: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
- Ontological Security as a Human Right: A Framework for Analysis of Refugees’ Status and Conditions in Temporary Camps and Holding Centres in Europe, Alexndria J. Innes: University of Kansas
- Is the Distinction Between 'Economic Migrants' and 'Genuine Refugees' Valid?, Yohannes Woldemariam: Fort Lewis College

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