CFP/New Issues of Intervention, RSQ, Refugee Watch

CFP:

Forced Migration Review (FMR) is seeking article submissions for its feature section on "Technology and Communications." The deadline is 1 April 2011. The issue, no. 38, will be published in September 2011.

New Issues:

Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict, vol. 8, no. 3 (Nov. 2010) [contents]
- Includes a focus on substance abuse in refugee settings, with the following articles: "Screening and brief intervention for high-risk alcohol use in Mae La refugee camp, Thailand: a pilot project on the feasibility of training and implementation," "Perspectives on alcohol and substance abuse in refugee settings: lessons from the field," and "The hunting of the snark: detecting and managing abusers of alcohol and other drugs in refugee camps – a commentary on Ezard et al. and Streel & Schilperoord." Also includes "Refugee women survivors of war related sexualised violence: a multicultural framework for service provision in resettlement countries."

Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3 (Sept. 2010) [contents]
- The theme is "New Challenges of Migration in Africa." Articles include "Forced Displacement in Africa: Dimensions, Difficulties, and Policy Directions," "The African Union Convention on Internally Displaced Persons: Its Codification Background, Scope, and Enforcement Challenges," "The Kampala Convention on Internally Displaced Persons: Some International Humanitarian Law Aspects," "Creating Humanitarian Space: A Case Study of Somalia," "Climate Change, Human Mobility, and Protection: Initial Evidence from Africa," and "Promoting Integration through Mobility: Free Movement under ECOWAS."

Refugee Watch Online (Nov. 2010) [full-text]
- Online companion to print version of Refugee Watch. Newly posted articles include "Brasilia Declaration on the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons in the Americas," "Dilemma of Right to Property and IDPs in Nepal," "The IDPs of the 'Madhesh Aandolan'," and "Contesting Statelessness: Comparative Perspectives of Tibetans and Rohingiyas in India and Bangladesh."

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