30 September 2018

Open Access Round-up: 30 Sept. 2018

Below is a listing of Open Access literature that I have referenced on this blog since 15 Sept. 2018. If you are not familiar with Open Access, please visit my other blog for an introduction.

Green Open Access [info]

Articles:

"Adjudicating Fear of Witchcraft Claims in Refugee Law," Journal of Law and Society, vol. 45, no. 3 (Sept. 2018)
- Preprint version of article.

"Beyond the Walls: The Importance of Community Contexts in Immigration Detention," American Behavioral Scientist (Forthcoming, 2018)
- Preprint version of article.

"Blame the Victims? Refugees, State Capacity, and Non-state Actor Violence," Journal of Peace Research (Forthcoming)
- Postprint version of article.

"Immigration Detention: An Anglo Model," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 28 June 2018
- The postprint version of this article is currently under embargo.

"Living the Spectre of Forced Return: Negotiating Deportability in British Immigration Detention," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 17 July 2018
- The postprint version of this article is currently under embargo.

"A National Study of Immigration Detention in the United States," Southern California Law Review (Forthcoming, 2018)
- Preprint version of article.

"Witchcraft Accusations as Gendered Persecution in Refugee Law," Social & Legal Studies, OnlineFirst, 1 Feb. 2018
- Preprint version of article.

Book chapters:

"The Structural and Institutional Exclusion of Refugees in Australia," Chapter 6 in Refugee Resettlement: Power, Politics, and Humanitarian Governance (Berghahn Books, Aug. 2018)
- Preprint version of chapter.

Gold Open Access [info]

"Access for Refugees to Higher Education: Paving Pathways to Integration," International Higher Education, no. 95 (Fall 2018)

"The Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Project: Enabling Refugee and Local Kenyan Students in Dadaab to Transition to University Education," Journal on Education in Emergencies, vol. 4, no. 1 (Aug. 2018)

"Classical Humanitarianism and Resilience Humanitarianism: Making Sense of Two Brands of Humanitarian Action," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 3:15 (Sept. 2018)

"The Consequences of Relocating in Response to Drought: Human Mobility and Conflict in Contemporary Kenya," Environmental Research Letters, vol. 13, no. 9 (Sept. 2018)

"Critical Assessment of Refugees’ Needs in Post-emergency Context: The Case of Malian War Refugees Settled in Northern Burkina Faso," BMC International Health and Human Rights, 18:38 (Sept. 2018)

"Datasets on the Challenges of Forced Displacement and Coping Strategies among Displaced Women in Selected Internally Displaced Persons׳ (IDPs) Camps in Nigeria," Data in Brief, vol. 20 (Oct. 2018)

"El Desplazamiento Forzado Interno: Una Comparación entre Colombia y Perú," Estudios Políticos, no. 53 (July/Dec. 2018)

"Factors That Inhibit and Facilitate Wellbeing and Effectiveness in Counsellors Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Australia," Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, vol. 12 (Aug. 2018)

"The Long-term Impact of Employment Bans on the Economic Integration of Refugees," Scientific Advances, vol. 4, no. 9 (Sept. 2018)

"Moral Experiences of Humanitarian Health Professionals Caring for Patients Who are Dying or Likely to Die in a Humanitarian Crisis," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 3:12 (Sept. 2018)

"A New Protection Orientation and Framework for Refugees and Other Forced Migrants," Laws, vol. 6, no. 4 (Dec. 2017)

"Occupational Health and Safety Vulnerability of Recent Immigrants and Refugees," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 9 (Sept. 2018)

"Pathways to Resilience in Risk-laden Environments: A Case Study of Syrian Refugee Education in Lebanon," Journal on Education in Emergencies, vol. 4, no. 1 (Aug. 2018)

"Prevalence of Sexual Violence in Migrants, Applicants for International Protection, and Refugees in Europe: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the Evidence," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 9 (Sept. 2018)

Note: See also these blog posts which include references to 17 other gold OA articles: Mental Health - Pt. 1; Mental Health - Pt. 2 (Children).

Hybrid Open Access [info]

"Effort–reward Imbalance and Burnout among Humanitarian Aid Workers," Disasters, Early View, 12 June 2018

"Emigration, Remittances, and the Subjective Well-being of Those Staying Behind," Journal of Population Economics, Latest Articles, 9 Aug. 2018

"How Unpopular Policies are Made: Examples from South Africa, Singapore and Bangladesh," International Migration, Early View, 12 Sept. 2018

"The Lesvos Refugee Crisis as Disaster Capitalism," Peace Review, vol. 30, no. 2 (2018)

"A Life in Waiting: Refugees' Mental Health and Narratives of Social Suffering after European Union Border Closures in March 2016," Social Science & Medicine, vol. 215 (Oct. 2018)

"Moving to Despair? Migration and Well-being in Pakistan," World Development, vol. 113 (Jan. 2019)

"Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers in European Countries: A Systematic Review," European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, OnlineFirst, 27 Aug. 2018

"Refugee Integration: Research and Policy," Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, vol. 24, no. 3 (Aug. 2018)

"Work‐related Stress in a Humanitarian Context: A Qualitative Investigation," Disasters, vol. 42, no. 4 (Oct. 2018)

Law Reviews

"Chutes and Ladders: Nonrefoulement and the Sisyphean Challenge of Seeking Asylum in Hungary," Columbia Human Rights Law Review, vol. 50 (Forthcoming, 2019)

"Equity in Contemporary Immigration Enforcement: Defining Contributions and Countering Criminalization," Kansas Law Review, vol. 66 (2017-2018)

"Immigration Blame," Fordham Law Review, vol. 87 (Forthcoming, Fall 2018)

"Judicial Review of Disproportionate (or Retaliatory) Deportation," Washington and Lee Law Review, vol. 75 (Forthcoming, 2018)

"Legal and Extra-Legal Challenges to Immigrant Detention," Asian American Law Journal, vol. 24, no. 1 (2017)

"Refugees Misdirected: How Information, Misinformation, and Rumors Shape Refugees’ Access to Fundamental Rights," Virginia Journal of International Law, vol. 57, no. 3 (2018)

"The Rights of Aliens under the United States Constitution: At the Border and Beyond," Virginia Journal of International Law, vol. 57, no. 3 (2018)

"Weaponizing Misery: The 20-Year Attack on Asylum," Lewis & Clark Law Review, vol. 22, no. 2 (Forthcoming, 2018)

Related post:
- Open Access Round-up: 15 Sept. 2018

Tagged Publications.

28 September 2018

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

New resources:

UNHCR Emergency Handbook [info]
- "Available online as an app, UNHCR’s Emergency Handbook gives hands-on guidance to humanitarians in all areas of life-saving assistance from registering refugees, to providing shelter, food, sanitation and more. The Handbook, which draws on the UN Refugee Agency’s over 60 years of operational experience, works on all electronic platforms. Once downloaded to a mobile, it even works offline for use in remote areas. It is now also available in Arabic, French and Spanish."

ReliefWeb Mobile, version 2 [info]
- "We have just rebuilt the mobile version of our website. You may remember that a while back we launched ReliefWeb Lite in a bid to better meet the needs of users in low-bandwidth countries. Our Labs research ultimately proved to us that an enhanced mobile version would be more sustainable and stable."

Publications:

Apping and Resilience: How Smartphones Help Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Negotiate the Precarity of Displacement (Clingendael, July 2018) [text]

Basic Information and Communication Technology Skills among Canadian Immigrants and Non-Immigrants, Discussion Paper, no. 11801 (Institute of Labor Economics, Sept. 2018) [text]

Bots at the Gate: A Human Rights Analysis of Automated Decision Making in Canada’s Immigration and Refugee System (Univ. of Toronto, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also related Refugees Deeply comment.

Connectivity for Refugees: What Have We Learned? (UNHCR, July 2018) [text]

"Control or Rescue at Sea? Aims and Limits of Border Surveillance Technologies in the Mediterranean Sea," Disasters, vol. 42, 4 (Oct. 2018) [free full-text]

"Facebook Fueled Anti-Refugee Attacks in Germany, New Research Suggests," New York Times, 21 Aug. 2018 [text]
- See also related Slate article. The study referenced in the NYT article is available here.

For Refugees and Locals in Uganda, the Internet is Changing Lives (UNHCR, Sept. 2018) [text]

Here's How an Anti-refugee Hoax Went Viral across Europe (Poynter, Aug. 2018) [text]

Migration Data Using Social Media: A European Perspective (European Commission, July 2018) [text]

Mobile Platforms Can Give Refugees Access to Vital Information When They Arrive in Australia (The Conversation, Sept. 2018) [text]

Refugees Learn to Code a New Future in Malawi (UNHCR, Sept. 2018) [text]

Studying Migrant Assimilation through Facebook Interests, Paper presented at Social Informatics 2018, St. Petersburg, 25-28 Sept. 2018 [text]

Technology, Migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (ODI, Sept. 2018) [text]

"Twitter Will Begin Labeling Political Ads about Issues Such as Immigration," Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2018 [text]

Using AI to Help Save Lives (Microsoft Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

When Battery Life Saves Human Life: For Forced Migrants, Smartphones are Key to Their Survival (TechCrunch, Sept. 2018) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Information-related Items (30 July 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

27 September 2018

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

Events & opportunities:

Seminar: Public and Private Harms: Asylum, Gender, and Gang Violence, Normal, IL, 10 October 2018 [info]

CFP: Gender, Identity and Persecution, Researchers for Asylum Seekers Interdisciplinary Conference, Melbourne, 15 November 2018 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 22 October 2018; register by 3 November 2018.

Publications:

Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Experiences of Risk and Resilience Across Three Humanitarian Settings (Plan International, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Datasets on the Challenges of Forced Displacement and Coping Strategies among Displaced Women in Selected Internally Displaced Persons׳ (IDPs) Camps in Nigeria," Data in Brief, vol. 20 (Oct. 2018) [open access]

"Displacement from Gendered Personhood: Sexual Violence and Masculinities in Northern Uganda," International Affairs, vol. 94, no. 5 (Sept. 2018) [abstract]
- See also related International Affairs blog post.

The EU’s Commitment to Combatting Violence Against Women: Rhetoric or Reality? (EU Law Analysis Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

Experiences of Female Refugees and Migrants in Origin, Transit and Destination Countries: A Comparative Study of Women on the Move (Mixed Migration Centre, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also related article.

*"Experiences of Gender Based Violence among Refugee Populations in Uganda: Evidence from Four Refugee Camps," Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review, vol. 34, no. 1 (2018) [ResearchGate]

From Rhetoric to Reality: Achieving Gender Equality for Refugee Women and Girls, World Refugee Council Research Paper, no. 3 (Center for International Governance Innovation, Aug. 2018) [text]

"A Gendered Analysis of the European Refugee 'Crisis'," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (Oxford Univ. Press, Sept. 2018) [free full-text]

*The Government’s Role in Domestic Violence: A Different Take on Nexus Formation (RefLaw Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

New Refugee Ceiling Disproportionately Hurts Female Refugees (CFR Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

One Year On: Time to Put Women and Girls at the Heart of the Rohingya Response (Oxfam, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Prevalence of Sexual Violence in Migrants, Applicants for International Protection, and Refugees in Europe: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the Evidence," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 9 (Sept. 2018) [open access]

*Safety-net Torn Apart: Gender-based Vulnerabilities in the Hungarian Asylum System (International Rescue Committee & Hungarian Helsinki Committee, June 2018) [text via Refworld]

Too Much Pain - Female Genital Mutilation & Asylum in the European Union: A Statistical Update (UNHCR, Aug. 2018) [text]

Triple Disadvantage? A First Overview of the Integration of Refugee Women, OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, no. 216 (OECD, Aug. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues (17 Aug. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (Central America)

Central America:

An Atomised Crisis: Reframing Displacement Caused by Crime and Violence in El Salvador (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Cause or Consequence? Reframing Violence and Displacement in Guatemala (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Deported to Displacement in Central America (IDMC Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

The Hidden Problem of Forced Internal Displacement in Central America (Wilson Center, Aug. 2018) [text]
- See also related World Economic Forum blog post.

"Nicaraguan Migrants Fleeing Turmoil Test Costa Rica’s Good Will," New York Times, 22 Sept. 2018 [text]

"Precarious Mobility in Central America and Southern Mexico: Crises and the Struggle to Survive," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (Oxford Univ. Press, Sept. 2018) [free full-text]

"Wars and Migration Crises in Central America: On Missing Persons during Armed Conflict and International Migration," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (Oxford Univ. Press, Sept. 2018) [free full-text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (26 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1

North America:

Civil Society Engagement in Urban Displacement: Lessons from Mexico City a Year after the 19-S Earthquake (IDMC Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

"The Criminalization of Migration in Canada and its Unintended Policy Consequences," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (Oxford Univ. Press, Sept. 2018) [free full-text]

"Incoming Mexican Government Rejects US Offer to Fund Deportations," The Guardian, 14 Sept. 2018 [text]
- See also related NYT article.

Judicial Review of Refugee Determinations (II): Revisiting the Luck of the Draw (SSRN, Sept. 2018) [text]
- Focuses on Canada. See also related comment on Administrative Law Matters.

"Occupational Health and Safety Vulnerability of Recent Immigrants and Refugees," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 15, no. 9 (Sept. 2018) [open access]

Special Presentation by Canada’s Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen on Refugees, Migrants and Integration, Sydney, 17 Sept. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

"Violence at the U.S./Mexican Border," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (Oxford Univ. Press, Sept. 2018) [free full-text]

South America:

"El Desplazamiento Forzado Interno: Una Comparación entre Colombia y Perú," Estudios Políticos, no. 53 (July/Dec. 2018) [open access]

Exilio Colombiano: Huellas del Conflicto Armado Más Allá de las Fronteras (Govt. of Colombia, ) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Regional Migration and Argentina’s 'Hospitality' in Crisis," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (Oxford Univ. Press, Sept. 2018) [free full-text]

"Violence and the Formation of Hopelessness: Evidence from Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia," World Development, vol. 113 (Jan. 2019) [free full-text]

Venezuela:

4 Charts Show Venezuela’s Worsening Migrant Crisis (The Conversation, Sept. 2018) [text]

Forced to Leave: Comparing Destination Options of Venezuelans and Syrians (Mixed Migration Centre, Sept. 2018) [text]

Joint Statement by UNHCR and IOM on the Appointment of Mr. Eduardo Stein, as a Joint Special Representative for Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in the Region (UNHCR, Sept. 2018) [text]

“Refugee Status and Aid Would Unleash the Potential of Venezuelan Migrants,” Washington Post, 25 Sept. 2018 [text]

Refugees from Venezuela are Fleeing to Latin American Cities, not Refugee Camps (The Conversation, Sept. 2018) [text]

Restrictions on Venezuela Migrants Boost Criminal Networks (InSight Crime, Sept. 2018) [text]

*Why Latin America Should Recognize Venezuelans as Refugees (Refugees Deeply, Sept. 2018) [text]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (4 Sept. 2018)
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (Venezuela) (4 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

26 September 2018

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2 (Rohingya)

Rohingya crisis:

Asia Refugee Policy Analysis (Xchange, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Includes focus on Bangladesh.

Documentation of Atrocities in Northern Rakhine State (U.S. Dept. of State, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Evaluation of the Common Service for Community Engagement and Accountability for the Rohingya Refugee Response (BBC Media Action, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Forced Migration of Rohingya: An Untold Experience (Ontario International Development Agency, 2018) [text via SSRN]

"Local Aid Groups Want More of a Say in the Rohingya Refugee Response," IRIN, 18 Sept. 2018 [text]

The Other Rohingya Crisis (The Interpreter Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]
- Discusses the situation of Rohingya in India.

The Plight of the Rohingya (RefLaw Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

UNHCR, UNDP Say Ready to Do Initial Village Assessments in Myanmar’s Rakhine State (UNHCR, Sept. 2018) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1 (26 Sept. 2018)
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2 (Rohingya) (5 Sept. 2018)
- Regional Focus: Oceania (20 Aug. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1

Event:

Seminar: Immigrant Japan: Mobility & Belonging in an Ethno-nationalist Society, 22 October 2018 [info]
- Register by 19 October 2018.

Free JRS issue:

I recently referenced the newly-published special issue of Journal of Refugee Studies that focuses on "Forced Migration in/of Asia." Happily, all articles have now been made freely available! Since there is no indication when they will revert to being behind a paywall, take advantage while you can!

Publications:

Afghanistan: Baseline Mobility Assessment - Summary Results, April-June 2018 (IOM, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

ASEAN Parliamentarians and Civil Society Call for Greater Regional Refugee Protection (ASEAN & APRRN, Sept. 2018) [text]

Asia Refugee Policy Analysis (Xchange, Sept. 2018) [text]

"Decolonization, Nation Building, and Migration Crises in Southeast Asia," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (Oxford Univ. Press, Sept. 2018) [free full-text]

"Indonesia: A Country Grappling with Migrant Protection at Home and Abroad," Migration Information Source, 19 Sept. 2018 [text]

"Migration, Crises, and Social Transformation in India Since the 1990s," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (Oxford Univ. Press, Sept. 2018) [free full-text]

"Moving to Despair? Migration and Well-being in Pakistan," World Development, vol. 113 (Jan. 2019) [open access]

Slowly Shifting Toward Inclusion: Local Immigrant Integration in Japan (SSRN, Sept. 2018) [text]

What New Zealanders Think of Refugees and Immigration (Ipsos, Sept. 2018) [text via Scoop]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1 (5 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Internal Displacement

Events & opportunities:

Course on Law of Internal Displacement, Sanremo, 27 November-1 December 2018 [info]
- Apply by 30 September 2018.

Internal Displacement Conference, Geneva, 18 October 2018 [info]
- "[I]nterdisciplinary conference that will bring together insights from new research on human mobility, economics and sustainable development, with the experience of humanitarian and development practitioners, policy makers and donors."

CFP: Journal of Internal Displacement [info]
- Contributions sought for special issue on "Getting to 2030: The Future of Internal Displacement and Sustainable Development." Submission deadline is 8 November 2018.

Resources:

2018 IOM-NGO Humanitarian Consultation: Internal Displacement, Geneva, 25 Sept. 2018 [info]
- Watch for report.

Displaced in Cities: Experiencing and Responding to Urban Internal Displacement Outside Camps (ICRC, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also related blog post and photographs.

International Journal of Refugee Law (Forthcoming, 2018) [contents]
- A special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the Guiding Principles is imminent. Follow the link to browse some of the advance articles that will eventually appear in the finalized version.

Mid-Year Figures: Internal Displacement in 2018 (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Peace Agreements and the Road to Resolve Internal Displacement: Report of a Global Protection Cluster Round Table, Kyiv (Protection Cluster, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Special Workshop: Revitalising IDP Research, 20 Years of the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, London, 20 July 2018 [info]
- A selection of presentations and posters is available here.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Internal Displacement (3 Aug. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

25 September 2018

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2

Event:

*Seminar: Niger: The Making of a Model Transit Country, London, 7 November 2018 [info]

Publications:

Constraints and Complexities of Information Analysis in Humanitarian Emergencies: Evidence from South Sudan (Tufts University, July 2018) [text]
- See also related briefing paper.

Darfuri Migration from Sudan to Europe: From Displacement to Despair (ODI, Sept. 2018) [text]

IDP Data and Language Bias: From Problem to Solution (IDMC Blog, Aug. 2018) [text]

Joint MultiSector Needs Assessment: Identifying Humanitarian Needs among Refugee and Host Community Populations in Uganda (UNHCR & REACH, Aug. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Multilateral Damage: The Impact of EU Migration Policies on Central Saharan Routes (Clingendael, Sept. 2018) [text]

*Profiles and Reasons of Departure of Refugees and Migrants from West Africa (Mixed Migration Centre, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

South Sudanese Surgeon Wins 2018 Nansen Refugee Award (UNHCR, Sept. 2018) [text]
- Dr. Evan Atar Adaha is a surgeon and the medical director of Maban Referral Hospital in north-eastern South Sudan. Follow the link to learn more about the different finalists for the award and for more stories about Dr. Atar.

Understanding Land Dynamics and Livelihood in Refugee Hosting Districts of Northern Uganda (UNDP, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (25 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

CFP/Free articles:

CFP reminder: "Refugee and IDP Protection in Africa," International Journal of Refugee Law [info]
- Submissions sought for special issue to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the OAU Convention and the 10th anniversary of the Kampala Convention in 2019. Deadline is 30 September 2018.

Note that in the lead-up to the submission deadline for this special issue, a number of articles have been made freely available as a resource for potential authors. These articles can be accessed here.

Publications:

"Conflicting Perspectives on the 'Migrant Crisis' in the Horn of Africa," Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (Oxford Univ. Press, Sept. 2018) [free full-text]

"The Consequences of Relocating in Response to Drought: Human Mobility and Conflict in Contemporary Kenya," Environmental Research Letters, vol. 13, no. 9 (Sept. 2018) [open access]

"Critical Assessment of Refugees’ Needs in Post-emergency Context: The Case of Malian War Refugees Settled in Northern Burkina Faso," BMC International Health and Human Rights, 18:38 (Sept. 2018) [open access]

Supporting Kakuma’s Refugees: The Importance of Freedom of Movement (Norwegian Refugee Council & Harvard Law School, Aug. 2018) [text]

Tackling the Triggers of Violence-induced Displacement: The Contribution of the African Peace and Security Architecture and African Governance Architecture, Discussion Paper, no. 228 (European Centre for Development Policy Management, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Why aren't We Talking about the Biggest Internal Displacement Crisis of 2018? (IDMC Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (6 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Global Compacts Round-up

Events:

Meeting: "Road to Marrakech," High-level Side Event at the 73rd UN General Assembly, New York, 26 September 2018 [info]
- Follow link for programme and concept note.

*Seminar: Leaving No One Behind: A Look at the Global Compact on Refugees, London, 19 November 2018 [info]

News: 

On Monday at the opening of the 73rd UN General Assembly, UNHCR hosted a high-level event to promote the Global Compact on Refugees. See their news release for more information. Video of the event is available from both UN Web TV and UNifeed. The official text of the proposed global compact is available via UNHCR, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish (scroll down the page to locate).

New blog series:

The RLI Blog on Refugees and Forced Migration has launched a series of posts that will analyze "the final draft (objective by objective) of the UN’s Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration." There are 23 objectives. Here is the editor's introduction, and commentaries on objective 1 and objective 3.

Other resources:

*"Global Compact for Migration to be Adopted at 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations," IPS News, 25 Sept. 2018 [text]

The Global Compact on Migration and Kerala (ISIM Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

"Global Compact on Refugees: A Rich Countries’ Model for Keeping Others Out," Euronews, 19 Sept. 2018 [text]

"Global Faith Leaders Urge Action over 'Ignored Millions' Displaced by Conflict," The Guardian, 19 Sept. 2018 [text]

Making the Global Compact on Migration a Reality: Ideas for Enhancing Regular Migration Pathways at All Skill Levels, Webinar, 12 Sept. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for audio.

Perspectives on the Content and Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration, 2018 International Migration Policy Report (Scalabrini Migration Study Centers, Sept. 2018) [text]

We Need a New Deal for Refugees — Here’s Why (Medium, Sept. 2018) [text]

"Why Canada Will Lead the Charge on the UN’s Global Refugee Plan," Maclean's, 24 Sept. 2018 [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Global Compacts Round-up (10 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: General

As the World Abandons Refugees, UNHCR’s Constraints are Exposed (Refugees Deeply, Sept. 2018) [text]

At UNGA, 5 Things President Trump Must Do to Restore U.S. Leadership on Humanitarian Assistance (Refugees International, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also IRIN's insider's guide to humanitarian events at the UNGA.

"Blame the Victims? Refugees, State Capacity, and Non-state Actor Violence," Journal of Peace Research (Forthcoming) [postprint]
- See also related Washington Post comment by authors of this study.

"Emigration, Remittances, and the Subjective Well-being of Those Staying Behind," Journal of Population Economics, Latest Articles, 9 Aug. 2018 [open access]
- See also related Future Development blog post.

How Cities are Demanding a Greater Voice on Migration (Refugees Deeply, Sept. 2018) [text]

"Migration: How Many People are on the Move around the World?," The Guardian, 10 Sept. 2018 [text]

Migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (ODI, Sept. 2018) [access]
- "Here we collate, and draw out key findings from, a series of twelve ODI policy briefings which analyse the interrelationship between migration and key development areas. Each briefing explores how the links between migration and these different development issues affect the achievement of the SDGs, and offers pragmatic recommendations to incorporate migration into the 2030 Agenda to ensure it contributes to positive development outcomes."

The Migration “Crisis” is Not What It Seems: The Current Opportunity of Migration to the EU and Elsewhere (Medium, Aug. 2018) [text]

Minority and Indigenous Trends 2018: Focus on Migration and Displacement (Minority Rights Group, Sept. 2018) [access]
- New global report that "looks at migration and displacement from a minority and indigenous perspective." See also related press release. Follow link above to access complete report, browse countries, and read case studies.

Opening Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, 39th Session of the Human Rights Council, 10 Sept. 2018 [text]
- See also observations on key takeaways from the speech in the Pacific Standard.

Prioritising People: A Progressive Narrative on Migration (Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also related "10 Points of Reference" document.

Refugees and Their Allies as Agents of Progress: Knowledge, Power and Action in Forbidden and Dangerous Boundary Regions (UC Berkeley, Sept. 2018) [text]

Should I Stay or Should I Go: Do Cash Transfers Affect Migration?, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 8525 (World Bank, July 2018) [text]
- See also related blog post.

"Which Nation is 'Most Generous' to Refugees? Certainly Not the US," The Guardian, 22 Sept. 2018 [text]

Xenophobia toward Refugees and Other Forced Migrants, World Refugee Council Research Paper, no. 5 (Center for International Governance Innovation, Sept. 2018) [text]

Related posts:
- News: Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (12 Sept. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: General (7 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

24 September 2018

Thematic Focus: Detention, esp. in the U.S.

Publications:

"Australia is Reported to UN Human Rights Council over Illegal Detention of Asylum Seekers," The Guardian, 15 Sept. 2018 [text]

"Australia's Immigration Policy Violates United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child," Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 54, no. 8 (Aug. 2018) [free full-text]

"Containment Practices of Immobility in Greece," Chapter in Critical Perspectives on Migration in the Twenty-First Century (E-International Relations, Aug. 2018) [open access]

"Immigration Detention: An Anglo Model," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 28 June 2018 [postprint]
- Note: The text is embargoed until 28 June 2020.

Immigration Detention in Libya: "A Human Rights Crisis" - Country Report (Global Detention Project, Aug. 2018) [text]

Immigration Detention in the UK: An Overview, Briefing Paper, no. 7294 (UK House of Commons Library, Sept. 2018) [text]

"Living the Spectre of Forced Return: Negotiating Deportability in British Immigration Detention," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 17 July 2018 [postprint]
- Note: The text is embargoed until 18 July 2020.

"Returned to Libyan Shores and Held in Detention Centres: What are the Practical Alternatives?," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 18 Aug. 2018 [text]

Taking Liberties: Detention and Asylum Law Reform, Policy Note, no. 14 (ECRE, Sept. 2018) [text]

United States:

Asylum Seekers Challenge Spending Months Locked up without Interviews or Bond Hearings (Immigration Impact Blog, Aug. 2018) [text]

"Beyond the Walls: The Importance of Community Contexts in Immigration Detention," American Behavioral Scientist (Forthcoming, 2018) [preprint]

The Case Against Indefinite Detention (Jeffrey S. Chase Blog, Aug. 2018) [text]

"Detention of Migrant Children Has Skyrocketed to Highest Levels Ever," New York Times, 12 Sept. 2018 [text]

Family Incarceration: Explained (Human Rights First, Aug. 2018) [text]
- Note: Human Rights First has published several other factsheets on family detention; see here, here and here.

"Legal and Extra-Legal Challenges to Immigrant Detention," Asian American Law Journal, vol. 24, no. 1 (2017) [full-text]

"A National Study of Immigration Detention in the United States," Southern California Law Review (Forthcoming, 2018) [preprint]

New Government Study Attempts to Undermine Legal Orientation Program for Detained Immigrants (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

Parole vs. Bond in the Asylum System: Fact Sheet (Human Rights First, Sept. 2018) [text]

What You Need to Know about the Proposed Rule on Family Detention (Niskanen Center, Sept. 2018) [text]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (U.S.) (7 Sept. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Detention (30 July 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: Australia

Achieving Change in Australian Refugee Policy: A Case Study in the Limits of Law and Political Activism? (Refugee Research Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

"Australia and People Seeking Asylum Who Arrive by Boat," Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises (Oxford Univ. Press, Sept. 2018) [free full-text]

"Australia’s Extraterritorial Asylum Policies and the Making of Transit Sites," Chapter in Critical Perspectives on Migration in the Twenty-First Century (E-International Relations, Aug. 2018) [open access]

Australia’s Man-made Crisis on Nauru: Six Years on (Refugee Council of Australia & Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Australia’s Refugee Policy: Not a Model for the World," International Studies, vol. 55, no. 1 (2018) [Academia]

"The Economic Cost of Australia’s Asylum Policies," Right Now Magazine, 21 Aug. 2018 [text]

Europe Wants to Process Asylum Seekers Offshore: The Lessons It Should Learn from Australia (Order from Chaos Blog, Aug. 2018) [text]

"Factors That Inhibit and Facilitate Wellbeing and Effectiveness in Counsellors Working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Australia," Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, vol. 12 (Aug. 2018) [open access]

"First Asylum Seekers Reach Australia Since 2014," VOA News, 27 Aug. 2018 [text]

"An Interview with the Honourable Peter Dutton, Australia's Minister of Home Affairs," International Migration, vol. 56, no. 5 (Sept. 2018) [free full-text]

"A Look into Australian Policy on Asylum Seekers and Refugees: A Humanitarian Effort or a Violation of Human Rights?," Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Politics, Economics and World Affairs, vol. 1, no. 1 (2018) [full-text]

Offshoring Asylum and Migration in Australia, Spain, Tunisia and the US: Lessons Learned and Feasibility for the EU (Centre for European Policy Studies, Sept. 2018) [text]
- Scroll to p. 9 for the Australia case study.

"Refugees in Indonesia Don't Want to Get on Boats. They Want Basic Rights," The Guardian, 30 Aug. 2018 [text]

"To Stop Italy’s Xenophobic Treatment of Refugees, the UN Should First Hold Australia Accountable," QZ, 23 Sept. 2018 [text]

"Where Now for Immigration Policy?," Inside Story, 29 Aug. 2018 [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Oceania (20 Aug. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria

Events:

Harrell-Bond lecture: In a Troubled and Polarized Middle-East: Challenges for Palestine Refugees and UNRWA, Oxford, 18 October 2018 [info]
- Register by 8 October 2018.

Seminar: Unpacking the Stranger: Listening to the lives of Darufris in Amman and Cairo, Cairo, 17 October 2018 [info]

Publications:

*Advancing the Impossible? Progress of the Joint African, European and International Response to the Migration Crisis in Libya (European Centre for Development Policy Management, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Border Control and the Criminalisation of African Asylum Seekers in Israel (Border Criminologies Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

Challenges upon Return in West Mosul: An Assessment of the Neighbourhoods of Al-Yarmouk, Tal Al-Rumman, and Al-Mamoun (Human Appeal & UNHCR, 2018?; posted Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Defunding Aid for Palestinian Refugees is Not a Road to Peace (The Hill, Sept. 2018) [text]

Destination Europe: Overlooked (IRIN, Sept. 2018) [text]
- "At Libya’s unchecked southern borders, a key to easing the migration crisis."

*"Editorial: Egypt Plays the Migration Game," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 21 Sept. 2018 [text]

"For African Migrants in Israel, a Life of Hardship in the Promised Land," VOA News, 14 Sept. 2018 [text]

How the Syrian Regime Controls Refugee Return: Four Tools (Clingendael, Sept. 2018) [text]

*"The Humanitarian Response in Yemen," High-Level Event in the Margins of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, 24 Sept. 2018 [concept note] [audiovisual]
- See also related UN news release.

In One Move, Trump Eliminated US Funding for UNRWA and the US Role as Mideast Peacemaker (Order from Chaos Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

Morocco: Relentless Crackdown on Thousands of Sub-Saharan Migrants and Refugees is Unlawful (Amnesty International, Sept. 2018) [text]

"Morocco in the Middle," African Arguments, 17 Sept. 2018 [text]

Refugees as City-makers (American Univ. of Beirut, Sept. 2018) [text]
- "[T]this publication approaches the study of forced population displacements through the lens of individual and collective agency and the transformative roles that individuals tagged as refugees play as home-makers, city navigators, urban producers, or political subjects." Focuses particularly on Syrians in Lebanon. Video of the launch event for this publication is also available.

"The Resettling of Palestinian Refugees is the Core of the Trump Deal," Middle East Monitor, 21 Sept. 2018 [text]

"UNHCR Says Tripoli Facility Ready to Help Refugees," VOA News, 8 Sept. 2018 [text]

The United States can Stop a Looming Catastrophe for 3 Million Syrians (Order from Chaos Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Syria (10 Sept. 2018)
- Regional Focus: MENA - Pt. 1 (Libya, Palestinians) (5 Sept. 2018)
- Regional Focus: MENA - Pt. 2 (5 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

21 September 2018

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Reports & journal articles:

"Equity in Contemporary Immigration Enforcement: Defining Contributions and Countering Criminalization," Kansas Law Review, vol. 66 (2017-2018) [full-text]

“Immigration Blame,” Fordham Law Review, vol. 87 (Forthcoming, Fall 2018) [full-text via SSRN]

"Judicial Review of Disproportionate (or Retaliatory) Deportation," Washington and Lee Law Review, vol. 75 (Forthcoming, 2018) [full-text via SSRN]

Key Findings about U.S. Immigrants (Pew Research, Sept. 2018) [text]

Misapplication of the Particularly Serious Crime Bar to Deny Refugees Protection from Removal to Countries Where Their Life or Freedom is Threatened (Immigrant Defense Project & Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also related resource on "Legal Standards and Sample Case Law Determinations" for particularly serious crimes.

"No More Refuge: Asylum under Jeff Sessions," Harvard Political Review, 16 Sept. 2018 [text]

A Profile of Houston’s Diverse Immigrant Population in a Rapidly Changing Policy Landscape (Migration Policy Institute, Sept. 2018) [text]

"The Rights of Aliens under the United States Constitution: At the Border and Beyond," Virginia Journal of International Law, vol. 57, no. 3 (2018) [full-text]
- See also related debate in Cato Unbound.

"Weaponizing Misery: The 20-Year Attack on Asylum," Lewis & Clark Law Review, vol. 22, no. 2 (Forthcoming, 2018) [full-text via SSRN]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (21 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Event:

The U.S. Asylum System in Crisis: First Steps for Rescue, Webinar, 27 September 2018 [info]
- "This webinar will mark the publication of an important MPI report that analyses the factors that have brought the U.S. asylum system to a crisis point and proposes common-sense steps that can be implemented now to jump-start rescuing it."

Blog posts & commentary:

The Beat Goes On: Attorney General Reviews More BIA Rulings (ImmigrationProf Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

Blueprint: How to Address the Global Refugee Crisis and Safeguard U.S. National Security (Human Rights First, Sept. 2018) [text]

 In a Speech to New Immigration Judges, Attorney General Sessions Attacks Immigration Lawyers and Judicial Independence (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also related NYT article.

An Open Letter to the “Complicit” Asylum Officer (The Asylumist Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

People Leave Footprints: Millions More Unauthorized Immigrants Cannot Be ‘Hidden’ in Data Estimates (Migration Policy Institute, Sept. 2018) [text]

Revoking Status from Those Who Fled Violence (Centre for International Governance Innovation, Sept. 2018) [text]

Audiovisual media:

Let Me Count the Ways (This American Life, Sept. 2018) [access]
- Discusses the "quiet bureaucratic war that’s even targeting legal immigrants." Follow link for audio and transcript.

Tempest Tossed Podcasts (Zolberg Institute, 2018) [access]
- "In-depth conversations what’s happening on the ground and how to understand current policy debates” in the U.S.

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (6 Sept. 2018)
- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (6 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.