Thematic Focus: General

Opportunity:

CFP: Addressing Research Challenges: A Workshop on Research around the Objectives of the Global Compact on Refugees, Geneva, 13 November 2019 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 16 September 2019.

Blog posts & media:

Decolonizing Forced Migration Research (ESPMI Blog, Aug. 2019) [access]
- Discussion series with 9 contributors.

GCM Indicators (RLI Blog, Aug. 2019)
- New post in this series discusses the implementation of Obj. 2.

Informed Consent: Why Conversations are Crucial (Bond, July 2019) [text]

No Terrorist is a ‘Lone Wolf’: Even Apparent Loners are Connected to Extremist Communities (FiveThirtyEight Blog, Aug. 2019) [text]
- Discusses research into terrorist profiles, in light of recent anti-immigrant attacks in the U.S.

People Around the World Express More Support for Taking in Refugees than Immigrants (Pew Research, Aug. 2019) [text]

Reports:

Global Compact on Refugees: Indicator Framework (UNHCR, June 2019) [text]
- "To support the periodic review of the Global Compact on Refugees and its impact, a GCR indicator framework has been developed that will strengthen the availability of global data structured around the four objectives outlined above. The indicator framework reflects key areas of the GCR, including arrangements to support burden- and responsibility-sharing, areas identified as being in need of support, as well as interlinked aspects of displacement in host countries and countries of origin."

*Human Rights of Migrants: Report of the Secretary-General, UN Doc. No. A/74/271 (UN General Assembly, Aug. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Introduction to the Special Issue "Arts and Refugees: Multidisciplinary Perspectives," Arts, vol. 8, no. 3 (Aug. 2019) [open access]
- "What is the role of arts (music, theatre, literature, etc.) in the solidarity movements in favour of refugees in European cities and beyond? What are the trajectories of refugee artists and their strategies for claiming a position in their new societies and artistic scenes? This Special Issue discusses these questions, as well as the manifold connections between arts and refugees. The five papers come from different disciplines (i.e., anthropology, musicology and sociology) and different theoretical perspectives and deal with different artistic disciplines (i.e., theatre, cinema, music, visual arts and painting). They all combine a robust theoretical approach with a qualitative empirical case study in different European countries (i.e., Germany, Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom) and cities (i.e., Munich, Brussels, Liège and London)."

*No End in Sight: The Wickedness of Global Displacement or How Refugee Crises are Enacted over Time [text]
- Received Best Student Paper Award 2018 by the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS).

Reflections: Explorations in Inclusion, Diversity, Gender Equity and Innovation in UNHCR (UNHCR, March 2019) [access]

The Symbolic Frontiers of Border Externalisation: Interceptions, Information Campaigns, and Refugee Policies (CONREP Blog, June 2019) [text]

Ten Conflicts to Worry about in 2019: Mid-year Update (ACLED, Aug. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

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Related posts:
- New Resource: Collection of Papers (1 Aug. 2019)
- Feature: Advocacy & Communication Strategies (26 July 2019)
- Thematic Focus: General (24 July 2019)

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