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. 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. Also listed are book chapters and complete issues of OA periodicals
published in the global South. The OA items herein were previously referenced
on this blog as of 1 April 2021.
Bronze OA:
"Dynamics of Child Marriages among Syrian and Afghan Refugees in Turkey," Atatürk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 25,
no. 1 (2021)
- Authors (4) = Turkey
"Legal Protection for the Environmental Refugee," Journal of Sharia and Law, vol. 2021, no. 85 (2021)
- Author = United Arab Emirates
"Non-Refoulement in International Human Rights Law: India's Legal Obligation to Protect Refugees," De Lege Ferenda,
vol. III, no. i (2021)
- Author = India
Diamond OA:
"Challenges of Vulnerable Immigrants: A Focus on Refugees and Housing -
Their Canadian Experience," Journal of Inclusive Cities and Built
Environment, vol. 1, no.1 (2021)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
"COVID-19 and Refugees in Malaysia: An NGO Response," Intervention Journal, vol. 19, no. 1 (March 2021)
- Authors (5) = Malaysia
"La [Des]protección de los Derechos Humanos en Contextos de Movilidad Humana en Chile: Expulsiones Administrativas y Solicitudes de Protección Internacional," Anuario de Derechos Humanos, vol. 16, no. 2 (2020)
- Author = Chile
"Entre Afectos, Miedos y Culpas: Socialización Familiar en Medio del Desplazamiento Forzado," Trabajo Social, vol. 22, no. 2 (2020)
- Author = Colombia
"Experiencing De Facto Racial Residential Segregation in Urban South Africa: An African Refugee’s Auto-ethnography," Urbanities: Journal of
Urban Ethnography, vol. 10, no. 2 (Nov. 2020)
- Author = South Africa
"Family Reunification in South African Refugee Law: A Critical Appraisal," Acta Universitatis Danubius: Juridica, vol. 17, no. 1 (2021)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
"Problems of Syrian Refugee Women in Jordan: A Societal Study in the
Al-Balqa Governorate," An-Najah University Journal for Research - B
(Humanities), vol. 34, no. 10 (2020)
- Authors (2) = Jordan
"The Psychosocial Condition of Syrian Children Facing a Precarious Future," Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees, vol. 37, no. 1 (2021)
- Authors (2) = Lebanon
"Refuge in Brazil: An Ethnographic Approach," Antípoda: Revista de
Antropología y Arqueología, vol. 43 (April 2021)
- Author = Brazil
Gold OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are generally offered by gold OA journals but the waiver status of the authors listed below is unknown.
"A Cross-Sectional Study on Disparities in Unmet Need among Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Thailand in 2019," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 8 (April 2021)
- Authors (6) = Thailand
- APC = CHF 2300
"Impacts of Refugees and Climate Change on Agricultural Yields in the Sahelian Zone of Minawao, Cameroon," Environmental Challenges, In Press, 15 April 2021
- Authors (3) = Cameroon
- APC = USD 1800
"Palestinian Refugee Youth in Jordan: Parental Practices, Neighborhood Cohesion and Assistance and Adolescent Wellbeing," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 7 (March 2021)
- Authors (2) = Jordan (lead), US (1)
- APC = CHF 2300
"A Review of the Literature on Sexual and Reproductive Health of African Migrant and Refugee Children," Reproductive Health, 18:81 (April 2021)
- Authors (6) = Ghana (lead), Canada (4), Nigeria (1)
- APC = USD 2590
"Will Refugees Also Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 in Africa?," Public Health in Practice, vol. 2 (Nov. 2021)
- Authors (4) = Nigeria
- APC = USD 570 (for short articles)
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.
"Being Normal: Stigmatization of Lord’s Resistance Army Returnees as ‘Moral Experience’ in Post-war Northern Uganda," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 33, no. 4 (Dec. 2020)
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Uganda (1)
- APC = USD 3894
"Policy Exclusion or Confusion? Perspectives on Universal Health Coverage for Migrants and Refugees in South Africa," Health Policy and Planning, Advance Articles, 13 April 2021
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 3149
Books/book chapters:
"Between Hope and Fear: Migrant 'Illegality' and Camp Life in Assam, India," Chapter 11 in Refugees and Religion: Ethnographic Studies of Global Trajectories (Bloomsbury, March 2021)
- Author = India
"Migration Management: The Antithesis of Refugee Protection – The Case of South Africa," Chapter 9 in The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees: International Experiences on Containment and Mobility and their Impacts on Trust and Rights (European Univ. Institute, March 2021)
- Scroll to p. 101.
- Authors (2) = South Africa
Movilidad en la Frontera: Tijuana como Espacio de (Re)construcción de la Vida (Centro Scalabriniano de Estudos Migratórios, 2020)
- Includes 8 chapters; authors are based in Brazil or Mexico. The publisher is based in Brazil.
"The New Pact’s Focus on Migrant Returns Threatens Africa-EU Partnership," Chapter 19 in The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees: International Experiences on Containment and Mobility and their Impacts on Trust and Rights (European Univ. Institute, March 2021)
- Scroll to p. 219.
- Authors (2) = South Africa
"Redistributing EU ‘Burdens’: The Tunisian Perspective on The New Pact on Migration and Asylum," Chapter 21 in The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees: International Experiences on Containment and Mobility and their Impacts on Trust and Rights (European Univ. Institute, March 2021)
- Scroll to p. 240.
- Author = Tunisia
"A Short Sighted and One Side Deal: Why The EU-Turkey Statement Should Never Serve As a Blueprint," Chapter 10 in The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees: International Experiences on Containment and Mobility and their Impacts on Trust and Rights (European Univ. Institute, March 2021)
- Scroll to p. 111.
- Authors (2) = Turkey (lead), Netherlands (1)
"South America and the Cartagena Regime: A Comprehensive Approach to Forced Migration Responses," Chapter 14 in The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees: International Experiences on Containment and Mobility and their Impacts on Trust and Rights (European Univ. Institute, March 2021)
- Scroll to p. 156.
- Author = Brazil
"South American De Jure and De Facto Refugee Protection: Lessons from the South," Chapter 12 in The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees: International Experiences on Containment and Mobility and their Impacts on Trust and Rights (European Univ. Institute, March 2021)
- Scroll to p. 134.
- Authors (2) = Italy (lead), Peru (1)
"Trends in Brazil’s Practices of Refugee Protection: Promising Inspirations for the EU?," Chapter 20 in The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees: International Experiences on Containment and Mobility and their Impacts on Trust and Rights (European Univ. Institute, March 2021)
- Scroll to p. 230.
- Authors (2) = Brazil
Journal issues:
Colombia Internacional, no. 106 (April/June 2021)
- Themed issue on "Pensar las migraciones en clave política: gobernabilidad y democrácia frente a la movilidad humana," with five articles in Spanish, one in English and one in Portuguese, that address migration law and policy issues in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. Published by the Universidad de los Andes in Colombia.
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