22 August 2021

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Blog posts & press:

"Refugee resettlement numbers yet to recover amid pandemic," UN News, 5 Aug. 2021 [text]

Workshop on National Durable Solutions Strategy and Action Plan for South Sudan Initiative concludes in South Sudan (UNHCR, July 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Beyond integration: football as a mobile, transnational sphere of belonging for refugee-background young people," Leisure Studies, Latest Articles, 12 Aug. 2021 [open access]
- Studies were conducted in the UK, Australia, and the Netherlands.

Factsheet: Australia–United States Resettlement Arrangement (Kaldor Centre, Aug. 2021) [text]

"Implementing and interpreting refugee resettlement through a veil of secrecy: A case of LGBT Resettlement from Africa," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 12 Aug. 2021 [abstract]
- Note: This open access article has been provisionally accepted but the final formatted text is not yet available.

"On Critical Localism and the Privatisation of Refuge: The Resettlement of Syrian Newcomers in Canada," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 23 June 2021 [ResearchGate]

"Refugee Settlement and Decision-Making Venue: Does Public Concern Instigate Preferences for Local Referendums? Experiences from Norwegian Cities," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 18 Aug. 2021 [open access]

"The Role of Hospitable and Inhospitable States in the Process of Refugee Resettlement in the United States," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 34, no. 1 (March 2021) [preprint]

UK Refugee Resettlement: Policy Guidance (Home Office, Aug. 2021) [text]
- See also related Twitter thread assessing the updated guidance. 

"Understanding Social Cohesion from the Perspective of the Host Community: Turkey Example," Journal of Economy, Culture and Society, no 63 (2021) [open access]
- Note: Another article in this issue also focuses on social cohesion in Turkey, but is only available in Turkish. However, an extended English-language abstract is provided.

"What Makes Me Want You Here? Refugee Integration in a Zambian Settlement Setting," Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 15 (July 2021) [open access]

Multimedia/resources:

Information on Resettlement of Afghan Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (ICMC, Aug. 2021) [access]

Investing in refugee networks to strengthen complementary pathways, 29 June 2021 [access]

Movilizando una SoluciĆ³n Internacional para Apoyar a Migrantes y Refugiados Venezolanos, 3 Aug. 2021 [access]

Part of a New Community: The Integration of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in South America, 29 July 2021 [access]

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