30 September 2021

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (30 Sept. 2021)

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. Generally, 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. The OA items herein were previously referenced on this blog as of 1 September 2021.

Bronze OA:

- Authors (2) = South Africa

"Complexities in the Case Management of Unaccompanied Minors: Perceptions of Social Workers Practicing in the Polokwane Child and Youth Care Centres," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 7, no. 2 (May-Aug. 2021)
- Authors (2) = South Africa

- Scroll to p. 41.
- Author = Nigeria

"Venezuelan Forced Migration to Peru During Sociopolitical Crisis: an Analysis of Perceived Social Support and Emotion Regulation Strategies," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 8 Sept. 2021
- Authors (4) = Peru

Diamond OA:

"Asilo y Refugio: Un Acercamiento desde el Derecho Internacional Humanitario," Revista Ciencia Jurídica y Política, vol. 7, no. 3 (Jan.-June 2021)
- Author = Cuba

"Challenges of Reproductive Health Management in the Camps of Internally Displaced Persons: A Systematic Review," Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, vol. 31, no. 1 (2021)
- Authors (2) = Iran

"COVID-19 Financing Strategies for Refugees and Migrants in the Eastern Mediterranean Region," Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, In Press, 16 June 2021
- Authors (2) = Egypt

"Crisis de la Caravana de Migrantes: Algunas Realidades sobre el Discurso Público en Twitter," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 12 (2021)
- Author = Mexico

"De la Migración Forzada al Tráfico de Migrantes: La Migración Clandestina en Tránsito de Cuba hacia Chile," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 12 (2021)
- Authors (3) = Chile

"Delayed Return: Consolidation of the Zimbabwean Diaspora and Transnationalism," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 29, no. 62 (2021)
- Author = Zimbabwe

"Los Flujos Extraregionales en Tránsito por Centroamérica: Una Revisión de Literatura y Miradas Futuras para Comprender un Complejo Fenómeno Migratorio," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 29, no. 62 (2021)
- Author = Costa Rica

"Labor Market Insertion of Professional Venezuelan Immigrants in Northern Chile: Precariousness and Discrimination in the Light of Migration Policy," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 29, no. 62 (2021)
- Author = Chile

"Migración Venezolana Reciente en Argentina: Una Política Migratoria Selectiva en el Contexto del Giro Migratorio Restrictivo," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 12 (2021)
- Author = Argentina

"Postulados para la Consideración Europea de la crisis de Refugiados del Mar Mediterráneo," Revista Latinoamericana, Estudios de la Paz y el Conflicto, vol. 2, no. 4 (2021) 
- Author = Argentina

"Protection of the Rights of Children Victims of Armed Conflicts in North-eastern Nigeria under International Humanitarian Law," Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, vol. 12, no. 1 (2021)
- Author = Nigeria

States’ Obligation of Non-refoulement of Refugees under International Law,” International Journal of Doctrine, Judiciary and Legislation, In Press, 2 Sept. 2021
- Note: The pdf for this article won't be available until it is officially published.
- Author = Egypt

"Tipología de Cuerpos Traficados desde América del Sur y el Caribe hacia Chile," Antipoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología, no. 44 (July/Sept. 2021)
- Authors (4) = Chile

"...Todo se volvió loco: cambios y continuidades en los roles de género y autonomía de mujeres pareja de migrantes retornados = ...Everything Went Crazy: Gender Roles and Autonomy among Wives of Returned Migrants," Frontera Norte, vol. 33 (2021)
- Author = Mexico

"Understanding the Role of Refugees' Entrepreneurship Motives and Challenges in Integration: Evidence from the Food Industry," Journal of Economy, Culture and Society, Early View, 12 Aug. 2021
- Authors (2) = Turkey

"Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 of Migrants and Refugees, Jordan," Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 99, no. 9 (Sept. 2021)
- Authors (6) = Jordan

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.

"The Adaptation of Turkish Health Literacy Scale for Literate Syrian Adult Refugees Living in Turkey: A Reliability–validity Study," Conflict and Health, 15:65 (Aug. 2021)
- Authors (8) = UK/Turkey (2, incl. lead), Turkey (6)
- APC = USD 2590

"Challenges and Lessons Learned in Mental Health Research among Refugees: A Community-based Study in Turkey," BMC Public Health, 21:1537 (Aug. 2021)
- Authors (4) = US/Turkey (lead), Turkey (3)
- APC = USD 2570

"The Economic Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Sri Lankan Migrants in Qatar," Comparative Migration Studies, 9:38 (Aug. 2021)
- Authors (2) = Sri Lanka
- APC = USD 1180

- Author = Turkey
- APC = CHF 1200

"Mission to Live: A Gendered Perspective on the Experience of Migration in Southern Africa," HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, vol. 77, no. 2 (May 2021)
- Author = South Africa
- APC = ZAR 1497.00 (per A4 output page in PDF format; average page length = 7-9 pages)

- Authors (9) = Pakistan (6, incl. lead), UK (2), Pakistan/UK (1)
- APDC = CHF 2400

"Reproductive Health among Venezuelan Migrant Women at the North Western Border of Brazil: A Qualitative Study," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 4 (2021)
- Authors (5) = Brazil
- APC = USD 1910 (note: APCs are currently being waived for submissions that are received by 28 Feb. 2022 and subsequently accepted)

- Authors (3) = Kenya (2, incl. lead), China (1)
- APC = USD 200

- Authors (3) = Cameroon
- APC = USD 1800

Hybrid OA:

Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.

"Carving Out Space for Equitable Collaborative Research in Protracted Displacement," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 16 Sept. 2021
- Authors (2) = Lebanon (lead), UK
- APC = USD 4011

"Déplacés et Réfugiés au Cameroun: Profils, Itinéraires et Expériences à Partir des Crises Nigériane et Centrafricaine," Canadian Journal of African Studies/Revue Canadienne des Etudes Africaines, Latest Articles, 7 Sept. 2021
- Author = Cameroon
- APC = USD 2995

"The Effectiveness of Forecast-based Humanitarian Assistance in Anticipation of Extreme Winters: A Case Study of Vulnerable Herders in Mongolia," Disasters, Early View, 3 Sept. 2021
- Authors (7) = Netherlands (3, incl. lead), UK (1), Mongolia (2), US/Netherlands (1)
- APC = USD 3300

"Forced Migration and Protection: Turkey’s Domestic Responses to the Syrian Refugees," European Review, FirstView, 18 March 2021
- Authors (2) = Turkey (lead), Canada
- APC = USD 3255

- Authors (4) = Bangladesh (3, incl. lead), Germany (1)
- APC = USD 2780

- Authors (3) = Finland (lead), Turkey (2)
- APC = USD 3300

"Vie d’Errance et Crise Identitaire des Immigrés Tchadiens Musulmans en Centrafrique: Le Cas des Retournés de Gaoui, au Tchad, de 2012 à 2019," Canadian Journal of African Studies/Revue Canadienne des Etudes Africaines, Latest Articles, 7 Sept. 2021
- Author = Chad
- APC = USD 2995

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Thematic Focus: General

Blog posts & press:

Blog series: Mobility without membership: Do we need special passports for vulnerable groups? (Globalcit, Sept. 2021) [access]

“The Global North is Closing its Doors to Migration,” World Politics Review, 21 Sept. 2021 [access via RSC]

How Covid-19 upended our understanding of migration, citizenship and inequality (The Conversation, Sept. 2021) [text]

(Ir)Relevance of Peace? Reflecting Debates about Peace and Conflict in Forced Migration Studies (FluchtforschungsBlog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Nansen Refugee Award Laureates 2021 [access]

Refugee Protection: What's Gone Wrong and How Cant It Be Made Better? (MOAS Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Taking stock: two years after the Global Compact’s call for more data and evidence on forced displacement (UNHCR Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Addressing protracted displacement: Lessons from the past, Practice Note, no. 2 (TRAFIG, Sept. 2021) [text]

Answering the Call: Forcibly Displaced During the Pandemic, JDC Paper Series on Forced Displacement, no. 2 (Joint Data Center, Aug. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Beyond Borders: The Human Rights of Non-Citizens at Home and Abroad (Cambridge University Press, Aug. 2021) [open access]

The case for treating long-term urban IDPs as city residents (IIED, JIPS & UN-Habitat, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Civil Society and the Politics of the Global Refugee Regime, LERRN Paper, no. 15 (Carleton Univ., Sept. 2021) [text]

Learning from the past: Protracted displacement in the post-World War II period, Working Paper, no. 2 (TRAFIG, Sept. 2021) [text]

Outward and upward mobility: How Afghan and Syrian refugees can use mobility to improve their prospects, Policy Brief, no. 5 (TRAFIG, Sept. 2021) [text]

Shining a Light on Internal Displacement: A Vision for the Future - Report of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement (Sept. 2021) [access]
- Follow link to access companion website; report is available in English, French and Spanish. See also related launch event.

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29 September 2021

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Blog posts & press:

*COVID-19’s negative impact on refugees’ employment prospects (Monash Lens, Sept. 2021) [text]

The Economic Benefits of Extending Permanent Legal Status to Unauthorized Immigrants (White House Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

"We can make research more ethical without compromising its quality," Times Higher Education, 28 Sept. 2021 [text]
- Discusses a field experiment designed to help Syrian refugees in Jordan find work.

Reports:

The Economic Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lebanon: What It Means for Current Policies (World Refugee & Migration Council, Sept. 2021) [text]

Impact of work permits on decent work for Syrians in Jordan (ILO, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Improving Syrian Refugee Inclusion in the Turkish Economy: How Can the International Community Help? (World Refugee & Migration Council, Sept. 2021) [text]

Manual para el Emprendimiento Migrante (IOM, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Mexico.

Migraciones, Derechos Humanos y Comunicacion Intercultural en los Ambientes de Trabajo: Cartilla de Sensibilizacion (IOM, UNHCR & Govt of Argentina, Sept. 2021 [text via ReliefWeb]

Palestine - The political economy of Gaza: responding to economic vulnerability (ACAPS, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Thinking Long-term about Syrian Refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey: Assessing the Economic Impact of Syrian Refugees and Planning for the Future (World Refugee & Migration Council, Sept. 2021) [text]
- See also Arabic and Turkish versions.

Unveiling the cost of internal displacement (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Sept. 2021) [text]

Journal articles:

"Labor market insertion of professional Venezuelan immigrants in northern Chile: precariousness and discrimination in the light of migration policy," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 29, no. 62 (2021) [open access]

"Shoring up economic refugees: Venezuelan migrants in the Ecuadoran labor market," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 14 Sept. 2021 [preprint]

"Special issue on 'Rights-based governance and decent work for migrants: a global perspective'," Global Public Policy and Governance, Latest Articles, 9 Sept. 2021 [free full-text]
- Introduces a forthcoming special issue that includes seven articles. Most of the articles have been posted online.

"When Context Matters: What Happens to International Theory When Researchers Study Refugees," Academy of Management Perspectives, vol. 35, no. 3 (2021) [postprint]

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Opportunities: More Oct. 2021 & New Nov. 2021

Webinar: Best Practices for Haitian TPS Applications, 1 October 2021 [info]

Ceremony: Nansen Refugee Award, 4 October 2021 [info]
- The award will be presented to the Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development (JAAHD), a humanitarian organization providing emergency services to internally displaced people in northern Yemen. 

Consultancies: Study on "Evaluation of Refugee-Led Organizations in Eastern Africa" [info]
- 12 Research Assistants in in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda sought to support implementation of a/m study. Apply by 4 October 2021.

Meetings: 72nd session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme, Geneva/Online, 4–8 October 2021 [info]

Seminar: Asylum and politics after COVID-19: is the UK ‘New Plan for Immigration’ an outlier?, 6 October 2021 [info]

Discussion panel: Displacement and the Academy: emerging scholars with lived experience talk shop, 7 October 2021 [info]

*Webinar: Prioritizing equitable COVID-19 vaccine access for internally-displaced populations: Disparities and opportunities, 7 October 2021 [info]

Job announcement: Departmental Lecturer in Forced Migration, Refugee Studies Centre [info]
- Apply by by 11 October 2021.

CFP: Migration Working Group [info]
- Contributions sought from researchers to be presented at monthly seminars. Proposal deadline is 15 October 2021.

*CFP: Teaching International Migration and Asylum Law, Online/Innsbruck, Austria, 18 January 2022 [info]
- Submit proposals by 15 October 2021.

Call for registration: International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition, Ghent, March 2022 [info]
- Registration deadline is 20 October 2021.

Call for registration: Intertwining Criminal Justice and Immigration Control in the EU: Theoretical, Interdisciplinary, and Practical Perspectives, 22 October 2021 [info]

Job announcement: Research Fellow, Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies, Osnabrück, Germany [info
- Candidate sought to head the Junior Research Group on “The Production of Knowledge about Migration.” Apply by 31 October 2021.

Call for submissions: Border Criminologies Masters' Dissertation/Thesis Prize 2021 [info]
- The deadline for entries is 1 November 2021.

Seminar: Transforming refugee status: definitions and discrimination, 3 November 2021 [info]

Lecture: Rethinking the American Immigration Narrative, 4 November 2021 [info]

Call for evidence: Inquiry: Equality and the UK asylum process [info]
- Deadline for written submissions is 8 November 2021.

Book launch: Refugee status determination: Law and practice, 9 November 2021 [info]
- Event held to launch the 4th edition of The Refugee in International Law.

CFP: Laws [info]
- Contributions sought for a special issue on "Vulnerability and the Legal Protection of Migrants: A Critical Look at the Canadian Context." The deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 November 2021.

*Report launch: Mixed Migration Review 2021, 30 November 2021 [info]


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28 September 2021

Regional Focus: Europe

Opportunities:

Seminar series: Asylum after Covid-19: The UK 'New Plan for Immigration' in a Global Context, 12th International Refugee Law Seminar Series [info]
- The first seminar will be held on 6 October 2021.

CFP: Migration Working Group [info]
- Contributions sought from researchers to be presented at monthly seminars. Proposal deadline is 15 October 2021.

Call for registration: Intertwining Criminal Justice and Immigration Control in the EU: Theoretical, Interdisciplinary, and Practical Perspectives, 22 October 2021 [info]

Blog posts & press:

Asylum applications by Afghans approaching those by Syrians (EASO, Sept. 2021) [text]

The camp and the city: Insights from a multi-stakeholder community consultation in the port of Lavrio in Attica (Greece) (TRAFIG Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Inside new refugee camp like a ‘prison’: Greece and other countries prioritize surveillance over human rights (The Conversation, Sept. 2021) [text]

Turning back migrant boats: what does the international law of the sea say? (The Conversation, Sept. 2021) [text]
- Focuses on the UK. See also related news article.

UNHCR: UK asylum bill would break international law, damaging refugees and global co-operation (UNHCR, Sept. 2021) [text]

UNHCR and IOM shocked and dismayed by deaths near Belarus-Poland border (UNHCR, Sept. 2021) [text]
- See also related post on openDemocracy.

New open access book:

Solidarity in the Media and Public Contention over Refugees in Europe: Debating solidarity across borders (Routledge, April 2021) [open access]

Journal articles:

"Breaking the legal link but not the law? The externalization of EU migration control through orchestration in the Central Mediterranean," Journal of European Public Policy, vol. 28, no. 6 (2021) [open access]

Crisis Magazine: Revisiting Europe’s 'Migration Crisis' [access]
- This new publication "critically examines the causes and wider implications of migration to Europe by giving voice to informed analytical perspectives. These not only cover European politics and migrants’ lives in Europe, but also connect to the contexts from which they have migrated. We seek to spark debate and inform thinking among left-oriented progressives who are invested in the connection between ideas and grass-roots action." Two issues have been published so far.

"Guilt by association? The criminalisation of sea rescue NGOs in Italian media," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 23 June 2021 [open access]

"Refugees or Illegal Immigrants: The Problem of the Group in Refugee Protection," Global Studies Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 3 (Sept. 2021) [open access]
- Examines "the case of Jewish refugees in Cyprus between 1946 and 1948."

"The Refugees We Are: Solidarity, Asylum, and Critique in the European Constitutional Imagination," German Law Journal, vol. 22. no. 4 (2021) [open access]

"Vietnamese refugees in Britain: Language, translation, and the politics of protection in camp life and beyond," Interpreting and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 1, no. 1 (2021) [open access]

Multimedia:

The European Union’s response to the refugee situation in Afghanistan, 17 Sept. 2021 [access]

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Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

Blog posts & press:

"Confronting the long, uneven path to gender-based asylum in the US," The New Humanitarian, 21 Sept. 2021 [text]

The Educated Refugee Woman: An Emerging Resettlement Category? (Global Policy Journal Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

"For some NGOs, female staff guarantees are a red line for continuing Afghan aid," The New Humanitarian, 17 Sept. 2021 [text]

Reports:

Es el desplazamiento forzado otro ejemplo de la feminización de la violencia en Honduras? Investigación sobre violencia sexual y femicidios como causas del desplazamiento forzado (UNHCR et al., Sept. 2021) [text]

Intégration des violences basées sur le genre (VBG) dans les aperçus des besoins humanitaires et les plans de réponses humanitaires 2021: Analyse des pays francophones (Protection Cluster, Aug. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"The Effects of Anti-immigrant Laws in the U.S. on Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking: A Gender-based Human Rights Analysis," Harvard Latinx Law Review, vol. 23, no. 1 (2020) [full-text]

"Exclusion, Minimization, Inaction: A Critical Review of Ireland's Policy Response to Gender-Based Violence as It Affects Migrant Women," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 17 June 2021 [open access]

"The Gender-Based Violence and Precarity Nexus: Asylum-Seeking Women in the Eastern Mediterranean," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 26 May 2021 [open access]
- Focuses on Greece.

"Guiding refugee women who have experienced violence: representation of trust in counsellors’ journals," Journal of Refugee Studies, 27 Sept. 2021 [open access]
- Note: Data was gathered from participants in Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Finland.

"Measuring gender-based violence risk mitigation in humanitarian settings: results from a comprehensive desk review and systematic mapping," BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 9 (Sept. 2021) [open access]

"Solidarity with Soufra: dividuality and joint action with Palestinian women refugees," Organization (Forthcoming) [postprint]
- Note: Soufra is "a women’s catering social enterprise in the Bourj al Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut."

"...Todo se volvió loco: cambios y continuidades en los roles de género y autonomía de mujeres pareja de migrantes retornados = ...Everything Went Crazy: Gender Roles and Autonomy among Wives of Returned Migrants," Frontera Norte, vol. 33 (2021) [open access]
- Note: The article is available in both Spanish and English.

Multimedia:

Research for Change: Gender, Forced Migration and Vulnerabilities, 27-28 April 2021 [info]
- Videos of some of the presentations can be accessed via the RAISD Project Facebook page.

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Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Blog posts & press:

How long is too long? The limits of restrictions on family reunification for temporary protection holders (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

More Central American Children Could Rejoin Parents in the States (Pew Stateline, Sept. 2021) [text]
- See also related Immigration Impact blog post.

Reports & journal articles:

"The asylum–child welfare paradox: unaccompanied minors in Austria," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8:206 (Sept. 2021) [open access]

"Beyond the Fence: Constructed and Found spaces for children's outdoor play in natural and human-induced disaster contexts – Lessons from north-east Japan, and Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan," International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 56 (April 2021) [postprint]
- Note: Access to the text is embargoed until 26 February 2022.

"A Domestic Reign of Terror: Donald Trump’s Family Separation Policy," Harvard Latinx Law Review, vol. 24 (Forthcoming) [full-text via SSRN]

How are young refugees doing in the Nordic welfare societies? Coming of Age in Exile – CAGE (Nordic Council of Ministers, Sept. 2021) [text]

"Matter of Negusie and the Failure of Asylum Law to Recognize Child Soldiers," Lewis & Clark Law Review, vol. 25, no. 3 (2021) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.

"Memories, Mementos, and Memorialization of Young Unaccompanied Afghans Navigating within Europe," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 28 Sept. 2021 [open access]

"Migrant-Family Separation and the Diverging Normative Force of International Law and Constitutional Law," submitted to Journal of Legal Studies [preprint]
- Focuses on the US.

"Prevention, Protection and Participation: Children Affected by Armed Conflict," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 25 Feb. 2021 [open access]

"Protection of the rights of children victims of armed conflicts in north-eastern Nigeria under international humanitarian law," Nnamdi Azikiwe University Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, vol. 12, no. 1 (2021) [open access]

"Zero Humanity: The Reality of Current US Immigration Policy toward Central American Refugee Children and Their Families," Chapter in Beyond Borders: The Human Rights of Non-Citizens at Home and Abroad (Cambridge University Press, Aug. 2021) [open access]

Multimedia:

The Refuge (Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition) [access]
- Podcast series that "shares four years of CYRRC research on the social and economic integration, learning outcomes, and wellbeing of refugee children, youth, and families." Focuses on Canada.

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27 September 2021

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Opportunities:

Launch events: The Refugee in International Law, 4th ed. [info]
- Note that two events are scheduled: 29 September 2021 and 9 November 2021.

Short course: International Migration and Refugee Law, Online, 4 October-1 November 2021 [info]

Seminar series: Asylum after Covid-19: The UK 'New Plan for Immigration' in a Global Context, 12th International Refugee Law Seminar Series [info]
- The first seminar will be held on 6 October 2021.

*Call for registration: International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition, Ghent, March 2022 [info]
- Registration deadline is 20 October 2021.

Blog posts & press:

Guy Goodwin-Gill's reflections on The Refugee in International Law: Then and now (Kaldor Centre, Sept. 2021) [text]

Is turning back migrants at sea compatible with international law? (UK House of Commons Library, Sept. 2021) [text]
- See also related post on The Conversation.

Realising the Right to Leave during Externalised Migration Control (EJIL Talk Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

*Right to asylum: Bye-bye (The Hill, Sept. 2021) [text]

"Whose Suffering Matters?," Boston Review, 22 Sept. 2021 [text]

Reports/books & journal articles: 

Beyond Borders: The Human Rights of Non-Citizens at Home and Abroad (Cambridge University Press, Aug. 2021) [open access]
- "States have long denied basic rights to non-citizens within their borders, and international law imposes only limited duties on states with respect to those fleeing persecution. But even the limited rights previously enjoyed by non-citizens are eroding in the face of rising nationalism, populism, xenophobia, and racism. Beyond Borders explores what obligations we owe to those outside our political community."

"Killing asylum softly or leaving no one behind? The New York declaration and global compacts in a divided world," Globalizations, Latest Articles, 16 Sept. 2021 [open access]

Migration in the Time of COVID-19: Comparative Law and Policy Responses (Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2021) [open access]
- "This collection offers a comparative study of law and policy around human mobility in the face of the pandemic. Several papers in this collection examine the impact of the pandemic on EU free movement law. Others assess destination states’ responses to COVID-19 from the perspective of migration law and policy, and consider how they build upon prior exclusionary regimes, offering suggestions for reform of domestic laws in the wake of the pandemic." The collection is now available as an E-Book.
- Note: A launch event will take place 8 October 2021.

"Technology, Displaced? The Risks and Potential of Artificial Intelligence for Fair, Effective, and Efficient Refugee Status Determination," Law in Context, vol. 37, no. 3 (2021) [open access]

Resources:

Forced Displacement Legal Assistance (PILnet) [access]
- "Launched in 2021 on World Refugee Day, the forced displacement legal assistance matching mechanism is a coordination and referral platform that aims to facilitate access to free legal assistance for civil society organizations, associations, clinics, refugee-led organizations, and legal service providers working with refugees and forcibly displaced persons in a fair and equitable way."

Global Strategic Litigation Council for Refugee Rights [access]
- "The Council forms at a time when the rights of people on the move – including more than 20.7 million refugees – are under attack around the world. With a founding membership of twenty-eight groups and individuals drawn from every world region, the Council will serve as a hub for activists seeking to use strategic litigation and related legal advocacy to advance the protection of refugee rights and the consistent and progressive development of international law worldwide. The Council is the first of its kind to undertake coordinated transnational legal advocacy on the rights of refugees or other migrants." Follow link for concept note and opportunity to join. 

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22 September 2021

Regional Focus: Africa

Blog posts & press:

#BookClub: How do refugees cope with the difficulties of life in camps? (Democracy in Africa, Sept. 2021) [text]

Ethiopia: Eritrean Refugees Targeted in Tigray (Human Rights Watch, Sept. 2021) [text]
- See also related statement.

Farmers displaced by conflict in north central Nigeria share their coping strategies (The Conversation, Aug. 2021) [text]

Refugees in Cameroon help build ‘Great Green Wall’ to combat desertification (UNHCR, Sept. 2021) [text]

Why African Governments are Accepting Afghan Refugees (Lawfare Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Reports: 

Evaluation of the Telling the Real Story Project 2.0, ES/2021/02 (UNHCR, April 2021) [access]
- Note: "Populations reached during TRS 2.0 include Somalilanders, and Nigerians living in their home countries and Somalis and Eritreans housed in camps in Ethiopia or Sudan." Follow link for report and management response.

"I want my land. You have to go." Understanding the eviction phenomenon in Baidoa (Norwegian Refugee Council, Sept. 2021) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for full report, summary and Baidoa case study.

Journal articles:

"Borders as penal transplants: Control of territory, mobility and illegality in West Africa," Theoretical Criminology, vol. 25, no. 3 (2021) [free full-text]
- See also related blog post.

Canadian Journal of African Studies/Revue canadienne des études africaines (Forthcoming) [contents]
- Follow link & scroll down to view articles due to be published in a special issue on "African Refuge." Read the introduction for more information. References to the articles that are freely available are included below.

"Déplacés et réfugiés au Cameroun: profils, itinéraires et expériences à partir des crises nigériane et centrafricaine," Canadian Journal of African Studies/Revue canadienne des études africaines, Latest Articles, 7 Sept. 2021 [open access]

"Delayed Return: Consolidation of the Zimbabwean Diaspora and Transnationalism," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 29, no. 62 (2021) [open access]

"Refugee exchanges between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, and their socio-economic relevance, from the First World War to immediate post-independence," Canadian Journal of African Studies/Revue canadienne des études africaines, Latest Articles, 8 Sept. 2021 [free full-text]

"Reparations and the politics of waiting in Kenya," Journal of Eastern African Studies, vol. 15, no. 3 (2021) [open access]

"Use of plant resources by refugees from Minawao and their impact on the Sahelian savannah of Cameroon," Environmental Challenges, vol. 5 (Dec. 2021) [open access]

"Vie d’errance et crise identitaire des immigrés tchadiens musulmans en Centrafrique: le cas des retournés de Gaoui, au Tchad, de 2012 à 2019," Canadian Journal of African Studies/Revue canadienne des études africaines, Latest Articles, 7 Sept. 2021 [open access]

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Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Blog posts & press:
 
Artificial Intelligence and International Refugee Law (Modern Diplomacy, Sept. 2021) [text]

Biometrics in humanitarian action: a delicate balance (Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Expanding the Eurodac database: MEPs must put rights first (Statewatch, Sept. 2021) [text]

How we created a humanitarian data resource in just nine months (ReliefWeb Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Technology is key for refugees starting new lives in Australia. But women and children don’t have equal access (The Conversation, Sept. 2021) [text]

*Uncovering Challenges and Solutions to Data Privacy and Sharing (UNHCR Innovation Service, Sept. 2021) [text]

Why are you a Refugee? Afghans and the US Identity Database (PROTECT Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Crisis de la caravana de migrantes: Algunas realidades sobre el discurso público en Twitter," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 12 (2021) [open access]

"From Refugee to Resident in the Digital Age: Refugees’ Strategies for Navigating in and Negotiating Beyond Uncertainty During Reception and Settlement in The Netherlands," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 16 Sept. 2021 [open access]

"Internet and social media uses, digital divides, and digitally mediated transnationalism in forced migration: Syrians in Turkey," Global Networks, Early View, 27 Aug. 2021 [open access]

"Privacy Harms and Persecution," Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal (Forthcoming, 2022) [preprint]
- Provides an in-depth analysis of privacy harms in the context of asylum adjudications in the United States.”

Routed Magazine, no. 15 (June 2021) [full-text]
- Theme is “Empowering global diasporas in the digital era.” The issue is also available in French and Spanish.

Unlocking the Power of Digital Technologies to Support “Learning to Earning” for Displaced Youth (UNICEF, Aug. 2021) [access]
- Follow link for text of full report and summary.

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21 September 2021

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Blog posts & press:

"Afghanistan needs international support. But what kind?," The New Humanitarian, 13 Sept. 2021 [text]

Despite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcome (openDemocracy, Sept. 2021) [text]

"Donors pledge $1.1 billion for 'collapsing' Afghanistan," Reuters, 13 Sept. 2021 [text]

UN High Commissioner for Refugees completes three-day visit to Afghanistan (UNHCR, Sept. 2021) [text]

"Where Will the Afghan Refugees Go? Non-Humanitarian Openings for the Unfolding Crisis," The Diplomat, 14 Sept. 2021 [text]

Journal articles:

Global Responsibility to Protect, vol. 13, nos. 2-3 (2021) [contents]
- Special issue on "Myanmar and (the Failure of) Atrocity Prevention." Three articles are open access.

"How humanitarian assistance practices exacerbate vulnerability: Knowledges, authority and legitimacy in disaster interventions in Baltistan, Pakistan," International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 54 (Feb. 2021) [open access]

"Knowledge management and humanitarian organisations in the Asia-Pacific: Practices, challenges, and future pathways," International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 53 (Feb. 2021) [ResearchGate]

"Solidarity and ‘social jealousy’: emotions and affect in Indonesian host society’s situated encounters with refugees," Third World Quarterly, Latest Articles, 6 Sept. 2021 [open access]

Multimedia:

Displacement in Afghanistan: How Should the International Community Respond?, 14 Sept. 2021 [access]

NGOs and counter-insurgency: The case of Afghanistan (Rethinking Humanitarianism Podcast Series) [access]

Reflections on Contemporary Issues in Refugee Protection in India: Law & Practice, 16 July 2021 [access]

"Thailand's Progress on Mechanisms for Migrants and Refugees," Keynote speech at National Screening Mechanism (NSM) Report Soft Launch, 26 Aug. 2021 [access]

Vaccination for Refugees in Indonesia, Refugee Legal Webinar Series, no. 9, 27 July 2021 [access]

Resource:

Refugees and Displacement (Advocates For Refugees – Singapore) [access]
- This page was created to “allow readers to learn more about issues of refugees, Singapore’s history with refugees, and how different actors of society can help to contribute.”

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Regional Focus: United States

Blog posts & press:

Americans Have A Long History Of Opposing Refugees. But Most Support Afghan Asylum Seekers (FiveThirtyEight, Sept. 2021) [text]

"Court halts use of health order to expel migrant families," AP News, 16 Sept. 2021 [text]

Different Statuses, Different Benefits: Determining Federal Assistance for Afghan Evacuees (MPI Commentary, Sept. 2021) [text]

Fear of Another 9/11 Continues to Drive US Immigration Policy 20 Years Later (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Immigration Policy Before and After 9/11: From the INS to DHS – Where Did We Go Wrong? (Just Security Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

*News Comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on conditions and expulsions at US border (UNHCR, Sept. 2021) [text]
- See also related Human Rights Watch news story and Immigration Impact blog post.

The Resurrection of Expedited Removal: Biden Administration Reverting to and Expanding Anti-Immigration Tactics (Human Rights First Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Some Things are Better Left Dead: What Bringing Back ‘Remain in Mexico’ Would Mean for Asylum Seekers arriving at the Southern Border (RLI Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Turning Back Asylum Seekers is Against the Law, Court Finds (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

"U.S. removes migrants from Texas border camp, begins flights to Haiti," Reuters, 20 Sept. 2021 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Afghan Immigrants in the United States," Migration Information Source, 9 Sept. 2021 [text]

Any Version of “Remain in Mexico” Policy Would Be Unlawful, Inhumane, and Deadly (Human Rights First, Sept. 2021) [text]

"The effects of negative and positive information on attitudes towards immigration," International Migration, Early View, 30 Aug. 2021 [abstract]
- See also earlier related discussion paper.

New York Law School Review, vol. 65, no. 2 (2020/2021) [full-text]
- Themed issue on "A Century of Targeting Immigrants: From the Red Scare to the Travel Ban," with four articles.

Transforming the Immigration System: The National Immigration Project's Priorities for Executive and Legislative Action (National Immigration Project, Sept. 2021) [text]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Actions Needed to Address Pending Caseload (US Government Accountability Office, Aug. 2021) [text]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP): COVID-19 Policies and Protocols at the Southwest Border (US Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2021) [text]

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20 September 2021

Regional Focus: Australia

Blog posts & press:

"How an Afghan refugee crisis at sea transformed Australia policy," Al Jazeera, 25 Aug. 2021 [text]

"A line in the water: A fateful stand-off in August 2001 saw Australia’s treatment of boat arrivals shift from deterrence by example to deterrence by force," Inside Story, 28 Aug. 2021 [text]

Looking for compassion in all the wrong places: A culture of cruelty (Policy Forum Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Membership Without Mobility: The Counterfactual as Fact (Border Criminologies Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

"UK should not look to Australia for inspiration in terms of asylum policy," Remarks at Westminster Legal Policy Forum keynote seminar on "Next steps for asylum policy in the UK," on 8 Sept. 2021 [text]

"Unpicking the legacy of the Tampa," Inside Story, 3 Sept. 2021 [text]

Journal articles: 

"The association between COVID-19 related stressors and mental health in refugees living in Australia," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 12, no. 1 (2021) [open access]
- See also related news story from UNSW and post on The Conversation.

"New Vulnerabilities for Migrants and Refugees in State Responses to the Global Pandemic, COVID-19," Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 9 (Sept. 2021) [open access]
- "The responses of the Australian state are developed as a case study of actions and policies directed at refugees and temporary migrant workers through the COVID-19 pandemic."

*"‘Preventing people from risking their lives at sea’: Forced migration and the securitization of asylum seekers in Australia," Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, OnlineFirst, 17 Sept. 2021 [open access]

"A trauma informed response to COVID 19 and the deteriorating mental health refugees and asylum seekers with insecure status in Australia," International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Early View, 10 Sept. 2021 [free full-text]

"'We were already strong': Young Refugees, Challenges and Resilience during COVID-19," Journal of Social Inclusion, vol. 12, no. 1 (2021) [open access]

Multimedia:

Stop the Boats! Temporary Protection Australian Style (Sept. 2021) [access]
- Follow link for podcast.

Treating Hopelessness and Helplessness in People Seeking Asylum Facing Deportation, 1 Sept. 2021 [access]
- Scroll down for slides, presentations and videos.

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Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling

Blog posts:

World Day against Trafficking: Challenging misconceptions about it in migration pathways (World Economic Forum Blog, July 2021) [text]

Reports:

Climate-induced migration and modern slavery: a toolkit for policymakers (IIED & Anti-Slavery International, Sept. 2021) [text]

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on trafficking in persons and the responses to the challenges (UNODC, July 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Many Roles of Migrant Smugglers and Movement Facilitators in West and North Africa (Mixed Migration Centre & UNODC, July 2021) [text]

Migration de retour: trafic et traite des migrants ivoiriens le long de la route Mediterranéenne centrale et occidentale (IOM, Aug. 2021) [text]

Nigerian Refugees’ and Migrants’ Use of Smugglers  (Mixed Migration Centre & UNODC, Aug. 2021) [text]

Journal articles:

Anti-Trafficking Review, no. 17 (2021) [open access]
- Special issue on "Anti-Trafficking Education": "The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the sites for anti-trafficking education and the range of educators who shape how the public and institutions understand and respond to human trafficking. Thus, there is a need to analyse the formalised and informalised practices that facilitate teaching and learning about trafficking. "

"De la migración forzada al tráfico de migrantes: la migración clandestina en tránsito de Cuba hacia Chile," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 12 (2021) [open access]

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, vol. 27, no. 1 (2021) [contents]
- Special issue on "Criminalization, Migration, and Human Rights." Four articles are open access.

Forum on Crime and Society, nos. 1&2 (2019) [full-text]
- Special issue on "Smuggling of migrants." Note: While the publication year is listed as 2019, the issue was actually published in 2021.

Journal of Modern Slavery, vol. 6, no. 3 (2021) [full-text]
- Themed issue on "Slavery and Humanitarian Response."

"Tipología de cuerpos traficados desde América del Sur y el Caribe hacia Chile," Antipoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología, no. 44 (July/Sept. 2021) [open access]

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Regional Focus: MENA

Blog posts:

The Effects of UNHCR's Resilience Approach on the Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (ROR Network Blog, June 2021) [text]

Surrogate states: Palestinian refugees, the PLO, and UNRWA in history (CBRL Blog, Nov. 2020) [text]

Reports:

The Effect of 3.6 Million Refugees on Crime, IZA Discussion Paper, 14647 (Institute of Labor Economics, Aug. 2021) [text]
- Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.

Understanding the forced repatriation of Ethiopian migrant workers from the Middle East, Working Paper, no. 8 (Ryerson Univ., July 2021) [text]
- Focuses on Saudi Arabia.

“You’re going to your death”: Violations against Syrian refugees returning to Syria (Amnesty International, Sept. 2021) [access]

Journal articles:

"Different Type of Refugee: Onward Journeys of Gulf-Born Migrants from Politically Volatile Countries," E-International Relations, 12 Sept. 2021 [full-text]
- Focuses on Syrians in the United Arab Emirates.

"The Effects of Religiosity and Socioeconomic Status on Social Distance towards Refugees and the Serial Mediating Role of Satisfaction with Life and Perceived Threat," Religions, vol. 12, no. 9 (Sept. 2021) [open access]
- Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.

"The governance of Syrian refugees in the Middle East: Lessons from the Jordan and Lebanon Compacts," Digest of Middle East Studies, Early View, 8 Sept. 2021 [open access]

*"Ideological Extremism Among Syrian Refugees is Negatively Related to Intentions to Migrate to the West," Psychological Science, vol. 32, no. 9 (2021) [preprint]
- " The present research surveyed Syrian refugees residing in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq."

"Syrian refugees and other Syrian forced migrants in Jordan: forms of capital approach," British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Latest Articles, 9 Sept. 2021 [open access]

"Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 of migrants and refugees, Jordan," Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 99, no. 9 (Sept. 2021) [open access]

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17 September 2021

Thematic Focus: General

Opportunities:

Roundtable: Migration in the Media: Telling the Stories, 22 September 2021 [info]

CFP: Geographies of migration in conflict settings, Proposed session for the Annual Meeting of American Geographers 2022 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 10 October 2021.

Job announcement: Departmental Lecturer in Forced Migration, Refugee Studies Centre [info]
- Apply by by 11 October 2021.

**See also other relevant opportunities posted earlier here and here.

Blog posts & press: 

Recognizing Local Solutions as World-Changing Wins (UNHCR Innovation Service, Sept. 2021) [text]

Refugee, Asylum Seeker or Migrant? Words Matter. People Matter. Politics Matters (ROR Network Blog, July 2021) [text]

Updating the Global Refugee Regime (Project Syndicate, Sept. 2021) [text]

Reports & book chapters: 

Global Displacement Forecast 2021 (Danish Refugee Council, July 2021) [text]

"Home-Keeping in Long-Term Displacement," Chapter in Routledge Handbook of Gender and Feminist Geographies (Routledge, 2020) [Academia]

Transforming the International Organisation for Migration: An Analysis of the IOM Strategic Vision, Working Paper, no. 5 (Ryerson Univ., Feb. 2021) [text]

UNHCR’s most underfunded situations in 2021 (UNHCR, Sept. 2021) [access]
- See also related news briefing.

UNHCR’s Task Team on engagement and partnership with persons of concern-led organizations: Briefing Note (UNHCR, Aug. 2021) [text]

Journal articles:

Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d'études du développement, vol. 42, no. 3 (2021) [contents]
- Special issue on the "Next Generation of Knowledge Partnerships for Global Development/Prochaine Génération de partenariat de savoir pour le développement global." The introduction and five articles are open access.

"Carving out space for equitable collaborative research in protracted displacement," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 16 Sept. 2021 [open access]

"A chair at the table: a scoping review of the participation of refugees in community-based participatory research in healthcare," Globalization and Health, 17: 103 (Sept. 2021) [open access]

"COVID-19 financing strategies for refugees and migrants in the Eastern Mediterranean Region," Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, In Press, 16 June 2021 [open access

"Fund but disregard: the EU’s relationship to academic research on mobility," Crisis Magazine: Revisiting Europe's 'Migration Crisis', no. 2 (Dec. 2020) [text]

"Research as usual in humanitarian settings? Equalising power in academic-NGO research partnerships through co-production," Conflict and Health, 15:64 (Aug. 2021) [open access]

"Towards equality: joining forces with arts and culture in the struggle for change in migration societies," Comparative Migration Studies, 9:33 (Sept. 2021) [open access]

"What is refugee history, now?," Journal of Global History, FirstView, 2 Aug. 2021 [open access]

Multimedia:

Forced to Flee Podcast (UNHCR) [access]
- "Over seven episodes, we revisit some of the major emergencies of the post-war that have forced millions of people to leave their homes in search of safety and peace. We discover why they fled, what they endured, and what happened next. And as UNHCR and the 1951 Refugee Convention both mark their 70th year, we also look to the future and ask how the world must respond to record levels of forced human displacement."

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