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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Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (7 Sept. 2021)