This blog will be quiet for a little while. Posts will resume in December.
23 November 2021
Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2
Journal articles:
"Covid-19 pandemic: the reproduction and contestation of securitisation of
asylum seekers, immigrants and Afro-descendants in the Portuguese
media," From the European South, no. 9 (2021) [open access]
"The external dimension of EU migration policy as region-building? Refugee
cooperation as contentious politics," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 16 Nov. 2021 [open access]
"Human Rights Activism Among North Korean Refugees in the UK: Hope for a
Democratic Future," Journal of Human Rights and Social Work,
vol. 6, no. 4 (Dec. 2021) [open access]
"Migration management clientelism: Europe’s migration funds as a global
political project," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies,
Latest Articles, 17 Nov. 2021 [open access]
"Return Sponsorships in the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum: High
Stakes, Low Gains," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol.
23, no. 3 (2021) [open access]
"Solidarity and Contestation: Local Refugee Reception Practices at the
South-Eastern EU Border Islands," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 21 Nov. 2021 [open access]
"'Victims not wrongdoers': the legal consciousness of rejected asylum
seekers in Norway," Journal of Law and Society, Early View, 10
Nov. 2021 [open access]
"Warehousing asylum seekers: The logistification of reception," Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, OnlineFirst, 10 Nov. 2021 [open access]
Multimedia:
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Refugees and Migrants, 3 Nov. 2021
[access]
Transforming refugee status: definitions and discrimination, 3 Nov. 2021 [access]
- Focuses on the UK.
Related post:
Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1
Opportunity:
Seminar: Moving the goalposts (yet again): access to justice in the UK asylum system, 8 December 2021 [info]
Belarus-Poland border situation:
This Global Citizen post provides an explainer and ECRE's latest Weekly Bulletin includes an update. See also the following commentary and analysis for more information:
"Belarus-Poland crisis: Human rights of trapped migrants ‘paramount’," UN News, 12 Nov. 2021 [text]
Poland’s Power Play at its Borders Violates Fundamental Human Rights Law (EJIL Talk Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]
Stirring Trouble at the Border: Is Belarus in Violation of International Law? (Just Security, Nov. 2021) [Part 1] [Part 2]
- See also related response.
Trouble on the Belarus-Poland border: What you need to know about the migrant crisis manufactured by Belarus’ leader (The Conversation, Nov. 2021) [text]
Walling off Responsibility? The Pushbacks at the EU’s External Borders with Belarus (ASILE Project, Nov. 2021) [text]
Weaponising Migrants: Belarusian Blackmail and Multilateralism, RSIS Commentary, no. CO21170 (Nanyang Tech. Univ., Nov. 2021) [text]
Blog posts & press:
Denmark’s Legislation on Extraterritorial Asylum in Light of International and
EU Law (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]
Externalising integration: The legal pathways to protection (NCHS Blog, Oct.
2021) [text]
From “bogus” asylum seekers to “genuine” refugees; shifting discourses and
attitudes towards Afghan migrants (COMPAS Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]
"Home Office ‘covering up’ its own study of why refugees come to the UK,"
The Guardian, 20 Nov. 2021 [text]
Mutual Trust and Fundamental Rights in the Dublin System: A Role for
Proportionality? (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Nov.
2021) [text]
Refugees in the media: how the most commonly used images make viewers
dehumanise them (The Conversation, Nov. 2021) [text]
Relocating asylum seekers or paying someone else to do it for you? What
citizens have to say (PROTECT Project Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]
Reports & book chapters:
Data Practices: Making Up a European People (Goldsmiths Press, ) [free full-text]
- See esp. Chapter 4, "Refugees and Homeless People: Coordinating and Narrating" and Chapter 5, "Migrants: Omitting and Recalibrating."
Inspection Report Published: An inspection of asylum casework (Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Nov. 2021) [text]
Introducing the European Union agency for asylum (European Parliament, Oct. 2021) [text]
Resource:
France-UK Border Research [access]
- “A library of research and primary sources regarding the situation for
displaced people at the France-UK border.” This Twitter thread provides a guide to the site.
Related posts:
19 November 2021
Thematic Focus: Solutions
Blog posts & press:
Australia's Response to Afghanistan: Compassion or Inaction? (Asylum Insight,
Oct. 2021) [text]
How Community Sponsorship Can Make a Difference for Afghan Refugees (Asylum
Insight, Nov. 2021) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.
[Refugee Resettlement Stats for Canada and the US, FY 2021] [access]
Sponsor Circles: How a Program Designed as an Emergency Response Can Transform
the U.S. Resettlement System (Niskanen Center Commentary, Nov. 2021) [text]
Reports & journal articles:
"Effects of COVID-19 on integration of women refugees into Turkish society,"
International Migration, Early View, 12 Nov. 2021 [PubMed]
Fulfilling America’s Promise: Options to Make U.S. Humanitarian Protection
Pathways Viable for At-Risk Afghans (IRAP, InterAction, & Human Rights
First, Nov. 2021) [text]
"Individuals of refugee background resettled in regional and rural Australia:
A systematic review of mental health research," Australian Journal of Rural Health, Early View, 19 Oct. 2021 [ResearchGate]
"Persistent psychological distress in resettled refugee women-at-risk at
one-year follow-up: Contributions of trauma, post-migration problems, loss,
and trust," Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 58, no. 2 (2021) [free full-text]
- Focuses on Australia.
"Realising the Right of Return: Refugees’ Roles in Localising Norms and
Socialising UNHCR," Geopolitics, Latest Articles, 16 Nov. 2021 [open access]
"Refugee Integration and Globalization: Ugandan and Zimbabwean
Perspectives," Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, Latest
Articles, 25 Sept. 2021 [open access]
Multimedia:
Immigrant Integration: Essential to the Success of Immigration Policy, 5
Nov. 2021 (World of Migration Podcast Series) [access]
York University Initiatives & Syrian Refugee Resettlement: Lessons for
Responses to the Current Crisis in Afghanistan, 19 Oct. 2021 [access]
Related post:
18 November 2021
New Issue of FMR
Readers can access FMR articles 1) individually, in HTML & PDF formats or 2) as one complete issue. There is also a standalone version available for the second feature on mobility and agency.
Back issues of FMR are available here.
FMR is an open access publication. It is available online and in print in English, Arabic, French and Spanish. Audio versions of articles are available in English.
Regional Focus: Africa
Blog posts & press:
Eritrean refugees caught between a rock and a hard place in Ethiopian conflict (FluchtforschungsBlog, Nov. 2021) [text]
How religion helped African migrants during a risky Atlantic crossing (The Conversation, Nov. 2021) [text]
Rebuilding a future for the displaced people of Burkina Faso: a Resident Coordinator Blog (UN News, Nov. 2021) [text]
Social workers rally support for displaced people in northern Ethiopia (UNHCR, Nov. 2021) [text]
New open access book:
Invisibility in African Displacements: From Marginalization to Strategies of Avoidance (Zed Books, Oct. 2020) [open access]
- "This book offers fine-grained analysis of the ways in which African migrants negotiate structural and strategic invisibilities, adding innovative approaches to our understanding of both migrant vulnerabilities and resilience."
Reports & journal articles:
Analyse des besoins essentiels et de la vulnérabilité des réfugiés au Tchad (UNHCR & WFP, Oct. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]
*Assessing the Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Forcibly Displaced Populations, Thematic Brief, no. 1: The Case of Kenya (UNHCR, Sept. 2021) [text]
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on refugees and their protection in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe, Working Paper, no. 18 (Arnold Bergstraesser Institut, Oct. 2021) [text]
Impacts of Displacement: Displaced by Violence, Jos, Nigeria (IDMC, Oct. 2021) [text]
Impacts of Displacement: Drought displacement in Gode Woreda, Ethiopia (IDMC, Oct. 2021) [text]
Impacts of Displacement: Flood displacement in Beledweyne, Somalia (IDMC, Oct. 2021) [text]
"Mobility dynamics in protracted displacement: Eritreans and Congolese on the move," Forced Migration Review, no. 68 (Nov. 2021) [open access]
"The Plight of Refugees in South Africa," Pretoria Student Law Review, vol. 15, no. 1 (2021) [full-text]
- See also related policy brief.
Sudan at a crossroads: The mixed migration consequences of Sudan’s military coup (Mixed Migration Centre, Nov. 2021) [text]
Understanding the Socioeconomic Differences of Urban and Camp-Based Refugees in Kenya (UNHCR & World Bank, 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]
Understanding the Socio-Economic Conditions of Urban Refugees in Kenya, Volume C: Urban Refugees: Results from the 2020-2021 Urban Socioeconomic Survey (UNHCR & World Bank, 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also the two earlier published studies, Volume A: Kalobeyei Settlement and Volume B: Kakuma Camp.
Multimedia:
The politicisation of aid in Ethiopia (Rethinking Humanitarianism, Nov. 2021) [access]
*UPDATED
Related posts:
17 November 2021
Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects
Blog posts & press:
Failure to Reauthorize Employment Harms Asylum Seekers and the U.S. Economy (Immigration Impact Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]
Novel Passages: The value of facilitating over implementing solutions (UNHCR Innovation Service, Nov. 2021) [text]
- Discusses the work of Talent Beyond Boundaries as an example of a complementary pathway.
Tapping into Global Talent: Investing in refugee talent (ICMPD Blog, Oct. 2021) [text]
Reports:
Employers' Guide to Refugee Employment: A Collaborative Approach (Univ. of Sydney, Nov. 2021) [text]
Employment and Integration in Europe: How Businesses can Hire Refugee Women and Gain a Talented Workforce (TENT et al., Nov. 2021) [text]
- See also related press release.
Guía para la Contratación de Refugiados y Migrantes Venezolanos en Perú (TENT et al., Sept. 2021) [text]
Hidden hardship of an unnoticed workforce: The economic lives of refugees and migrants in Tunisia (Mixed Migration Center & Heinrich Boell Foundation, Nov. 2021) [access]
- Follow link for report in English, French and Arabic and a video recording of launch event.
How Companies can Mentor Refugee Women in Europe: A Step-by-step Guide (TENT et al., Nov. 2021) [text]
- See also related press release.
Investing in Alternatives to Irregular Migration from Central America: Options to Expand U.S. Employment Pathways (Migration Policy Institute, Nov. 2021) [access]
- Follow link for report in English and Spanish.
Managing Refugee Protection Crises: Policy Lessons from Economics and Political Science, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 14821 (Institute of Labor Economics, Oct. 2021) [text]
Journal articles:
"Organising labour market integration support for refugees in Austria and Sweden during the Covid-19 pandemic," Comparative Migration Studies, 9:48 (Oct. 2021) [open access]
"Precarity, Permits, and Prayers: 'Working Practices' of Congolese Asylum-Seeking Women in Cape Town," Africa Spectrum, OnlineFirst, 11 Nov. 2021 [open access]
"Refugees’ Transition from Welfare to Work: A Quasi-Experimental Approach of the Impact of the Neighbourhood Context," European Sociological Review, Advance Articles, 30 Sept. 2021 [open access]
Related post:
16 November 2021
Opportunities: More Nov. & Dec. 2021
Talk: 'Less than human': Examining the Representation of Refugees through the Lens of Decoloniality, 18 November 2021 [info]
Webinar: Building Research Relationships and Setting the Agenda, 19 November 2021 [info]
Call for applications: Irish Refugee Advisory Board [info]
- Apply by 22 November 2021.
Webinar: Resettlement, Complementary Pathways and the Global Compact on Refugees, 23 November 2021 [info]
- This event will launch a special issue of Frontiers in Human Dynamics that focused on "Managing Forced Displacement: Refugee Resettlement and Complementary Pathways in light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees (GCR)."
Lecture: The International Refugee Protection Regime: How It Started and How It's Going, Online, 24 November 2021 [info]
Webinar: Migrant Categorisation and Labels, 24 November 2021 [info]
Lecture: The Development of American Gender Asylum Law; Cross Border Collaboration Between US and Canadian NGOs, 29 November 2021 [info]
Call for registration: Launch of the Research Agenda and first meeting of the Research Network for advancing law and policy responses to displacement and migration in the context of disasters and climate change in Africa = Lancement de l'Agenda de recherche et première réunion du Réseau de recherche pour avancer les réponses juridiques et politiques aux déplacements et aux migrations dans le contexte des catastrophes et du changement climatique en Afrique, 30 November 2021 [info in English & French]
*Call for registration: Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) Network Conference, 30 November 2021 [info]
Job announcement: Associate Professorship in the Anthropology of Migration, Univ. of Oxford [info]
- Application deadline is 30 November 2021.
Launch event: Mixed Migration Review 2021: Reframing Human Mobility in a Changing World, 30 November 2021 [info]
Seminar: Precarious Technoscapes: Forced Mobility and Mobile Connections at the Urban Margins of Somali Cities, 30 November 2021 [info]
Call for registration: 2021 Internal Displacement Conference, 13 December 2021 [info]
CFP: Family and Forced Migration in Latin America, Proposed panel for IASFM19 Conference, 1-5 August 2022 [info]
- Please submit abstracts by 15 December 2021.
*UPDATED
Related posts:
Regional Focus: United States
Blog posts & press:
Biden administration widens scope of Temporary Protected Status for immigrants (Pew Fact Tank, Oct. 2021) [text]
The Border Isn’t Open. Just 1 in 3 People at the Border Last Year Could Access the Asylum Process (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2021) [text]
It Is Too Simple to Call 2021 a Record Year for Migration at the U.S.-Mexico Border (MPI Commentary, Oct. 2021) [text]
New Hypocrisy in US Immigration Policy: Administration Ends One Abusive Program, Keeps Title 42 Expulsions in Place (Human Rights Watch, Nov. 2021) [text]
Reports & journal articles:
Asylum Grant Rates Climb Under Biden (TRAC, Nov. 2021) [text]
"Biden Immigration Enforcement Priorities Emphasize a Multi-Dimensional View of Migrants," Migration Information Source, 28 Oct. 2021 [text]
A Guide to Title 42 Expulsions at the Border (American Immigration Council, updated Oct. 2021) [text]
"Human Rights–Based Social Work Practice with Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in a Legal Service Organization," Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, Latest Articles, 26 Oct. 2021 [free full-text]
“Illegal and Inhumane”: Biden Administration Continues Embrace of Trump Title 42 Policy as Attacks on People Seeking Refuge Mount (Human Rights First, Oct. 2021) [text]
"Making Citizenship an Organizing Principle of the US Immigration System: An Analysis of How and Why to Broaden Access to Permanent Residence and Naturalization for New Americans," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 28 Sept. 2021 [open access]
"Non-State Actors 'Under Color of Law:' Closing a Gap in Protection Under the Convention Against Torture," Harvard Human Rights Journal, vol. 35 (Forthcoming) [preprint]
Recommendations for the Biden Administration: Upholding U.S. Refugee Law and Restoring Asylum (Human Rights First, Oct. 2021) [text]
Restoring Access to Asylum: Safely Reopening Ports of Entry at the US-Mexico Border (Women's Refugee Commission, Oct. 2021) [text]
Termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols (Govt. of the United States, Oct. 2021) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for Homeland Security memo and explanation.
"They Treat You Like You Are Worthless": Internal DHS Reports of Abuses by US Border Officials (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2021) [text]
"The Unexamined Law of Deportation," Georgetown Law Journal, vol. 110 (Forthcoming) [preprint]
Well-Founded Fear: Understanding Legal Challenges and Best Practices for Sikh Asylum Applicants and Their Attorneys (Sikh Coalition et al., Oct. 2021) [text via ImmigrationProf Blog]
Multimedia:
Abusing Public Health Powers at the Border: Litigating “Title 42” Deportations Before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 8 Nov. 2021 [access]
World of Migration: Building a Modern U.S. Immigration and Asylum System in the National Interest, 20 Oct. 2021 [access]
Resource:
Immigration Policy Tracking Project [access]
- This resource on Trump-era immigration policies has shifted its focus, according to this update: "We now follow every detail of those policies' fates as they are addressed (or not) by the Biden-Harris Administration, courts, and other actors. Glance at the home page and you'll know right away that out of 1,059 known Trump policy actions, 214 are no longer in effect. And that 220 have been acted on in some manner by the Biden-Harris Administration, plus 92 addressed by the courts. Digging a little deeper, you can now easily find how many, and which, policies have been revoked, enjoined, modified, delayed, or otherwise acted on. Discover at your fingertips which ones remain in place."
Related post:
15 November 2021
Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (15 Nov. 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 October 2021.
Diamond OA:
"Beyond aid: Sustainable responses to meeting language communication needs in humanitarian contexts," Interpreting and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 1, no. 1 (2021)
- Authors (5) = Switzerland/Kenya (lead), Jordan (1), Kenya (1), Jordan/Oman (1)
"The Meaning of ‘Life’ under the Indian Constitution and the Obligation Not to Render Persons Stateless: With Reference to the NRC in Assam," Statelessness and Citizenship Review, vol. 3, no. 1 (Symposium issue) (2021)
- Author = India
"Psychosocial support services provided for Syrian refugees with disabilities: a systematic review and thematic analysis," Middle East Current Psychiatry, 28:66 (Nov. 2021)
- Authors (3) = Jordan
"Statelessness, Detention Centres and the Otherisation," Statelessness and Citizenship Review, vol. 3, no. 1 (Symposium issue) (2021)
- Author = India
"Towards Legal Recognition and Protection of Environmentally Displaced Persons Under Refugee Law," Journal of Conflict Management and Sustainable Development, vol. 7, no. 1 (2021)
- Author = Kenya
"Treading a Fine Line: 'Voluntary Repatriation' between being a durable solution for refugees in theory and a way to circumvent non-refoulement in practice," International Journal of Doctrine, Judiciary and Legislation, vol. 2, no. 2 (Autumn 2021)
- Author = Egypt
"'Untrustworthy and Unbelievable': Women and the Quest for Citizenship in Assam," Statelessness and Citizenship Review, vol. 3, no. 1 (Symposium issue) (2021)
- Authors (2) = India (lead), US
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.
"COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in older Syrian refugees: Preliminary findings from an ongoing study," Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 24 (Dec. 2021)
- Authors (7) = Lebanon
- USD 1880
"Disability among Syrian refugees living in Sultanbeyli, Istanbul: Results from a population-based survey," PLoS ONE 16(11): e0259249 (Nov. 2021)
- Authors (15) = UK (5, incl. lead), Turkey (10)
- APC = USD 1749
"Exploring possibilities of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ integration with churches in refugee response," In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi, vol 55, no. 1 (2021)
- Author = South Africa
- APC range = ZAR 1098 - ZAR 1319
"Gender and Access to Higher Education among Refugees in Dadaab and Kakuma Kenya: Challenges and Possible Interventions," East African Journal of Education Studies, vol. 4, no. 1 (2021)
- Authors (2) = Kenya
- APC = KES 5500 (USD 55)
"Gender, mental health and resilience in armed conflict: listening to life stories of internally displaced women in Colombia," BMJ Global Health, vol. 6, no. 10 (2021)
- Authors (5) = Ecuador (lead), UK/South Africa (1), Colombia/UK (1), Colombia (1), UK (1)
- APC = GBP 3000
"Mental Health in Lebanon’s Triple-Fold Crisis: The Case of Refugees and Vulnerable Groups in Times of COVID-19," Frontiers in Public Health, 20 Jan. 2021
- Authors (3) = Lebanon
- APC = USD 2950
"Misconceptions about COVID-19 among older Rohingya (forcefully displaced Myanmar nationals) adults in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional study," BMJ Open, vol. 11, no 5 (2021)
- Authors (10) = Bangladesh (6, incl. lead), Australia (3), US (1)
- APC = GBP 1500
"Report on a survey of mobility disability among Syrian refugees living in Turkey," International Journal of Educational Research Open, vol. 2-2 (June 2021)
- Authors (4) = Turkey (2, incl. lead), Ireland (2)
- APC = USD 1300
Hybrid OA:
Note: Article processing charges (APCs) are indicated below; waivers are not available for hybrid OA APCs.
"Apportioned city: Gendered delineations of asylum, work and violence in Cape Town," Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, OnlineFirst, 1 Oct. 2021
- Authors (3) = UK (lead), South Africa (2)
- APC = USD 3000
"Depoliticising disaster response in a politically saturated context: the case of the 2016–2019 droughts in Zimbabwe," Disasters, Accepted Articles, 8 Oct. 2021
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Zimbabwe
- APC = USD 3300
"'I Dream of Going Home': Gendered Experiences of Adolescent Syrian Refugees in Jordan’s Azraq Camp," European Journal of Development Research, vol. 33, no. 5 (Oct. 2021)
- Authors (6) = Jordan (5), Poland (1)
- APC = USD 2780
"Mobile phone use for social inclusion: The case of internally displaced people in Nigeria," Information Technology for Development, Latest Articles, 13 Sept. 2021
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Ghana
- APC = USD 2995
Books/Book chapters:
"Case study K: Palestine's national cash transfer programme: An example of cash transfer programming in a humanitarian setting," Chapter in Handbook on Social Protection Systems (Edward Elgar, Aug. 2021)
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Palestine
"'I No Longer Have a Hope of Studying': Gender norms, education and wellbeing of refugee girls in Rwanda," Chapter in Adolescents in Humanitarian Crisis: Displacement, Gender and Social Inequalities (Routledge, 2021)
- Authors (4) = Rwanda (3, incl. lead), UK (1)
"'It's the Fear That is Killing Us, Not the Actual Disease!' Covid-19: An unfolding crisis for adolescents in humanitarian settings," Chapter in Adolescents in Humanitarian Crisis: Displacement, Gender and Social Inequalities (Routledge, 2021)
- Authors (3) = Palestine (lead), UK (2)
Migraciones y Desplazamientos Forzados: Nuevas Aproximaciones y Contribuciones al Estudio de la Migración Contemporánea (Ariadna Ediciones, 2021)
- Editors (2) = Chile
"'No One Should Accept a Miserable Life Like That!' Exploring the drivers of and entrypoints for reducing violence against adolescent refugees in Gaza," Chapter in Adolescents in Humanitarian Crisis: Displacement, Gender and Social Inequalities (Routledge, 2021)
- Author = Palestine
"'There Is Nothing Else to Aspire to in Our Life': Exploring the psychosocial wellbeing of married Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon," Chapter in Adolescents in Humanitarian Crisis: Displacement, Gender and Social Inequalities (Routledge, 2021)
- Author = Lebanon
"'Why Should I Stay in the Classroom?' Drivers of school dropout among stateless Palestinian adolescents in Jordan," Chapter in Adolescents in Humanitarian Crisis: Displacement, Gender and Social Inequalities (Routledge, 2021)
- Authors (4) = Jordan
Related post:
14 November 2021
Thematic Focus: Education
Blog posts:
Educating the host: It's not just refugees who need ‘integration’ programmes (openDemocracy, Oct. 2021) [text]
Refugee students struggle with displacement and trauma. Here are 3 ways schools can help them belong (The Conversation, Oct. 2021) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.
Reports:
DAFI Annual Report 2020: Aiming Higher (UNHCR, Oct. 2021) [text]
Intergenerational Refugee Aspirations and Academic Success: From uncertain pasts to promising futures (Univ. of South Australia, Oct. 2021) [text]
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) mapping for refugees, asylum seekers and host communities in Egypt (ILO, June 2021) [text]
Journal articles & book chapters:
*"Allies, access and (collective) action: Young refugee women’s navigation of gendered educational constraints in Greece," Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies, vol. 8, no. 2 (2021) [open access]
"Bordered Trajectories: The Impact of Institutional Bordering Practices on Young Refugees’ (Re-)Engagement with Post-15 Education in Greece," Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 11 (Nov. 2021) [open access]
"Gender and Access to Higher Education among Refugees in Dadaab and Kakuma Kenya: Challenges and Possible Interventions," East African Journal of Education Studies, vol. 4, no. 1 (2021) [open access]
"The promise of refugee lifelong education: A critical review of the field," International Review of Education, Latest Articles, 9 Nov. 2021 [open access]
"Reducing vocational education inequality for students from refugee backgrounds," International Journal of Inclusive Education, Latest Articles, 30 Oct. 2021 [open access]
"Refugee-background students in New Zealand and the United States: Roots and results of educational policies and practices," Journal of Global Education and Research, vol. 6, no. 2 (2022) [open access]
"'They Tell Me That I Can Write and Read, So No Need for School': Challenges in realising international commitments to refugee education in Jordan," Chapter in Adolescents in Humanitarian Crisis: Displacement, Gender and Social Inequalities (Routledge, 2021) [open access]
"Views of Adolescent Bhutanese Refugees on Home Learning During School Shutdown Across the Period of COVID-19," Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, vol. 8, no. 4 (2021) [open access]
- Focuses on Australia.
"'We Are Not Allowed': Barriers to Rohingya refugees' educational and economic opportunities," Chapter in Adolescents in Humanitarian Crisis: Displacement, Gender and Social Inequalities (Routledge, 2021) [open access]
"'Why Should I Stay in the Classroom? Drivers of school dropout among stateless Palestinian adolescents in Jordan," Chapter in Adolescents in Humanitarian Crisis: Displacement, Gender and Social Inequalities (Routledge, 2021) [open access]
Resources:
- "This page contains a collection of UNHCR teaching materials on refugees, asylum and migration for primary and secondary education, as well as some guidance for teachers working with refugee children in the classroom." Note that a number of items have been updated and new resources produced, but they haven’t all been incorporated into this section.
Some of the new documents include the following:
- Guide for Teachers: Recommended approaches for teaching the subject of forced displacement in primary and secondary schools and use of UNHCR’s Teaching About Refugees teaching materials
- Scroll through pages 1-5 of these search results to locate more new/updated teaching materials.
*UPDATED
Related post:
13 November 2021
Round-up: Research Process & Outcomes
Opportunities:
Webinar: Building Research Relationships and Setting the Agenda,
19 November 2021 [info]
- Part of the LERRN-RRN Webinar Series on Ethics in Forced Migration Research.
CFP: Forced Migration Review [info]
- Contributions sought for a themed issue on "Knowledge, voice and power." The
submission deadline is 15 February 2022.
Blog posts:
Decentring knowledge production (MIDEQ Blog, June 2021) [text]
Ground-breaking perspectives on research and “the refugee experience” (Kaldor
Centre, Oct. 2021) [text]
Research Ethics in Practice Amidst COVID-19: Overcoming Ethical Challenges in
Conducting Research with Internally Displaced Afro-Colombian Women in
Colombia (RLI Blog, June 2021) [text]
Research terminology from the ‘Global North’ to the ‘Global South’:
Conceptualisations, interpretations and challenges from Hatay, Turkey
(Southern Responses to Displacement, June 2021) [text]
Journal issues:
- Issue's theme focus is "Research and humanitarian aid: the challenges of a
collaboration/Recherche et humanitaire: les défis d'une collaboration."
Conflict and Health (May 2021) [access]
- Follow link for special collection on "Lessons from the field: Confronting the challenges of health research in humanitarian crises," with 18 articles. The introduction provides more information.
Global Networks, vol. 21, no. 3 (July 2021) [contents]
- Special issue on "How qualitative Social Network analysis can offer new
opportunities in transnational migration research." Seven articles are open
access.
Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 34, no. 3 (Sept. 2021) [contents]
- Includes a special section on "Power in Forced Migration Research
Methods."
Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 9, no. 3 (Sept. 2021) [full-text]
- Special issue on "New Demographic Directions in Forced Migrant and Refugee
Research." The "contributions to the special issue are based on five of the
presentations at a scientific workshop held in May 2019 in Washington, DC,
entitled, “Forced Migration Research: From Theory to Practice in Promoting Migrant Well-Being.” A sixth article
evolved from a virtual stakeholder meeting held as a follow-up activity in
December 2020, entitled, “Refugee Resettlement in the United States: The Role of Migration Research in Promoting Migrant Well-being in a
Post-Pandemic Era.”
Reports & journal articles:
Academic Trends in Forced Displacement, Paper prepared for UNHCR, 18 Nov. 2020 [text]
"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]
The “covidisation” of migration and health research: implications for
academia, policy and practice, Summary of Workshop #1 discussions, 24 March
2021 [text]
"The ethics of ethnographic methods in conflict zones,"
Journal of Peace Research, vol. 58, no. 3 (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]
*(Im)mobility in international research cooperation: knowledge and partnerships between the South and North, East and West, FFVT Project Note, no. 1 (Flucht- und Flüchtlingsforschung: Vernetzung und Transfer, Oct 2021) [text]
"Narratives: a review of concepts, determinants, effects, and uses in
migration research," Comparative Migration Studies, 9:50 (Oct. 2021)
[open access]
"Precarious Times, Professional Tensions: The Ethics of Migration Research and the Drive for Scientific Accountability," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 2 June 2021 [postprint]
"Protecting Refugee Students’ Wellbeing After Research,"
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21 June 2021 [open access]
- Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.
*"Reflections of methodological and ethical challenges in conducting research during COVID-19 involving resettled refugee youth in Canada," Journal of Medical Ethics, OnlineFirst, 6 July 2021 [free full-text]
"Research in Hard-to-Reach Populations: Challenges and Strategies for
Conducting Sexual Violence Studies in Applicants for International Protection
beyond the European General Data Protection Regulation,"
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, In Press, 19
Aug. 2021 [open access]
"Research on the Move: Exploring WhatsApp as a Tool for Understanding the
Intersections between Migration, Mobility, Health and Gender in South Africa,"
Globalization and Health, 17:71 (July 2021) [open access]
Multimedia:
Challenges of Ethnographic Fieldwork Within Migrant Communities, 14 Oct. 2021 [access]
Decolonizing Forced Migration Studies: Lessons from Borderlands, 12 May 2021 [access]
Displacement and the Academy: emerging scholars with lived experience talk shop, 4 Oct. 2021 [access]
*Knowledge mobilization: planning for impact in refugee research, Workshop at CARFMS21: Utopias as Practices: Refugee Protection and the Coming Futures, 27-29 Oct. 2021 [access]
‘Localising’ Refugee Research and Practice Seminar Series [access]
Localized Forced Displacement Research: Lessons from East Africa and the
Middle East, 9 June 2021 [access]
A refugee-led study on refugee-led organisations in East Africa, 3 Nov. 2021 [access]
*Types of Knowledge in Forced Migration: Whose Voices and Perspectives Frame Research?, 3 Nov. 2021 [access]
Resources:
African Academy for Migration Research (AAMR) [access]
- "The AAMR has two overarching aims: (1) to build the research capacity of the next generation of African migration scholars (2) to support the professional development of the next generation of African migration scholars." See the launch announcement for more info.
Researching Internal Displacement [access]
- A new platform that "connects researchers, practitioners, policy-makers,
students, artists and people from displacement-affected communities with
resources, events, cutting-edge research, analysis and creative materials on
internal displacement." Also a central hub for five linked international
research networks on internal displacement: Internal Displacement Research
Programme (IDRP); Global Engagement Network on Internal Displacement in
Africa (GENIDA); Middle East Research Network on Internal Displacement
(MERNID); Latin American Network on Internal Displacement (LANID); and the
Health and Internal Displacement Network (HIDN).
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Related post:
12 November 2021
Thematic Focus: Gender Issues
Reports:
Afghan Women and Girls Under Immediate Threat: The Responsibility to Protect and Assist is Just Beginning (Refugees International, Oct. 2021) [text]
From evidence to action: Tackling gender-based violence against migrant women and girls (UN Women, Oct. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]
Journal articles:
"Apportioned city: Gendered delineations of asylum, work and violence in Cape Town," Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, OnlineFirst, 1 Oct. 2021 [open access]
"Gender, mental health and resilience in armed conflict: listening to life stories of internally displaced women in Colombia," BMJ Global Health, vol. 6, no. 10 (2021) [open access]
"Gender, migration and policymaking in light of the 60th anniversary of international migration," International Migration, vol. 59, no. 5 (Oct. 2021) [free full-text]
"'I Dream of Going Home': Gendered Experiences of Adolescent Syrian Refugees in Jordan’s Azraq Camp," European Journal of Development Research, vol. 33, no. 5 (Oct. 2021) [open access]
"'I Just Keep Quiet': Addressing the Challenges of Married Rohingya Girls and Creating Opportunities for Change," European Journal of Development Research, vol. 33, no. 5 (Oct. 2021) [open access]
"Post-migration Stressors and Subjective Well-Being in Adult Syrian Refugees Resettled in Sweden: A Gender Perspective," Frontiers in Public Health, 9 Sept. 2021 [open access]
"The Situation of Women of a Refugee and Immigrant Background in the Netherlands," Studia Europejskie = Studies in European Affairs, no. 3 (2021) [open access]
"Spatiality of Social Stress Experienced by Refugee Women in Initial Reception Centers," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 20 Oct. 2021 [open access]
Related post:
Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities & Older People
Blog posts & press:
Refugee Paralympians leave legacy of hope as Tokyo Games conclude (UNHCR, Sept. 2021) [text]
- See also earlier related story.
Reports & journal articles:
"Barriers to participation of displaced persons with disabilities in the
Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda," Routed Magazine, no. 16 (Aug.
2021) [text]
"CHILD-SAN: a new disability-inclusive framework for emergency sanitation for
children aged five to 11, based on a systematic review of existing
guidance," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 6:18
(Oct. 2021) [open access]
"COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in older Syrian refugees: Preliminary findings from an ongoing study," Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 24 (Dec. 2021) [open access]
"Disability among Syrian refugees living in Sultanbeyli, Istanbul: Results
from a population-based survey," PLoS ONE 16(11): e0259249 (Nov.
2021) [open access]
Mainstreaming Disability in Humanitarian Action: A Field Study from Cox’s
Bazar, Bangladesh (IFHV University Bochum, Aug. 2021) [access]
- Follow link for report and executive summary.
"Misconceptions about COVID-19 among older Rohingya (forcefully displaced
Myanmar nationals) adults in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional
study," BMJ Open, vol. 11, no 5 (2021) [open access]
"Older Refugees in Germany: What Are the Reasons for the Difficulties in
Language-learning?," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 34, no. 2
(June 2021) [ResearchGate]
People with Disability in Immigration Detention, Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Refugee Council of Australia, Nov. 2021) [text]
"Protocol Paper: Conducting Life History Interviews to Explore the Journeys of
People with Disability from Syrian and Iraqi Refugee Backgrounds Settling in
Australia," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 15 (July 2021) [open access]
*"Psychosocial support services provided for Syrian refugees with disabilities: a systematic review and thematic analysis," Middle East Current Psychiatry, 28:66 (Nov. 2021) [open access]
"Report on a survey of mobility disability among Syrian refugees living in Turkey," International Journal of Educational Research Open, vol. 2-2 (June 2021) [open access]
Tigray Refugees with Disabilities in Eastern Sudan Camps (Islamic Relief, Oct. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]
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Related post:
News: UNHCR's Forthcoming "Flagship" Publication
This is apparently the successor to UNHCR's earlier series, The State of the World’s Refugees, which included six editions published between 1993 and 2012 (the complete texts for the first five can be accessed here). As such, the forthcoming volume originally carried a working title of The State of the World's Forcibly Displaced (SOWFD), according to this FM List posting and confirmed by the Google cache for OUP's description of the book.
While a table of contents is not yet available, more information about the scope of the book can be gleaned from the companion page provided by UNHCR. Visitors will find 29 background papers "which canvass a number of wide-ranging contemporary issues such as drivers of displacement; socioeconomic inclusion for forcibly displaced persons; improving data and evidence; unlocking more solutions; and engaging more broadly. They represent the perspectives of a broad array of partners in forced displacement responses and have helped inform the research for People Forced to Flee: History, Change and Challenge."
11 November 2021
Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 2
Journal articles & book chapters:
"Exploring possibilities of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees’ integration with churches in refugee response," In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi, vol 55, no. 1 (2021) [open access]
"The importance of evidence-based research on migration: Historical
reflections and current salience," International Migration, vol.
59, no. 5 (Oct. 2021) [open access]
"Improving the evidence base: The role of International Migration and
IOM," International Migration, vol. 59, no. 5 (Oct. 2021) [free full-text]
"Introduction," Rethinking Internal Displacement: Geo-political Games, Fragile States and the Relief Industry
(Berghahn Books, Nov. 2021) [text]
"Narratives: a review of concepts, determinants, effects, and uses in
migration research," Comparative Migration Studies, 9:50 (Oct.
2021) [open access]
"Prevalence of complex post-traumatic stress disorder in refugees and asylum
seekers: systematic review," BJPsych Open, vol. 7, no. 6 (2021)
[open access]
"Refugees, Perceived Threat & Domestic Terrorism," Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Latest Articles, 31 Oct. 2021 [open access]
Routed Magazine, no. 17 (Oct. 2021) [full-text]
- Theme of this issue is "The language of migration."
Social Sciences [open access]
- Special collection on "Human Rights and Displaced People in Exceptional
Times." Read the editorial for more information.
Wilson Quarterly (Fall 2021) [full-text]
- Theme of this issue is "Humanity in Motion: Scenes from the Global
Displacement Crisis." See also related video of the issue's launch.
Resources:
- "The Refugee Response Index is a civil society led initiative designed to
assess and monitor countries’ response to refugees and asylum seekers in an
independent and comprehensive manner. It covers each component of an adequate
refugee response and can be used in any country context, regardless of size
and contribution to the global refugee response. With support from the
European Commission (DG-INTPA), the Refugee Response Index was successfully
pilot tested in Kenya and Costa Rica, and the findings from this process
informed the refinement of the indicators and methodology. The detailed
Guidebook and Questionnaire comprises 6 pillars and over 160 indicators
ranging from access to asylum through to making the international refugee
system work." See also the
companion website.
Their Story is Our Story [access]
- "We share stories of the refugee journey to advocate and educate, and to
actuate integration." Brigham Young University also
recently established
a
Global Refugee Archive
to collect these and other stories.
Related post:
Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1
Opportunities:
Migration & Humanitarian Protection in a Rapidly Evolving World, MPI 20th Anniversary Conference, 15 November 2021 [info]
Webinar: Building Research Relationships and Setting the Agenda, 19 November 2021 [info]
Job announcement: Deputy Editor, Forced Migration Review [info]
- Apply by 22 November 2021.
Webinar: Migrant Categorisation and Labels, 24 November 2021 [info]
Job announcement: Associate Professorship in the Anthropology of Migration, Univ. of Oxford [info]
- Application deadline is 30 November 2021.
2021 Internal Displacement Conference, 13 December 2021 [info]
Blog posts & press:
5 Key Findings on Internal Displacement and Mental Health (IDMC Blog, Oct. 2021) [text]
Actions must speak louder than words: five asks to achieve equity in vaccine delivery: Joint UN/Red Cross/Red Crescent Statement (UNHCR, Oct. 2021) [text]
Ground-breaking perspectives on research and “the refugee experience” (Kaldor Centre, Oct. 2021) [text]
Independent Oversight in UNHCR (Inspector General's Office, Oct. 2021) [text]
- See also related infographic on accessing oversight information.
Letters from the future: UNHCR’s new COMPASS approach casts to the future (UNHCR Innovation Service, Oct. 2021) [text]
Open letter to G20 Heads of State and Government (UNHCR, IOM & WHO, Oct. 2021) [text]
- "An appeal to G20 leaders to make vaccines accessible to people on the move."
Refugee and humanitarian histories at Manchester: a celebration of the work of Professor Peter Gatrell (Refugee History Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]
Venezuelans in Colombia: Syrians in Turkey 2.0 (RLI Blog, Nov. 2021) [text]
- "As an illustrative case study of practical South-South exchange, in this brief, we look at policy formulation in Colombia toward Venezuelan nationals in comparison to refugee policy in Turkey targeting Syrian nationals. There are indications that Colombia has adopted and adapted certain refugee policies based on the experience of Turkey. However, the degree to which this is the case has yet to be explored."
Reports:
How We Talk about Migration: The Link between Migration Narratives, Policy, and Power (Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2021) [text]
Humanitarianism and Securitisation: Contradictions in State Responses to Migration (E-International Relations, Nov. 2021) [text]
Mid-Year Trends 2021 (UNHCR, Nov. 2021) [access]
- "The report, for January-June 2021, showed an increase from 82.4 million at end 2020 [to over 84 million]. This resulted largely from internal displacement, with more people fleeing multiple active conflicts around the world, especially in Africa. The report also noted that COVID-19 border restrictions continued to limit access to asylum in many locations."
Severity of Internal Displacement: 2021 Report (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Oct. 2021) [text]
- This report "provides information on the conditions in which IDPs live across 45 countries affected by conflict and violence."
Related post:
Thematic Focus: Children & Families
Opportunity:
CFP: Family and Forced Migration in Latin America, Proposed panel for IASFM19 Conference, 1-5 August 2022 [info]
- Please submit abstracts by 15 December 2021.
Blog posts & press:
Foreign Unaccompanied Minors in Street Situation: From “Dangerous Children” to Children in Danger (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2021) [text]
- Focuses on Spain.
How the Netherlands, France and the UK are leaving children stranded at risk of statelessness in Iraq and Syria (ENS Blog, Oct. 2021) [text]
Internally displaced children in Nigeria need more protection from the state (The Conversation, Oct. 2021) [text]
Search and rescue: “They describe Libya as hell” (MSF, Oct. 2021) [text]
UNHCR calls on states to expedite family reunification procedures for Afghan refugees (UNHCR, Oct. 2021) [text]
New open access book:
- "Displacement for adolescents comes with huge disruption to their education and employment prospects, as well as increased risks of poor psychosocial outcomes and sexual and gender-based violence for girls. Considering these intersectional vulnerabilities throughout, this book explores the experiences of adolescents from refugee, internally displaced persons and stateless communities in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Rwanda. Drawing on innovative mixed-methods research, the book investigates adolescent capabilities, including education, health and nutrition, freedom from violence and bodily integrity, psychosocial wellbeing, voice and agency, and economic empowerment."
Reports & journal articles:
The Blueprint Partnership in Action: Five Accelerators for Refugee Inclusion (UNHCR & UNICEF, Oct. 2021) [text]
Children and Families Seeking Asylum in the UK, CASEbrief, no. 41 (LSE, Oct. 2021) [text]
"The experiences of children and adolescents undergoing forced separation from their parents during migration: A systematic review," Health and Social Care, Early View, 7 Oct. 2021 [free full-text]
Families of Missing Migrants: Their Search for Answers and the Impacts of Loss - Lessons Across Four Countries (IOM, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related policy briefing and UN News story.
Guideline on Assessing and Determining the Best Interests of Children Applying for International Protection, Refugee and Migrant in Kosovo (Govt. of Kosovo, 2021) [text]
Migration Policy Practice, vol. XI, no. 2 (July-Sept. 2021) [full-text]
- This issue "focuses on children in the current Central America–Mexico–United States context. It identifies critical blind spots of child-related migration data and sheds light on aspects that have gotten lost in the noise generated by graphic depictions of child migration in the Central America–Mexico–United States pathway."
*"Promoting Voice and Agency Among Forcibly Displaced Children and Adolescents: Participatory Approaches to Practice in Conflict-Affected Settings," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 9, no. 3 (2021) [open access]
The Risks of "In-country" Processing: An Assessment of the US Central American Minors Program (World Refugee & Migration Council, Oct. 2021) [text]
Walking into the Eye of the Storm: How the climate crisis is driving child migration and displacement (Save the Children, Oct. 2021) [text]