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03 February 2022

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (incl. Australia)

Opportunity:

*Report launch: We Also Have Dreams: Human Rights and Quality of Life Issues of the Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh, 8 February 2022 [info]

Webinar panel discussion: Disaster Induced Internal Displacement in India: Protection and Reporting, 28 February 2022 [info]

*Job announcement: IDRC/CRDI Research Chair Professor on Addressing Gender in Forced Displacement in Asia, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand [info]
- Apply by 31 March 2022.

Blog posts & press:

From sanctioning a refugee team to letting China host: Does the International Olympic Committee support human rights? (The Conversation, Jan. 2022) [text]

"Myanmar Refugee Numbers Swell in India’s Mizoram State," The Diplomat, 25 Jan. 2022 [text]

"The Rohingya Trapped on a Remote Tropical Island," The Diplomat, 17 Dec. 2022 [text]

New book: 

Revisiting the 1951 Refugee Convention: Exploring Global Perspectives (Observer Research Foundation & Global Policy Journal, 2022) [full-text]
- This volume includes several chapters that discuss refugee protection in South Asia and Australia, as well as a section that focuses particularly on the plight of the Rohingya. 

Reports & journal articles:

"Countering Public Opposition to Immigration: The Impact of Information Campaigns," European Economic Review, vol. 141 (Jan. 2022) [postprint]
- Focuses on Japan. Note: Access to the full-text is embargoed until 14 Nov. 2023. See also earlier related IZA discussion paper.

"Cultural Bereavement and Mental Distress: Examination of the Cultural Bereavement Framework through the Case of Ethiopian Refugees Living in South Korea," Healthcare, vol. 10, no. 2 (Jan. 2022) [open access]

"Empowerment in the Asylum-seeker Regime? The Roles of Policies, the Non-profit Sector and Refugee Community Organizations in Hong Kong," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 34, no. 1 (March 2021) [ResearchGate]

"Incorporating Sociolinguistic Perspectives in Australian Refugee Credibility Assessments: The Case of CRL18," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 28 Jan. 2022 [open access]

Life and Death: NGO access to financial services in Afghanistan (Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Re-examining critiques of resilience policy: Evidence from Barpak after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal," Disasters, Accepted Articles, 4 May 2021 [open access]

"A textual analysis of the effect of short-term volunteering on attitudes toward refugees in Malaysia," Social Science Journal, Latest Articles, 25 Jan. 2022 [open access]

Multimedia:

Towards Durable Solutions: Addressing Humanitarian Challenges in Bangladesh and Myanmar, 12 Jan. 2022 [acccess]

*UPDATED

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