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31 March 2022

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (31 March 2022)

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 March 2022.

Bronze OA:

"Implementing the Right to the City: A Legal Tool for Improving the Rights of Refugees in Indian Cities," Australian Journal of Asian Law, vol. 22, no. 1 (2022)
- Author = India

"Limeños y arequipeños ante la diáspora venezolana: representaciones estéticas y de comportamiento," Lengua y Migración = Language and Migration, vol. 13, no. 2 (2021)
- Authors (5) = Peru

"Metáforas, representación discursiva y migración venezolana en el Perú: hacia un análisis crítico-cognitivo del discurso de la prensa escrita peruana," Lengua y Migración = Language and Migration, vol. 13, no. 2 (2021)
- Authors (3) = Peru

"Protecting Refugees, Preserving State Sovereignty and Mandating Equitable International Burden-sharing: Finding the Balance for Malaysia," INSAF The Journal of the Malaysian Bar, vol. 39, no. 1 (2022)
- Authors (2) = Malaysia

Diamond OA:

"Behavioural and Emotional Symptoms among Schoolchildren: A Comparison between Jordanians and Syrian Refugees," Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, vol. 27, no. 12 (Dec. 2021)
- Authors (5) = Jordan (4, incl. lead), Hungary (1)

"Climate-induced Displacement in the Sahel: A Question of Classification," International Review of the Red Cross, FirstView, 21 Feb. 2022 
-  This is a delayed open access article. The full-text will eventually be made available on ICRC's website.
- Authors (2) = South Africa (lead), UK

Middle East and North Africa,” Migration Policy Practice, vol. XI, no. 3 (Oct.-Dec. 2021)
- Scroll to p. 4.
- Authors (4) = Egypt

- Authors (8) = Lebanon

"Juego de Roles: Una herramienta para visibilizar la lucha por los Derechos Humanos en programas de Ingeniería," Revista Tecnológica ESPOL, vol. 34, no. 1 (2022) 
- Authors (3) = Ecuador

Migrant Remittances during Armed Conflict and Pandemic: A Libya Case Study,” Migration Policy Practice, vol. XI, no. 3 (Oct.-Dec. 2021)
- Scroll to p. 26.
- Authors (2) = Libya

"Prevention of COVID-19 in Internally Displaced Persons Camps in War-Torn North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Mixed-Methods Study," Global Health: Science and Practice, vol. 8, no. 4 (Dec. 2020)
- Authors (4) = DRC (3, incl. lead), Canada (1)

"Procesos de deportación de haitianos en Estados Unidos y República Dominicana," Revista Población y Desarrollo: Argonatuas y Caminantes, vol.17 (2021)
- Authors (2) = Mexico

The Sahel, North Africa and Mediterranean Nexus: Towards a Holistic Approach to Migration Management,” Migration Policy Practice, vol. XI, no. 3 (Oct.-Dec. 2021)
- Scroll to p. 37.
- Authors (3) = Libya (2, incl. lead), Italy (1)

Social Protection and COVID-19: Inclusive Responses for International Migrants and Forcibly Displaced Persons in the Middle East and North Africa,” Migration Policy Practice, vol. XI, no. 3 (Oct.-Dec. 2021)
- Scroll to p. 17.
- Authors (5) = Brazil (3, incl. lead), Lebanon (2)

The Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19 in Yemen: Migrants and Displaced Persons,” Migration Policy Practice, vol. XI, no. 3 (Oct.-Dec. 2021)
- Scroll to p. 31.
- Author = South Africa

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 Energy Potential of Harvested Wood Fuel by Refugees in Northern Uganda," Scientific World Journal, vol. 2022, article ID 1569960 (Feb. 2022)
- Authors (5) = Uganda
- APC = USD 775

- Authors (5) = Jordan (3, incl. lead), Germany (2)
- APC = CHF 2000

- Authors (5) = China (3, incl. lead), Bangladesh (2)
- APC = USD 2790

Green OA:

"Do Refugees Cause Crime?," World Development, vol. 154 (June 2022) 
- Preprint version published as working paper of the Economic Research Forum, based in Egypt.
- Author = Turkey

“Impact of Rohingya Refugees on Food Prices in Bangladesh: Evidence from a Natural Experiment,” World Development, vol. 154 (June 2022) 
- Postprint version deposited in the Univ. of Manchester IR (UK)
- Authors (4) = Bangladesh (lead), UK (2), Bolivia/UK (1)

Hybrid OA:

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

"Child Marriage in Relation to the Syrian Conflict: Jordanian and Syrian Adolescents' Perspectives," Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 70, no. 3 (suppl.) (March 2022)
- Authors (7) = Jordan (5, incl. lead), US (2)
- APC =  USD 3270

"Effects of Including Refugees in Local Government Schools on Pupils’ Learning Achievement: Evidence from West Nile, Uganda," International Journal of Educational Development, vol. 90 (April 2022)
- Authors (2) = Japan (lead), Uganda 
- APC = USD 3090

"From Social Capital to Social Cohesion: Syrian Refugees in Turkey and the Role of NGOs as Intermediaries," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 9 March 2022
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Turkey
- APC = USD 3605

"Investigating Incidence, Correlates, and Consequences of Child Marriage Among Syrian Refugees Residing in the South of Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Study," Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 70, no. 3 (suppl.) (March 2022)
- Authors (7) = US (3, incl. lead), Lebanon (3), Lebanon/Cyprus (1)
- APC =  USD 3270

"Is Resettlement Still a Durable Solution? An Analysis in Light of the Proposal for a Regulation Establishing a Union Resettlement Framework," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 24, no. 1 (2022) 
- Author = Turkey
- APC = USD 2550

"Living in the Shadows: Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia," Asian Journal of International Law, FirstView, 21 March 2022
- Authors (2) = India
- APC = USD 3255

Books/Book chapters:

"How do Refugee Entrepreneurs Navigate Institutional Voids? Insights from Malaysia," Chapter in Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (Emerald Publishing, 2022)
- Postprint version of chapter deposited in the shared IR for the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York (UK)
- Preprint version posted on ResearchGate
- Authors (3) =Malaysia (2, incl. lead), UK (1)

"The Narratives of Syrian Refugees on Taking Turkey as a Land of a Long or Temporary Settlement," Chapter in Refugees on the Move: Crisis and Response in Turkey and Europe (Berghahn Books, Feb. 2022) 
- Author = Turkey

"The Political Economy of Migration," Chapter in Refugees on the Move: Crisis and Response in Turkey and Europe (Berghahn Books, Feb. 2022) 
- Author = Turkey

"Processes of Wage Theft: Neoliberal Labor Market and Syrian Refugees in Turkey," Chapter in Refugees on the Move: Crisis and Response in Turkey and Europe (Berghahn Books, Feb. 2022) 
- Authors (2) = Canada (lead), Turkey

"Vulnerable Permanency in Mass Influx: The Case of Syrians in Turkey," Chapter in Refugees on the Move: Crisis and Response in Turkey and Europe (Berghahn Books, Feb. 2022) 
- Authors (2) = Turkey

"War, Migration, and Class," Chapter in Refugees on the Move: Crisis and Response in Turkey and Europe (Berghahn Books, Feb. 2022) 
- Author = Turkey

"Why Do Employment and Socio-economic Integration Have a Strained Relationship? The International Protection Context and Syrians in Turkey," Chapter in Refugees on the Move: Crisis and Response in Turkey and Europe (Berghahn Books, Feb. 2022) 
- Authors (2) = Turkey

Periodical issues:

Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 58 (Dec. 2021)
- Special issue on "Displacements & Dispossessions," with six essays and two book reviews. Published by the Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, based in India.

Revista Tecnológica ESPOL, vol. 34, no. 1 (2022) 
- Special issue on "Retos y Soluciones a la Migración Global: Un enfoque interdisciplinario = Global migration challenges and solutions: an interdisciplinary approach." Articles are either in English or Spanish. Published by the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, based in Ecuador.



Thematic Focus: Education

Opportunities:

Online discussions: Right Where We Belong: How Refugee Teachers and Students are Changing the Future of Education [info]
- Conversation series that will take place every Tuesday from 5 April to 21 June 2022.

Webinar: Refugee Education: Taking Stock of Our Field, 25 April 2022 [info]
- Note: This webinar was originally scheduled to take place in February.

Blog posts & press:

Education is a human right, but for most asylum seekers in Australia, university is an impossible dream (The Conversation, Feb. 2022) [text]

The international community needs new solutions to support the education of a generation of displaced children and youth (Education Plus Development Blog, March 2022) [text]

*Top priorities for the refugee education response across Europe (Education Plus Development Blog, March 2022) [text]

Reports:

COVID-19 online learning landscapes and CALDMR students: opportunities and challenges (National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, March 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Australia. Note: CALDMR = culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and/or refugee communities.

Cultivating Trust: How Educators Can Build Relationships with Their Afghan Refugee Students (Harvard Univ., March 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Good practices on cash based interventions and education (UNHCR, 2021) [text]

Holistic refugee and newcomer education in Europe: Mapping, upscaling and institutionalising promising practices from Germany, Greece and the Netherlands, Education Working Papers, no. 264 (OECD, Jan. 2022) [text]

Improve children’s wellbeing and learning in central Sahel: Increasing psychosocial support in schools (Education Can't Wait, et al., Jan. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Multi-stakeholder approach for better integration of refugee students: Stakeholder engagement in the practice-research-policy transfer in refugee education policy, Education Working Papers, no. 265 (OECD, Jan. 2022) [text]

People from Refugee and Asylum Seeking Backgrounds: An Open Access Annotated Bibliography, 4th ed. (Refugee Education Special Interest Group [Australia], March 2022) [access via VOCED]
- Previous editions can also be accessed via this link.

The social and economic rationale of inclusive education: An overview of the outcomes in education for diverse groups of students, Education Working Papers, no. 263 (OECD, Jan. 2022) [text]
- Includes a section on "immigrants and refugees."

Social and emotional learning (SEL) of newcomer and refugee students: Beliefs, practices and implications for policies across OECD countries, Education Working Papers, no. 266 (OECD, Jan. 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"The challenges surrounding recognition of prior learning for refugees in European universities," Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies, vol. 14, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Education as an Opportunity for Integration: Assessing Colombia, Peru, and Chile's Educational Responses to the Venezuelan Migration Crisis," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 30 March 2022 [open access]

"Effects of including refugees in local government schools on pupils’ learning achievement: Evidence from West Nile, Uganda," International Journal of Educational Development, vol. 90 (April 2022) [open access]

Journal on Education in Emergencies, vol. 8, no. 1 (March 2022) [open access]
- Mix of articles. "In this issue, authors from five continents present evidence that cuts across an array of geographic settings and populations, including the Middle East, South America, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa."

*"Refugees and the educational attainment of natives: Evidence from Norway," Economics of Education Review, vol. 88 (June 2022) [open access]

"Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers on Their College Journeys," International Journal of Human Rights Education, vol. 6, no. 1 (2022) [open access]
- Focuses on the US.

*UPDATED

Related posts:

Events & opportunities: More April & New May 2022

Call for registration: CRS Summer Course on Refugees and Forced Migration, Hybrid, 6-10 June 2022 [info]
- The early bird deadline for both in-person and virtually is 1 April 2022. The regular deadline for both is 13 May 2022.

Job announcement: Senior Publications Officer, ODI Humanitarian Policy Group [info]
- Apply by 3 April 2022.

Online discussion: FFVT on point: Forced Migration in and out of Ukraine – some (lesser known) facets, 4 April 2022 [info]

Seminar: Temporariness of Refugee Protection: For What and in Whose Interest?, 5 April 2022 [info]

Job announcement: Immigration and Asylum Researcher, UK House of Commons Library [info]
- Apply by 6 April 2022.

Call for applications: Organize a Side-Event to the International Migration Review Forum [info]
- The submission deadline is 8 April 2022.

Call for applications: 18th Migration Summer School, Florence, Italy, 27 June-8 July 2022 [info]
- The deadline for applicants affected by the war in Ukraine for both the course and scholarships is 10 April 2022. The deadline for all other applications for the summer school has already passed.

*Webinar: Health and Internal Displacement in the Middle East, 11 April 2022 [text]

Job announcement: Senior Legal Officer, ECRE [info]
- Apply by 12 April 2022.

Report launch: "Nobody helped me": Forced migration and sexual and gender-based violence, SEREDA project, 13 April 2022 [info]

Job announcement: Research Assistant, Women in Refugee Law Network [info]
- Apply by 14 April 2022.

CFP: Greece, Turkey and the past and present of forced migrations, Hybrid, 5-6 September 2022 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 April 2022.

Call for applications: Advisors, Refugee Advisory Network of Canada [info]
- Apply by 18 April 2022.

Call for expressions of interest: Rewriting Jurisprudence: Centring Refugee and Migrant Lived Experience, Joint Project of ANU College of Law and Sir Zelman Cowen Centre at Victoria University [info]
- Deadline is 18 April 2022.

Call for applications: Associate and postdoctoral research bursaries in the humanities and social sciences to be undertaken in Lebanon [info]
- Forced migration is one of the research fields included. Submission deadline is 20 April 2022.

Job announcement: Chief Executive Officer(s), Asylum Access [info]
- Apply by 29 April 2022.

Call for applications: "Displacement, Governance and Human Rights," FFVT Summer School 2022, Nuremberg, Germany, 10-15 July 2022 [info]
- Application deadline has been extended to 30 April 2022.

Call for papers/panels: African Queer & Trans Displacements, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1–2 December 2022 [info]
- Submit abstracts/proposals by 1 May 2022.

Call for registration: “Nothing is more permanent than the temporary?” Understanding protracted displacement and people’s own responses, Final conference of the TRAFIG project, 3 May 2022 [info]

Call for registration: International conference: The time of territories / Le temps des territoires, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 9-10 May 2022 [info]

Meeting: International Migration Review Forum, New York, 17-20 May 2022 [info]

Call for applications: PhD Studentships, "The International Politics of Mobility Sanctions (MOBSANCT)" Project, Univ. of Glasgow [info]
- Apply by 15 May 2022.

Call for registration: Migration and Asylum Policies Systems: the way forward, MAPS Network Final Conference, Naples, 19-20 May 2022 [info]

Call for applications: International Online Schools in Forced Migration [info]
- Upcoming sessions are scheduled for 4-8 July 2022 and 11-15 July 2022. The application deadline for both of these is 30 May 2022.

*UPDATED

Related posts:

Opportunities: IIHL Courses

Calls are open for applications to the following online International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL) courses with deadlines in April and May:

9° Curso virtual sobre el Derecho Internacional de la migración, 2–27 May 2022 [info]
- Apply by 8 April 2022.

19éme Cours en Ligne sur le Droit International des Réfugiés, 2–27 May 2022 [info]
- Apply by 8 April 2022.

 20th Online Course on International Refugee Law, 2–27 May 2022 [info]
- Apply by 8 April 2022.

21st Online International Refugee Law Course (Russian), 6 June–1 July 2022 [info]
- Apply by 6 May 2022.

4th Online Course on Statelessness (Arabic), 6 June–1 July 2022 [info]
- Apply by 6 May 2022.

2nd Online Course on Advocacy for Protection, 13 June –1 July 2022 [info]
- Apply by 13 May 2022.


30 March 2022

New Issue of FMR

The March 2022 issue of Forced Migration Review (FMR) has been published. FMR69 "includes a major feature on ‘Climate crisis and displacement: from commitment to action’ in which authors examine how high-level policy commitments can be translated into concrete action in order to address the impacts of the climate crisis on human mobility. The issue also includes three articles on other topics: women, peace and security in displacement; cash transfers in Turkey; and asylum accommodation in the UK." The Editors' Briefing provides a more detailed overview of what is covered.

Readers can access FMR articles 1) individually, in HTML & PDF formats or 2) as one complete issue

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. 

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Addressing the Prevention of Internal Displacement: The Right Not to be Arbitrarily Displaced," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 31 Jan. 2022 [open access]

"Does International Law Permit the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance without Host State Consent? Territorial Integrity, Necessity and the Determinative Function of the General Assembly," Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, vol. 23 (2020; published 2022) [preprint]

"Migration and Refugees in International Law," The Lawyer Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1 (2022) [full-text]

"Refoulement as Pandemic Policy," Washington International Law Journal (Forthcoming, 2022) [full-text]
- Includes a focus on the US.

"Refugees, Refoulement, and Freedom of Movement: Asylum Seekers’ Right to Admission and Territorial Asylum," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 36, no. 1 (Fall 2021) [full-text]

"Regime Interaction and the Protection of Refugees during COVID-19," Yearbook of International Disaster Law Online, vol. 3, no. 1 (2020; published Feb. 2022) [open access]

"'Safe zones': A protective alternative to flight or a tool of refugee containment? Clarifying the international legal framework governing access to refugee protection against the backdrop of 'safe zones' in conflict-affected contexts," International Review of the Red Cross, FirstView, 9 March 2022 [abstract]
- Note that the full-text will eventually be made freely available on ICRC's website.
 
Resource:

"Sources of IDL: The New IFRC Disaster Law Database," Yearbook of International Disaster Law Online, vol. 3, no. 1 (2020; published Feb. 2022) [open access]

Related post:

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Call for submissions: Reflaw Blog [info]

Call for applications: 9° Curso virtual sobre el Derecho Internacional de la migración, 2–27 May 2022 [info]
- Apply by 8 April 2022.

Call for applications: 19éme Cours en Ligne sur le Droit International des Réfugiés, 2–27 May 2022 [info]
- Apply by 8 April 2022.

Call for applications: 20th Online Course on International Refugee Law, 2–27 May 2022 [info]
- Apply by 8 April 2022.

Call for expressions of interest: Rewriting Jurisprudence: Centring Refugee and Migrant Lived Experience, Joint Project of ANU College of Law and Sir Zelman Cowen Centre at Victoria University [info]
- Deadline is 18 April 2022.

Blog posts & press:

Book reviews of Clamouring for Legal Protection by Robert Barsky (ImmigrationProf Blog, March 2022) [text]

Displacement from Conflict: Old Realities, New Protections? (Articles of War Blog, March 2022) [text]

International and Regional Refugee Laws at a Glance (The Geopolitics, March 2022) [text]

Is the U.N.’s Maritime Organization Facilitating Crimes at Sea? (The Outlaw Ocean Project, Feb. 2022) [text]

Reports:  

Conflict sensitivity and the centrality of protection, Policy brief (Global Protection Cluster, March 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Effective processing of asylum applications: Practical considerations and practices (UNHCR, March 2022) [text]
- See also Spanish version.

Making Arbitrary Displacement a Crime: Law and Practice (Global Protection Cluster, March 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Oral update on the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, 83rd meeting of the Standing Committee, 8-10 March 2022 [text]
- See also related talking points.

Rethinking 'Regional Processing': Could the Lessons Learned from the Comprehensive Plan of Action for Indochinese Refugees (CPA) Offer a Roadmap for International Cooperation in Response to ‘Regional’ Refugee Situations?, UNSW Law Research Series, no. 22-04 (University of New South Wales, March 2022) [text via SSRN]

Multimedia:

Alternative Pathways for Refugee Protection in the Global South, 2 March 2022 [access]
- "This Webinar will examine different policy instruments that countries in the Global South have developed for refugee protection. The presentations will look at three countries whose domestic legislation and international commitments differ widely: Bangladesh, who has not ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention; Brazil, who has ratified the Convention and has some of the most liberal migration and refugee legislation in the world; and Turkey, who has ratified the Convention but with a geographical limitation."

Related post:

29 March 2022

Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"A crisis mode in migration governance: comparative and analytical insights," Comparative Migration Studies, 10:12 (March 2022) [open access]

"Epidemiological modelling in refugee and internally displaced people settlements: challenges and ways forward," BMJ Global Health, vol. 7, no. 3 (March 2022) [open access]

"Forced, regulated and flexible temporariness in return migration," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 14 March 2022 [open access]

"Mediterranean thinking in migration studies: A methodological regionalism approach," International Migration, Early View, 9 March 2022 [open access]

"'Migrants’? ‘Refugees’? Terminology is Contested, Powerful, and Evolving," Migration Information Source, 24 March 2022 [text]

"Responses to Religious Dissenters and Refugees: Lessons from Early Modern History," The Review of Faith & International Affairs, vol. 20, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

Revista Tecnológica ESPOL, vol. 34, no. 1 (2022) [open access]
- Special issue on "Retos y Soluciones a la Migración Global: Un enfoque interdisciplinario = Global migration challenges and solutions: an interdisciplinary approach." Articles are either in English or Spanish.

"When Being a Good Samaritan is Not Good Enough: Church Sanctuary and Privileged Responsibility," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 23 March 2022 [open access]

"The World is Witnessing a Rapid Proliferation of Border Walls," Migration Information Source, 2 March 2022 [text]

Resources:

Migration, Refugee and Asylum Data Explorer (Our World in Data) [access]

Networking Resources (IASFM) [access]
- "The following list includes national, regional and global research networks revolving around forced migration worldwide."

Related post:

Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1

Events & opportunities:

Meeting: Virtual quarterly informal briefing on the Global Compact on Refugees, 30 March 2022 [info]

Call for applications: Research Chair on Forced Displacement in the Middle-East and East Africa, Saint Joseph University of Beirut [info]
- Four researchers will be recruited to contribute to the activities of the Chair, the theme of which will be "From refuge to return: Inter-cultural dynamics, well-being and social rights." Apply by 31 March 2022

Job announcement: Chief Executive Officer(s), Asylum Access [info]
- Apply by 29 April 2022.

Blog posts & press:

Addressing Global Refugee Issues in a Troubled World (Global Governance Forum, March 2022) [Part I] [Part II]

"Beyond Ukraine: Eight more humanitarian disasters that demand your attention," The New Humanitarian, 7 March 2022 [text]

Designing with data — 4 principles and a cheat sheet (UNHCR Innovation Service, March 2022) [text]

"How talking about ‘humanity’ and not ‘crisis’ can aid all refugees right now," The New Humanitarian, 29 March 2022 [text]

Part 1: A colonial past and humanitarian present (Southern Responses to Displacement Blog, Feb. 2022) [text]

Part 2: In search of decoloniality – Practical approaches and pitfalls (Southern Responses to Displacement Blog, Feb. 2022) [text]

Refugee-adjacency and the unrecognised grief of those left behind, part 2 (Refugee History Blog, March 2022) [text]

What classic literature knows about refugees fleeing persecution and war (The Conversation, March 2022) [text]

Reports:

83rd meeting of the Standing Committee, 8-10 March 2022 [access]
- Follow link for documents in English and French.

A built environment perspective on post-disaster and conflict-induced displacement (REGARD project: Rebuilding after Displacement, Feb. 2022) [text]

Forced Migration and Food Crises (INFER, Jan. 2022) [text]

Guidance for Responding to Displacement in Urban Areas (UN-Habitat & UNHCR, 2020; published in 2022) [text]

Outcomes of the High-level Officials Meeting 2021 (UNHCR, March 2022) [text]
- Note: The meeting took place 14-15 Dec. 2021. See also this related summary of key recommendations and follow-up actions.

People First: New Solutions to the Challenge of Displacement (TRAFIG, March 2022) [text]
- Draft policy brief that will be introduced and discussed at the Global Solutions Summit on 29 March 2022. A final version will be shared after the summit.

The Prevention of Arbitrary Displacement: A Temporal Understanding, RID Working Paper, no. 18 (Researching Internal Displacement, March 2022) [text]

Strengthening COVID-19 vaccine demand and uptake in refugees and migrants: an operational guide to support all those responsible for planning and implementing the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine to refugees and migrants at national and local levels (WHO, March 2022) [text]

Why people migrate: Insights and key messages drawn from a decade of MMC research and 4Mi data collection (Mixed Migration Centre, March 2022) [text]

Multimedia:

Development Aid to Obstruct Refugee Movements, 13 Jan. 2022 [access]

How Do We Best Respond to Global Displacement? A Panel Exchange with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, 8 March 2022 [access]

Human Rights Defenders: The Challenges on the Ground, at Sea, and in the Camps, 27 Jan. 2022 [access]

Related post:

News: New Edition of AI's Annual Report on Human Rights

Amnesty International has published the latest edition of its flagship annual human rights report. From the introduction:

"From a human rights perspective, 2021 was largely a story of betrayal in the corridors of power. Amnesty International’s annual report on the state of the world’s human rights in 2021, published in March 2022, shows that promises to 'build back better' after the Covid-19 pandemic were little more than lip service. Hopes of global cooperation withered in the face of vaccine hoarding and corporate greed. 
   Governments suppressed independent and critical voices, with some even using the pandemic as a pretext to shrink further the civic space. New and unresolved conflicts erupted or persisted. Those forced to flee were subjected to a litany of abuses, including pushbacks by countries in the Global North.
   But hopes for a better post-pandemic world were kept alive by courageous individuals, social movements and civil society organizations.
   The annual report highlights the impact of these dynamics at a global, regional and national level, as well as more broadly covering the human rights situation in 154 countries."

Visit the report's companion page for a statistical overview, global analysis, a timeline, case studies, and regional summaries. You can also learn about the human rights situation in individual countries via the country index.

Multiple language versions are available via the report page. Previous editions can be accessed via the publications library.


New Issue of JRS

The latest issue (vol. 35, no. 1, March 2022) of the Journal of Refugee Studies (JRS) has been published -- and while it comes in under 1000 pages this time, the ToC is still pretty long (30 articles, 5 field reflections & 5 reviews) so I will just highlight the freely available content!
  • Logistification and Hyper-Precarity at the Intersection of Migration and Pandemic Governance: Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market [free full-text]
  • Memories, Mementos, and Memorialization of Young Unaccompanied Afghans Navigating within Europe [open access]
  • Between Discipline and Neglect: The Regulation of Asylum Accommodation in Spain [open access]
  • Gender Differences in Second Language Proficiency—Evidence from Recent Humanitarian Migrants in Germany [open access]
  • Fleeing as an Activity of Waiting: Visual Representations of the World’s Refugee Situation on Médecins Sans Frontière Sweden’s Website [open access]
  • Guiding Refugee Women Who Have Experienced Violence: Representation of Trust in Counsellors’ Journals [open access]
  • Informing Hard-to-Reach Immigrant Groups about COVID-19—Reaching the Somali Population in Oslo [open access]

Tagged Periodicals.

28 March 2022

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2 (Aus. & NZ)

Blog posts & press:

Australia’s fifth wave of asylum seekers (Asylum Insight, March 2022) [text]

"Can Ukraine Change Australia’s Attitude Toward Refugees?," The Diplomat, 17 March 2022 [text]

Grand Slammed: COVID-19, Immigration and Australia's Hard-line Politics (ImmigrationProf Blog, March 2022) [text]

‘I think of refugees as a testament to the strength and goodness of the human spirit’ (UNHCR, March 2022) [text]
- Focuses on New Zealand.

News Comment on the Australia-New Zealand refugee deal (UNHCR, March 2022) [text]

Reports, journal articles & book chapters

"Becoming an Internally Displaced Person in Australia: State Border Closures during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Role of International Law on Internal Displacement," Australian Journal of Human Rights (Forthcoming) [preprint]

Externalisation (UNHCR Canberra, Jan. 2022) [text]

"Refugee Status for North Korean Dual Nationals: A Study of Recent Cases from New Zealand," Korean Journal of International and Comparative Law (Forthcoming) [postprint]

"The role of visa class in the location choices of immigrants in Australia at the regional and neighbourhood scales," Journal of Population Research, Latest Articles, 2 Feb. 2022 [open access]

"What is a Bogus Document? Refugees, Race and Identity Documents in Australian Migration Law," Chapter in Law's Documents: Authority, Materiality, Aesthetics (Routledge, 2021) [preprint]

Related post:

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

How many refugees will drown at Bhasan Char in Bangladesh? (Pearls & Irritations, March 2022) [text]

Indonesia: Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, rights experts report (OHCHR, March 2022) [text]

"Thousands of Refugees in Indonesia ‘Shut Out’ from Public Facilities," VOA News, 11 March 2022 [text]

UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals for global engagement to address Afghanistan’s needs (UNHCR, March 2022) [text]

UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for greater support for Afghan refugees in Tajikistan *(UNHCR, March 2022) [text]

*UNHCR and partners call for sustained funding and support for Rohingya refugees (UNHCR, March 2022) [text]

"US Declares Myanmar's Treatment of Rohingya Minority a 'Genocide'," VOA News, 20 March 2022 [text]

"Why it’s time to talk about the aid void on the India-Myanmar border," The New Humanitarian, 22 March 2022 [text]

Reports & book chapters

Barely Above Water: Challenges of National and Local NGOs Navigating Humanitarian Space In the New Afghan Context (ACBAR, March 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Guidance Note on the International Protection Needs of People Fleeing Afghanistan (UNHCR, Feb. 2022) [text]

"Introduction," The Protection of Refugees in Southeast Asia: A Legal Fiction (Routledge, 2022) [Academia]

Possibilities and impediments to cross-border movement in Afghanistan (Refugee Council of Australia, Feb. 2022) [text]

Rohingya Refugee Camps and Forest Loss in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: An Inquiry Using Remote Sensing and Econometric Approaches, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 9948 (World Bank, Feb. 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"Contested regionalism in the Asia-Pacific: the case of the Bali Process and the protection of refugees," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 17 Nov. 2021 [Academia]

"The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Rohingya refugees with pre-existing health problems in Bangladesh," Conflict and Health, 16:10 (March 2022) [open access]

"Implementing the Right to the City: A Legal Tool for Improving the Rights of Refugees in Indian Cities," Australian Journal of Asian Law, vol. 22, no. 1 (2022) [full-text]

"Living in the Shadows: Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia," Asian Journal of International Law, FirstView, 21 March 2022 [open access]

"The obscure Kashmiris in the Kashmir conflict: Analysing the 1990 Kashmiri refugees," Cogent Arts & Humanities, vol. 9, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Protecting Refugees, Preserving State Sovereignty and Mandating Equitable International Burden-sharing: Finding the Balance for Malaysia," INSAF: The Journal of the Malaysian Bar, vol. 39, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

Routed Magazine, no. 19 (Feb. 2022) [full-text]
- Themed issue on “Moving towards a better normal: Defining mobility, human rights & freedoms in a post-pandemic Southeast Asia.”

"Seeking justice amidst chaos: methods to identify and document individuals implicated in crimes against the Rohingya in August 2017," Conflict and Health, 16:9 (March 2022) [open access]

"Southeast Asia and the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees: Substance without Form?," International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 33, no. 2 (Jan. 2022) [Academia]

*UPDATED

Related posts:

Regional Focus: Americas

Blog posts & press:

Annual Statistical Report: Experience from the Americas (UNHCR Blog, Feb. 2022) [text]

Canada’s Role as a Champion Country for the Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration (RLI Blog, March 2022) [text]

"From conflict victim in Colombia to persona non grata in Chile," The New Humanitarian, 3 March 2022 [text]

Mobility and confinement: The construction of a humanitarian border in Mexico (NCHS Blog, Feb. 2022) [text]

Number of displaced Nicaraguans in Costa Rica doubles in less than a year (UNHCR, March 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"Limeños y arequipeños ante la diáspora venezolana: representaciones estéticas y de comportamiento," Lengua y Migración = Language and Migration, vol. 13, no. 2 (2021) [full-text]
- Focuses on Peru.

"Metáforas, representación discursiva y migración venezolana en el Perú: hacia un análisis crítico-cognitivo del discurso de la prensa escrita peruana," Lengua y Migración = Language and Migration, vol. 13, no. 2 (2021) [full-text]

"Participation as Confrontation: Resistance Within and Outside the Mesas de Participación Established for IDPs in Colombia," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 4 March 2022 [open access]

"Procesos de deportación de haitianos en Estados Unidos y República Dominicana," Revista Población y Desarrollo: Argonatuas y Caminantes, vol.17 (2021) [open access]

Reports: 

Assistance needed and received by refugees and migrants in Mexico (Mixed Migration Centre, March 2022) [text]

Asylum and Internal Displacement: The Intertwining of Migrations in Colombia, RID Working Paper, no. 19 (Researching Internal Displacement, March 2022) [text]
- See also Spanish version.

Case for Support: Multi-country office in Panama (Belize, Cuba, Panama, Nicaragua, and southern Caribbean) (UNHCR, Feb. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Costa Rica Country Report (Refugee Response Index, July 2021) [text]

COVID-19 in the Americas: Listening to the most vulnerable - Community perceptions from migrants, refugees, host communities and indigenous populations (IFRC, March 2022) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for summary and full report.

Impacts of displacement: Conflict and Violence in Quibdó and Caucasia, Colombia (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, March 2022) [text]

Life out of the Shadows: Impacts of Amnesties in the Lives of Refugees, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 9928 (World Bank, Feb. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Venezuelans in Colombia. See also related article.

Safety risks and dangerous locations reported by refugees and migrants in Mexico (Mixed Migration Centre, March 2022) [text]

Socioeconomic backgrounds of refugees and migrants surveyed in Colombia and Peru (Mixed Migration Centre, March 2022) [text]

Multimedia:

UNHCR and the European Union launch 360-degree interactive film on Venezuelan displacement in Ecuador (UNHCR, March 2022) [access]

Related post:


27 March 2022

Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Actions speak louder than claims: humanitarian corridors, civil society and asylum policies," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 17 March 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on the humanitarian corridor from Ethiopia to Europe.

"Beyond ideology - a comparative analysis of how local governance can expand national integration policy: the case of Syrian refugees in Istanbul," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 48, no. 3 (2022) [Academia]

"Digital Storytelling and Visual Representations: Refugees Disrupt Stereotypical Narratives," Collaborations: A Journal of Community-based Research and Practice, vol. 5, no. 1 (2022) [open access]
- Focuses on the US.

"From social capital to social cohesion: Syrian refugees in Turkey and the role of NGOs as intermediaries," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 9 March 2022 [open access]

"The Integration Resources of Refugees and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from the City of Vienna," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 24 Feb. 2022 [open access]

"Is Resettlement Still a Durable Solution? An Analysis in Light of the Proposal for a Regulation Establishing a Union Resettlement Framework," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 24, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Overcoming Barriers to Service Access: Refugees’ Professional Support Service Utilization and the Impact of Human and Social Capital," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 24 March 2022 [open access]

"Paradoxical migrant allyship: the adoption of a disciplinary model of ‘compulsory integration’ for asylum seekers in Italy," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 3 March 2022 [open access]

"The problem of the future in the spacetime of resettlement: Iraqi refugees in the U.S.," Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, OnlineFirst, 17 March 2022 [open access]

"A Promise of Inclusion: On the Social Imaginary of Organised Encounters between Locals and Refugees," Journal of Intercultural Studies, Latest Articles, 25 Feb. 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Norway.

"Whither the Refugees? International Organisations and 'Solutions' to Displacement, 1921–1960," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 26 Feb. 2022 [open access]

Related post:


Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Morrison government finally accepts deal with New Zealand to resettle refugees (The Conversation, March 2022) [text]

The Role of Complementary Pathways for Refugees in Light of Resettlement Gaps (Borders and Limitations: The IMS Blog, Feb. 2022) [text]

Straight Path to Legal Permanent Residence for Afghan Evacuees Would Build on Strong U.S. Precedent (MPI Commentary, March 2022) [text]

What Did America Lose from Trump’s Mass Exclusion of Refugees? It Includes Billions of Dollars per Year (CGD Blog, March 2022) [text]

Reports:

*Final Report: The Three-Year Strategy (2019-2021) on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways (UNHCR, March 2022) [text]

Recommendations for the Upcoming U.S. Private Sponsorship Pilot for Refugees (IRAP et al., March 2022) [text]

Social Cohesion and Refugee-Host Interactions: Evidence from East Africa, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 9917 (World Bank, Jan. 2022) [text]

Social Cohesion Roundtables: Contextualizing Social Cohesion for Different Sectors and Actors in the Refugee Response in Turkey (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Feb. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Multimedia:

Refugee Resettlement and Faith Communities, 1 March 2022 [access]
- Focuses on the US.

*UPDATED

Related post:

26 March 2022

Round-up: Ukraine

Press:

Almost 6.5 Million People Internally Displaced in Ukraine (IOM, 21 March 2022) [text]

"Editorial: EU Displacement Response Turned Upside Down in Ukraine and So It Should Remain," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 25 March 2022 [text]

"The EU should treat all refugees like it is treating Ukrainians," The New Humanitarian, 23 March 2022 [text]

*"Explainer: Why isn't the U.S. accepting more Ukrainian refugees?," Reuters, 16 March 2022 [text]

"How many Ukrainians have fled their homes and where have they gone?," BBC News, 24 March 2022 [text]

"Immigration Experts Contrast US Support for Ukrainian, Afghan Refugees," VOA News, 26 March 2022 [text]

"In Ukraine, building an emergency aid response (almost) from scratch," The New Humanitarian, 17 March 2022 [text]

IOM, UNHCR welcome the first flights of refugees out of Moldova to EU Member States (UNHCR, 22 March 2022) [text]

"Is Ukraine’s aid bonanza coming at the expense of other crises?," The New Humanitarian, 24 March 2022 [text]

A month since the start of the war, almost a quarter of Ukraine’s population are displaced (UNHCR, 25 March 2022) [text]

News comment: Without international solidarity, Ukraine’s displacement crisis could turn into catastrophe (UNHCR, 24 March 2022) [text]

Poland welcomes more than two million refugees from Ukraine (UNHCR, 18 March 2022) [text]

Polish border town welcomes refugees from Ukraine, but will itself need help (UNHCR, 16 March 2022) [text]

Private sector donates over US$200 million to UNHCR’s Ukraine emergency response (UNHCR, 14 March 2022) [text]

*"Red tape and long waits: US visas remain out of reach for Ukrainian refugees," The Guardian, 26 March 2022 [text]

Refugees fleeing Ukraine to Moldova find onward passage to Romania (UNHCR, 15 March 2022) [text]

*"'Things Will Only Get Worse': Putin’s War Sends Russians into Exile," New York Times, 13 March 2022 [text]

"Ukraine Displacement: As Displacements Hit 10 Million Mark Vulnerable Groups are Exposed, Neighbouring Countries Rely on Civil Society and EU Assistance, Commission Rejects Mandatory Distribution of Refugees," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 25 March 2022 [text]

"Ukrainian refugees with UK relatives frustrated by Home Office visa delays," The Guardian, 18 March 2022 [text]

UNHCR warns of rising needs in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, calls for cessation of hostilities (UNHCR, 18 March 2022) [text]

"U.S. to Pledge $1 Billion in Ukraine Aid, Take 100,000 Refugees," Reuters, 24 March 2022 [text]

Blog posts & commentary:

After a month of war, Ukrainian refugee crisis ranks among the world’s worst in recent history (Pew Fact Tank Blog, 25 March 2022) [text]

Assisting stateless people trapped in Ukraine: report from the ground (ENS Blog, 24 March 2022) [text]

Countries should seize the opportunity to take in Ukrainian refugees—it could transform their economies (Up Front Blog, 17 March 2022) [text]

Family separations in Ukraine highlight the importance of children’s rights (The Conversation, 20 March 2022) [text]

How We Can Confront the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis Despite Our Flawed Immigration System (Niskanen Center Blog, 16 March 2022) [text]

*The Long History of the U.S. Immigration Crisis: Compare the Global Embrace of Ukrainian Refugees and the U.S. Government's Harsh Treatment of Central American Migrants (ImmigrationProf Blog, 14 March 2022) [text]

Polish generosity risks hardening anti-immigrant sentiments towards Ukrainian refugees in the long term (The Conversation, 24 March 2022) [text]

Russia’s bombardment and Ukraine’s departure ban leave children and those with disabilities most vulnerable (The Conversation, 17 March 2022) [text]

Thinking of welcoming a Ukrainian refugee into your home? Our research can help you be a good host (The Conversation, 15 March 2022) [text]

Ukraine refugee crisis exposes racism and contradictions in the definition of human (The Conversation, 21 March 2022) [text]

Ukrainian Refugees in Poland: The Festival of Help and the Government’s Reluctance to Act (Border Criminologies Blog, 24 March 2022) [text]

Vaccine uptake in Ukraine has been low – countries receiving refugees need to help people get their jabs (The Conversation, 23 March 2022) [text]

What We Can Learn from the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis: Ways to improve the global protection regime (Public Seminar, 23 March 2022) [text]

Why are Ukrainian refugees welcomed in Central and Eastern Europe? (MPC Blog, 23 March 2022) [text]

Why has New Zealand welcomed Ukrainians fleeing war and not others trying to do the same? (The Conversation, 20 March 2022) [text]

Reports & articles:

5 Questions: Guy S Goodwin-Gill on the response to Ukraine’s refugees (Kaldor Centre, 21 March 2022) [text]

Conflict in Ukraine: Key Evidence on Risks of Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (UNODC, 24 March 2022) [text]

Crisis in Ukraine: Humanitarian and Human Rights Imperatives (Refugees International, 21 March 2022) [text]

The EU Grants Temporary Protection for People Fleeing War in Ukraine: Time to rethink unequal solidarity in EU asylum policy, CEPS Policy Insights, no. 9 (ASILE Project, March 2022) [text]

Guidance for protecting displaced and refugee children in and outside of Ukraine (UNICEF, 10 March 2022) [text]

Moldova: Ukrainian refugees (START Network & ACAPS, 14 March 2022) [text]

*Temporary Protection Directive (European Parliament, 22 March 2022) [text]

Russia's war on Ukraine: A gender-sensitive humanitarian response (European Parliament, 22 March 2022) [text]

Ukraine: 3 things to know about getting refugees to safety (Kaldor Centre, 17 March 2022) [text]

Ukraine Internal Displacement Report: General Population Survey, Round 1 (IOM, 16 March 2022) [text]

Updated Information Sheet: Measures in response to the arrival of displaced people fleeing the war in Ukraine (ECRE, 25 March 2022) [text]

*UPDATED