IASFM has posted a very helpful list of networking resources on its site, although also noting that it is not exhaustive as new networks appear on a regular basis. Here are several other recently-launched initiatives that have come across my radar:
Climate Mobility Africa Research Network (CMARN) [website]
- "CMARN was established in 2021 by researchers from across Africa and beyond with the goal of supporting the advancement of evidence-based law and policy responses to climate mobility in Africa. CMARN promotes policy-relevant research and create opportunities for collaboration and exchange between researchers and policy makers working in a wide range of fields, including: climate change, disaster risk management, migration, free movement of persons, transhumance, human rights, refugee protection, IDP protection and planned relocation." An application to join is available on the website.
Eastern Africa Nationality Network [info]
- "Comprising human rights and paralegal aid organizations and other civil society actors working with minority communities, the coalition dubbed the ‘Eastern Africa Nationality Network’ seeks to collaborate on regional advocacy efforts towards ending the issue in the region."
Egyptian Migration Hub (EHUB) [website]
- "This one-year venture aims to bring together academics, practitioners, and government officials to discuss important topics of migration governance in Egypt and the region as well as support these actors in the governance process."
Forced Displacement Legal Assistance (PILnet) [website]
- "Launched in 2021 on World Refugee Day, the forced displacement legal assistance matching mechanism is a coordination and referral platform that aims to facilitate access to free legal assistance for civil society organizations, associations, clinics, refugee-led organizations, and legal service providers working with refugees and forcibly displaced persons in a fair and equitable way."
Global Strategic Litigation Council for Refugee Rights [website]
- "The Council forms at a time when the rights of people on the move – including more than 20.7 million refugees – are under attack around the world. With a founding membership of twenty-eight groups and individuals drawn from every world region, the Council will serve as a hub for activists seeking to use strategic litigation and related legal advocacy to advance the protection of refugee rights and the consistent and progressive development of international law worldwide. The Council is the first of its kind to undertake coordinated transnational legal advocacy on the rights of refugees or other migrants." Follow link for concept note and opportunity to join.
- "Aims to support scholars and researchers from displaced communities, predominantly in Eastern Africa, to be leaders in knowledge production and decision making in the field of Forced Migration Studies and humanitarian research." The Hub includes "a global network of affiliated scholars and researchers who participate in activities as staff, mentors, research leads, and learners."
- "WiRL invites individuals with an interest in refugee law, policy and practice to join the network and be part of its activities. Membership is for asylum seeking and refugee women, senior and early career scholars, practitioners, policymakers and activists working in this field around the globe. It is free to join. WiRL was set up in 2021 to re-centre the study of refugee women within refugee law, policy and practice. In particular, the initiative challenges the assumption that legal and policy changes in the last 30 years have displaced the need for continued research and advocacy efforts by and in support of refugee women. If you are interested to join, please email Dr. Elizabeth Mavropoulou at em671@sussex.ac.uk."
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