31 July 2022

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (31 July 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 July 2022.

Bronze OA:

"The Conceptualisation of State Linguistic Policies and Education System Analysing Community Solidarity: A Refugee Protectionism," Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 59 (June 2022) 
- Scroll to p. 63.
- Author = India

"Enigma of ‘Brus’ in Mizoram: Displacement, Repatriation and Livelihood," Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 59 (June 2022)
- Scroll to p. 20.
- Author = India

"The Exploitation of Refugees in Malaysia from 2017 until 2022," Conflict and Peace Studies Journal, vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan.-June 2022)
- Author = Malaysia

"Impacts of Development Induced Displacement on the Tribal Communities of India: An Integrative Review," Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, vol. 22, no. 2 (2022)
- Authors (2) = India

"Refugee-Turned-Voters: Refugee Identity and Voting Rights among Exiled Tibetan Community in Mcleodganj," Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 59 (June 2022)
- Scroll to p. 34.
- Author = India

"Refugees, Migrants and the Bangladesh State: The Conundrum of Liberal International Order," Journal of International Relations, vol. 15, nos. 1-2 (2022)
- Author = Bangladesh

"Study of Process, Determinants and Consequences of 'Donkey' Migration from South Asia to Greece in Europe," Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 59 (June 2022)
- Scroll to p. 48.
- Author = India

Diamond OA:

"Addressing Statelessness in Kenya Through a Confluence of Litigation, Transitional Justice, and Community Activism: Reflecting on the Cases of the Nubian, Makonde and Shona Communities," African Human Rights Yearbook, vol. 5 (2021)
- Author = Kenya

"An Analysis of the Right of Refugees to Access Public and Private Services in Kenya," Journal of Conflict Management and Sustainable Development, vol. 8, no. 4 (2022)
- Author = Kenya

"Asia's (Lack of) Response and Recovery Plans for the Forcibly Displaced," Journal of Southeast Asian Human Rights, vol. 5, no. 2 (2021)
- Author = India

"Barriers Towards the Refugee Employment in Brazil and Their Impacts on Long-term Integration," Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População, vol. 39 (2022)
- Authors (6) = Brazil

"Child Trafficking and Child Smuggling in Zimbabwe: Legislation and Policy Gaps," African Journal of Social Work, vol. 12, no. 1 (2022)
- Authors (3) = South Africa (lead), Zimbabwe (2)

"Correlation of Administrative Definitions of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Compliance with International Standards," The Age of Human Rights Journal, no. 18 (2022)
- Authors (5) = Ukraine

"Curriculum Choice for Refugee Children at Jawi Refugee Camp, Ethiopia," Transnational Curriculum Inquiry, vol. 18, no. 1 (2021)
- Authors (2) = Ethiopia

"Entrepreneurship as a Strategy for Refugees in South Africa," International Entrepreneurship Review, vol. 8, no. 2 (June 2022)
- Authors (4) = South Africa

"Niños, niñas y adolescentes migrantes en Chile: Comentarios críticos a la Ley de Migración y Extranjería," Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional, vol. XXII, no. 1 (2022)
- Author = Chile

Gold OA:

Note: Article processing charges (APCs) and other fees are indicated below; waivers are generally offered by gold OA journals but the waiver status of the authors listed below is unknown.

"An Analysis of the Causes and Contributing Factors to Human Trafficking: A South African Perspective," Cogent Social Sciences, vol. 8, no. 1 (2022)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 1235

- Authors (2) = Nigeria
- APC = USD 15; in addition, this journal levies a per page fee of USD 60 upon acceptance.  

"Does a School Snack Make a Difference? An Evaluation of the World Food Programme Emergency School Feeding Programme in Lebanon among Lebanese and Syrian Refugee Children," Public Health Nutrition, vol. 25, no. 6 (2022)
-  Authors (8) = Lebanon/UK (lead), Lebanon (7)
- APC = USD 3255

"Framing Migration During the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa: A 12-Month Media Monitoring Project," Media and Communication, vol. 10, no. 2 (2022)
- Authors (4) = South Africa (3, incl. lead), UK (1)
- APC = EUR 950 for articles up to 8,000 words; EUR 1050 for articles from 8,001 to 9,000 words

-  Authors (6) = Bangladesh (lead), US (5)
- APC = USD 2790

"Impact of Rohingya Refugees on Food Prices in Bangladesh: Evidence from a Natural Experiment," World Development, vol. 154 (June 2022) 
- Authors (4) = Bangladesh (lead), UK (2), Bolivia/UK (1)
- APC = USD 3760

- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = Rather than a one-off publication fee, this journal levies a per page APC of ZAR 1322. 

"Migrants as 'Objects of Care': Immigration Coverage in Russian Media During the Covid-19 Pandemic," Media and Communication, vol. 10, no. 2 (2022)
- Authors (2) = Russia
- APC = EUR 950 for articles up to 8,000 words; EUR 1050 for articles from 8,001 to 9,000 words

- Authors (3) = Uganda (2, incl. lead), UK (1)
- APC = Rather than a one-off publication fee, this journal levies a per page APC of ZAR 1327.

- Authors (3) = Bangladesh
- APC =  USD 1300

- Authors (3) = Uganda (2, incl. lead), Netherlands (1)
- APC = EUR 950 for articles up to 8,000 words; EUR 1050 for articles from 8,001 to 9,000 words

"Venezuelan Refugees in Brazil: Communication Rights and Digital Inequalities During the Covid-19 Pandemic," Media and Communication, vol. 10, no. 2 (2022)
- Authors (3) = Brazil (2, incl. lead), Netherlands (1)
- APC = EUR 950 for articles up to 8,000 words; EUR 1050 for articles from 8,001 to 9,000 words

"'We are inferior, we have no rights': Statelessness and Mental Health among Ethnic Minorities in Northern Thailand," SSM - Population Health, vol. 19 (Sept. 2022)
- Author = Thailand
- APC = USD 2030

Green OA:

"Complex PTSD in Asylum-seekers Living in a Humanitarian Setting in Africa: A Latent Class Analysis," Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, Online First, 9 June 2022
- Postprint version posted on Researchgate
- Authors (8) = Italy (5, incl. lead), Niger (3)

Books/Book chapters:

"Identification of Social Outcomes and Obstacles to Sports Participation of Afghanistani Refugees Residing in Iran," Chapter in Olympic Studies, 27th International Seminar on Olympic Studies for Postgraduate Students, 21–27 September 2020 (International Olympic Academy, 2022) 
- Scroll to p. 24.
- Author = Iran

Migration in West Africa: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, July 2022) 
- Editor = Ghana

Periodical issues:

Disasters, vol. 46, no. S1 (July 2022) 
- One of the editors of this special issue on "'Building back better'? Lessons from disaster recovery in the Caribbean" is based in Jamaica.

Journal on Education in Emergencies, vol. 8, no. 2 (2022) 
- One of the editors of this special issue on "Gender in Education in Emergencies" is based in Qatar.

Migration Policy Practice, vol. XI, no. 4 (Dec. 2021–April 2022)
- The editor of this special issue on Afghanistan is based in Kabul. 

Zanj: The Journal of Critical Global South Studies, vol. 5, nos. 1&2 (2022) 
- Two of the editors of this special issue on "Migration and (In)Equality in the Global South: Intersections, Contestations, and Possibilities" are based in South Africa.

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30 July 2022

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Blog posts & press:

Promoting Safe Access for Refugees and Host Communities to the Digital Economy (UNHCR Innovation Service, July 2022) [text]

UNHCR video game lets pupils experience a refugee’s perilous journey (UNHCR, July 2022) [text]

World Refugee Day – The power (and limits) of mobile technology (GSMA Blog, June 2022) [text]

Reports:

Digital Access and Barriers in Displacement-affected Communities in White Nile, Sudan (JGSMA & NRC, June 2022) [text]

How the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine is influencing COVID-19 Misinformation in Ten Humanitarian Contexts: Five Data Trends (Internews, July 2022) [text]

In the shoes of a Congolese refugee: Online game helps to understand urban refugees' legal struggles, Practice Note, no. 12 (TRAFIG, June 2022) [text]

Innovative Technologies and Digital Equity: Supporting Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking and Refugee Children to Achieve Digital Literacy (Univ. of East London & Refugee Council, July 2022) [text]

Tackling digital exclusion among disadvantaged adolescents in Jordan (GAGE Consortium, Jan. 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"Do Something Already: Why Congress Should Resolve How the Border Search Doctrine Applies to Digital Devices," Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, vol. 31, no. 1 (Fall 2021) [full-text]

"Humanitarian practice fit for the digital age," The Humanitarian Leader (2022) [open access]

"People First, Data Second: A Humanitarian Research Framework for Fieldwork with Refugees by War Zones," Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), vol. 31, no. 2 (June 2022) [free full-text]

"Refugees enacting (digital) citizenship through placemaking and care practices near and far," Citizenship Studies, Latest Articles, 27 July 2022 [open access]

Related posts:

 

29 July 2022

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Opportunity:

Report launch: 2022 edition of The State of the Humanitarian System report, Nairobi/Online, 7 September 2022 [info]

Blog posts & press:

"Is Ukraine the next tipping point for humanitarian aid reform?," The New Humanitarian, 25 July 2022 [text]

UK drops out of top performers in Aid Transparency Index for first time (Bond News, July 2022) [text]

Reports:

Advancing Nexus in the MENA Region: - Breaking the Silos - Research and documentation of the state of Humanitarian Development-Peace (HDP) nexus in the MENA region (ICVA, July 2022) [text]

Basic needs and wellbeing in displacement settings: the role of humanitarian assistance and social protection (ODI, July 2022) [text]
- "This paper combines findings from mixed-methods primary research conducted in 2020–2021 in six sites across Cameroon, Colombia and Greece."

China’s humanitarian assistance activities in Africa, K4D Helpdesk Report, no. 1114 (IDS, March 2022) [text]

Chronic Crisis Financing? Fifty Years of Humanitarian Aid and Future Prospects, SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security, no. 5 (SIPRI, April 2022) [text]

Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2022 (Development Initiatives, July 2022) [access]
- This volume "highlights the key trends in how much assistance there is, who is providing it and how. It re-enforces the imperative for change to the sources, structures and methods of humanitarian funding, and to the manner and extent of engagement with and targeting of wider sources of finance – developmental and climate-related – to countries vulnerable to and experiencing crisis." See also related article, "Key takeaways from the latest humanitarian funding data," in The New Humanitarian.

Grand Bargain Caucus on Quality Funding: Outcome Document (International Rescue Committee, July 2022) [text]

Humanitarian assistance and social protection in contexts of forced displacement: effects on social cohesion (ODI, May 2022) [access]
- Follow link for report, annex and background literature review.

Inclusion and exclusion in humanitarian action: findings from a three-year study (ODI, July 2022) [text]

INGOS & the Long Humanitarian Century: Leadership Survey Report (Nuffield College, et al., 2022) [access]
- "What leaders of international NGOs think about the challenges they face, and the future of the aid and development sector." Follow link for report and background info on the project.

Re-imagining the Role of the Humanitarian Agency of the African Union to Encompass Conflict Prevention, IPSS Policy Brief (Institute for Peace & Security Studies, March 2022) [text]

UN Sanctions and Humanitarian Action Policy Memo Series (UN University, March 2022) 

Journal articles:

"Decolonising humanitarianism or humanitarian aid," PLOS Global Public Health 2(4): e0000179 (April 2022) [open access]

The Humanitarian Leader (2022) [open access]
- Mix of articles.

"Mastering humanitarianism? A survey of postgraduate humanitarian courses," Higher Education, Latest Articles, 4 Feb. 2022 [open access]
- See also earlier related article.

"Saving people or saving face? Four narratives of regional humanitarian order in Southeast Asia," The Pacific Review, vol. 35, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

Related posts:


28 July 2022

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Blog posts & press:

Bill that would make ‘life changing’ difference to refugees passed by Lords (Refugee Council UK, July 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

First UNHCR repatriation convoy since 2020 leaves Angola for DR Congo (UNHCR, July 2022) [text]

"Myanmar refugees in Thailand endure resettlement wait," Al Jazeera, 8 July 2022 [text]

Researchers Receive Grant to Expand Their Mental Health Intervention Program for Refugees (UMass, July 2022) [text]

Resettlement at a glance: January-June 2022 (UNHCR, July 2022) [text]

"What a Syrian family’s quest to reunite says about safe and legal pathways to the EU," The New Humanitarian, 18 July 2022 [text]

What can policymakers in countries receiving Ukrainian refugees learn from other countries’ experiences? (Up Front Blog, July 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Examining the Impact of Community Sponsorship on Early Refugee Labor Market Outcomes in the United States," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 10, no. 2 (2022) [open access]

"Is There a Rural Penalty in Language Acquisition? Evidence from Germany's Refugee Allocation Policy," Frontiers in Sociology, 2 July 2022 [open access]

"Laying the groundwork for participatory research with a Rohingya refugee community," Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 28, no. 3 (2022) [postprint]

Refugee Integration and Mental Health: A Two-Way Street?, IERES Paper, no. 4 (George Washington Univ., July 2022) [text]

Retention of government-assisted refugees in designated destinations: Recent trends and the role of destination characteristics (Statistics Canada, July 2022) [text]

"Review of Humanitarian Guidelines to Ensure the Health and Well-being of Afghan Refugees on U.S. Military Bases," Military Medicine, Advance Articles, 5 April 2022 [free full-text]

"Welcoming Afghans and Ukrainians to the United States: A Case in Similarities and Contrasts," Migration Information Source, 13 July 2022 [text]

Related post:

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Blog posts & press:

"Separaciones forzadas de familias en la frontera, la huella de terror que todavía persiste," Univision Noticias, 26 July 2022 [text]

Updated ICE Directive Fails to Deliver Meaningful Protections for Immigrant Families (Immigration Impact Blog, July 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Reports & journal articles:

Delivering Quality Research in Culturally Dynamic, Conflict-Affected Contexts: Lessons from Large-Scale Pilot Research in Cox’s Bazar (NYU Global TIES for Children, July 2022) [text via INEE]

Discrimination and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in the Lives of Child Refugees of the 1930s: Learning for the Present and the Future (Aberystwyth University, June 2022) [text]

"Family figurations in displacement: entangled mobilities of refugees towards Germany and beyond," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 28 June 2022 [open access]

Guiding Principles for Children on the Move in the Context of Climate Change (UNICEF, et al., July 2022) [access]

Hidden in Plain Sight: Migrant children traveling to and through Europe (Save the Children, 2022) [text]

"Niños, niñas y adolescentes migrantes en Chile: Comentarios críticos a la Ley de Migración y Extranjería," Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional, vol. XXII, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe: Accompanied, Unaccompanied and Separated: Overview of Trends, January-December 2021 (UNHCR, UNICEF & IOM, July 2022) [text]

"'We have to separate so we can be together again': Eritrean mothers’ gendered racialisation and family separation within the Israeli and UK asylum regimes," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 22 July 2022 [open access]

Related posts:

27 July 2022

Thematic Focus: Education

Blog posts & press:

Refugee teachers are key to overcoming the teacher shortage and transforming education (Educational International, July 2022) [text]

Rohingya and Bangladeshi teachers pair up to tackle education hurdles in camps (UNHCR, July 2022) [text]

Reports:

Evaluation of the UNHCR Tertiary Education Scholarship Programme – DAFI: relevance, effectiveness, impact, Education Series: Evaluation Brief, no. 2 (UNHCR, July 2022) [text]

Must do better: Grading the Greek government’s efforts on education for refugee children (Terre des hommes, July 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Teachers in Crisis Contexts: Promising Practices in Teacher Professional Development (Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies, July 2022) [text]

Teachers in Crisis Contexts: Promising Practices in Teacher Well-being, Management, and School Leadership (Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies, July 2022) [text]

Transforming our understanding of refugee teachers and teaching in contexts of forced displacement: Meeting Outcomes and Recommendations (UNHCR, INEE & Education International, July 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"The Conceptualisation of State Linguistic Policies and Education System Analysing Community Solidarity: A Refugee Protectionism," Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 59 (June 2022) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 63. Focuses on Syrians in Germany.

"Does a school snack make a difference? An evaluation of the World Food Programme emergency school feeding programme in Lebanon among Lebanese and Syrian refugee children," Public Health Nutrition, vol. 25, no. 6 (2022) [open access]

"The role of institutional practice, non-educational actors, and social networks in shaping refugee student lifeworlds in Ugandan higher education," Transformation in Higher Education, vol. 7 (2022) [open access]

"School violence, depression symptoms, and school climate: a cross-sectional study of Congolese and Burundian refugee children," Conflict and Health, 16:42 (July 2022) [open access]

"Structural barriers to providing basic education to Rohingya children in the Kutupalong refugee camp, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh," International Journal of Educational Research Open, vol. 3 (2022) [open access]

Related post:

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2

Reports:

*2022 Global Refugee Work Rights Report (Center for Global Development, Refugees International & Asylum Access, July 2022) [access]
- Follow link for report, blog post and related press release. See also the companion website.

Development-induced Internal Displacement: A Sustainable Livelihoods Framework Perspective, RID Working Paper, no. 28 (Researching Internal Displacement, July 2022) [text]

The Fundamental Rights of Irregular Migrant Workers in the EU (European Parliament, July 2022) [text]

Intra-EU skills-based mobility of adult refugees: Findings of a Cedefop pilot project between Greece and Portugal, Working Paper, no. 13 (Cedefop, July 2022) [text]

The Labor Market Effects of Restricting Refugees' Employment Opportunities, Paper prepared for 17th IZA & 4th IZA/CREST Conference: Labor Market Policy Evaluation, Online, 6-7 October 2022 [text]

Manual de bolsillo para el sector privado (UNHCR et al., July 2022) [text]
- "Manual de bolsillo producido por ACNUR con el fin de capacitar y brindar una guía al sector privado sobre la inclusión laboral de las personas refugiadas en Ecuador."

Migration Summit Report 2022 (MIT Refugee Action Hub, et al., June 2022) [text]
- The theme of the summit was "Education and Workforce Development in Displacement."

The missing link: Promoting refugees’ skills-based mobility within Europe, Practice Note, no. 11 (TRAFIG, June 2022) [text]

Support for Workforce Inclusion of Ukrainian Women in Poland: Refugee Response Recommendations (Upwardly Global, June 2022) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

"How Immigration Plays a Role in Worker Shortage, Inflation," National Law Review, vol. XII, no. 173 (June 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

How Multinationals Are Working with the Private Sector to Enable Refugee Economic Inclusion (CGD Blog, July 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

Who are the 1 million missing workers that could solve America’s labor shortages? (Up Front Blog, July 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"Entrepreneurship as a strategy for refugees in South Africa," International Entrepreneurship Review, vol. 8, no. 2 (June 2022) [open access]

"Greater local supply of language courses improves refugees’ labor market integration," European Societies, Latest Articles, 14 July 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Germany.

"Non-economic migrants as workers: securing the right to work for asylum applicants in the EU," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 24, no. 1 (2022) [postprint]

"When what you have is not enough—Acquiring Australian qualifications to overcome non-recognition of overseas skills," International Migration, Early View, 20 June 2022 [open access]

Multimedia:

The Impact of Remote Work on Refugees (DistantJob Podcast, March 2022) [access]

Related post:

25 July 2022

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"À la frontière franco-italienne: un bricolage du droit qui contourne l’asile = At the French-Italian Border: Legal Arrangements Evade the Right to Asylum," De Facto, no. 32 (March 2022) [open access]

De Facto, no. 33 (June 2022) [open access]
- Themed issue on "Migrations et frontières de l’Ukraine en guerre."

"Epistemic Borderwork: Violent Pushbacks, Refugees, and the Politics of Knowledge at the EU Border," Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Latest Articles, 21 July 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on the Croatia–Bosnia border. See also related news release.

"The EU's 'return rate' with third countries: Why EU readmission agreements do not make much difference," International Migration, vol. 60, no. 3 (June 2022) [open access]

"Peripheralisation and externalisation of the EU asylum regime: implications for the right to seek asylum on the southeastern EU border islands," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 20 July 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Greece.

"Policies on marginalized migrant communities during Covid-19: migration management prioritized over population health," Critical Policy Studies, Latest Articles, 22 July 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on France, Sweden and the UK.

"Refugee Assemblages: The Figure of the Refugee during the ‘Crisis’ of Europe," Georgetown Public Policy Review (Spring 2022) [full-text]

"Study of Process, Determinants and Consequences of 'Donkey' Migration from South Asia to Greece in Europe," Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 59 (June 2022) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 48.

"Survival over safety: non-reporting of criminalised violence by young migrants excluded from protection," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 25 July 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Sweden.

"Unexpectedly low Incidence of COVID-19 among Refugees of War from Ukraine to Slovakia in First Month of Conflict," Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention, vol. 13, no. 2 (2022) [open access]

Related posts:

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Asylum Support in the UK: More Hostile Environment Messaging (RLI Blog, July 2022) [text]

A federally-funded and authority-independent asylum procedure counselling for Germany? (FluchtforschungsBlog, July 2022) [text]

"Final candidates in race to become new UK Prime Minister vow to expand Rwanda immigration policy," CNN, 24 July 2022 [text]

"Home Office in fresh row with UNHCR over Rwanda asylum policy," The Guardian, 17 July 2022 [text]

Russia’s mass kidnappings of Ukrainians are a page out of a wartime playbook – and evidence of genocide (The Conversation, July 2022) [text]

Why declaring Rwanda a safe third country of asylum is incoherent with available country information (Asylos Blog, July 2022) [text]

Reports & book chapters:

Asylum in Europe: The Situation of Applicants for International Protection in 2021 (AIDA, July 2022) [text]

Application of the Temporary Protection Directive (Scope and Registration), EMN Inform (European Migration Network, July 2022) [text]

Country report: Türkiye (AIDA, July 2022) [text]
- Updated profile.

An inspection of the initial processing of migrants arriving via small boats at Tug Haven and Western Jet Foil, December 2021–January 2022 (Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, July 2022) [access]
- Follow link for the inspection report and related documents, and the Home Office's response.

Lives on Hold: The Experiences of People in Hotel Asylum Accommodation (Refugee Council, July 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the UK.

"Temporary housing: Shelters for refugee camps," Chapter in Creating Through Mind and Emotions (CRC Press, July 2022) [open access]

Related posts:



Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Blog posts & press:

3 types of denial that allow Australians to feel OK about how we treat refugees (The Conversation, July 2022) [text]

Amending the Malaysian Immigration Law: The Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia (Modern Diplomacy, July 2022) [text]

Does Australia’s harsh asylum seeker policy matter to the average Australian? It depends whether they have to get off the couch (The Conversation, July 2022) [text]

Next Steps on the Road to Accountability and Security for Rohingya Refugees (Just Security Blog, July 2022) [text]

On 9th anniversary of ‘Offshore Processing’ UNHCR renews call for policy to end (UNHCR, July 2022) [text]

Refugee advisory panel members announced (Univ. of Auckland, July 2022) [text]

Refugees in Their Own Land: The Forgotten People of the Indo-Bangladesh Enclaves (Refugee Watch Online, July 2022) [text]

"Thailand’s Myanmar Policy is Costing Communities on Both Sides of the Border," The Diplomat, 18 July 2022 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Adolescent lives in Cox's Bazar: what are we learning from longitudinal evidence? (GAGE Consortium, March 2022) [text]

Asia & The Pacific Regional Trends: Forced Displacement 2021 (UNHCR, July 2022) [text]
- See also related presentations and video recording of a recent event.

"Asia's (Lack of) Response and Recovery Plans for the Forcibly Displaced," Journal of Southeast Asian Human Rights, vol. 5, no. 2 (2021) [open access]

"Enigma of ‘Brus’ in Mizoram: Displacement, Repatriation and Livelihood," Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 59 (June 2022) [full-text]
- Focuses on conflict between the Mizo ethnic majority and the Brus minority in Mizoram, India. Scroll to p. 20. 

"Impact of Rohingya refugees on food prices in Bangladesh: Evidence from a natural experiment," World Development, vol. 154 (June 2022) [open access]

"Impediments to localization agenda: humanitarian space in the Rohingya response in Bangladesh," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 7:14 (July 2022) [open access]

Pakistan: Flow Monitoring of Undocumented Afghan Migrants, Summary Report 2021 (IOM, July 2022) [text]

"Refugee-Turned-Voters: Refugee Identity and Voting Rights among Exiled Tibetan Community in Mcleodganj," Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 59 (June 2022) [full-text]
- Focuses on India. Scroll to p. 34.

Multimedia:

New podcast explores Australia's offshore processing policy for asylum seekers (July 2022) [access]

Related post:

22 July 2022

Thematic Focus: Persons with Disabilities & Older People

Blog posts & press:

Blind Syrian granted asylum, is allowed to stay in Germany (InfoMigrants, June 2022) [text]

Five Tips for Disability-Focused COI research (Asylos Blog, July 2022) [text]

Small changes could bridge communication and cultural gaps for people from refugee backgrounds who need disability support (The Conversation, July 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

Reports & journal articles:

Being an Immigrant with Disabilities (Urban Institute, April 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Falling through the cracks: older people in conflict situations (Dorcas Aid International, June 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Ukraine.

"'Here for Now': Temporalities of Ageing and Forced Displacement Through Pension Narratives," Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 43, no. 4 (2022) [open access]
- Focuses on the East Timorese in West Timor.

"'In the beginning it was difficult but things got easier': Service use experiences of family members of people with disability from Iraqi and Syrian refugee backgrounds," Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, Early View, 9 April 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Australia.

Older Syrian refugees in Lebanon and the Covid-19 vaccine (ELRHA, July 2022) [text]

Practical guidelines on psychosocial health and wellbeing: Elderly refugees (International Centre for Migration, Health and Development, May 2022) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for English, German, Hungarian and Polish versions. French and Spanish versions are also available.

Related post:


Opportunities: A Few More July & Aug. 2022

CFP: De-centring and Contesting Externalisation in West Africa and Beyond, London/Online, 19 September 2022 AND/OR Movements: Journal for Critical Migration and Border Regime Studies [info]
- Submit abstracts by 25 July 2022.

Webinar: The Aftermath: The Legal Challenges of Human Trafficking Survivors, 26 July 2022 [info]

Call for registration: Global Summit on Local Leadership, Online, 26&27 July 2022 [info]
- Note: As part of this event, APRRN will be convening a panel on "Refugee Led Responses in a World of Upheaval" on 26 July 2022.

Graduate forum: Access to Permanent Residency and Citizenship for Refugees in Kenya, Nairobi/Online, 28 July 2022 [info]

Info session: Call for Proposals on Establishing Research Chairs on Forced Displacement in North and West Africa, 28 July 2022 [info]
- Scroll down to "Roles, Responsibilities & Expectations" section for link to join the info session.

CFP: 'Crisis' and Forced Migration: Manifestations of power in a changing world, 14th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), Online, 2-4 November 2022 [info]
- Deadline for submitting abstracts *extended* to 29 July 2022.

CFP: Reading Arendt Today: Migration and Prejudice, Online, 20 January 2023 [info]
- Deadline for submitting abstracts *extended* to 31 July 2022.

Job announcement: Researcher on Climate Displacement, Human Rights Watch [info]
- Apply by 9 August 2022.

Discussion: The History of Civil Rescue at Sea, 11 August 2022 [info]

CFP: War, Economic Strife and the Long-Lasting Intersectional Effects on Refugees, Minorities, Disabled People and the Global Environment, Online, 14 September 2022 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 August 2022. Registration link also available.

Discussion panel: Advancing justice in a warming world, Sydney, 17 August 2022 [info]

Call for applications: Training Seminar on EU Advocacy, Brussels, 27&28 October 2022 [info]
- Apply by 28 August 2022.

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21 July 2022

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Blog posts:

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Natural Hazards and Internal Displacement in Iraq (RID Blog, July 2022) [text

How climate change, overfishing and COVID drove irregular migration from West Africa (The Conversation, June 2022) [text]

Protecting victims of climate-induced migration and displacement in South Asia (Asia Pathways, June 2022) [text]

Reports & book chapters: 

Cities at the forefront of conflict and climate migration: Mitigating the risks of conflict over urban land and water in fragile contexts (International Rescue Committee, July 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]
- "The study employed an area-based, ‘two-case’ exploratory case study approach conducting primary research in two neighborhoods affected by climate migration in Maiduguri, Nigeria and Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)."

"Climate-Induced Migration in West Africa," Chapter in Migration in West Africa: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, July 2022) [open access]

"Gaps in Protection for West African Migrants in Times of Crisis: The Role of a Multi-Stakeholder Platform Within a Partnership in Preparedness Model?," Chapter in Migration in West Africa: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, July 2022) [open access]
- Focuses on disaster management in Ghana.

Pacific Response to Disaster Displacement - Urban Case Study: Ba Town, Fiji (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, July 2022) [text]

Pacific Response to Disaster Displacement - Urban Case Study: Port Vila, Vanuatu (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, July 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"Attitudes towards climate migrants in Aotearoa New Zealand: the roles of climate change beliefs and immigration attitudes," Regional Environmental Change, vol. 22, no. 3 (Sept. 2022) [open access]

"Climate Change Compounds Longstanding Displacement in Afghanistan," Migration Information Source, 29 June 2022 [text]

"Exploring the Legal Basis in Australia for Evacuations from Disasters: Avoiding Arbitrary Displacement," University of New South Wales Law Journal, vol. 45, no. 4 (Forthcoming 2022) [postprint]

"The Follow-Up and Review Mechanisms of the Global Compacts: What Room is There for Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change?," Laws, vol. 11, no. 3 (June 2022) [open access]

"Putting climate-induced migration in context: the case of Honduran migration to the USA,"  Regional Environmental Change, vol. 22, no. 3 (Sept. 2022) [open access]

"Shifting responsibility and denying justice: New Zealand’s contentious approach to Pacific climate mobilities," Regional Environmental Change, vol. 22, no. 3 (Sept. 2022) [open access]

Multimedia:

On the Run: Voluntary and Forced Climate Migration, 15 July 2022 [access]
- Focuses on the US.

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Regional Focus: Africa

Opportunity:

CFP: De-centring and Contesting Externalisation in West Africa and Beyond, London/Online, 19 September 2022 AND/OR Movements: Journal for Critical Migration and Border Regime Studies [info]
- Submit abstract by 25 July 2022.

Blog posts & press:

Missing Migrants, Missing Solutions? Reviewing GCM objective 8 in West Africa (Border Criminologies Blog, July 2022) [text]

*Occult threats to safety and protection in a Ugandan refugee settlement (Africa at LSE Blog, July 2022) [text]

Record 36 Million Africans Forcibly Displaced (Africa Center for Strategic Studies, July 2022) [text]

New open access book:

Migration in West Africa: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, July 2022) [open access]
- "This open access Regional Reader examines the dynamics and impacts of international migration within and from West Africa. The book presents key theoretical perspectives and empirical findings on historical trends, geographical patterns, drivers and socio-economic impacts of both voluntary and involuntary migration in West Africa, a region that is characterised by high level of mixed migration flows."

Reports & journal articles:

Adolescent lives in Ethiopia: what are we learning from longitudinal evidence? (GAGE consortium, March 2022) [text]

A Commentary on the UK Home Office Country Policy and Information Note: Rwanda, asylum system, and the related Country Policy and Information Note: Rwanda, assessment (Asylos, July 2022) [access]

Evaluation of UNHCR’S Response to the 2019/20 Level 3 IDP Emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ES/2022/03 (UNHCR, Feb. 2022; posted July 2022) [text]

The legacies of armed conflict: insights from stayees and returning forced migrants, WIDER Working Paper, no. 17 (United Nations University, 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Burundi.

Migration Governance and Migration Diplomacy in Uganda: An Agenda for a Migrant-centred Approach (Migration Policy Centre, July 2022) [text]

*"Resistant Resilience: Agency and Resilience Among Refugees Resisting Humanitarian Corruption in Uganda," Civil Wars, Latest Articles, 5 July 2022 [open access]
- See also related blog post.

Urban Refugees and IDPs in Secondary Cities (Cities Alliance, 2022) [access]
- "[P]rovides case studies of good practices from cities in Uganda (Arua), Ethiopia (Adama) and Kenya (Kakuma and Lodwar Town), as well as recommendations based on analysis of their experiences." Follow link for report, summary and brief.

Zanj: The Journal of Critical Global South Studies, vol. 5, nos. 1&2 (2022) [open access]
- Special issue on "Migration and (In)Equality in the Global South: Intersections, Contestations, and Possibilities." Includes five articles that focus on countries in Africa, including Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, and South Africa. 

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20 July 2022

Thematic Focus: Detention

Blog posts & press:

"10-year anniversary of offshore detention places spotlight on Australia’s treatment of refugees," Pro Bono Australia, 20 July 2022 [text]

COVID-19 in Carceral Spaces: Indigenous Incarceration and Immigration Detention in Canada and Australia (Border Criminologies Blog, June 2022) [text]

"No Place for a Child" (The Marshall Project, June 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Reports & journal articles:

Detention and Alternatives to Detention in International Protection and Return Procedures (European Migration Network, May 2022) [access]
- Follow link for the report and its related Inform and Flash.

"Does Lim Truly Have 'Nothing to Say' about the Commonwealth’s Regional Processing Arrangements? Habeas Corpus as a Vehicle for Testing the Constitutional Validity of Offshore Detention," Melbourne University Law Review, vol. 45, no. 2 (Forthcoming 2022) [full-text]

"GCM Objective 13: In Search of Synergies with the UN Human Rights Regime to Foster the Rule of Law in the Area of Immigration Detention," Laws, vol. 11, no. 4 (June 2022) [open access]

"A life without freedom is not a life": Life in the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre (Europe Must Act, June 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Moral injury related to immigration detention on Nauru: a qualitative study," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 13, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Problematic Private Immigration Detention Centers and the Lack of ICE Oversight," Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice, vol. 43, no. 2 (2022) [open access]
- Focuses on the US.

Safety and Dignity for Refugee and Migrant Children: Recommendations for Alternatives to Detention and Appropriate Care Arrangements in Europe (IOM, UNHCR & UNICEF, July 2022) [text]
- See also related press release.

"Suffering to Save Lives: Torture, Cruelty, and Moral Disengagement in Australia’s Offshore Detention Centres," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 20 July 2022 [open access]

"Women’s Experiences of Immigration Detention in Italy: Examining Immigration Procedural Fairness, Human Dignity, and Health," Frontiers in Psychology, 12 July 2022 [open access]

"Women’s experiences of indignity in immigration detention and beyond," Incarceration: An international journal of imprisonment, detention and coercive confinement, 16 June 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on the UK.

Resource:

Training Materials on Alternatives to Detention for Migrant Children (International Commission of Jurists, April 2022) [access]
- Focuses on Europe.

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Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling

Blog posts & press:

Albanese government mobilises diplomacy and aid in effort to counter Sri Lanka people smugglers (The Conversation, June 2022) [text]

Chasing the Smugglers Out: Why the “Whole-of-route” Will Not Address EU-bound Irregular Migration (MPC Blog, June 2022) [text]

*Debunking the myth of the ‘evil people smuggler’ (The Conversation, July 2022) [text]

Expanding Evidence Base on Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Human Trafficking (IOM, June 2022) [text]

The Future of Counter-Smuggling (MPC Blog, July 2022) [text]

"Refugees at risk: UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi," UN News, 12 June 2022 [text]

"Slave Markets Open 24/7: Refugee Babies, Boys, Girls, Women, Men…," IPS News, 17 June 2022 [text]

The violent, hopeful world of children who smuggle people (openDemocracy, May 2022) [access]
- Focuses on the US-Mexico border.

Reports:

"The Danger of a Single Story: The Migrant Smuggling Narrative," Chapter in Towards Sustainable and Mutually-beneficial Migration Partnerships in the South Mediterranean (IEMed & ICMPD, April 2022) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 74.

Exploitation and Abuse: The Scale and Scope of Human Trafficking in South Eastern Europe (UNODC, May 2022) [text]

Mapping Rohingya Movement: Collected Data on the Trafficking Routes of a Persecuted Population (Freedom Collaborative, March 2022) [text]

Modern Slavery and Migrant Smuggling: A Sustainable Development Conundrum, Working Paper, no. 13 (Jean Monnet Network on EU Law Enforcement, 2022) [text]

Third-country national victims of trafficking in human beings: detection, identification and protection (European Migration Network, March 2022) [access]
- Follow link for final synthesis report and individual country reports.

Journal articles:

"An analysis of the causes and contributing factors to human trafficking: A South African perspective," Cogent Social Sciences, vol. 8, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Child trafficking and child smuggling in Zimbabwe: legislation and policy gaps," African Journal of Social Work, vol. 12, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Filling the Gap Between the T-Visa and Asylum Law: A Call to Expand the T-Visa to Cover Extraterritorial Trafficking," Public Interest Law Journal, vol. 31, no. 2 (2022) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.

"Migration, Trafficking, and the Greek Economy: A comment on ‘the trafficker next-door’," Anti-Trafficking Review, no. 18 (2022) [open access]

"Protecting Trafficked Persons through Refugee Protection," Social Sciences, vol. 11, no. 7 (July 2022) [open access]
- Part of a special issue on "Exploring the Interface between Human Trafficking, “Modern Slavery” and Asylum."

"'Protection' on my own terms: human smuggling and unaccompanied Syrian minors," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 22 June 2022 [postprint]
- Note: Access to the full-text is embargoed until 12 Dec. 2023.

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19 July 2022

Thematic Focus: General

Blog posts & press:

Exhibition on Nansen’s legacy opened in Oslo on World Refugee Day (UNHCR, June 2022) [text]

Migration’s changing face (360info & Calcutta Research Group, June 2022) [access]

"Painting a clearer picture of refugees and internally displaced with data," JDC Third Newsletter (2022) [text]

Stealing time: Migration, temporalities and state violence (Border Criminologies Blog, July 2022) [access]
- Video post introducing new blog series. See also the second and third posts.

TRAFIG Project Newsletter: Staying Connected, no. 8 (July 2022) [text]
- Final edition of newsletter for project that ended June 2022.

Reports:

(De)constructing humanitarian representations of forcibly displaced people: a mixed-methods and multidimensional research project on the public communication strategies of international refugee organizations, Dissertation (Ghent University, May 2022) [text]

Ensuring the integration of refugees and migrants in immunization policies, planning and service delivery globally (WHO, July 2022) [text]

The role of information campaigns in addressing irregular migration (ICMPD, July 2022) [text]

Second Research Conference on Forced Displacement, January 20-22, 2022 [text
- Follow link for conference report. See also related blog post.

Journal articles:

"Globalization, international mobility and the liberal international order," International Affairs, vol. 97, no. 5 (2021) [free full-text]

"The homeless mind in a mobile world: An autoethnographic approach on cognitive immobility in international migration," Culture & Psychology, OnlineFirst, 27 June 2022 [open access]

"NGO-academia research co-production in humanitarian settings: opportunities and challenges," Disasters, Accepted Articles, 16 July 2022 [open access]

"Recalling Fridtjof Nansen’s legacy – people fleeing war now and hundred years ago," Pécs Journal of International and European Law, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Sometimes it is the little things: A meta-analysis of individual and contextual determinants of attitudes toward immigration (2009–2019)," International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 87 (March 2022) [postprint]
- Note: Access to the full-text is embargoed until 29 Jan. 2024.

Multimedia:

Critical Reflections on 'Decolonising' Humanitarianism and Refugee-Related Research Roundtable, 4 July 2022 [access]

Resource:

Crimes of Solidarity and Humanitarianism Database [access]
- "Documenting legal cases against people helping irregular migrants, known as crimes of solidarity and humanitarianism."

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