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31 October 2022

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

Diamond OA:

"L'applicabilité du droit international aux réfugiés environnementaux," Algerian Journal of Political Sciences and International Relations, vol. 12, no. 1 (2021) 
- Authors (2) = Jordan (lead), France 

"Climate-induced Migrations in Mesoamerica with a Gender Perspective," Revista Mexicana de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 17, no. 4 (2022) 
- Author = Mexico

- Authors (2) = Mexico

"Digitalization among Refugees in Malaysia," Proceedings, vol. 82, no. 1 (Oct. 2022)
- Authors (2) = Malaysia

"En la migración: ¡ninguna persona es ilegal!," Iuris Tantum, vol. 36, no. 35 (2022) 
- Author = Mexico

"Incoherent Policies and Contradictory Priorities in Kenya," Forced Migration Review, no. 70 (Sept. 2022)
- Author = Kenya

"Integrating and Welcoming: Access for Haitian Refugees and Immigrants to Universities," Educação e Pesquisa, vol. 48 (2022)
- Authors (3) = Brazil

"Migración centroamericana y pandemia: las (des-)razones de la seguridad," Iuris Tantum, vol. 36, no. 35 (2022)
- Author = Mexico

"Movilidad humana: perspectiva de Protección Internacional," Iuris Tantum, vol. 36, no. 35 (2022)
- Authors (3) = Mexico

"The Politics of Sharing Aid with Host Communities," Forced Migration Review, no. 70 (Sept. 2022)
- Author = Kenya

"Statelessness and the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019: The Case of Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees," Socio-Legal Review, vol. 17, no. 2 (2022)
- Author = India

- Authors (2) = Canada (lead), Qatar 

"'They Kill Us Trans Women': Migration, Informal Labour, and Sex Work among Trans Venezuelan Asylum Seekers and Undocumented Migrants in Brazil during COVID-19," Anti-Trafficking Review, no. 19 (2022)
- Authors (2) = Canada (lead), Brazil/Canada

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.

- Author = Bangladesh
- APC = USD 1260

"Climate Change Induced Human Displacement in Bangladesh: Implications on the Livelihood of Displaced Riverine Island Dwellers and Their Adaptation Strategies," Frontiers in Psychology, 13 Oct. 2022 
- Authors (7) = China
- APC = USD 3225

"Climate Migration Studies in the Pacific (CMSP): A Bibliometric Analysis," Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 4 (2022) 
- Authors (3) = New Zealand/Bangladesh (lead), Bangladesh (1), US/Germany (1)
- APC = USD 750

"The Impact of Viral Diseases on the Rights of Vulnerable Population: Covid-19 and the Nigerian Internally Displaced Child," Social Sciences & Humanities Open, vol. 6, no. 1 (2022)
- Authors (2) = Nigeria
- APC = USD 530

"The Impacts of Climate Change on Displaced Populations: A Call for Action," Journal of Climate Change and Health, vol. 3 (Aug. 2021)
- Authors (6) = Sudan
- APC = USD 2300

"Planned Relocation: An Unusual Case for Developed Countries," Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 4 (2022) 
- Author = India
- APC = USD 1750

- Authors (5) = Bangladesh (2, incl. lead), Japan (1), Australia (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
- APC = CHF 2000 

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

Hybrid OA:

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

"An Assessment of Gender Vulnerability in the Humanitarian Crisis in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Developing a Gender-based Vulnerability Index in the Rohingya and Host Community Contexts," International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 81 (Oct. 2022)
- Authors (10) = Bangladesh
- APC = USD 2210

"'Let’s Manage the Stressor Today': Exploring the Mental Health Response to Forced Migrants in Johannesburg, South Africa," International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, EarlyCite, 31 Aug. 2022 
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 3370

"Refugee Policy Amidst Global Shocks: Encampment, Resettlement Barriers and the Search for 'Durable Solutions'," Global Policy, vol. 13, no. 4 (Sept. 2022) 
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Zimbabwe 
- APC = USD 3700

"System Dynamics Approach for Food Inventory Policy Assessment in a Humanitarian Supply Chain," International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 81 (Oct. 2022)
- Authors (3) = Colombia
- APC = USD 2210

Books/Book chapters:

"Ambivalent Entanglements: Syrian Refugees’ Network Relations and (Im)mobilities in Protracted Displacement," Chapter in Onward Migration and Multi-Sited Transnationalism (Springer, 2022)
- Authors (6) = Norway (lead), Germany (1), Jordan (4)

"Brazil’s Recognition of Refugee Status: Normative, Procedural, and Political Issues," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Comparative Immigration Law (Oxford Univ. Press, Forthcoming) 
- Preprint version
- Authors (4) = Brazil

"The Deportation Process of Zimbabwe and Sub-Saharan Africa," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Comparative Immigration Law (Oxford Univ. Press, Forthcoming)
- Preprint version
- Author = South Africa

"Imagining Possible Selves: Perceptions of Education among Young Migrant Women in South Africa," Chapter in Education, Migration and Development: Critical Perspectives in a Moving World (Bloomsbury, Oct. 2022) 
- Scroll to p. 229.
- Author = South Africa

(Re)pensando el vínculo entre migración y crisis: Perspectivas desde América Latina y Europa (CALAS & CLASCO, 2021) 
- Editors (3) = Argentina (1), Germany (1), Germany/Italy (1)
- Published in Argentina.

"Sewing Migrant Journeys in a Bullet-proof vest: The Museum as a Site of Memory and Mutual Learning in Medellín, Colombia," Chapter in Education, Migration and Development: Critical Perspectives in a Moving World (Bloomsbury, Oct. 2022) 
- Scroll to p. 91.
- Authors (2) = Colombia (lead), US

"A Strategy of Restricting Immigrants? Assimilation Policy and Immigrant Integration of China," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Comparative Immigration Law (Oxford Univ. Press, Forthcoming)
- Preprint version 
- Authors (2) = China

Periodical issues:

Anti-Trafficking Review, no. 19 (2022)
- Special issue on "Migration, Sexuality, and Gender Identity." Published by the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) based in Thailand.

Forced Migration Review, no. 70 (Sept. 2022)
- Themed issue on "Knowledge, Voice and Power": Over recent years, debates about race, representation and inequality have brought questions of power and voice to people who had not previously engaged with issues of marginalisation and exclusion, and at the same time have given momentum to others who were already active in challenging the status quo. Localisation agendas within the aid sector, social movements such as Black Lives Matter and wider debates about decolonisation have generated reflection on the inequalities that exist within the field of forced migration, in research and knowledge, policy and practice. In this edition of Forced Migration Review, the authors reflect on progress made but also on the road still to travel. They challenge attitudes, highlight injustices and make practical recommendations for change." 

Related post:

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

Cahiers de l'EDEM (UCLouvain) [access]
- Les Cahiers "se proposent de présenter quelques arrêts récents d’une juridiction nationale ou internationale dans ses domaines d’études, à savoir la mise en œuvre du droit européen de l’asile et de l’immigration en droit belge." Special issues in July and August 2022 include articles on immigration and asylum issues in Europe.

"Cognitive Remittances and the Reintegration ‘Hump’: Changing Self-Perceptions and Positionality among Roma Returnees in Albania and Kosovo," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 19 Oct. 2022 [open access]

"Comprehensive Approaches in the Global Compact for Migration and the EU Border Policies: A Critical Appraisal," Laws, vol. 11, no. 5 (Oct. 2022) [open access]

*"Housing policies for asylum seekers and refugees: social workers’ views on control and resistance = Políticas de vivienda para solicitantes de asilo y refugiados: opiniones de los trabajadores sociales sobre el control y la resistencia," Propuestas Críticas en Trabajo Social, vol. 2, no. 4 (2022) [open access]
- Focuses on Greece.

"Illusions of objectivity: The two functions of country of origin information in asylum assessment," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 29 Oct. 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Finland.

"Judgment, Doubt, and Self-Doubt: A Reflexive Turn from the Borderland of Lampedusa," Public Anthropologist, vol. 4, no. 2 (2022) [open access]

*"Just another benefit? Administrative judges’ constructions of sameness and difference in asylum adjudications," Citizenship Studies, Latest Articles, 28 Oct. 2022 [open access]

*"Making sense of noncitizens’ rights claims in asylum appeal hearings: practices and sentiments of procedural justice among German administrative judges," Citizenship Studies, Latest Articles, 27 Oct. 2022 [open access]

"Political elite discourses polarize attitudes toward immigration along ideological lines: A comparative longitudinal analysis of Europe in the twenty-first century," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 25 Oct. 2022 [open access]

"Ser o no ser refugiado en el asilo español," Revista de Ciencias Sociales, no. 174 (2021; publ. Aug. 2022) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

How to navigate the labyrinth of EU asylum law and policy to refugees fleeing Ukraine?, 9 November 2022 [info]

Blog posts & press:

Monitoring Deportation Flights: Questionable Practices and Moral Dilemmas (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Switzerland.

Putting small boat crossings in perspective (Free Movement Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the UK.

Russian Nationals at the EU’s External Borders: Upholding Human Rights (Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Reports:

Authorities Involved in Access to the Asylum Procedure, Who is Who in International Protection, Issue no. 3 (EU Agency for Asyum, Oct. 2022) [text]

Displacement Patterns, Protection Risks and Needs of Refugees from Ukraine, Regional Protection Analysis, no. 1 (UNHCR, Oct. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania & Slovakia.

Forced displacement from and within Ukraine (EUAA, IOM & OECD, Oct. 2022) [text]

Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement (UK House of Lords, Oct. 2022) [text]

PartecipAzione: Empowering organizations led by refugees and asylum-seekers and community-based organizations to foster protection and meaningful participation in the host country - A promising practice on age, gender and diversity in Italy (UNHCR, Oct. 2022) [text]

Refugee protection in the EU: Building resilience to geopolitical conflict, 2022 MEDAM Assessment Report on Asylum and Migration Policies in Europe (MEDAM, Oct. 2022) [text]

(Re)pensando el vínculo entre migración y crisis: Perspectivas desde América Latina y Europa (CALAS & CLASCO, 2021) [open access]

Seeking Safety: Roma Refugees in Moldova – Challenges and humanitarian needs (Oxfam, Oct. 2022) [text]

Understanding the rise in Channel crossings (Institute for Public Policy Research, Oct. 2022) [text]

Related post:

Regional Focus: United States

Blog posts & press:

The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Venezuelan Migrants — What You Need to Know (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]
- See also a related statement from UNHCR, IOM & UNICEF and commentary from The Hill and Human Rights Watch.

Biden administration further expands Temporary Protected Status to cover Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ukraine (Pew Fact Tank, Oct. 2022) [text]
- Note: Ethiopia was also just designated for TPS.

Media messages that humanize outgroups don’t combat prejudice, new BYU study finds (Brigham Young Univ., Oct. 2022) [text]

Public Records Requests Uncover Details About Flights of Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Record-Breaking Migrant Encounters at the U.S.-Mexico Border Overlook the Bigger Story (MPI Commentary, Oct. 2022) [text]
- See also Spanish version.

"Top CDC scientist said COVID-era health policy used to expel migrants unfairly stigmatized them," CBS News, 17 Oct. 2022 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Amid Record Venezuelan Arrivals, Biden Administration Embraces Border Expulsions Policy," Migration Information Source, 27 Oct. 2022 [text]

Backgrounder: European Migrant Reception Center Models (Women's Refugee Commission, Oct. 2022) [text]
- "With the United States government exploring the use of reception centers to process migrants at the US-Mexico border, the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) examines asylum processing in Europe to identify crucial lessons for US policymakers considering the introduction of European-style reception centers in the distinct regional context of the Western Hemisphere."

Judge-by-Judge Asylum Decisions in Immigration Courts, FY 2017-2022 (TRAC, Oct. 2022) [access]

Pretense of Protection: Biden Administration and Congress Should Avoid Exacerbating Expedited Removal Deficiencies (Human Rights First, Aug. 2022) [text]

Taking Migration Seriously: Real Solutions to Complex Challenges at the Border (Center for American Progress, Oct. 2022) [text]

"Volunteering in humanitarian non-governmental organizations: Reflective solidarity and inclusion work as mechanisms of social transformation," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 61, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

Related post:

29 October 2022

OA Week 2022: Open Access Books


The growth in publishing of open access books is evident from the web page of OA titles I maintain on my Forced Library blog. This bibliography highlights recent and forthcoming publications (2020-2022) that focus on climate and environmental change in the forced migration context. 

Books:

Climate Change, Disasters and People on the Move: Providing Protection under International Law (Brill/Nijhoff, Forthcoming Dec. 2022) 
- Author = Switzerland

Migration and Environmental Change in Morocco: In Search for Linkages Between Migration Aspirations and (Perceived) Environmental Changes (Springer, May 2021)
- Authors (4) = Belgium

The Politics of Climate Change Knowledge: Labelling Climate Change-induced Uprooted People (Routledge, March 2022) 
- Author = Canada

- Editors (3) = Costa Rica, India, UK 

The State of Environmental Migration (Presses Universitaires de Liège et al., 2011-2021)
- Follow the link to access all volumes.

Chapters:

"The Challenge of Climate Displacement," Chapter in Global Displacement in the Twenty-first Century: Towards an Ethical Framework (Edinburgh Univ. Press, Forthcoming Nov. 2022)
- Author = UK

"Charting a Justice-based Approach to Planned Climate Relocation for the World's Refugees," Chapter in Global Views on Climate Relocation and Social Justice: Navigating Retreat (Routledge, Oct. 2021) 
- Note: Access to the full-text of this postprint is embargoed until 13 April 2023.
- Authors (2) = UK, US

"Climate Change Displacement and Socio-economic Rights of the Child under the African Human Rights System: The Relevance of ETOs," Chapter in Routledge Handbook on Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations (Routledge, Dec. 2021) 
- Author = South Africa

"Climate-Induced Migration in West Africa," Chapter in Migration in West Africa: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, July 2022)
- Authors (2) = Ghana

"Does Climate Change Cause Migration?," Chapter in Refuge in a Moving World: Tracing Refugee and Migrant Journeys Across Disciplines (UCL Press, July 2020)
- Author = Norway

Migraciones ambientales: marcos normativos y políticas públicas en América Latina y el Caribe,” Chapter in (Re)pensando el vínculo entre migración y crisis: Perspectivas desde América Latina y Europa (CALAS & CLASCO, 2021) 
- Author = Brazil

- Also available in French.
- Author = Germany

"Recognition and Protection of Environmental Migrants in International Law," Chapter in Dignity in Movement: Borders, Bodies and Rights (E-International Relations, June 2021)
- Author = Italy

"The Role of National Law and Policy in Addressing Displacement in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific," Chapter in Climate Change, Disasters, and Internal Displacement in Asia and the Pacific: A Human Rights-Based Approach (Routledge, Nov. 2020)
- Author = Sweden

"Vessel for Drowning Persons? The Standard-Setting Potential of International Human Rights Litigation in Addressing Climate Displacement," Chapter in Yearbook of International Disaster Law Online, vol. 3, no. 1 (2020; published Feb. 2022)
- Authors (2) = Netherlands/Fiji, Netherlands


28 October 2022

Regional Focus: Africa

Blog posts & press:

Deceased Migrants in South Africa: The Relevance of Objective 8 of the Global Compact for Migration (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Four Challenges Facing Displaced Persons in Somalia (IOM Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

How the category ‘refugee’ produces and reinforces particular kinds of boundaries and borders in the mobility and survival efforts of refugees in Cape Town, South Africa (RLI Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Reflections on some challenges to achieving durable solutions to violence-induced internal displacement in Ethiopia (African Law Matters, Sept. 2022) [text]
https://www.africanlawmatters.com/

Rwanda: 'promised land' for refugees turns out to be a mirage (InfoMigrants, Oct. 2022) [text]

Somalia: four lessons from past experience of dealing with famine (The Conversation, Oct. 2022) [text]

Open access book:

Migration in Africa: Shifting Patterns of Mobility from the 19th to the 21st Century
(Routledge, April 2022) [open access]
- "This book introduces readers to the age of intra-African migration, a period from the mid-19th century onward in which the center of gravity of African migration moved decisively inward. Most books tend to zoom in on Africa’s external migration during the earlier intercontinental slave trades and the more recent outmigration to the Global North, but this book argues that migration within the continent has been far more central to the lives of Africans over the course of the last two centuries. The book demonstrates that only by taking a broad historical and continent-wide perspective can we understand the distinctions between the more immediate drivers of migration and deeper patterns of change over time."

Reports & book chapters:

The Challenges of Data Collection in Conflict-affected Areas: A Case Study in the Liptako-Gourma Region, SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security, no. 7 (SIPRI, Oct. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger.

"The Deportation Process of Zimbabwe and Sub-Saharan Africa," Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Comparative Immigration Law (OUP, Forthcoming) [preprint]

Pilot Project Report on Cash for Protection Assistance to Vulnerable Internally Displaced Persons in Chuiba and Eduardo Mondlane, Pemba, Cabo Delgado (Norwegian Refugee Council, Oct. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"COVID-19 epidemiology and changes in health service utilization in Uganda’s refugee settlements during the first year of the pandemic," BMC Public Health, 22:1927 (Oct. 2022) [open access]

"A Hierarchy of Refugees: Fixing Vulnerability among Refugees from Mali in Burkina Faso," Public Anthropologist, vol. 4, no. 2 (2022) [open access]

"The international humanitarian response to famine in Tigray, Ethiopia: lessons from the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970," Global Health Action, vol. 15, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"No End in Sight: How regimes form barriers to addressing the wicked problem of displacement," Organization Studies, vol. 43, no. 10 (2022) [open access]
- Focuses on Rwanda.

"Refugee Policy Amidst Global Shocks: Encampment, Resettlement Barriers and the Search for ‘Durable Solutions’," Global Policy, vol. 13, no. 4 (Sept. 2022) [open access]
- Focuses on  Zimbabwe.

Related posts:


Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Blog posts & press:

Comparing the discourse on refugees and migrants in Europe across traditional and social media (Protect Project Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Safeguarding humanitarian organizations from digital threats (Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Undoing the Migration Digital Black Box (Border Criminologies Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Europe.

When the Subaltern Speaks Online: Stateless Advocacy through the Post-Pandemic Digital Space (CSS Blog, Aug. 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Bias, Consistency, and Partisanship in U.S. Asylum Cases: A Machine Learning Analysis of Extraneous Factors in Immigration Court Decisions, Paper presented at the 2nd ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization, Arlington, VA, 6-9 Oct. 2022 [text]

“Digitalization among Refugees in Malaysia,” Proceedings, vol. 82, no. 1 (Oct. 2022) [open access]

The Humanitarian Sector & Digital Identity: Are We Affecting Refugees’ Self-Identities? (Digital Humanitarian Network, Sept. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]

Market Assessment of Digital Employment Opportunities for Refugee Youth (Samuel Hall et al., Aug. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Kenya.

On Call: Using Mobile Phones to Provide Learning in Emergencies (UNICEF, 2022) [text]

On Call: Using Mobile Technologies to Measure Learning in Emergencies (UNICEF, 2022) [text]

Rebooting the Asylum System? The Role of Digital Tools in International Protection (Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Europe. See also related press release.

The Social Atrocity: Meta and the Right to Remedy for the Rohingya (Amnesty International, Sept. 2022) [text]

"WhatsApp as a Tool for Researching the Everyday Lives of Venezuelan Refugees Settling in Brazil," Media and Communication, vol. 10, no. 3 (2022) [open access]

Related post:

27 October 2022

Regional Focus: MENA

Opportunity:

CFP: Researching Forced Migration in the Middle East, Emerging Scholars Workshop 2023, Glasgow, 23-24 March 2023 [info]
- Submit proposals by 11 November 2022.

Blog posts & press:

Back to basics cookery show helps refugees in Algeria amid food crisis (UNHCR, Oct. 2022) [text]

"Heading home: Syrian refugees in Lebanon going back to Syria," AP News, 26 Oct. 2022 [text]

Insecurity and COVID-19 fuel refugee mental health concerns in Libya (UNHCR, Oct. 2022) [text]

"In Türkiye, Syrians and Afghans live in fear ahead of 2023 elections," The New Humanitarian, 27 Oct. 2022 [text]

"It’s time to talk about northwest Syria," The New Humanitarian, 29 Sept. 2022 [text]

Turkey: Hundreds of Refugees Deported to Syria (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Aid and (social) protection: A look at a multi-stakeholder refugee response for Syrians in Jordan and Lebanon," Routed Magazine, no. 20 (Sept. 2022) [text]

"Ambivalent Entanglements: Syrian Refugees’ Network Relations and (Im)mobilities in Protracted Displacement," Chapter in Onward Migration and Multi-Sited Transnationalism (Springer, 2022) [open access]
- Focuses on Jordan.

COVID-19 in Türkiye and livelihoods of vulnerable people and refugees: a synthesis report (UNHCR, Oct. 2022) [text]

"The Dynamics of Refugee Return: Syrian Refugees and Their Migration Intentions," British Journal of Political Science (Forthcoming) [preprint]

The Impact of Protracted Displacement on Syrian Refugees in Jordan: The Evolution of Household Composition and Poverty Rates, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 10194 (World Bank, Sept. 2022) [text]

Mixed Migration Data Collection and Dissemination in North Africa (American Univ. in Cairo & IOM, Fall 2021) [text]
- Note: The paper is in French. See also related talk with one of the authors.

Nowhere but back: Assisted return, reintegration and the human rights protection of migrants in Libya (OHCHR, Oct. 2022) [text]

Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan Evaluation (UNDP & UNHCR, May 2022) [text]
- "This report presents the main findings, conclusions and recommendations of an evaluation of the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan for the Syria Crisis (3RP) 2015-2021."

Related post:

OA Week 2022: Go Green!

While the previously posted bibliography of climate change-related articles highlighted only very recent items, it still roughly mirrors patterns of open access publishing by authors based in the Global South that I have reported on in earlier analyses: The two most commonly selected vehicles tend to be 1) open access journals that do not charge a publication fee (APC) ("diamond journals"); and 2) APC-based "gold" OA journals. Whereas the two least common OA options for GS authors are: 1) publishing in hybrid journals, i.e., subscription-based journals that will make articles open access upon payment of a (usually much higher) publication fee; and green OA, i.e., depositing postprint versions of articles that have been accepted by hybrid journals in an institutional or subject repository (also referred to as "self-archiving").

Actually, I was not able to locate any examples of green OA to include in the climate change bibliography. This is likely due in part to the very narrow date range I used (2021-2022)! But low counts of green OA are frequently observed for most authors, not just those based in the Global South. 

So the message that I hope to impart during this year's climate change-focused Open Access Week is -- go Green! Why? It incurs no costs to the author or reader, it complies with funder mandates, it allows authors to continue publishing articles in conventional journals of their choice, and it ensures long-term preservation of and access to an author's research. 

While many of the biggest journal publishers have imposed restrictions on where and when a postprint can be self-archived, there are a growing number of publishers who have eliminated these restrictions and allow postprints to be deposited in a variety of places immediately. 

One of these publishers is SAGE. The two following climate change-related articles were recently published in SAGE journals by authors based in the Global South:

"Analysing the Legal Rights of the Climate Refugees during COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Challenges to International Law," Asian Journal of Legal Education, vol. 9, no. 2 (2022)

"Relocation, Climate Change and Finding a Place of Belonging for Rohingya Refugees," Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, OnlineFirst, 5 Oct. 2022  

According to SAGE's self-archiving policy, the authors of these articles can proceed with "posting a downloadable copy [of the author accepted manuscript] on any website, saving a copy in any repository or network, sharing a copy through any social media channel, and distributing print or electronic copies...any time after your paper is accepted and in any format." The policy also provides additional details on the conditions for posting.

Typically, academic authors should first check with their institutions to see if a repository is available to them. Alternatively, authors without access to an institutional repository may opt for a subject-related one like SSRN or a multidisciplinary one like Zenodo

There is always an initial learning curve with new endeavors! But going Green is a relatively straightforward process, and it helps to ensure that a broader spectrum of voices reach a larger audience.

Next steps: Check out this post for more info on how to go Green, and/or visit my Forced Migration & Open Access blog to learn about open access more generally. 

26 October 2022

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Opportunities:

Seminar series: The Changing Nature of ‘Solutions’ to Refugee Situations, London, 12 October 2022-13 March 2023 [info]
- In-person gatherings, with podcasts provided after the fact.

Blog posts & press:

Belonging Starts with Policy and Practice: How Early Inclusion of All People Fleeing Ukraine Fosters Social Cohesion (IOM Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

The Condition of the Refugee Resettlement Program in 2023 (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the US. See also related NYT article.

"Geopolitics, not humanitarianism, has long guided U.S. refugee policy," Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2022 [text]

"Germany to take in 1,000 at-risk Afghans every month," DW, 17 Oct. 2022 [text]

Overwhelming majority of Australians back a pathway to permanency for refugees on TPVs (Kaldor Centre, Oct. 2022) [text]

Ukrainian refugees: Challenges in a welcoming Europe (Future Development Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"The contradictory effects of South Korean resettlement policy on North Koreans in South Korea," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 12 Oct. 2022 [open access]

FAQ: Explainer on the U.S. announcement regarding the new migration process for Venezuelans ("Process for Venezuelans") (R4V, Oct. 2022) [text]
- See also related Niskanen Center blog post.

"La nationalisation des étrangers? Généalogie, anatomie et effets subjectifs des cours d’intégration pour migrants non européens en Europe," Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, vol. 38, nos. 3&4 (2022) [delayed open access]
- Note: The full-text will be accessible in Jan. 2024.

Promoting Evidence-Informed Immigrant Integration Policymaking (Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Europe.

"Spain’s Decentralized Immigration System Allows Local Integration Policies to Lead the Way," Migration Information Source, 19 Oct. 2022 [text]

"Susceptibility to threatening information and attitudes toward refugee resettlement: The case of Japan," Journal of Peace Research, OnlineFirst, 18 Aug. 2022 [open access]

Multimedia:

Migrant Integration: Learning from What Works in Times of Uncertainty, 11 Oct. 2022 [access]

Related post:

25 October 2022

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

Blog posts & press:

Why some women in Pakistan are being left behind in the floods (ODI Insights, Oct. 2022) [text]

Women Leading the Way in Improving the Lives of Women and Girls (UNHCR Innovation Service, Sept. 2022) [text]
- Part 2 of this post highlights women-led organizations.

Reports & book chapters:

Afghanistan Crisis update: Women and Girls in Displacement, Factsheet II (UNHCR & UN Women, Sept. 2022) [text]
- The first factsheet is available here.

Gender and access to justice in Uganda's refugee settlements: The experiences of South Sudanese refugees, Working Paper, no. 27 (Refugee Law Project, Sept. 2022) [text via RSC]

"Gender Gaps in Migration Studies: Recent Developments and Prospects," Chapter in Gender Equality in the Mirror: Reflecting on Power, Participation and Global Justice (Brill/Nijhoff, Sept. 2022) [open access]

Promoting the recruitment and retention of women humanitarian workers in Afghanistan (Gender in Humanitarian Action, Oct. 2022) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for report, summary and tip sheet.

Journal articles:

"An assessment of gender vulnerability in the humanitarian crisis in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: Developing a gender-based vulnerability index in the Rohingya and Host community contexts," International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol. 81 (Oct. 2022) [open access]

"Gender-based violence (GBV) against women with precarious legal status and their access to social protection in advanced welfare societies: an analytical contribution to reconstruct the research field and its institutional development," Comparative Migration Studies, 10:40 (Oct. 2022) [open access]

"An overview of the gendered effects in conflict-induced displacement: The Ukrainian crisis," Routed Magazine, no. 20 (Sept. 2022) [text]

"Sex, Sexuality, and Intimate Relationships Among Afghan Women and Men of Refugee Background Living in Melbourne, Australia: Experiences, Opportunities, and Transcultural Tensions," Archives of Sexual Behavior, Latest Articles, 23 Sept. 2022 [open access]

"Systematic Review of Gender and Humanitarian Situations Across Africa," Africa Spectrum, OnlineFirst, 6 Oct. 2022 [open access]

"'This Group is My Country': Sri Lankan Tamil Women’s Narratives of Isolation and Connectedness in Australia," Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print, 20 Sept. 2022 [open access

"The ‘unmarried mother’: Single-mother families in displaced persons camps in post-World War II Austria," Routed Magazine, no. 20 (Sept. 2022) [text]

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Thematic Focus: General

Opportunity: 

Call for registration: Crossing borders: Interdisciplinary research on forced migration - scholars' workshop, Sydney/Online, 18 November 2022 [info]
- The programme is now available.

Blog posts & press:

Connecting the Dots: Why Ethical Standards in Humanitarian Data Are More Important than Ever (IOM Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

Global Food Insecurity is on the Rise, so is Internal Displacement. What is the Relationship? (IDMC Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

New Initiative Builds Research Networks in Global South to Shift the Way Forced Migration Policy is Made (Carleton Univ., Oct. 2022) [text]

UNHCR’s unprecedented US$700m funding gap spells catastrophe for millions (UNHCR, Oct. 2022) [text]

Reports:

Assessing the severity of displacement situations: data gaps and ways forward (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Oct. 2022) [text]

Out of the Spotlight: Away from the headlines, millions of forcibly displaced people are being pushed to the brink (UNHCR, Oct. 2022) [access]
- See also related news story.

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, UN Doc. No. A/77/182 (UN General Assembly, July 2022) [text]
- Section II includes "Reflections of the Special Rapporteur on her tenure" and section III focuses on "Development-induced displacement and the human rights of internally displaced persons."

The Right of internally displaced persons to participate in electoral processes, particularly the right to vote and to stand in elections, UN Doc. No. A/HRC/50/24 (UN General Assembly, April 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"The majority oppressed? On asymmetrical multiculturalism and majority rights," Comparative Migration Studies, 10:42 (Oct. 2022) [open access]

"L’Organisation internationale pour les migrations et la surveillance des populations de déplacés du Sud," Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, vol. 38, nos. 3&4 (2022) [delayed open access]
- Note: The full-text will be accessible in Jan. 2024.

"Reparative responsibility for the harms of forced migration," Journal of Social Philosophy, Early View, 11 Sept. 2022 [open access]

"Sanctuary After Asylum: Addressing a Gap in the Political Theory of Refuge," American Political Science Review (Forthcoming) [postprint]

"Those Who Left/Are Left Behind: Schrödinger's Refugee and the Ethics of Complementarity," Global Studies Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 3 (July 2022) [open access]

"Where is Conflict Research? Western Bias in the Literature on Armed Violence," International Studies Review, vol. 24, no. 3 (Sept. 2022) [open access]

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24 October 2022

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

This more general round-up of recent publications complements my previous post featuring climate change-related journal articles published by authors based in the Global South. 

Blog posts & press:

*Climate Change and Migration: A Complex Web (African Law Matters, July 2022) [text]

*Climate Crisis Impacts: The Cross Border Displacement of Children (African Law Matters, July 2022) [text]

Climate Mobility Africa Research Network urges governments at COP27 to act now for protection of displaced people (Kaldor Centre, Oct. 2022) [text]

Empowering Migrants during Crises: Climate Action in South-East Asia (IOM Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

How do IDPs and refugees fit within traditional, indigenous, and local knowledge of disasters? (CMI Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Uneven displacement: How a village in coastal Guinea-Bissau is battling rising sea levels (CMI Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

What Legal Options for Environmental and Climate-Displaced People under the Italian Protection System? Complementary protection on humanitarian grounds v. ad hoc regimes (RLI Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

Reports:

Climate mobility in Khartoum Process countries: an exploration of interventions (Mixed Migration Centre, (Oct. 2022) [text]

A dry horizon: Iraq’s interlinked drought and climate crises (Norwegian Refugee Council, Oct. 2022) [text]

Equipped to Adapt? A Review of Climate Hazards and Pastoralists’ Responses in the IGAD Region (IOM & ICPALD, March 2022) [text via RSC]

How Can We Protect “Climate Refugees”? (Rice Univ., Oct. 2022) [text]

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, UN Doc. No. A/77/189 (UN General Assembly, July 2022) [text]
- "In the report, the Special Rapporteur reviews the complex relationship between climate change, human rights and migration, as well as the multifaceted drivers of cross-border migration in the context of climate change." See also related press release.

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Climate refugees: A useful concept? Towards an alternative vocabulary of ecological displacement," Politics, OnlineFirst, 10 Feb. 2022 [open access]

"Les 'déplacés climatiques', les oubliés de la solidarité internationale et européenne: De la gouvernance au contentieux," Revue des droits de l'homme, no. 22 (2022) [full-text]

*"Environmental Justice and Climate-Induced Migration," Chapter in Climate Refugees: Global, Local and Critical Approaches (Cambridge Univ. Press, April 2022) [Academia]

"Expanding the Duty to Rescue to Climate Migration," Voices in Bioethics, vol. 8 (2022) [open access]

*"Governing people on the move in a warming world: Framing climate change migration and the UNFCCC Task Force on Displacement," Global Environmental Change, vol. 76 (Sept. 2022) [open access]

"Linking climate change, environmental degradation, and migration: An update after 10 years," WIREs Climate Change, vol. 13, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

“Migraciones ambientales: marcos normativos y políticas públicas en América Latina y el Caribe,” Chapter in (Re)pensando el vínculo entre migración y crisis: Perspectivas desde América Latina y Europa (CALAS & CLASCO, 2021) [open access]
- Scroll to p. 141.

*"Nordic Norms, Natural Disasters, and International Protection: Swedish and Finnish Practice in European Perspective," Nordic Journal of International Law, vol. 91, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Nowhere to Go: A Regional Human Rights-Based Approach to Climate Displacee Protection in Southeast Asia," Washington International Law Journal, vol. 31, no. 2 (2022) [full-text]

"The Sea Swallowed our Houses and Rice Fields: The Vulnerability to Climate Change of Coastal People in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa," Human Ecology, Latest Articles, 12 Sept. 2022 [free full-text]

"A systematic review of climate migration research: gaps in existing literature," SN Social Sciences, 2:47 (April 2022) [open access]

"Who is the climate-induced trapped figure?," WIREs Climate Change, Early View, 23 Oct. 2022 [open access]

*UPDATED

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OA Week 2022: Theme is "Open for Climate Justice"

This week is Open Access Week! From the Open Access Week theme page: "Climate Justice is an explicit acknowledgement that the climate crisis has far-reaching effects, and the impacts are 'not be[ing] borne equally or fairly, between rich and poor, women and men, and older and younger generations,' as the UN notes. These power imbalances also affect communities’ abilities to produce, disseminate, and use knowledge around the climate crisis. Openness can create pathways to more equitable knowledge sharing and serve as a means to address the inequities that shape the impacts of climate change and our response to them."

Striving for greater equity in the production and sharing of knowledge has also been an ongoing focus of the forced migration research community. As such, this post features recently published (2021-2022) climate change-related articles produced by authors based in the Global South. The references are organized by type of open access to highlight various OA issues that will be discussed further in upcoming posts.

Diamond OA:

"L'applicabilité du droit international aux réfugiés environnementaux," Algerian Journal of Political Sciences and International Relations, vol. 12, no. 1 (2021) 
- Authors (2) = Jordan (lead), France 

"Central American Migrant Caravans and the US: Investigating the Consequences of Overlooking the Climate-displacement Nexus," Monções: Revista de Relações Internacionais da UFGD, vol. 10, no. 19 (2021) 
- Authors (3) = Brazil

"Climate Change as a Human Rights Issue: The Role of National Inquiries in the Philippines," Forced Migration Review, no. 69 (March 2022)
- Authors (2) = Philippines

"A Climate Refugee in Africa from an International Law Perspective," Arab Journal of International Law, no. 2 (March 2021)
- Scroll to p. 31.
- Authors (3) = Morocco

"Climate-induced Displacement in the Sahel: A Question of Classification," International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 103, no. 918 (2022)
- Authors (2) = South Africa (lead), UK

"Climate-induced Migrations in Mesoamerica with a Gender Perspective," Revista Mexicana de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 17, no. 4 (2022) 
- Author = Mexico

- Authors (2) = Kenya (lead), Switzerland

- Authors (2) = Mexico

"Legal Protection for the Environmental Refugee," Journal of Sharia and Law, vol. 2021, no. 85 (2021)
- Author = United Arab Emirates

"Towards Legal Recognition and Protection of Environmentally Displaced Persons Under Refugee Law," Journal of Conflict Management and Sustainable Development, vol. 7, no. 1 (2021) 
- Author = Kenya

Gold OA:

"Assessment of Perceptions of Climate Change and Its Causes and Impacts on Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing among a Group of Internally Displaced Persons in Iraq," Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict, vol. 20, no. 1 (Jan.-June 2022) 
- Authors (5) = Iraq
- APC = USD 500

"The Border-Development-Climate Change Nexus: Precarious Campesinos at the Selva Maya Mexico–Guatemala Border," Borders in Globalization Review, vol. 3, no. 2 (2022)
- Authors (9) = Mexico (4, incl. lead), UK (2), Canada/Mexico (1), US (1), Chile (1)
- APC = CDN 250

"Climate Change Induced Human Displacement in Bangladesh: Implications on the Livelihood of Displaced Riverine Island Dwellers and Their Adaptation Strategies," Frontiers in Psychology, 13 Oct. 2022 
- Authors (7) = China
- APC = USD 3225

"Climate Migration Studies in the Pacific (CMSP): A Bibliometric Analysis," Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 4 (2022) 
- Authors (3) = New Zealand/Bangladesh (lead), Bangladesh (1), US/Germany (1)
- APC = 1750

"Exploring Migration Hold Factors in Climate Change Hazard-Prone Area Using Grounded Theory Study: Evidence from Coastal Semarang, Indonesia," Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 8 (April 2021) 
- Authors (3) = Indonesia
- APC = CHF 1900 

"The Impacts of Climate Change on Displaced Populations: A Call for Action," Journal of Climate Change and Health, vol. 3 (Aug. 2021)
- Authors (6) = Sudan
- APC = USD 2300

- Authors (3) = Cameroon
- APC = USD 1800

"Planned Relocation: An Unusual Case for Developed Countries," Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 4 (2022) 
- Author = India
- APC = USD 1750

Hybrid OA:

"Xenophobia-Induced Disaster Displacement in Gauteng, South Africa: A Climate Change Litigation Perspective," Carbon & Climate Law Review, vol. 15, no. 2 (2021) 
- Author = South Africa
- APC = Normally, the “amount of the OA fee per contribution is equivalent to the campus license subscription fee for the respective journal.” However, the editors were able to pool funds from various sources “to pay the full access fee for the edition.”

23 October 2022

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Blog posts & press:

General:

Doing Refugee Integration Better: Three Lessons from the Latest Research (CGD Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]
- See also related Twitter thread.

Examining ways to promote mobile money use in refugee-hosting areas in Ethiopia (IFPRI Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

United States:

The immigrant workforce supports millions of US jobs (Future Development Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

"Inside The Powerful New CEO Club Quietly Welcoming Refugees," Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022 [text]

Labor shortages are damaging Americans’ quality of life. Immigrants can help (Niskanen Center Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Study Finds that Reducing Refugee Admissions and Access to Asylum Harms the US Economy (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

Want to Hire an Immigrant or Refugee? Chambers of Commerce Aim to Make That Easier (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Challenges facing Savings and Internal Lending Communities in a long-term refugee settlement setting: Implementing the PSP model among extremely vulnerable populations of Bidibidi refugee settlement in Uganda: Findings and recommendations (Catholic Relief Services, April 2022) [text]

"Entrepreneurial motives, entrepreneurial success and life satisfaction of refugees venturing in tourism and hospitality," International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, vol. 34, no. 6 (2022) [Oxford Brookes Univ. IR]
- Focuses on Turkey and the UK.

*Global Roadmap for Refugee Entrepreneurship (UNHCR & Impact Hub, Oct. 2022) [text]

The Power of Nurturing Refugee Businesses Report‌: An Independent Evaluation of Inkomoko's Support Programmes in Africa (Loughborough Univ., Sept. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Kenya and Rwanda.

"The Psychosocial Value of Employment: Evidence from a Refugee Camp," American Economic Review (Forthcoming) [preprint]
- Focuses on Bangladesh.

Refugee Labor Mobility in the United States: Obstacles and Opportunities (Talent Beyond Boundaries, Oct. 2022) [text]
- See also related blog post.

"Rethinking self-reliance and economic inclusion of refugees through a distributive lens: A case study from Uganda," African Affairs, Advance Articles, 13 Oct. 2022 [open access]

"What happens to refugee-origin entrepreneurs? Combining mixed embeddedness and strategy perspectives in a longitudinal study," Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 45, no. 16 (2022) [open access]
- Focuses on the UK.

*UPDATED

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21 October 2022

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Opportunities:

Call for applications: 10° Curso virtual sobre el desplazamiento interno, 21 November-16 December 2022 [info]
- Submission deadline is 1 November 2022.

Call for applications: 23rd Online Course on International Refugee Law, 21 November-16 December 2022 [info]
- Submission deadline is 1 November 2022.

CFP: Yearbook of International Disaster Law [info]
- Contributions sought for a themed issue on "Human Rights and Disasters." Submit abstracts by 30 November 2022.

Blog posts:

Draft Evaders and Refugee Protection (RLI Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Externalisation and the Socio-economic Rights of Refugees: What are the Obligations of Destination States? (RLI Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

Which Russians Fleeing Military Service Should be Recognized as Refugees? The Answer is More Complicated and More Interesting Than Politicians Think (EJIL: Talk Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Lost in Translation? The Promises and Challenges of Integrating Empirical Knowledge on Migrants’ Vulnerabilities into Legal Reasoning," German Law Journal, vol. 23, no. 7 (2022) [open access]

"The Mandate and Practice of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants: Some reflections in the light of international law," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 61, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Movilidad humana: perspectiva de Protección Internacional," Iuris Tantum, vol. 36, no. 35 (2022) [open access]

Note on international protection, UN Doc. No. A/AC.96/1222 (UN General Assembly, July 2022) [text]

"Race, Borders, and Jurisdiction," Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, vol. 82, no. 2 (2022) [open access]

"Rejection at the Frontier and Human Rights: The UN Treaty Bodies and European Practice," Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, vol. 82, no. 2 (2022) [open access]

"'Time' in Refugee Status Determination in Australia and the United Kingdom: A Clear and Present Danger from Armed Conflict?," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 14 Sept. 2022 [postprint]

Multimedia:

 Improving the Global Refugee Regime: From Theory to Practice?, RLI 6th Annual Conference, Online, 29 June-1 July 2022 [access]
- Follow link for video recordings of keynote and panel presentations.

Refugee Protection “Here” or “There”: Reflections on a Non-ideal World, 12 Oct. 2022 [access]

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