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19 December 2022
New Issues: Alt. Humanit., Cuad. Europ. Deusto, Disasters, EJML, JRS Virtual, Migr. Stud., Ref. Watch, REMHU
*Reminder: Postprints of articles published in the journals below that are marked with an asterisk can be archived/deposited in a repository immediately after publication - i.e., there is no embargo period! This allows authors to provide open access to their scholarly journal articles without having to pay costly publication fees. Please refer to this earlier blog post for more information.
- Issue focus is "India: a humanitarian countermodel?"
Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto = Deusto Journal of European Studies, no. 6 (2022) [open access]
- Special issue on "The EU Migration, Border Management and Asylum Reform in the Aftermath of the 'Refugee Crisis': Towards an Effective Enforcement."
Disasters, vol. 47, no. 1 (Jan. 2023) [contents]
- Mix of articles, with four that are open access/free full-text.
*European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 24, no. 4 (Dec. 2022) [contents]
- Mix of articles, with three that are open access.
Journal of Refugee Studies (Virtual Issue, no. 2, 2022) [access]
- Focuses on "LGBTIQ+ Refugees."
Migration Studies, vol. 10, no. 4 (Dec. 2022) [contents]
- Mix of articles, with five that are open access/free full-text.
Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 60 (2022) [full-text]
- Special issue on "Contemporary Wars and Politics of Dispossession: Afghanistan and Ukraine."
REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 30, no. 66 (Sept.-Dec. 2022) [open access]
- Special issue on "Migrações e arte." Articles are available in either English, Portuguese or Spanish.
Tagged Periodicals.
Thematic Focus: General
Blog posts & press:
Happy International Migrants Day (ImmigrationProf Blog, Dec. 2022) [text]
Holocaust refugees in a global context (Refugee History Blog, Dec. 2022) [text]
If we invest in statistics, our dividend will be protection (Joint Data Center Blog, Dec. 2022) [text]
Key facts about recent trends in global migration (Pew Fact Tank, Dec. 2022) [text]
The Potential and Pitfalls of Predictive Ethics (UNHCR Innovation Service, Dec. 2022) [text]
To get a clearer picture of internal displacement, we need better data, and more of it (Joint Data Center Blog, Dec. 2022) [text]
Reports & journal articles:
City planning with displaced communities: the benefits of inclusion (IIED, Dec. 2022) [text]
"Dinámicas de control de la movilidad humana e infraestructura securitaria de las fronteras," Frontera Norte, vol. 34 (2022) [open access]
Forced Displacement Literature Review (Joint Data Center, Nov. 2022) [text]
"The Impact of Forced Displacement on Housing and Urban Settlement in Host Communities," JDC Quarterly Digest, no. 6 (Sept. 2022) [text]
Report of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Doc. No. A/77/12/Add.1 (UN General Assembly, 2022) [text]
- Other language versions available here.
"Sanctuary after Asylum: Addressing a Gap in the Political Theory of Refuge," American Political Science Review, FirstView, 1 Dec. 2022 [open access]
Those who remained – Migrant stories (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2022) [access]
Urban Refuge: How Cities are Building Inclusive Communities (International Rescue Committee, Dec. 2022) [text]
Use of new data sources for measuring international migration (UN Economic Commission for Europe, 2022) [text via Migration Data Portal]
New course:
Localizing the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees: Territorial Action on Human Mobility (UCLG, MMC & IOM) [info]
- "In this online course, you will learn about the role of local and regional governments in managing migration, about their actions, and their contribution to global agendas. Podcasts, animated videos, games, and questionnaires will guide you through the different modules of this course."
Related posts:
18 December 2022
Thematic Focus: Solutions
Blog posts & press:
Australia could lead the way on Rohingya crisis (The Interpreter Blog, Dec. 2022) [text]
Resettlement Initiative for Vulnerable Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh (US Dept. of State, Dec. 2022) [text]
Reports & journal articles:
Complementary pathways for refugees and the future of Australia’s migration system: Joint submission to the Migration System for Australia’s Future discussion paper (Refugee Council of Australia et al., Dec. 2022) [text]
Equality Matters in Community Sponsorship: Considerations for Obtaining Feedback from Stakeholders (Nasc et al., Dec. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Ireland. See also related news release.
*Evaluation on the Relevance and Effectiveness of Sport Programming for Refugee Inclusion and Protection, vol. A, EVO/2022/12 (UNHCR, April 2022) [text]
"Explaining migrant integration policies: A comparative study across 56 countries," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 17 Oct. 2022 [preprint]
Hope amid Despair: Finding Solutions for Rohingya in Bangladesh (Refugees International, Dec. 2022) [text]
The New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy: A report on the local and international dimensions of integrating refugees in Scotland (Univ. of Glasgow, 2022) [text]
Refugee Response Index (RRI) Australia Review (Refugee Council of Australia, Nov. 2022)
- Pillar 3: Refugees enjoy their rights [text]
- Pillar 4: Refugees become self-reliant [text]
"'Syria is Our Mom, UK is Like Aunty': The Psychosocial Experiences of Acculturation in Syrian Refugees," Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 4 (Dec. 2022) [ResearchGate]
"'We do things together': exploring a household perspective on early integration processes of recent refugees," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 14 Dec. 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Syrians in The Netherlands.
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Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies
Blog posts & press:
"Afghans targeted by surge in online smuggling and visa scams," The New Humanitarian, 24 Oct. 2022 [text]
AI could predict climate crises, but that’s not what climate migrants need (openDemocracy, Dec, 2022) [text]
"Better digital tools could help immigrants access benefits," Cornell Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2022 [text]
- Focuses on the US.
Canada needs to consider the user experience of migrants when designing programs that impact them (The Conversation, Dec. 2022) [text]
Countering Disinformation and Misinformation in Humanitarian Relief Work (RSIS Commentary, Dec. 2022) [text]
Digital research on twentieth-century refugees: dealing with information overload (Refugee History Blog, Nov. 2022) [text]
Letter: The EU AI Act must protect people on the move (Refugees International, Dec. 2022) [text]
Tailor-made Design: Co-creating Training and Delivery with Refugees (UNHCR Innovation Service, Dec. 2022) [text]
Reports & journal articles:
"Here’s Your Number, Now Please Wait in Line: The Asylum Backlog, Federal Court Litigation, and Artificial Intelligence in Agency Adjudication," Univ. of Chicago Law Review, vol. 89, no. 8 (2022) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.
Web3 and communities at risk: Myths and problems with current experiments (Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, Nov. 2022) [text]
Multimedia:
When AI is managing migration, should we be afraid? ((Borders & Belonging Podcast, Dec. 2022) [access]
Related post:
17 December 2022
Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling
Blog posts & press:
International Migrants Day: Why UNODC combats migrant smugglers (UNODC, Dec. 2022) [text]
Overcoming Barriers to Preventing the Human Trafficking of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Greece (Border Criminologies Blog, Dec. 2022) [text]
Reports & journal articles:
- Focuses on the US.
Conflict in Ukraine: Key Evidence on Risks of Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (UNODC, updated Aug. 2022) [text]
"Increased Vulnerability to Human Trafficking of Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the IGAD–North Africa Region," Chapter in The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration and Migrants from a Gender Perspective (IOM, May 2022) [text]
- Scroll to p. 145
Joint Paper on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Bali Process (UNHCR, IOM & UNODC, Dec. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Southeast Asia. See also related press release.
Labour in Limbo: Bridging Visa E holders and Modern Slavery Risk in Australia (Human Rights Law Centre, Nov. 2022) [text]
"Modern Slavery and Migrant Smuggling: A Sustainable Development Perspective," Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto, no. 6 (2022) [open access]
"Not a single safe place": The Ukrainian refugees at risk of violence, trafficking and exploitation - Findings from Poland and Ukraine (Univ. of Birmingham, Nov. 2022) [text]
- See also related news release.
"Questions of intent: Where mixed migration and human trafficking overlap," Essay in Mixed Migration Review 2022 (Mixed Migration Centre, 2022) [text]
- Scroll to p. 179.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally: Addressing the gender dimensions of trafficking in persons in the context of climate change, displacement and disaster risk reduction, UN Doc. No. A/77/170 (UN General Assembly, July 2022) [access]
- Follow link for report in six languages.
"Ripples of risk: How the hardening of migration policies and social attitudes in Peru increases refugees’ and migrants’ vulnerability at the hands of smugglers and traffickers," Essay in Mixed Migration Review 2022 (Mixed Migration Centre, 2022) [text]
- Scroll to p. 121.
The role of smugglers in Afghans’ irregular journeys to Türkiye (Mixed Migration Centre, Oct. 2022) [text]
*Tipping Points to Turning Points: How can programmes and policies better respond to the risks of child trafficking and exploitation on the Central Mediterranean Route? (Save the Children & Samuel Hall, Dec. 2022) [text]
- See also related blog post.
"War, Displacement, and Human Trafficking and Exploitation: Findings from an evidence-gathering Roundtable in Response to the War in Ukraine," Journal of Human Trafficking, Latest Articles, 12 Oct. 2022 [open access]
"The war of words in the politicisation of human smuggling," Essay in Mixed Migration Review 2022 (Mixed Migration Centre, 2022) [text]
- Scroll to p. 144.
A World in Crisis: Global Humanitarian Crises and Conflicts Increase Human Trafficking Concerns - Call to Action (Inter-Agency Coordination Group Against Trafficking in Persons, Dec. 2022) [access]
Multimedia:
Human smuggling or human trafficking? Why the difference matters (Borders & Belonging Podcast, Nov. 2022) [access]
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Related post:
Regional Focus: MENA - Pt. 2
Journal articles:
"Access of Syrian refugees to COVID-19 testing in Lebanon," Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, vol. 29, no. 1 (Forthcoming 2023) [open access]
"Experiences and perceptions of COVID-19 infection and vaccination among
Palestinian refugees in Jerash camp and Jordanian citizens: a comparative
cross-sectional study by face-to-face interviews," Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 11:123 (Dec. 2022) [open access]
"Next Stop: Europe? Aspirations for Secondary Migration Among Syrian
Refugees in Jordan," International Migration Review,
OnlineFirst, 7 Dec. 2022 [open access]
"Political Trust in Times of Pandemic: A Survey on the Impact of Covid-19 on
the Situation of Refugees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq," Academic Journal of Nawroz University, vol. 11, no. 4 (2022) [open access]
"On ‘Safety’ and EU Externalization of Borders: Questioning the Role of
Tunisia as a 'Safe Country of Origin' and a 'Safe Third Country'," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 24, no. 4 (2022) [open access]
"Social determinants and mental health needs of Palestine refugees and UNRWA
responses in Gaza during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative
assessment," BMC Public Health, 22:2296 (Dec. 2022) [open access]
"The Syrian regime’s apparatus for systemic torture: A qualitative narrative
study of testimonies from survivors," BMC Psychiatry, 22:787
(Dec. 2022) [open access]
Related post:
Regional Focus: MENA - Pt. 1
Blog posts & press:
"Asylum seekers take to the UN to reclaim inalienable human rights," Al Jazeera, 10 Dec. 2022 [text]
Explaining Public Attitudes Toward Refugees (Political Violence at a Glance, Dec. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.
Warring Parties in Yemen Silent Amid Reports of Migrant Abuse (Human Rights Watch, Dec. 2022) [text]
Reports & book chapters:
Independent evaluation of CAMEALEON: Evaluation report (NRC, Oxfam & Solidarités International, Nov. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Syrians in Lebanon; CAMEALEON = Cash Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Organizational Network.
“It’s like we are not human”: Forced returns, abhorrent detention conditions of Ethiopian migrants in Saudi Arabia (Amnesty International, Dec. 2022) [text]
“They beat him in the head, to check if he was dead”: Evidence of crimes under international law by Morocco and Spain at the Melilla border (Amnesty International, Dec. 2022) [access via ReliefWeb]
"What UNRWA Tells Us about Refugees and the United Nations," Chapter 15 in Does the UN Model Still Work? Challenges and Prospects for the Future of Multilateralism (Brill, Nov. 2022) [open access]
Related post:
16 December 2022
Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2
Reports:
Asylum statistics and the need for protection in Europe: Updated Factsheet (ECRE, Dec. 2022) [text]
Counting the Dead: How Registered Deaths of Migrants in the Southern European Sea Border Provide Only a Glimpse of the Issue (ICRC, Dec. 2022) [text]
EU migration and asylum funds for third countries (European Parliament, Dec. 2022) [text via ECRE]
"Humanitarian Emergency and European Migration Policies: What can we Learn from the War in Ukraine?," Chapter in BICC Annual Report 2022 (Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies, Nov. 2022) [text]
- Scroll to p. 10.
Inclusive Housing Policies: Housing is the beginning - Policy recommendations to improve housing for refugees in European cities and inspiring practice examples from Austria, Germany and Sweden (German Institute of Urban Affairs, 2022) [text]
Outsourcing and Cooperation with Third Countries: Deconstructing the Formal and the Informal in Migration and Asylum Policies (Editoriale Scientifica, 2022) [full-text]
- "This book is the second publication delivered within the Jean Monnet Network on Migration and Asylum Policies Systems (MAPS)... ."
“They beat him in the head, to check if he was dead”: Evidence of crimes under international law by Morocco and Spain at the Melilla border (Amnesty International, Dec. 2022) [access via ReliefWeb]
You can never feel safe: Analysis of the due process challenges facing refugees whose residence permits have been revoked (Danish Institute for Human Rights, June 2022) [text]
Related post:
Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1
Blog posts & press:
Asylum claim rejections show the UK government has little understanding of what people are fleeing – and it’s costing lives (The Conversation, Dec. 2022) [text]
Challenging the European Migration Agenda (E-International Relations, Dec. 2022) [text]
"Editorial: Three Lessons and Some New Year’s Resolutions: Asylum at the End of an Unpredictable Year," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 16 Dec. 2022 [text]
"Europe’s unprecedented response to Ukrainian refugees faces new challenges," Vox, 16 Dec. 2022 [text]
International Migrants’ Day, 18 December 2022 (EPRS, Dec. 2022) [text]
Latest on migration [What Think Tanks are thinking] (EPRS, Dec. 2022) [text]
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose: the puzzling “status quo tendency“ in EU migration policy (MPC Blog, Dec. 2022) [text]
UNHCR appeals to UK to uphold its international legal obligations (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]
Journal articles:
"Asylum adjudication system: A new frontier of legal culture," Oñati Socio-Legal Series, vol. 12, no. 6 (2022) [open access]
- Focuses on Italy.
"Asylum Seekers’ Responses to Government COVID-19 Recommendations: A Cross-sectional Survey in a Swiss Canton," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Latest Articles, 12 Dec. 2022 [open access]
"The European Court of Human Rights’ Approach to Causes of Iranians’ Asylum Applications in the light of Non-Refoulement Principle," International Human Rights Law Review, vol. 11, no. 1 (2022) [ResearchGate]
"Ukrainian-War Refugees in Poland: Assessment and Recommendations for Crisis Preparedness Education and Implementation," Polish Political Science Yearbook, Ahead of Print, 30 Oct. 2022 [open access]
"The use of the abuse policy narrative in asylum debates and its effects on citizens’ opinion formation," Journal of Public Policy, FirstView, 12 Dec. 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Switzerland.
Multimedia:
The Ukrainian Displacement Crisis: A Conversation with the European Commission's Director General for Migration and Home Affairs, 13 Dec. 2022 [access]
Related posts:
Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues
Reports:
Forced migration and sexual and gender-based violence: findings from the SEREDA project in Scotland (Univ. of Birmingham, Dec. 2022) [text]
Gender Dimensions of Forced Displacement Research Program (UNHCR & World Bank, 2022) [text]
El impacto de la violencia contra las mujeres y niñas en el acceso a medios de vida: Contextos de movilidad humana en Centroamérica, México y República Dominicana (IOM et al., 2022) [text]
- See also related guide.
Invisible Threads: Addressing the Root Causes of Migration from Guatemala by Investing in Women and Girls (Population Institute, Sept. 2022) [access]
- Follow link for executive summary in English and full report in English and Spanish. See also related blog post.
Nuestro derecho a la seguridad: Colocano a las mujeres refugiadas en el centro de la búsqueda de soluciones frente a la violencia de género (UNHCR & HIAS, Dec. 2022) [text]
Out in the Cold: Winter-related challenges for displaced female-headed households from or within Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan – A comparative analysis of three large displacement crises (World Vision, Dec. 2022) [text]
Reproductive justice, sexual rights and bodily autonomy in humanitarian action: what a justice lens brings to crisis response (ODI, Nov. 2022) [text]
Sexo por Supervivencia en Población Migrante (Aid for AIDS, Dec. 2022) [text]
- Focuses on the Americas. See also related press release.
Journal articles:
"Critical Roles of Refugee Leaders and Service Providers in the Gender-based Violence (GBV) Help-Seeking of Refugee Survivors," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 4, no. 2 (2022) [open access]
"Cultural values that influence the adaptation of girls who are refugees from sub-Saharan Africa living in the United States," SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, vol. 3 (June 2023) [open access]
"Is 'Guatemalan Women' a Viable Particular Social Group for Asylum Petitions? Circuit Split Between the United States Courts of Appeal for the Ninth and Third Circuits," Refugee Law & Migration Studies Brief, vol. 1, no. 1 (2022) [full-text]
"Speaking the Unspeakable: Disclosures of Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Asylum Credibility Assessments," Nordic Journal of Human Rights, Latest Articles, 11 Dec. 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Norway.
"Transnacionalización de la violencia en el trayecto de mujeres solicitantes de asilo en México," Frontera Norte, vol. 34 (2022) [open access]
"Unravelling Humanitarian Narratives: Gender Norm Change during Displacement?," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 4, no. 2 (2022) [open access]
Related post:
Opportunities: A Few More Dec. 2022 & Jan. 2023
Job announcement: Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies [info]
- CMS is seeking to fill the position in early 2023. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Advocacy: International Migrants Day, 18 December 2022 [info]
Call for registration: Forced Migration and Access to Higher Education: Reuniting Communities, Universities of Sanctuary Conference 2023, Edinburgh, 19 January 2023 [info]
- Register by 22 December 2022.
CFP: Datafication of borders and migration, Toronto, 25 May 2023 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 10 January 2023.
Job announcement: Research Assistant, Women in Refugee Law Network [info]
- Apply by 10 January 2023.
Webinar: Refugee Communities Mobilising in the Middle East: Refugee-led Organisations in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, 16 January 2023 [info]
Invitation to tender: External evaluation & design of a new five-year strategic plan, European Network on Statelessness [info]
- Submission deadline is 18 January 2023.
Call for registration: Reading Arendt Today: Migration and Prejudice, Online, 20 January 2023 [info]
Call for applications: 2023 Julia Taft Fund for Refugees [info]
- Submit proposals for Kenya-based projects by 22 January 2023.
Related post:
15 December 2022
Regional Focus: Americas
Blog posts & press:
The Many, Varied Violences Behind the Central American Exodus (IPI Global
Observatory, Nov. 2022) [text]
UNHCR, IOM and partners appeal for US$1.72 billion for refugees and migrants
from Venezuela (UNHCR & IOM, Dec. 2022) [text]
Venezuela Diaspora: Changing Demographics, Remittances, and Return Migration
Patterns (CMS, Dec. 2022) [text]
Reports:
Deporting Refugees: Hidden Injustice in Canada (Romero House, Nov. 2022) [text]
Migrant Vulnerability in the Canadian Protection System: The View of
Migrants, Public Servants and on-the ground Practitioners (VULNER Project,
Nov. 2022) [text]
*MIRPS 2022: Informe Anual del Marco Integral Regional para la Protección y Soluciones (Dec. 2022) [text]
Tegucigalpa Declaration in Commemoration of the Fifth Anniversary of the
Establishment of the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework
(MIRPS) in Central America and Mexico, 13 Dec. 2022 [text]
- See also Spanish
version.
Journal articles:
"Chronicle of a 'crisis' foretold: Asylum seekers and the case of Roxham
Road on the Canada-US border," Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, OnlineFirst, 15 Nov. 2022 [open access]
- See also earlier related
conference presentation.
"Debilidad institucional y atención al desplazamiento forzado en México: El caso de Chiapas," Frontera Norte, vol. 34 (2022) [open access]
"'Migrar es como morir para renacer en otro lugar': la experiencia de
venezolanos en Perú," Migraciones Internacionales, vol. 13
(2022) [open access]
"Reconfiguración del discurso sobre refugio en el contexto sudamericano:
integración y autosuficiencia como solución duradera," Discurso & Sociedad, vol. 16, no. 1 (2022) [open access]
"Unpacking the unintended consequences of European migration governance: the
case of South American migration policy liberalisation," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 10 Nov. 2021 [ResearchGate]
Multimedia:
"Beyond Performance: Canada's responses to forced migration crises," Closing plenary at CARFMS: 14th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, 2-4 November 2022 [access]
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14 December 2022
Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People
Blog posts & press:
Threadbare disability support faces uncertain future in Bangladesh refugee camps (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]
Reports:
Ensuring the Protection of Persons with Disabilities Fleeing from Ukraine (UNHCR & European Disability Forum, Dec. 2022) [text]
“I Used to Have a Home”: Older People’s Experience of War, Displacement, and Access to Housing in Ukraine (Amnesty International, Dec. 2022) [text]
Persons with disabilities in situations of risk: A scoping study on Article 11 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNDRR, 2022) [text via PreventionWeb]
Journal articles:
"Experiences of Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, Lugbe, Abuja, Nigeria," Journal of Population Ageing, Latest Articles, 26 Aug. 2022 [ResearchGate]
International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 105, nos. 922 (April 2023) [full-text]
- Issue theme is "Persons with disabilities in armed conflict."
"More than just Forced Migrants: Using Intersectionality to Understand the Challenges and Experiences of Older Refugees in Western Societies," Journal of Social Work in Developing Societies, vol. 4, no. 2 (Nov. 2022) [open access]
"'Older people tend to be invisible': a qualitative study exploring the needs and inclusion of older Syrian refugees in the context of compounding crises in host country, Lebanon," Conflict and Health, 16:61 (Nov. 2022) [open access]
"Practice reflection: How social workers can use an internationality lens to understand recent older refugees falling through the cracks in services: Using Vancouver, Canada, as an example," International Social Work, OnlineFirst, 5 Dec. 2022 [open access]
Related post:
13 December 2022
New Issue of RSQ
- Meaningful Refugee Participation: An Emerging Norm in the Global Refugee Regime [open access]
- Ambivalent (In)Securities: Comparing Urban Refugee Women’s Experiences of Informal and Formal Security Provision [free full-text]
- The Privilege to Work: Syrian Refugees in Jordan, Technical and Vocational Education Training, and the Remote Work Loophole [abstract]
- “Syria is Our Mom, UK is Like Aunty”: The Psychosocial Experiences of Acculturation in Syrian Refugees [abstract]
- The Organisational Pattern of Rohingya Refugee Community in Malaysia: Structural Opportunities, Constraints, and Intra-Community Dynamics [open access]
- Between Aspirations and Law: Protection Consciousness among Congolese Forced Migrants in Rabat [abstract]
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A Human Rights Assessment of the Fate of Excluded Asylum-seekers and Criminal Refugees in Australia [abstract]
Tagged Periodicals.
New Issue of JRS
- 2021 Harrell-Bond Lecture, Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford: Empire’s Refugees [free full-text]
- Life after violence in North India: Islamic relief organizations and transactional relationships in a plural humanitarian space [abstract]
- Coordination in practice or performance? The political economy of refugee aid coordination in Jordan [abstract]
- Policy Entrepreneurship and the Drafting of Refugee Law in a Non-Signatory Country: The Case of Thailand’s National Screening Mechanism [abstract]
- Suffering to Save Lives: Torture, Cruelty, and Moral Disengagement in Australia’s Offshore Detention Centres [open access]
- Food, Care, and Carceral Power: The Politics of Commensality in Australian Immigration Detention [open access]
- Solidarity Work as Political Action: Advocating for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the USA [abstract]
- Opportunities and Obstacles for Achieving Language Equity among Adolescents Resettled from the Middle East and North Africa [abstract]
- Surveying Diverse Subpopulations in Refugee Studies: Reflections on Sampling, Implementation, and Translation Strategies Drawn from Experiences with a Regional Quantitative Survey on Refugee Parents in Germany [abstract]
- ‘Scholars at Risk’ in Germany: Forced Migration and Agency in Forced Migration Decision-Making [abstract]
Also included are three book reviews.
Tagged Periodicals.
Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 2
Reports:
The Big Questions in Forced Displacement and Health (Columbia Univ., 2022) [access]
- Follow link for project report and four knowledge briefs.
Desplazamientos Internos e Internacionales en el Marco de Dinámicas Globales, RID Working Paper, no. 32 (Researching Internal Displacement, Dec. 2022) [text]
Dilemmas Project: The Ethics of Migration Policy Dilemmas (Migration Policy Centre)
- A new response has been posted under the "Refugee Protection: 'Here' or 'There'?" dilemma. All contributions are available here.
Global Compact on Refugees: Indicator Framework, 2nd ed. (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]
IASFM19: Global Issues, Regional Approaches – contexts, challenges, dialogues and solutions, 1-5 August 2022 [access]
- Follow link for two conference eBooks, one which includes keynote speeches and another which includes accepted abstracts.
Mixed Migration Review 2022 (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2022) [access]
- "The Mixed Migration Review 2022, the Mixed Migration Centre’s flagship annual report, reflects on recent events and emerging trends affecting refugees and migrants globally, attempting to document, analyse, and suggest solutions for alternative approaches to current migration policies." Follow link for report, press release and video recording of the launch event.
Social cohesion in displacement: the state of play (ODI, Oct. 2022) [text]
Spotlight Report on Global Migration 2022 (Global Coalition on Migration, 2022) [access]
- The text is available in English, Arabic, French, Russian & Spanish.
Understanding RLO Impact: A metasynthesis of five external impact evaluations covering programs run by Refugee-Led Organizations (RLOs) (Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative, 2022) [text via LERRN]
Validating Humanitarian Data Analysis through Collective Intelligence: A Pilot Study (IOM, Sept. 2022) [text]
- See also related LERRN blog post.
Virtual Informal Briefing on the Global Compact on Refugees, 24 Nov. 2022 [text]
- Summary of the discussions.
Related post:
Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1
Opportunity:
Model UN Refugee Challenge for 2023 [access]
- Follow link for more info and a link to the registration form. "MUN organizers should register for the Challenge at least 6 weeks before the start of their MUN conference."
Blog posts & press:
More countries are including refugees in national health systems, and development partnerships are key to the process (UNHCR Blog, Dec. 2022) [text]
A year from 2023 Global Refugee Forum, UNHCR announces co-convenors (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]
Book chapters & articles:
"2021 Harrell-Bond Lecture, Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford: Empire’s Refugees," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 35, no. 4 (Dec. 2022) [free full-text]
"Methodological Quandaries of Studying Post-Soviet Displacements: An Invitation to Consider ‘Global Postcoloniality’ in Forced Migration Studies," Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 60 (2022) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 1.
"Migrants’ Protection and Assistance in the Face of a Changing World: Taking Stock of the Challenges and Responses," Chapter 14 in Does the UN Model Still Work? Challenges and Prospects for the Future of Multilateralism (Brill, Nov. 2022 [open access]
"Restricting Human Movement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: New Research Avenues in the Study of Mobility, Migration, and Citizenship," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 15 Nov. 2022 [free full-text]
- See also related MPC Blog post.
"A Systems Approach to Displacement, Chapter 1 in The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach (Polity Books, Dec. 2022) [access via FM List]
"Top 10 Migration Issues of 2022," Migration Information Source, 2 Dec. 2022 [access]
Multimedia:
High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges: Development Cooperation, 7-8 Dec. 2022 [access]
- See also related news story.
Social cohesion policies in displacement-affected contexts: promoting solidarity or preserving the protection space?, 18 Oct. 2022 [access]
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12 December 2022
Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects
Blog posts & press:
"Fed Chair Finds Trump-Era Immigration Policies Still Harm Economy," Forbes Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022 [text]
IOM and Talent Beyond Boundaries Join Forces to Strengthen Labour Mobility Pathways for Refugees and other Displaced Populations (IOM, Nov. 2022) [text]
New IFC and UNHCR initiative to boost private sector engagement for refugees and their host communities (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]
Refugees who set up businesses enrich NZ financially, culturally and socially – they deserve more support (The Conversation, Nov. 2022) [text]
*Tent Partnership for Refugees (US State Dept., Dec. 2022) [text]
UNHCR with First MicroFinanceBank-Afghanistan launch microfinance scheme (UNHCR, Nov. 2022) [text]
Venezuela’s Migrants Bring Economic Opportunity to Latin America (IMF Country Focus, Dec. 2022) [text]
New open access book:
Immigrant and Asylum Seekers Labour Market Integration upon Arrival: NowHereLand - A Biographical Perspective (Springer, Nov. 2022) [open access]
- This "book gives voice to the migrants and seeks to highlight their own experiences and understandings of the labour market integration process, in the first years of immigration. ...[It provides] relevant critical insights as to how labour market integration is lived on the ground and on what migrants ‘do’ with labour market policies rather than on what labour market policies ‘do’ to or for migrants."
Reports:
Guía de orientación para personas emprendedoras venezolanas y colombianas (R4V, Nov. 2022) [text]
Intentions to Stay and Employment Prospects of Refugees from Ukraine, EconPol Policy Brief, no. 46 (CESifo, 2022) [text]
Untapped potential: Trends and disparities in the economic participation of migrant and refugee women in Australia, Occasional Paper, no. 4 (Settlement Services International & Univ. of Canberra, Sept. 2022) [access]
- Follow link for report and policy brief.
Journal articles:
"Immigrant Organizations and Labor Market Integration: The Case of Sweden," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 23 Nov. 2022 [open access]
"Iranian Refugee Entrepreneurship and Inclusion in the Netherlands," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 8 Dec. 20220 [open access]
"Precarious Migrants in a Sharing Economy: Looking Good or Doing Good? A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Employee Perception of Corporate Refugee Support," International Journal of Communication, vol. 16 (2022) [open access]
- Focuses on the US and the UK.
"Private companies' engagement in the labour market integration of refugees: An exploratory study of the city of Stuttgart, Germany," International Migration, Early View, 22 Nov. 2022 [open access]
"Refugees as Migrant Workers after the Global Compacts? Can Labour Migration Serve as a Complementary Pathway for People in Need of Protection into Sweden and Germany?," Laws, vol. 11, no. 6 (Nov. 2022) [open access]
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Regional Focus: Africa
Opportunities:
Seminar: Enduring Displacement, Enduring Violence: Camps, Closure, and Exile In/After Return, Online, 12 January 2023 [info]
- Focuses on Burundians in Tanzania.
Conference: (In)visible Displacement in the Horn of Africa: concepts, consequences, experiences, Online, 17-18 January 2023 [day 1 info] [day 2 info]
Blog posts & press:
AAU Launches a Research Centre for Forced Displacement and Migration Studies (Addis Ababa Univ., Nov. 2022) [text]
"Can Kenya emerge as a role model on refugees?," Al Jazeera, 30 Nov. 2022 [text]
IDMC’s Regional Workshop: Filling the Data Gaps on Internal Displacement in the Central Sahel (IDMC Blog, Dec. 2022) [text]
"'Life is even worse now': Ration cuts and price rises hit refugees in Uganda," The New Humanitarian, 8 Dec. 2022 [text]
- See also related UNHCR news briefing.
UNHCR ramps up assistance to refugees, displaced families in northern Ethiopia as peace returns (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]
"UNHCR Urges Malawi Against Forcing Refugees Return to Overcrowded Camp," VOA News, 28 Nov. 2022 [text]
"Who paid the price for Uganda’s refugee fraud scandal (and who didn’t)?," The New Humanitarian, 7 Dec. 2022 [text]
Reports:
Circular bio-economy innovations for resilient refugee and host communities in East Africa, RRR in Refugee Settlements in Africa Project Brief Series, no. 3 (International Water Management Institute et al., Oct. 2022) [text]
Conflict Trends in Africa, 1989-2021 (PRIO, 2022) [text]
Living in Fear - Conflict-induced displacements in Somalia: Protection gaps, risks and needs (NRC & UNHCR, Nov. 2022) [text]
We Were Warned: Unlearned Lessons of Famine in the Horn of Africa (Refugees International, Dec. 2022) [text]
Journal articles:
"A cross-sectional study of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on camped refugees in Ghana," PLoS ONE 17(11): e0277515 (Nov. 2022) [open access]
"The freedom to choose: Theory and quasi-experimental evidence on cash transfer restrictions," Journal of Development Economics, In Press, 5 Dec. 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Kenya.
"Reducing Khat use among Somalis living in Kenya: a controlled pilot study on the modified ASSIST-linked brief intervention delivered in the community," BMC Public Health, 22:2271 (Dec. 2022) [open access]
"Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness for War Refugees: Communication of Preliminary Findings," Trauma Care, vol. 12, no. 4 (Nov. 2022) [open access]
Related post:
10 December 2022
Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2
Reports:
Monitoring the Implementation of Returns: A Complex Puzzle with Missing Pieces, Policy Note, no. 42 (ECRE, Dec. 2022) [text]
Practical Guide on Interviewing Applicants with Religion-based Asylum Claims (EUAA, Dec. 2022) [text]
Protection Seekers’ Lived Experience of Vulnerability in Times of Stricter Migration Policy: The Case of Norway (VULNER Project, Nov. 2022) [text]
Recommendations on the application of the Temporary Protection Directive in Poland (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]
Τhe state of the border procedure on the Greek Islands (Equal Rights Beyond Borders, HIAS Greece & Refugee Support Aegean, Oct. 2022) [text]
Through the Eyes of the “Vulnerable”: Exploring Vulnerabilities in the Belgian Asylum System (VULNER Project, Oct. 2022) [text]
Vulnerabilities and the Italian Protection System: An ethnographic exploration of the perspectives of protection seekers (VULNER Project, Sept. 2022) [text]
Related post:
Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1
Blog posts & press:
"European solidarity," Inside Story, 3 Dec. 2022 [text]
"Five migration solutions for Europe for 2023," The New Humanitarian, 6
Dec. 2022 [text]
How the war in Ukraine is impacting Africa-Europe relations and the migration
dialogue (ODI Insights, Dec. 2022) [text]
New report analyzes decisions on Afghan asylum applications in Sweden (UNHCR,
Dec. 2022) [text]
- Note: A link is provided to the Swedish-language report.
"Russian disinformation is demonizing Ukrainian refugees,"
Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022 [text]
Ukraine war: Poland welcomed refugees with open arms at first, but survey
shows relations are becoming more strained (The Conversation, Dec. 2022) [text]
"UN refugee body criticises ‘errors’ in asylum report backed by Braverman,"
The Guardian, 5 Dec. 2022 [text]
- Focuses on the UK. See also related UNHCR
comment.
Journal articles:
"Echoes of Colour Discrimination in Refugee Protection Regime: The Experience
of Africans Fleeing the Russia-Ukrainian War," Migration Letters, vol.
19, no. 5 (2022) [open access]
European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 24, no. 4 (Dec. 2022) [contents]
- Mix of articles, with three that are open access.
"An Empirical Analysis of Credibility Assessment in German Asylum
Cases," German Law Journal (Forthcoming) [preprint]
- Note: The German Law Journal is an open access journal.
"The European Union Agency for Asylum: A Promising Improvement or Vestige of
the European Asylum Support Office?," Refugee Law & Migration Studies Brief, vol. 1, no. 1 (2022) [full-text]
"'I take care and the state sabotages from the beginning to the end!': tracing
‘volunteering’ in European provision arrangements for refugees and asylum
seekers," Citizenship Studies, Latest Articles, 5 Dec. 2022 [open access]
"Migrants and Swedish Activists in Solidarity: Pro-Asylum Activism as a
Pathway of Political Socialisation in Malmö,"
Nordic Journal of Migration Research, vol. 12, no. 4 (2022) [open access]
"The Ukrainian refugee crisis: Unpacking the politics of pet exceptionalism,"
International Migration, Early View, 5 Dec. 2022 [open access]
Related posts:
09 December 2022
Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (Camps in NW Syria & Iraq)
- See also report listed below.
The militarisation of motherhood: repatriating ISIS’s Western women (The Interpreter Blog, Nov. 2022) [text]
"My Son is Just Another Kid": Experiences of Children Repatriated from Camps for ISIS Suspects and Their Families in Northeast Syria (Human Rights Watch, Nov. 2022) [access]
- "[D]ocuments the experiences of approximately 100 children who have been repatriated or returned to France, Germany, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan between 2019 and 2022." Follow link for report in English and French. See also related news story.
Reaching the final straw: Shedding light on alarming suicide trends and perceptions impacting women, girls, and young people stuck in limbo in Northwest Syria (World Vision, Dec. 2022) [access]
*Reception of Returnees: Reintegration and Rehabilitation after Repatriation from Northeast Syria - Guidance Document for Emerging Practices with Lessons from Sweden (Repatriate the Children Sweden, Dec. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]
Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Children from Families with Perceived ISIL Affiliation: Experiences from Iraq and Al Hol, MEAC Findings Report, no. 20 (UNIDIR & UNU, Nov. 2022) [text]
*UPDATED
Related post:
Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1
Blog posts & press:
Pay to prove that you are a child: the UK government consults on fees for age assessment appeals to the Immigration and Asylum Chambers (RLI Blog, Dec. 2022) [text]
The UK asylum backlog and increased use of immigration detention are negatively impacting children’s welfare (LSE British Politics and Policy Blog, Nov. 2022) [text]
Reports & journal articles:
"Associations between Traumatic Experience and Resilience in Adolescent Refugees: A Scoping Review," Youth, vol. 2, no. 4 (Nov. 2022) [open access]
Children Affected by Armed Conflict, 1990–2021, Conflict Trends, no. 2 (PRIO, 2022) [text]
Guidance Note: Supporting Integrated Child Protection and Education Programming in Humanitarian Action (INEE & Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, Dec. 2022) [text]
Humanitarian Action for Children 2023: Overview (UNICEF, Dec. 2022) [text]
"'The invisible babies': Exploring the ecosystemic challenges and opportunities of childcare for undocumented asylum-seeking infants and toddlers," Children & Society, Early View, 17 Nov. 2022 [open access]
- Focuses on Israel.
Practical Tool for Guardians: Temporary protection for unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine (EUAA, Nov. 2022) [text]
Zero Tolerance - Atrocity Crimes against Migrant Children and Families in the United States: An Accountability Framework for Family Separation (Columbia Univ., Dec. 2022) [access]
- Scroll down to access paper no. 5.
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