Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

CFP: Ethnic and Racial Studies [info]

- Contributions sought for a special issue on "Refugee Resettlement as an Institution." Submit extended abstracts by 15 January 2023.

Seminar: Is Voluntary Repatriation Still the Preferred Durable Solution – and If So, Preferred by Whom?, London, 15 February 2023 [info]

Blog posts & press:

A channel for protection: 1st International Forum on Complementary Pathways (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]

From emergency to long-term response: UNHCR co-organized Nordic seminar on temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]

- See also related video recording.

Informal language learning is key for refugees and migrants’ integration in the Nordics (UNESCO, Dec. 2022) [text]

"US Immigration Paths Available for Afghans and Ukrainians," VOA News, 1 Jan. 2023 [text]

New open access book:

From Reception to Integration of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Poland (Routledge, Dec. 2022) [open access]

- This book "highlights the processes of forced migrant admission, reception and integration in a key EU frontier country that has undergone a rapid migration status change from a transit to a host country. The book examines rich qualitative material drawn from interviews conducted with forced migrants with different legal statuses and with experts from public administration at the central and local levels, NGOs, and other institutions involved in migration governance in Poland. It discusses both opportunities for and limitations on forced migrants’ adaptation in the social, economic, and political dimensions, as well as their access to healthcare, education, the labour market, and social assistance."

Reports:

Implementation of temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine: A systematic review of the Nordic countries (Nordic Council of Ministers, Dec. 2022) [text]

- See also related UNHCR/Nordic Council press release, "A record-high number have received temporary protection – now the work on a longer-term response begins."

Towards Genuine Responsibility-sharing in the International Refugee Regime: Solidarity and Resettlement as a Response to Unequal Burdens and Democratic Spoilers (Canadian International Council, Dec. 2022) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (18 Dec. 2022)