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31 May 2023

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (31 May 2023)

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 May 2023.

Bronze OA:

"The Dilemmas of Local Development and Palestine Refugee Integration in Jordan: UNRWA and the Arab Development Society in Jericho (1950–80)," Jerusalem Quarterly, no. 93 (Spring 2023)
- Author = Jordan

- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Lebanon

"Indian Judicial Protection to the Victims of Persecution: Is Law Blind? A Critical Analysis," ILI Law Review (Winter 2022) 
- Author = India

"The Intertwined History of Shu‘fat Refugee Camp in Jerusalem: The Making of Refugees," Jerusalem Quarterly, no. 93 (Spring 2023)
- Author = Palestine

- Authors (2) = Democratic People’s Rep. of Korea

"Silwan, the Bleeding Wound," Jerusalem Quarterly, no. 93 (Spring 2023)
- Author = Palestine

Diamond OA:

"Climate Displacement and the Relevance of Climate Justice: A Trend Analysis of South Africa, Zimbabwe, South Sudan and Liberia," Global Campus Human Rights Journal, vol. 6, no. 1 (2022)
- Authors (5) = South Africa (2, incl. lead), Liberia (1), Sudan (1), Tanzania (1)

"The Enigma of Internally Displaced Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Inquiry into Natural Disasters and Climate-change-related Displacements in The Bahamas, Honduras, Peru and Brazil," Global Campus Human Rights Journal, vol. 6, no. 1 (2022)
- Authors (5) = Argentina (3, incl. lead), Brazil (1), Uruguay (1)

"A Lack of Legal Frameworks for Internally Displaced Persons Impacted by Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Analysis of Regulatory Challenges in Bangladesh, India and the Pacific Islands,” Global Campus Human Rights Journal, vol. 6, no. 1 (2022)
- Authors (4) = Thailand (2, incl. lead), Bangladesh (1), Rep. of Korea (1) 

"Making Life Liveable in an Informal Market: Infrastructures of Friendship amongst Migrant Street Traders in Durban, South Africa," Migration and Society, vol. 6, no. 1 (June 2023)
- Authors (2) = South Africa

"México y los migrantes centroamericanos: la buena voluntad frente a la intransigencia estadounidense," Revista Humanismo y Cambio Social, no. 20 (2023)
- Author = Mexico

"Migración venezolana en el norte de Chile: el caso de la infancia migrante no acompañada," Simbiótica, vol. 10, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (3) = Chile

"Migrant Visibility, Agency, and Identity Work in Hospitality Enterprises," Migration and Society, vol. 6, no. 1 (June 2023)
- Authors (6) = UK (2, incl. lead), Brazil (4)

- Author = Argentina

"The Rohingya Diaspora: A Narrative Inquiry into Identity," Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Malaysia

- Author = Chile

Gold OA:

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

"An Analysis of Migration and Implications for Health in Government Policy of South Africa," International Journal for Equity in Health, 22:82 (May 2023)
- Authors (7) = UK (3, incl. lead), South Africa (4)
- APC = USD 3190

"Bidi Bidi Creativity: The Liminality of Digital Inclusion for Refugees in Ugandan Higher Education,” Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print, 4 May 2023 
- Authors (3) = UK (lead), Uganda (2)
- APC = EUR 950

- Authors (2) = South Africa (2, incl. lead), France (1)
- APC = USD 1290

"Malnutrition and Gender Disparities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: The Need for Action," Frontiers in Nutrition, 7 March 2023
- Authors (7) = Lebanon (lead), Egypt (5), Oman (1)
- APC = USD 2020

"Taking High-stakes Venture to Make Ends Meet? Determinants and Impacts of International Migration of Ethiopians to the Middle East," Comparative Migration Studies, 11:12 (May 2023)
- Authors (2) = Ethiopia
- APC = USD 1290

Hybrid OA:

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

"Negotiating In(security): Agency and Adaptation Among Zimbabwean Migrant Women Working in the Informal Sector in South Africa," The Oriental Anthropologist, OnlineFirst, 16 May 2023
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 3000

"Who Owns the Future of Syrians in Lebanon? Intimate Family Explorations of Refugees’ Own Search for Durable Solutions," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 19 May 2023
- Authors (5) =  Belgium (lead), Germany (1), Netherlands (1), Lebanon (2)
- APC = EUR 4048 

Books/Book chapters:

"Birth Registration, Legal Identity and Impacts on Migration in ASEAN," Chapter in Migration in Southeast Asia: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, 2023)
- Author = Thailand

"Investigating Refugee Agency Amidst Widespread Popular, Political and Economic Discrimination and Alienation," Chapter in Policy and Politics of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean States: National and Institutional Perspectives (E-International Relations, April 2023) 
- Scroll to p. 129.
- Authors (3) = Jordan (2, incl. lead), US

"The Jordanian Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis from a Resilience Perspective," Chapter in Policy and Politics of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean States: National and Institutional Perspectives (E-International Relations, April 2023) 
- Scroll to p. 96.
- Authors (2) = Germany/Canada (lead), Jordan

"Lebanese Migration Policy Since 2011 and Its Role in the Syrian Refugee Movement," Chapter in Migration Patterns Across the Mediterranean: Exchanges, Conflicts and Coexistence (Edward Elgar, May 2023) 
- Authors (2) = France (lead), Lebanon

"The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Lebanese Response," Chapter in Policy and Politics of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean States: National and Institutional Perspectives (E-International Relations, April 2023) 
- Scroll to p. 118.
- Authors (3) = Jordan (2, incl. lead), US

"UNHCR, National Policies and the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Lebanon and Jordan," Chapter in Policy and Politics of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean States: National and Institutional Perspectives (E-International Relations, April 2023) 
- Scroll to p. 34.
- Authors (2) = Iran/US (lead), US

Periodical issues:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 9, no. 1 (Jan.-April 2023)
- Mix of articles. Published by the Scalabrini Institute on Human Mobility in Africa and the University of the Western Cape, both based in South Africa.

Jerusalem Quarterly, no. 93 (Spring 2023)
- Special issue on "UNRWA Archives (Part 1)." Published by the Institute for Palestine Studies through its affiliate, the Institute of Jerusalem Studies, in Palestine.

Related post:

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"'All of a sudden for no reason they've been displaced': Constructing the ‘contingent refugee’ in early media reports on the Ukrainian refugees," British Journal of Social Psychology, Early View, 25 May 2023 [open access]

"Assessing the ‘Why’ in Volunteering for Refugees: Exploring Volunteer Motivations," VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Latest Articles, 25 May 2023 [open access]
- Focuses on the Netherlands.

"EU external migration policy and EU migration governance," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 8 May 2023 [free full-text]
- Introductory article for forthcoming special issue.

"The good, the bad and the advantageous: Migrants’ attitudes towards other migrants," International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 94 (May 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Finland.

"Impact of (forensic) expert opinions according to the Istanbul Protocol in Germany—results and insights of the in:Fo-project," International Journal of Legal Medicine, vol. 137, no. 3 (May 2023) [open access]

"Maritime borders in the Central Mediterranean: Search and Rescue and access to asylum," Anales de Derecho, vol. 40 (2023) [full-text]

"Procedural Fairness as Prerequisite: The UK-Rwanda Asylum Relocation Deal and the Right to Non-Refoulement," Columbia Undergraduate Law Review Online, 24 May 2023 [full-text]

Resources:

UNHCR Interventions before the Court of Justice of the EU (UNHCR) [access]

UNHCR Interventions before the European Court of Human Rights (UNHCR) [access]

Related post:

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

Event: Refugee Week UK, 19-25 June 2023 [info]
- This year's theme is "Compassion."

Discussion panel: The Erosion of Human Rights Protections for Refugees in the UK, 22 June 2023 [info]

Short pieces:

African migration to Europe: forced returns run into resistance (The Conversation, May 2023) [text]

Can EU asylum policies on Ukraine offer examples for future asylum policies for all? (InfoMigrants, May 2023) [text]

How an EU-funded agency is working to keep migrants from reaching Europe (Coda Story, May 2023) [text]

"How racial profiling within the EU's free travel zone harms asylum seekers and migrants," The New Humanitarian, 31 May 2023 [text]

The Policy Intrusion of Migration Management: EU Development, Trade and Visa Policies (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, May 2023) [text]

[The UK's Illegal Migration Bill] (RLI Blog, May 2023) 
- Four-part series, originally published on the Free Movement blogPart 1Part 2Part 3Part 4.

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.

Reports:

Asylum Screening in the UK: An audit of the UK's asylum intake, registration and screening procedures and recommendations for change (UNHCR, May 2023) [text]
- See also related EIN article.

Crossing to Ukraine: Surveys with Refugees on Destinations, Length of Stay & Assistance (December 2022 - March 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Moldova.

Country Report: Ireland (AIDA, May 2023) [text]
- Updated profile.

Stoking the Flames: The Influence of Tabloid Press and Government Rhetoric on Far-Right Anti-Migrant Engagement (HOPE Not Hate, May 2023) [text]
- Focuses on the UK. See also related press release.

Why migration diplomacy matters for the 2023 Greek and Turkish elections, UI Brief, no. 4 (Swedish Inst. of International Affairs, May 2023) [text]

Multimedia:

The British churches, refugee ‘crises’ and anti-migrant sentiment 1903-1918, 16 May 2023 [access]

Related posts:


Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Reports:

13th IARMJ World Conference The Hague, 8-12 May 2023 [access]
- This year's theme was "Access to Justice in Refugee and Migration Law." Follow link for conference files and documents.

Advancing Protection Outcomes through Humanitarian-Development Cooperation: What Can We Observe So Far? Initial Findings and Reflections Based on 15 Case Studies Collected by UNHCR Regional Bureaus (UNHCR, Feb. 2023) [text]
- "This report was developed by UNHCR in the context of the 2022 High Commissioner’s Protection Dialogue which had a focus on development cooperation."

The Global Compact on Refugees: Mapping the Way Forward for AALCO Member States - Concept Note (Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization, May 2023) [text]
- See also related agenda.

Territoriality from the Sea: Political Action in a World of Vanishing Exteriority, MOBILE Working Paper, no. 3 (Univ. of Copenhagen, May 2023) [text]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Decolonizing Colorblind Asylum Narratives," Saint Louis University Law Journal, vol. 67, no. 3 (2023) [full-text]

"Gender-Based Religious Persecution," Minnesota Law Review, vol. 107, no. 2 (2023) [full-text]

"Implementing the UN Global Compacts for Refugees and Migrants in Times of Pandemic: A View from the EUMS," Chapter in European Yearbook on Human Rights 2021 (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2022) [postprint]

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, vol. 7, no. 2 (2023) [open access]
- Special issue on "Comparative Migration Law: Methods, Debates and New Frontiers."

"The Right to Migrate," Lewis & Clark Law Review, vol. 27, no. 1 (2023) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.

"State Responsibility for Forced Migration," Boston College Law Review, vol. 64, no. 4 (2023) [open access]

Multimedia: 

Legal Aid to Protect the Right to Legal Identity, 18 May 2023 [access]
- See also related agenda, concept note and PowerPoint presentation.

Related posts:

30 May 2023

Opportunities: A Few More June 2023

CFP: Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration [info]
- Submission deadline is 1 June 2023.

Seminar: Migration and the politics of transgression: a historical perspective, Oxford, 6 June 2023 [info]
- Focuses on the history of Uyghur displacement and the Uyghur diaspora.

Call for applications: RefugeeEd UK-RLRH Research Hub Fellowship [info]
- Apply by 7 June 2023.

Call for registration: Humanitarian Futures Conference, Oslo, 7-8 June 2023 [info]
- This event will also be livestreamed.

Seminar: Cruel Care: A History of Children at our Borders, Sydney/Online, 15 June 2023 [info]

Call for applications: International Summer School on Environmental Changes and Migration, Liège, Belgium, 7-12 September 2023 [info]
- Submission deadline is 18 June 2023.

Launch event: Shaping new guidance for the evaluation of humanitarian action together, Online, 20 June 2023 [info]

Call for applications: CAPRS Non-Residential Fellowship, Univ. of Auckland [info]
- Apply by 30 June 2023.

*See additional CFPs listed here.

Related post:

New Issue of IJRL

The latest issue of the International Journal of Refugee Law (IJRL) has been published. Contents of vol. 34, nos. 3-4, Oct.-Dec. 2022 include: 
  • Utterly Unbelievable: The Discourse of ‘Fake’ SOGI Asylum Claims as a Form of Epistemic Injustice [open access]
  • Statelessness, Inability or Unwillingness to Return, and the ‘Country of His Former Habitual Residence’ as the Country of Reference for the Purposes of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees [abstract]
  • Trafficked Adult Males as (Un)Gendered Protection Seekers: Between Presumption of Invulnerability and Exclusion from Membership of a Particular Social Group [abstract]
  • What Can Artificial Intelligence Do for Refugee Status Determination? A Proposal for Removing Subjective Fear [open access]
  • Health Emergency and Asylum Law in the European Union [open access]
  • On the Removal of Asylum Seekers to Third Countries and the Scope of the EU–Turkey Readmission Agreement [abstract]

In addition, readers will find 1) the keynote address given at the 2022 Refugee Law Initiative Conference; 2) case law summaries; 3) the texts of the UNHCR Guidelines on International Legal Standards relating to Decent Work for Refugees, the Note on International Protection from the 73rd session of EXCOM, and the Conclusion on International Protection and Durable Solutions in the Context of a Public Health Emergency; and 4) three book reviews.

Tagged Periodicals.

29 May 2023

Regional Focus: Africa

Opportunity:

Info session: Sudan's Conflict & The Humanitarian Repercussions, Cairo/Online, 30 May 2023 [info]

Short pieces:

How the Experiences of Eritrean Refugees during the War on Tigray Highlight Serious Shortcomings in the Fight for Human Rights (RLI Blog, May 2023) [text]

Lessons from Khartoum: Sudan’s refugee crisis and the fallacy of containment policies (RLI Blog, May 2023) [text]

Over 1 million people internally displaced in Somalia in record time (UNHCR, May 2023) [text]

"Sudan emergency: One million now displaced in ongoing conflict," UN News, 19 May 2023 [text]

UNHCR warns of human suffering due to Malawi’s ‘back to camp’ refugee policy (UNHCR, May 2023) [text]

Reports & book chapters:

Advocacy Note: Participation of Internally Displaced Persons in Electoral Processes in North-East Nigeria (Global Protection Cluster, March 2023) [text]

The Crisis in Sudan (USCRI, May 2023) [text]

Dakar, portrait d’une ville de migration: un hub migratoire avec des défis et opportunités (Mixed Migration Centre & Heinrich Böll Foundation, May 2023) [text]

A Looming Disaster: Sudan’s Refugees Face Dire Humanitarian Conditions in Chad (Soufan Center, May 2023) [text]

Mission Accomplished? The Deadly Effects of Border Control in Niger (Border Forensics, May 2023) [access]
- See also related interview.

No Going Back: The New Urban Face of Internal Displacement in Somalia (Refugees International, May 2023) [text]

Socio-Economic Profile of Refugees in Burundi: Results from the 2019-2020 Socioeconomic Survey (UNHCR & World Bank, May 2023) [text]

The Southern Dream: Exploring Migration Dynamics from the Horn of Africa to South Africa Along the Southern Route (IOM, April 2023) [text]

"'Transcending the Space of Marginality': The Audacious Search for Power and the Transformative Agency of Liberian Residuals in Oru, Southwestern Nigeria," Chapter in Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change (Palgrave Macmillan, posted May 2023) [ResearchGate]

Related post:

26 May 2023

Regional Focus: United States

Information & commentary re. the expiration of Title 42 (on 11 May 2023) & implementation of new asylum rules:
  • 42 Border Solutions That are Not Title 42 (National Immigration Forum) [text]
  • As Title 42 Comes to an End, So Should Military Operations at the US-Mexico Border (Just Security) [text]
  • The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Arriving Aliens Seeking Asylum (Congressional Research Service) [text]
  • Department of State and Department of Homeland Security Announce Additional Sweeping Measures to Humanely Manage Border through Deterrence, Enforcement, and Diplomacy (State Dept.) [text]
  • Despite the end of Title 42, restrictions on asylum seekers are expected to continue under Biden administration (The Conversation) [text]
  • DHS and DOJ Finalize Rule to Incentivize Use of Lawful Immigration Pathways: Rule places a condition on asylum eligibility for those who circumvent lawful pathways (DHS) [text via ImmigrationProf Blog]
  • The End of Asylum? (Just Security) [text; also includes link to related podcast]
  • The End of the Title 42 Order: A Return to Border Migration Normalcy and Due Process of Law (ImmigrationProf Blog) [text]
  • The End of Title 42: Beyond Border Solutions (American Immigration Council) [access]
  • Featured Issue: Border Processing and Asylum (AILA) [access]
  • How To Seek Asylum (Under Biden’s Asylum Transit Ban), in 15 Not-At-All-Easy Steps (Immigration Impact) [text]
  • The Implications of the Biden Asylum Rule in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, and the Northern Triangle Nations (National Immigration Forum) [text]
  • Lives at Risk: Barriers and Harms as Biden Asylum Ban Takes Effect (Human Rights First et al.) [text]
  • *Open Questions, Legal Hurdles for Biden’s New Border Rule (Lawfare Blog) [text]
  • *Post Title 42 & Asylum Ban FAQ (USCRI) [text]
  • Senior Administration Officials on Additional Regional Migration Management Measures the United States Will Implement Together with Regional Partners when Title 42 Public Health Order Lifts (State Dept.) [text]
  • "U.S. Border Asylum Policy Enters New Territory Post-Title 42," Migration Information Source, 25 May 2023 [text]

Short pieces & reports:

Asylum Process in Immigration Courts and Selected Trends (Congressional Research Service, updated May 2023) [text]

Finding a Pro Bono Immigration Attorney is Harder Than Ever (Immigration Impact, May 2023) [text]

U.S. Border Patrol Encounters at the Southwest Border: Fact Sheet (Congressional Research Service, May 2023) [text]

Washington thinks regionally, but what does it prioritize? (Americas Migration Brief, May 2023) [text]

When faith says to help migrants – and the law says don’t (The Conversation, May 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"Central American Immigrants in the United States," Migration Information Source, 10 May 2023 [text]

"Forced Back into the Lion's Mouth: Per Se Reporting Requirements in U.S. Asylum Law," Marquette Law Review (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Geography as Due Process in Immigration Court," Wisconsin Law Review, vol. 23, no. 1 (2023) [full-text]

"Linguistic Refoulement," New York University Review of Law & Social Change (Forthcoming, 2023) [preprint]

"The US Immigration Courts, Dumping Ground for the Nation’s Systemic Immigration Failures: The Causes, Composition, and Politically Difficult Solutions to the Court Backlog," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 25 May 2023 [full-text]

*UPDATED

Related post:

25 May 2023

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Opportunities:

Seminar: Migration and the politics of transgression: a historical perspective, Oxford, 6 June 2023 [info]
- Focuses on the history of Uyghur displacement and the Uyghur diaspora.

Event: Refugee Week Australia, 18-24 June 2023 [info]
- This year's theme is "Finding Freedom."

Short pieces:

Bangladesh: New Risks for Rohingya Refugees (Human Rights Watch, May 2023) [text]

Budget 2023: What it means for refugees and people seeking asylum (Kaldor Centre, May 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Australia. 

By default not design: the end of the asylum consensus (The Interpreter, May 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Australia. 

Government must use trauma-informed approach to end uncertainty on refugee visa applications (The Conversation, May 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Australia. 

It’s not just about more homes: unpacking the housing challenges migrants face in Australia (The Conversation, May 2023) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Guide to Refugee Law in Australia (Administrative Appeals Tribunal, 2022-2023) [access]
- Note: A number of chapters have been recently updated. 

"The Quality of Life of Latin American Immigrants and Refugees in New Zealand: Their Definition of Quality of Life," Pensamiento Americano, vol. 16, no. 31 (2023) [open access]

"The Rohingya Diaspora: A Narrative Inquiry into Identity," Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 (2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Malaysia.

Rohingya refugees in Thailand: Profiles, drivers of migration and access to assistance (Mixed Migration Centre, May 2023) [text]

Shadow of Refuge: Rohingya Refugees in India (Refugees International & Azadi Project, May 2023) [text]

Trapped: China’s Expanding Use of Exit Bans (Safeguard Defenders, May 2023) [text]
- See also related Reuters article.

Multimedia:

Making Refugees in India, 23 May 2023 [access]

Related post:

24 May 2023

Regional Focus: MENA

Opportunity:

Course: European Border Externalization and the Transformation of Middle East and North African Host States, Cairo, 25-27 June 2023 [info]
- Application deadline extended to 30 May 2023.

Short pieces:

Building Better Aid Programs for Refugees (Bentley Univ., May 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Syrians in Lebanon.

"Moroccan drone strikes force Sahrawi from their homes," The New Humanitarian, 17 May 2023 [text]

On Prosecution, Persecution and Protection: Unpacking Anti-Refugee Narratives, Kinopolitics and Selective Outrage in Lebanon (RLI Blog, May 2023) [text]

*Syrian Refugee Deportation in Lebanon: A Critical Perspective (Sada, May 2023) [text]

Syrian refugees fear normalization with Assad. Because it means they will have to return—and not by choice (MENASource, May 2023) [text]

"UN marks 75 years since displacement of 700,000 Palestinians," UN News, 15 May 2023 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

The Effect of Housing Environments on Mental Well-Being and the Impact of War Among Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Comparison between In-Camp and Urban Populations, Preprints with The Lancet, 16 May 2023 [preprint]

"Lebanese migration policy since 2011 and its role in the Syrian refugee movement," Chapter in Migration Patterns Across the Mediterranean: Exchanges, Conflicts and Coexistence (Edward Elgar, May 2023) [open access]

Legal aid for migrants and refugees: Continuous efforts, better protection?, Policy Memo, no. 1 (Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development, Sept. 2022) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Jordan.

Palestinian Christians: The Forcible Displacement and Dispossession Continues (BADIL, May 2023) [text]

"Re-(B)ordering: The Impact of the European Union’s Externalisation of Migration on the Human Rights of Migrants in Libya," Journal of Modern Slavery, vol. 8, no. 1 (2023) [full-text]

Refugee Communities Mobilising in the Middle East: Refugee-led Organisations in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey - Final Report (LERRN & Centre for Lebanese Studies, April 2023) [text]
- Previous project updates are available here.

Syria: UN must continue cross-border aid regardless of UN Security Council or Syrian government approval (Amnesty International, May 2023) [text]
- See also related news release.

"Tense Neighbors, Algeria and Morocco Have Divergent Migration Histories," Migration Information Source, 18 May 2023 [text]

Vaccine Hesitancy among Internally Displaced People in Northwest Syria (MedGlobal, May 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Who Owns the Future of Syrians in Lebanon? Intimate Family Explorations of Refugees’ Own Search for Durable Solutions," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 19 May 2023 [open access]

Multimedia:

Al-Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe (Al Jazeera, May 2023) [access]

History of Migration to and From Egypt (EHUB Podcast Series, May 2023) [access]

*Palestinian refugees in Syria (Connections Podcast Series, May 2023) [access]

*The Situation of Urban Refugees: Cairo as a Case Study (EHUB Podcast Series, May 2023) [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

23 May 2023

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality

Opportunity:

CFP: World Conference on Statelessness, Kuala Lumpur, 26-29 February 2024 [info]
- Submit proposals by 26 June 2023.

Short pieces:

Building a statelessness campaign in Spain: How we did it and why (ENS Blog, April 2023) [text]

On Statelessness: 6 Principles to Consider When Conducting Country of Origin Information Research (ENS Blog, May 2023) [text]

UNHCR and the International Institute of Humanitarian Law (Sanremo Institute) strengthen the capacity of partners engaged in the reduction and prevention of statelessness in Armenia (UN, May 2023) [text]

"The US needs to be coherent in its response to statelessness," Al Jazeera, 19 May 2023 [text]
- See also related ENS blog post.

Reports & journal articles:

"Birth Registration, Legal Identity and Impacts on Migration in ASEAN," Chapter in Migration in Southeast Asia: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, 2023) [open access]

Forced Displacement Literature Review: Statelessness (Joint Data Center, April 2023) [text]
- See also related JDC Newsletter article.

"'How Can I Trust People When They Know Exactly What My Weakness Is?' Daily Life Experiences, and Resilience Strategies of Stateless Afghans in Iran," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 18 April 2023 [open access]

Mapping Statelessness in Ireland (UNHCR, May 2023) [text]
- See also related press release and news story.

"The So-Called Stateless: Firm Resettlement, African Immigrants, and Human Rights Violations in Mexico," Public Interest Law Journal, vol. 32, no. 1 (Winter 2023) [full-text]

Statelessness and the prohibition on discrimination against Romani communities (European Network on Statelessness, April 2023) [text]
 
[Statelessness in Central Asia] (UNHCR) [access]
- Follow link for various publications that provide general information on statelessness in Central Asia as well as analyses of national legislation.

Statelessness in the European Union, Norway and Georgia (European Migration Network, April 2023) [text]

Submissions to the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls 
- Note: These submissions from the European Network on Statelessness and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion et al. are in response to this call for input.

Multimedia:

Children’s right to a nationality and birth registration, 16 May 2023 [access]

Protection: determining statelessness in the refugee context, 27 April 2023 [access]

Related posts:

Regional Focus: Americas

Opportunities:

Webinar: An Imperfect but Constructive Approach: Examining the Latin American and Caribbean Response to Venezuelan Displacement, 25 May 2023 [info]

Webinar: Scholars At-Risk: Hosting Practices in Canada, 26 May 2023 [info]

Short pieces:

The Americas at a Crossroads: IOM and UNHCR Call for a Collaborative Response to Refugees and Migrants - Joint Press Statement (May 2023) [text]

The Darien: Where Dread and Faith Collide for Migrants Betting on a Brighter Future (IOM, May 2023) [text]
- See also related article in The New Humanitarian.

"Gangs Out of Control," The New Humanitarian [access]
- Article series that "examines the spread of gangs throughout Latin America and the Caribbean... [and] lays out the scale of the problem, explores the humanitarian fallout, and points to some large gaps in the aid sector response."

"How the US-Mexico border became an unrelenting humanitarian crisis," The New Humanitarian, 10 May 2023 [text]

Peru: Renting housing to migrants should not be penalised, say UN experts (OHCHR, May 2023) [text]

**Visit the weekly Americas Migration Brief for a much more extensive round-up of news and publications.

Reports:

The Implications of the Biden Asylum Rule in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, and the Northern Triangle Nations (National Immigration Forum, May 2023) [text]

Lives at Risk: Barriers and Harms as Biden Asylum Ban Takes Effect (Human Rights First et al., May 2023) [text]

Profiling Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in the Dominican Republic, Discussion Paper, no. 01008 (Inter-American Development Bank, May 2023) [access]
- Follow link for report in English and Spanish.

Journal articles:

"COVID-19 and Protracted Displacement: A Scoping Review of Migration Policies in Mexico and Central America," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 11 May 2023 [open access]

The Impact of Policy and Policy Communication on COVID-19 Vaccination Inequalities Among Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Colombia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Interrupted Time-Series Analysis, Preprints with The Lancet, 18 May 2023 [preprint]

"Innovative strategies to remotely sample hard-to-reach populations: Assessing phone versus Internet respondent driven sampling approaches among Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia," American Journal of Epidemiology, Advance Articles, 16 May 2023 [postprint]

"México y los migrantes centroamericanos: la buena voluntad frente a la intransigencia estadounidense," Revista Humanismo y Cambio Social, no. 20 (2023) [open access]

"Staying Power: Strategies for Weathering Criminal Violence in Marginal Neighborhoods of Medellín and Monterrey," Latin American Research Review, FirstView, 28 April 2023 [open access]

"'We’re Looking for Support from Allah': A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Trauma and Religious Coping among Afghan Refugees in Canada Following the August 2021 Withdrawal," Religions, vol. 14, no. 5 (May 2023) [open access]

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22 May 2023

CFPs/New Issues of AHMR, Border Cross., EJML, Glob. Campus HR J., IJMBS, Intl. Migr., Intervention, Jerusalem Q., JEMS, JIRS, JMHS, Migr. & Soc., Org. Stud., Soc. Pol. Issues, Terr. Pol. Gov.,

CFPs:

Anti-Trafficking Review [info]
- Contributions sought for a special issue on "Armed Conflicts: Migration, Trafficking, and Labour Markets." Submission deadline is 1 June 2023.

Health Education Research [info]
- Contributions sought for a special issue on "Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant (RIM) Health." Submission deadline extended to 1 June 2023.

Diasporas: Circulations, migrations, histoire [info]
- Special issue on "Retour à la norm(al)e? Réfugiés et déplacés pendant la paix violente (1944-milieu des années 1950)." Submit proposals by 2 June 2023.

New issues:

*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.

African Human Mobility Review
, vol. 9, no. 1 (Jan.-April 2023) [full-text]
- Mix of articles.

Border Crossing, vol. 13, no. 1 (2023) [open access]
- Mix of articles.

European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 25, no. 1 (March 2023) [free full-text]
- Mix of articles.

Global Campus Human Rights Journal, vol. 6, no.1 (2022) [open access]
- This issue focuses on internal displacement.

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, vol. 7, no. 3 (2023) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

International Migration, vol. 61, no. 3 (June 2023) [contents]
- Features a special section on "Post-2015 refugees in Germany: 'Culture of welcome', solidarity or exclusion?" The special section editorial and a commentary are freely available, and 14 articles are open access. 

Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict, vol. 21, no. 1 (Jan.-June 2023) [open access]
- Mix of articles.

Jerusalem Quarterly, no. 93 (Spring 2023) [full-text]
- Special issue on "UNRWA Archives (Part 1)."

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 49, no. 9 (2023) [contents]
- Mix of articles, with four that are open access.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 49, no. 10 (2023) [contents]
- Special issue on "Missing links in migrant enfranchisement studies." The introduction is freely available and one article is open access.

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 21, no. 2 (2023) [contents]
- Special issue on "Re-Envisioning Immigrant Integration: Toward Multidirectional Conceptual Flows." The introduction and three articles are open access.

Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 11, no. 1 (March 2023) [full-text]
- Special issue on "Protracted Displacement, the Search for Solutions, Promising Programs and Strategies": "More than 100 million persons are forcibly displaced throughout the world, with roughly three-quarters of them in situations of protracted displacement. This special issue examines the causes, consequences, and promising strategies in response to these diverse situations. The papers also offer an intimate look at the challenges, needs, and aspirations of affected populations and communities."

Migration and Society, vol. 6, no. 1 (June 2023) [open access]
- Includes a special section that features "research on precarious and informal workers in the global economy." 

*Organization Studies, vol. 43, no. 10 (2022) [contents]
- Special issue on "Organizing for Social and Institutional Change in Response to Disruption, Division, and Displacement." Four articles are open access.

Social Policy Issues, vol. 59, no. 4 (2022) [open access]
- "This special issue contains papers analysing the phenomenon of Visegrad (V4) countries transforming from typically emigrational to immigrational ones."

Territory, Politics, Governance, vol. 11, no. 4 (2023) [contents]
- Special issue on "Migration Governance Beyond ‘Fortress Europe’: Perspectives from the Middle East and Africa." The editorial is freely available and four articles are open access.

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: General

Opportunity:

Book launch: Understanding Global Migration, 25 May 2023 [info]

Short pieces:

Ethical considerations on recall methods in violent conflict research (IDS Opinion, May 2023) [text]

HIAS Launches Center for Refugee Policy (HIAS, May 2023) [text]

Book Review: People Forced to Flee: History, Change and Challenge, OUP: 2022, (E-International Relations, May 2023) [text

The World Bank’s 2023 World Development Report on Migration: Why it Matters (CGD Blog, May 2023) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Border Walls as Cooperation Failures, Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper, no. 23-13 (Univ. of Pennsylvania, Feb. 2023) [text]

"Daring to aspire: theorising aspirations in contexts of displacement and highly constrained mobility," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 17 May 2023 [open access]

Dilemmas Project: What are the moral dilemmas posed by sea rescue? (Migration Policy Centre, May 2023) [access]
- A final response to commentators by the authors of the original article rounds out this "Dilemma."

Equitable Growth in the 21st Century: Addressing Migration Challenges through G20 Multilateralism (Observer Research Foundation, May 2023) [text]

From Promises to Practice: Towards the Effective Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration (UNU, May 2023) [text]

Interpersonal, Institutional, and Structural Racism in COVID-19: Policy Impacts on Migrant Communities, IMS Policy and Working Paper, no. 1 (Lebanese American Univ., 2023) [text]

"The phrase ‘refugees and migrants’ undermines analysis, policy and protection," International Migration, vol. 61, no. 3 (June 2023) [free full-text]

Protection During Elections: The Right of Internally Displaced Persons to Participate in Elections (Global Protection Cluster, March 2023) [text]

"A right to research?," International Migration, vol. 61, no. 3 (June 2023) [open access]

Multimedia:

The Right to Research Book Launch, 24 April 2023 [access]
- Follow link for event report and video recording.

UN World Data Forum 2023, Hangzhou, China, 24-27 April 2023 [access]
- The Expert Group of Refugee, IDP and Statelessness Statistics (EGRISS) organized three sessions, but several others also focused on refugees and IDPs (e.g., one on "data systems to respond to complex risks in fragile and crisis-affected settings" and another organized by UNHCR). The complete playlist of video recordings is available via the a/m link.

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21 May 2023

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Asylum policies and international tensions," European Economic Review, vol. 151 (2023) [postprint]

"'The Great and Miserable Flight': The Experiences of Refugees in Newsprint during the Thirty Years’ War," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 16 May 2023 [open access]

"'I Live in Agony': the Everyday Insecurity of Rejected Somali Asylum-seekers in Finland," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 20 May 2023 [open access]

"The Role of Flag States of NGO Vessels under Italy’s New Migration Policy," Italian Review of International and Comparative Law, vol. 3, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"Support for Ukrainian refugees after Russia's invasion of Ukraine: aid structure and resilience factors. Case studies of Lublin and Lutsk," European Societies, Latest Articles, 14 May 2023 [open access]

"Where does the buck stop? UK Home Office and other statutory body responses to allegations of human rights violations in two Serco-run hotels housing people seeking asylum," Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, Early View, 10 May 2023 [free full-text]

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Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Disastrous Clamp Down on Migrants Rights in Italy (Human Rights Watch, May 2023) [text]

Joint Statement: Extend the Current Temporary Protection Regime for Displacement from Ukraine until 2025 (ECRE et al., May 2023) [text]

The Migration Managers: How a little-known organization far from public scrutiny is helping to shape Europe's migration policy (FragDenStaat, May 2023) [text]
- Focuses on the ICMPD.

The Special Treatment of Developing Countries:  The EU Legislator’s Migration Controversy (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, May 2023) [text]

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.

New open access book:

Regularisations of Irregularly Staying Migrants in the EU: A Comparative Legal Analysis of Austria, Germany and Spain
(Nomos/Hart, May 2023) [open access]
- This book "compares the system of regularisations in Austria, Germany and Spain. Regularisations constitute an effective alternative to returns because they terminate the irregular residence of migrants, not through deportation, but rather by granting a right of residence. Regularisation is therefore understood as each legal decision that awards legal residency to irregularly staying migrants. As is shown by the examination and comparison of regularisations in Austria, Germany and Spain, differentiated systems of regularisation exist at national level. However, EU regularisations supplementing the present return policy would be more effective at 'combating' irregular migration at EU level."

Reports:

Being Hungry in Europe: An Analysis of the Food Insecurity Experienced by Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants, and Undocumented People in Greece (INTERSOS, HIAS & Greek Council for Refugees, May 2023) [text]

Country Reports (AIDA, May 2023)
- Updated profiles are available for Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Slovenia.

Demographic and household composition of refugee and internally displaced Ukraine populations: Findings from an online survey, Migration Research Series Paper, no. 74 (IOM, May 2023) [text]

Reporting on Refugees 2023: Guidance by and for Journalists (UNHCR, May 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Ireland.

Resurrecting taboo policies? Explaining collective regularisations for unauthorised immigrants during the Covid-19 pandemic in Southern Europe, Working Paper, no. RSC 2023/31 (European Univ. Institute, 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Greece, Italy and Portugal.

Ukraine Response and Red Cross views on the implementation of the TPD (Red Cross EU & Ukrainian Red Cross Society, May 2023) [text]

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20 May 2023

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Reports: 

Durable Solutions: 2022/23 - Assessing the prospects for durable solutions in the BAY states (Mercy Corps et al., May 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Note: BAY states = Borno, Adamawa and Yobe in Nigeria.

Integrating refugees: Lessons from Germany since 2015–16, Background paper to the World Development Report 2023 (April 2023) [text]

Joint communiqué of the high-level tripartite meeting between the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Rwanda and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (15 May 2023) [access]
- Follow link for text in English and French.

Joint Communiqué on the 23rd Meeting of the Tripartite Commission on Voluntary Returns of Burundian refugees from Tanzania (12 May 2023) [access]
- Follow link for text in English and French.

*Local integration? Insights from the field, and from a local NGO working on improving the resilience of displacement affected communities, ASDP Briefing Note (Asia Displacement Solutions Platform, May 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Afghanistan.

Multidimensional Integration Measurement Toolkit: Offering A Multidimensional Approach to Measure Migrant Integration Outcomes (IOM, May 2023) [text]

UNHCR Institutional Plan on Solutions to Internal Displacement (UNHCR, March 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"Extending Migrants’ Rights but Limiting Long-Term Settlement. Migrant Integration Policy Trends in EU and OECD Countries Between 2010 and 2019," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 3 May 2023 [open access]

"Factors supporting settlement among Syrian refugee women: A longitudinal participatory action research study," International Health Trends and Perspectives, vol. 3, no. 1 (2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Canada.

"Immigrants and refugees, tourists and vagabonds: why and how they integrate differently," Comparative Migration Studies, 11:14 (May 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Turkey.

"Informal sport and (non)belonging among Hazara migrants in Australia," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 4 May 2023 [open access]

"Migrants, refugees, invaders: responses to the Riace Model’s inclusive citizenship project," Journal of Modern Italian Studies, Latest Articles, 27 April 2023 [open access]

"The normative justification of obligatory integration policies," Journal of Social Philosophy, Early View, Jan. 2023 [open access]

"Who Owns the Future of Syrians in Lebanon? Intimate Family Explorations of Refugees’ Own Search for Durable Solutions," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 19 May 2023 [open access]

"Young Refugees’ Integration Trajectories—The Critical Role of Local Resources in Germany," Social Sciences, vol. 12, no. 5 (May 2023) [open access]

*UPDATED

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Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Careless hospitality: Family reunification in Ireland involving children and young people of international protection background," International Journal of Social Welfare, Early View, 19 April 2023 [open access]

"How young refugees rebuild their lives in new countries and how we can learn from their stories," Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care: An international journal of group and family care experience, vol. 22, no. 1 (2023) [open access]
- Focuses on young refugees living in Scotland, Finland, and Norway.

"Kept apart: Routine family separation in the UK family immigration system as times of crises," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 3 May 2023 [open access]

"The Making of a 'Lost Generation': Child Labor among Syrian Refugees in Turkey," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 3 May 2023 [open access]

"Migración venezolana en el norte de Chile: el caso de la infancia migrante no acompañada," Simbiótica, vol. 10, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"Strengths and Resilience Among Central American Parents Seeking Asylum in the United States," Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, vol. 54, no. 4 (2023) [open access]

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Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

30 Years of Research on Migration and Displacement at UNICEF Innocenti: Reflections and Next Steps (UNICEF, May 2023) [text]

Child migration and displacement: why we know so little and what we can do about it (MPC Blog, May 2023) [text]

Reports:

Accompanied children’s right to be heard in international protection procedures (European Migration Network, April 2023) [text]

Children on the Move: A Guide to Common Definitions and Terms (Kids in Need of Defense, May 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on the US.

Children on the Move in Latin America and the Caribbean: Review of Evidence (UNICEF, 2023) [access]
- Follow link for these items, in English and Spanish: 1) Children on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean: Review of evidence; 2) Children on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean: Review of evidence - Executive summary; 3) Children who stay behind in Latin America and the Caribbean while parents migrate; and 4) Children affected by internal migration and displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Grave Violations: Children Affected by Armed Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (USCRI, May 2023) [text]

Happiness, Love and Understanding: The Protection of Unaccompanied Minors in the 27 EU Member States (Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, May 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

One Year after Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine: Missing Children Europe’s 116000 network united to protect children (at risk of) going missing (Missing Children Europe, May 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Regional Situation Analysis: Situation of Children Affected by Migration in ASEAN Member States (UNICEF, May 2023) [text]

Report on violations and abuses of international humanitarian and human rights law, war crimes and crimes against humanity, related to the forcible transfer and/or deportation of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation (OSCE, May 2023) [text]

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