30 June 2023

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (30 June 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 June 2023.

Diamond OA:

"The Asylum Case: An Analysis of the International Court of Justice's Leading Judgment on Political Asylum and Regional Custom," Revista da Defensoria Pública da União, vol. 19, no. 19 (2023)
- Author = Brazil

"The Challenges and Coping of Rohingya Refugees: A Comparative Study of Registered and Nonregistered Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh," Southeast Asia: A Multidisciplinary Journal, EarlyCite, 29 May 2023
- Authors (4) = Bangladesh

"Communication and Citizenship of Venezuelan Refugees in Shelters on the Brazil-Venezuela Border, Intercom: Revista Brasileira de Ciências da Comunicação, vol. 46, no. 1 (2023)
- Note: The full-text is available in Spanish and English.
- Authors (3) = Brazil

"Community-centred Legal Aid: Strengthening Protection and Access to Rights for Refugees," Forced Migration Review, no. 72 (2023)
- Scroll to p. 20
- Authors (2) = Egypt

"From Helplessness to Self-help: Asylum Seeker-led Organization as Platform to Address COVID-19 Support Policy Gaps in Hong Kong," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 62, no. 2 (2023)
- Author = China (Hong Kong)

"Humanitarian Aid Distribution Logistics with Accessibility Constraints: A Systematic Literature Review," Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, vol. 13, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (3) = Colombia

"Mobilisation: A Mode of Survival for Overlooked Minority Refugees," Forced Migration Review, no. 72 (2023)
- Scroll to p. 17
- Author = Jordan

"Refugee Mobilisation to Support Refugee Rights in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey," Forced Migration Review, no. 72 (2023)
- Scroll to p. 8
- Authors (4) = Lebanon (2, incl. lead), Turkey (1), Jordan (1)

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.

"The Human (In)Security of Syrian Refugees in Malaysia," Social Sciences, vol. 12, no. 6 (May 2023)
- Authors (3) = Malaysia (lead), Malaysia/UK (1), UK (1)
- APC = CHF 1400 

- Authors (8) = Lebanon (7, incl. lead), Switzerland (1)
- APC = USD 1700

"Predictors and Barriers to Vaccination among Older Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: A Cross-sectional Analysis of a Multi-wave Longitudinal Study," The Lancet Healthy Longevity, vol. 4, no. 5 (May 2023)
- Authors (8) = Lebanon 
- APC = USD 5500

"Refugee Education in Bangladesh: A Nation-State Paradox," Journal of Population and Social Studies, vol. 31 (2023)
- Author = Thailand
- APC = THB 10,000 

"School Attendance among Refugee Children with Disabilities Residing in South Africa: A Cross-sectional, Descriptive Study," PLoS ONE 18(5): e0279671 (May 2023)
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 1931

"The Social and Health Protection of Migrants in Chile: Qualitative Analysis of Civil Society Proposals for Constitutional Change," BMC Public Health, 23:1207 (June 2023)
- Authors (7) = Chile (5, incl. lead), Peru (1), Lebanon (1)
- APC = USD 2990

Hybrid OA:

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

"Solastalgia and Nostalgia: The Role of Emotional Bonds to Place in Refugee and Host Community Interactions," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 4 June 2023
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Lebanon
- APC = USD 3710

"What is the Impact of Forced Displacement on Health? A Scoping Review," Health Policy and Planning, vol. 28, no. 3 (April 2023)
- Authors (3) = Chile (2, incl. lead), UK (1)
- APC = GBP 2198

Books/Book chapters:

"Reflections on Functionality of Sport on People in Forced Migration Situation," Chapter in Diversity at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Gender, Race and Refugees (CAp-UERJ, 2023)
- Scroll to p. 155.
- Authors (3) = United Arab Emirates/UK/Brazil (lead), Portugal (1), Brazil (1)

"Refugees and the Olympics in the Academic Context: A Space of Invisibility or Potentiality?," Chapter in Diversity at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Gender, Race and Refugees (CAp-UERJ, 2023)
- Scroll to p. 136.
- Author = Brazil

Periodical issues:

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 31, no. 67 (2023) 
- Special dossier on "Diásporas y Movilidades Negras en las Américas." Articles are in either English, Portuguese or Spanish. Published by Centro Scalabriniano de Estudos Migratórios, based in Brazil.



Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Short pieces:

"Emergency aid leaders and donors met in Geneva. Here’s what happened," The New Humanitarian, 26 June 2023 [text]

"Local aid groups are paving the way for progress on their terms. Internationals need to follow their lead,' The New Humanitarian, 27 June 2023 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Cash-Plus Programming in Protracted Crises, BASIC Research Working Paper, no. 19 (Institute of Development Studies, June 2023) [text]

Community Engagement in Humanitarian and Development Action: Barriers, Enablers and Good Practice (Action Against Hunger, June 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Convoys, Cross-border, Covert Ops: Responding to state-led arbitrary aid denial in civil wars. Lessons from Syria, Myanmar, and Ethiopia (Tato, June 2023) [access]

EXplain: Essential briefings for humanitarian decision-makers (ALNAP, June 2023) [access]
- A set of explainers on accountability to affected people (AAP), the climate crisis, the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, and localisation.

"Gaps in humanitarian WASH response: perspectives from people affected by crises, practitioners, global responders, and the literature," Disasters, vol. 47, no. 3 (July 2023) [open access]

Global Food Policy Report 2023: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses (IFPRI, April 2023) [access]
- Includes a chapter on "Addressing Forced Migration."

Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2023 (Development Initiatives, June 2023) [access]
- See also related article in The New Humanitarian.

Grand Bargain beyond 2023 (Inter-Agency Standing Committee, June 2023) [text]
- See also related independent review and article in The New Humanitarian.

"Humanitarian aid distribution logistics with accessibility constraints: a systematic literature review," Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, vol. 13, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

Related posts:

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces:

Borders and AI: Human rights–enhancing legal technologies (OpenGlobalRights, May 2023) [text]

Bridging the digital divide – How UNHCR uses telephone for data collection of forcibly displaced persons (UNHCR, June 2023) [text]

Digital technologies – bane or boon for migrants seeking asylum in Europe? (InfoMigratns, June 2023) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Artificial intelligence and resettlement of refugees: implications for the fundamental rights, Working Paper, no. RSC 2023/44 (European Univ. Institute, June 2023) [text]

"Digital technology use, technological self-efficacy, and subjective well-being among North Korean migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic: Moderated moderation," Digital Health, 3 May 2023 [open access]

"Displacement and return in the Internet era: Social media for monitoring migration decisions in Northern Syria," World Development, vol. 168 (Aug. 2023) [full-text via author site]

"Glitches in the Digitization of Asylum: How CBP One Turns Migrants’ Smartphones into Mobile Borders," Societies, vol. 13, no. 6 (June 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on the US.

Participation & Digital Technologies: To what extent do digital technologies contribute to the participation of people affected by crises? (Groupe URD, March 2023) [access]
- The report is available in English and French.

"Understanding Social Media Dependency, and Uses and Gratifications as a Communication System in the Migration Era: Syrian Refugees in Host Countries as a Case Study," Social Sciences, vol. 12, no. 6 (May 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Syrian refugees in Jordan and Turkey.

Related post:

29 June 2023

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

"Australia to move last refugee from offshore processing on Nauru – but its cruelty and cost are not over," The Guardian, 24 June 2023 [text]

Bangladesh must suspend pilot project to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: UN expert (OHCHR, June 2023) [text]

A changing picture at the AAT? New data shows success down, consistency up (Kaldor Centre, June 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

"Japan OKs refugee law change allowing forced repatriation of asylum seekers after repeated rejection," AP News, 9 June 2023 [text]

Refugees are living longer in exile than ever before, with complex consequences for them and their host communities (The Conversation, June 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

"The Rohingya Crisis and the Myth of Myanmar Sovereignty," The Diplomat, 15 June 2023 [text]

Rohingya Repatriation: The booklet diplomacy (RLI Blog, June 2023) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"From Helplessness to Self-help: Asylum Seeker-led Organization as Platform to Address COVID-19 Support Policy Gaps in Hong Kong," QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 62, no. 2 (2023) [open access]

Humanitarian Futures in Southeast Asia (Nanyang Technological Univ., June 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

"I Escaped, But Not to Freedom": Failure to Protect Uyghur Refugees (Uyghur Human Rights Project, June 2023) [access]

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas for Humanitarian Action in Afghanistan (Humanitarian Outcomes, June 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Promoting Regional Responses to Rohingya Displacement in Southeast Asia (Protecting Rohingya Refugees in Asia Project, June 2023) [text via MMC]

"Protecting the Human Rights of Refugees in Camps in Thailand: The Complementary Role of International Law on Indigenous Peoples," Laws, vol. 12, no. 3 (June 2023) [open access]

Trust in Humanitarian Action: Migrants’ Perspectives (Australian Red Cross, June 2023) [text]

Related post:

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

Joint Statement by the Government of Kenya and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees: High Level Dialogue on the Shirika Plan (UNHCR, June 2023) [text]
- See also related statement.

Malawi’s refugee problem (African Arguments, June 2023) [text]

Mixed migration consequences of Sudan’s conflict - Round 2 (Mixed Migration Centre, June 2023) [text]

Overview of displacement in Sudan: The causes, dynamics, and consequences (MPC Blog, June 2023) [text]

The Sudan Conflict is an Existential Crisis for Refugee Protection in Africa (Just Security Blog, June 2023) [text]

World Refugee Day: Protecting refugees’ right to adequate housing (Stellenbosch Univ., June 2023) [text]
- Focuses on South Africa.

Reports & journal articles:

"Border Governance, Migration Securitisation, and Security Challenges in Nigeria," Society, Latest Articles, 6 June 2023 [free full-text]

"Contested promises: Migrants’ material politics vis-à-vis the humanitarian border in Niger," Science as Culture, Latest Articles, 8 June 2023 [open access]

Failing the ‘Uganda Model’: Why Donors Must Urgently Bridge Uganda’s Refugee Financing Gap (Norwegian Refugee Council, June 2023) [text]

Language, Culture and Citizenship Among Amharic Speaking Eritreans and Changing Conditions for Eritreans in Ethiopia, Refugee Law Clinic Briefing Paper, no. 3 (Univ. of London, May 2023) [text]

Mind the information gap: Access to information and assistance of Ethiopian returnees throughout their migration journey (Ethiopia Migration Programme, June 2023) [text via MMC]

"Trans-border Mobility and Security in the Sahel: Exploring the Dynamics of Forced Migration and Population Displacements in Burkina Faso and Mali,"  Society, Latest Articles, 8 June 2023 [free full-text]

Multimedia:

High-level Pledging Event to Support the Humanitarian Response in Sudan and the Region, Geneva, 19 June 2023 [access]
- See also related statement.

Related post:

28 June 2023

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Short pieces:

Ipsos to recruit 100 refugees by 2026 (Ipsos, June 2023) [text]

'No one plans to be a refugee': The Burundian entrepreneur who wishes to be seen beyond his status (World Economic Forum Blog, June 2023) [text]

"Partnerships for Refugees," Finance and Development (June 2023) [text]

Thriving refugee farm cooperative gives hope in Kenya’s Kakuma camp (UNHCR, June 2023) [text]

Why it’s time to rethink migration (World Economic Forum Blog, June 2023) [text]

Reports:

Billion dollar benefit: a roadmap for unleashing the economic potential of refugees and migrants (Settlement Services International, June 2023) [access]
- Focuses on Australia.

Exploring the challenges faced by formal refugee-owned businesses in Uganda, An evidence brief for the Uganda refugee response (U-Learn, May 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Labor Supply Shocks and Capital Accumulation: The Short and Long Run Effects of the Refugee Crisis in Europe, NBER Working Paper, no. 30879 (National Bureau of Economic Research, Jan. 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Ukrainian refugees. See also related news release.

Lending for Refugees: East Africa Financial Service Providers Learning and Insights Paper (International Rescue Committee, June 2023) [text]

Starting Anew: The Economic Impact of Refugees in America (American Immigration Council, June 2023) [text]
- See also related post on The Hill.

Strengthening Financial Inclusion to Protect Against Modern Slavery: Applying Lessons to Bank Forcibly Displaced Persons/Refugees (UNU, June 2023) [text]

Tapping displaced talent: Policy options for EU complementary pathways (ICMPD, May 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related blog post.

Journal articles:

"Making the Match: The Importance of Local Labor Markets for the Employment Prospects of Refugees," Social Sciences, vol. 12, no. 6 (June 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Germany.

"Not the mode of allocation but refugees’ right to work drives European citizens’ preferences on refugee policy," West European Politics, Latest Articles, 22 June 2023 [open access]

"A positive psychology intervention to foster economic integration of Syrian refugees in the Netherlands," International Migration, Early View, 13 June 2023 [open access]

"Refugee Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Review of Prior Research and Agenda for Future Research," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 18 June 2023 [open access]

"Rethinking skills development and entrepreneurship for refugees: The case of five refugee communities in India," International Journal of Educational Development, vol. 101 (Sept. 2023) [open access]

"Settlement trajectories of nearly 25,000 forced migrants in New Zealand: longitudinal insights from administrative data," Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Latest Articles, 24 May 2023 [open access]

Related post: 

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"The asylum case: an analysis of the International Court of Justice's leading judgment on political asylum and regional custom," Revista da Defensoria Pública da União, vol. 19, no. 19 (2023) [open access]
- Discusses a dispute between Colombia and Peru regarding a diplomatic asylum case.

"Citizenship, Belonging, and Deportation," Canadian Journal of Human Rights, vol. 11, no. 2 (2023) [full-text]
- Focuses on Canada.

"Communication and citizenship of Venezuelan refugees in shelters on the Brazil-Venezuela border, Intercom: Revista Brasileira de Ciências da Comunicação, vol. 46, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"Historias negadas: Migración forzada de Honduras y El Salvador a España en el siglo XXI," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 31, no. 67 (2023) [open access]

"Ignoring Complex Identities: Canada’s Post-Ezokola Overzealous Application of Article 1F(a) of the Refugee Convention," Canadian Journal of Human Rights, vol. 11, no. 2 (2023) [full-text]

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 31, no. 67 (2023) [open access]
- Special dossier on "Diásporas y Movilidades Negras en las Américas." 

"The social and health protection of migrants in Chile: qualitative analysis of civil society proposals for constitutional change," BMC Public Health, 23:1207 (June 2023) [open access]

Website:

Movilidad Segura (Govt. of the US) [access]
- "Through the ‘Movilidad Segura’ program, eligible refugees and migrants will be considered for humanitarian and other regular pathways to the United States or other countries that may offer such opportunities. Individuals seeking to go to the United States, or other countries participating in the program, should take advantage of these safe and lawful processes.
  The United States is establishing Safe Mobility Offices in partner countries in South and Central America, which will serve to direct refugees and migrants to lawful pathways and help them avoid the risks associated with onward movement. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and other partners are supporting this process."

Related post:

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Americas: States must end racist treatment of Haitian asylum seekers (Amnesty International, June 2023) [text]

Are Venezuelans actually returning to the “patria”? (Americas Migration Brief, June 2023) [text]

Case in Brief: Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) (Supreme Court of Canada, June 2023) [text]
- See also related press release.

Gang Violence Displaces 165,000 in Haiti, Hinders Aid Efforts (IOM, June 2023) [text]

Joint Statement on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection (US Dept. of State, June 2023) [text]
- See also related joint IOM-UNHCR statement.

Militarized Borders, Mass Detentions: Mexico´s Migration Policy (Border Criminologies Blog, June 2023) [text]

The Northern Triangle Crisis: Will U.S. Surveillance help? (RLI Blog, June 2023) [text]

"Stronger Colombian-Venezuelan ties fail to ease migrant hardships," The New Humanitarian, 15 June 2023 [text]

"Why are More and More Chinese Migrants Risking Their Lives to Cross the US Southern Border?," The Diplomat, 9 June 2023 [text]

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

Reports:

Applying the New Burden of Proof: Lessons from the Canadian Experience, Refugee Law Clinic Briefing Paper, no. 2 (Univ. of London, Jan. 2023) [text]
- Discusses burden of proof clause in UK Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

Desplazamiento interno, migración y retorno en la frontera norte de México: Una perspectiva desde 12 ciudades (IOM, June 2023) [text]

Discriminación hacia la población refugiada y migrante según la encuesta Pulso de la Migración (GIFMM, iMMAP & R4V, June 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Venezuelans in Colombia.

Human mobility in Chile 2022: Promoting integration and contributing to the country's development (UNHCR, June 2023) [text]
- See also Spanish version.

Multimedia:

Un enfoque imperfecto pero constructivo: examinando la respuesta de América Latina y el Caribe al desplazamiento de venezolanos, 25 May 2023 [access]

Migration Narratives in Northern Central America, 7 June 2023 [access]

*A Mixed Welcome: Haitian Migration within the Caribbean, 27 June 2023 [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

Thematic Focus: Education - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Access to Higher Education: A Comparative Law Analysis of the Institutional & Societal Barriers Refugees Must Overcome," UIC Law Review, vol. 56, no. 4 (2023) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.

"Creative (en)counterspaces: Engineering valuable contact for young refugees via solidarity arts workshops in Thessaloniki, Greece," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 23 June 2023 [open access]

"Éducation et formation professionnelle en situation de crises humanitaires: l’exemple des migrations forcées au Cameroun," Les Cahiers d’Outre-Mer, vol. 2022/2, no. 286 (2022; published April 2023) [preprint]

"Education in times of restriction: an examination of refugee girls’ and young women’s access to learning during COVID-19 school closures in Pakistan," Educational Research for Policy and Practice, Latest Articles, 16 June 2023 [open access]

"Higher Education for forcibly displaced migrants in Turkey," Higher Education Research & Development, vol. 42, no. 3 (2023) [abstract]
- See also earlier related article.

"Interventions to improve refugee children’s access to education and quality learning: A scoping review of existing impact evaluations," International Review of Education, vol. 69, nos. 1-2 (2023) [free full-text]

"Refugee Education in Bangladesh: A Nation-State Paradox," Journal of Population and Social Studies, vol. 31 (2023) [open access]

"A Review of Program Inquiry for Refugee Adult Education in the United States," InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies, vol. 18, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"Social and Curricular Inclusion in Refugee Education: Critical Approaches to Education Advocacy," Social Inclusion, vol. 11, no. 2 (2023) [open access]
- Focuses on the US.

"Towards Equitable Inclusion for Refugees: The Needs of Students With and Seeking Refugee Protection," Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy / Revue canadienne en administration et politique de l’éducation, no. 202 (2023) [open access]

"A Wedge Issue for the 21st Century: The Conditional Effect of Party Identification for Predicting Feelings Towards Immigrants and Refugees in a Higher Ed Setting," Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy, vol. 18, no. 1 (2023) [open access]
- Focuses on the US.

"Welcoming refugee children with a moral, rather than merely legal, right to education: Ideas for a cosmopolitan design of education," Policy Futures in Education, OnlineFirst, 24 June 2023 [open access]
- Focuses on Sweden.

"What is ‘fair’ and ‘just’ in refugee education? How teachers and school leaders negotiate competing discourses of ‘equity’ and ‘equality’ in Australia," International Journal of Inclusive Education, Latest Articles, 10 May 2023 [open access]

Related post:

Thematic Focus: Education - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Colleges and universities should have a leading role in sponsoring refugees (Niskanen Center Commentary, May 2023) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Counting what matters: examining refugee inclusion in national education data systems (UNHCR Blog, June 2023) [text]

The DAFI programme gives young refugees access to education and hope. But how can we improve it? (UNHCR Blog, June 2023) [text]

"Learning on the move: Resetting the agenda for education and learning in conflict-affected settings," Foresight Africa 2023 (Brookings Institution, May 2023) [text]

Rising to the challenge: Protecting refugee children’s education amid fragility, conflict and violence (Education for Global Development, June 2023) [text]

Reports:

Bridging the Governance Gap: Protecting the Education Rights of Climate Displaced Persons in South and Southeast Asia, Policy Brief, no. 40 (UNU, 2023) [text]

Endline Assessment for Catch-up Clubs Project in Three Refugee Settlements in Western Uganda (Save the Children, Jan. 2023) [text]

Gendered experiences of refugee education in Europe: a scoping review protocol (Univ. of Nottingham, May 2023) [text]

The Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe Knowledge Base: Technical Report and Framework (Univ. of Nottingham, May 2023) [text]
- Note: The Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe (HERE) can be accessed here.

Infancias en movilidad y barreras para su educación: Diagnóstico participativo sobre las barreras para la inclusión educativa de niñas, niños y adolescentes en situación de movilidad (Unicef, May 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Mexico.

The Price of Hope: Funding education for the world’s refugee children (Save the Children, June 2023) [text]

The Promise of Play: Supporting Young Children and Families Affected by Crises (Sesame Workshop, April 2023) [text]
- See also related news story.

Schooling Experiences and Outcomes of Refugee Children in Lebanon, Turkey, and Australia: A Comparative Longitudinal Study (Centre for Lebanese Studies, June 2023) [text]

Related post:

27 June 2023

News: UNHCR Report on Global Resettlement Needs

Yesterday, I uploaded a post on "Solutions," and then this morning, I discovered that I had missed UNHCR's Projected Global Resettlement Needs report for 2024! 

Here is the press release which includes both a link to the full-text and a link to an interactive dashboard that provides an overview of the data.

Previous reports can be accessed here.

26 June 2023

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Opportunity:

CFP: Journal of International Migration and Integration [info]
- Contributions sought for special issue proposal that focuses on "Community Sponsorship and complementary pathways: global movements for resettling refugees driven by local actors." Submit abstracts by 31 July 2023.

Short pieces: 

Long-term refugee integration policies needed to strengthen our societies, OSCE human rights office says (OSCE, June 2023) [text]

"Refugees in Thai Border Camps Get New Shot at Resettlement," VOA News, 17 June 2023 [text]

UNHCR, NGOs pledge more collaboration to achieve durable solutions for the forcibly displaced in East, Horn of Africa and Great Lakes (UNHCR, June 2023) [text]

*U.S. Likely Voters Strongly Support U.S. Refugee Program Across Party Lines, Republican Support Raises 21 Points When They Know a Refugee (RI Blog, June 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"Attitudes of Refugees Towards Integration: The Experience of South Sudanese Refugees in Adjumani District in Uganda," Society, Latest Articles, 8 June 2023 [free full-text]

"Challenging (Internal) Integration: Debating Internal Displacement and Integration in Greek-Cypriot Refugees' Oral Histories," Central and Eastern European Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 25 May 2023 [open access]

"Cultivating Integration via Placemaking: An ArcGIS StoryMap and Inventory of Refugee-Centered Farming Organizations in the USA," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 7 June 2023 [free full-text]

"A Double Standard in Refugee Response: Contrasting the Treatment of Syrian Refugees with Ukrainian Refugees," Human Rights Brief, vol. 26, no. 2 (2023) [full-text]

"Newly arrived migrants meet street-level bureaucrats in Jordan, Sweden, and Turkey: Client perceptions of satisfaction–dissatisfaction and response strategies," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 20 June 2023 [open access]

"Refugees and Asylees in the United States," Migration Information Source, 15 June 2023 [text]

"Settlement trajectories of nearly 25,000 forced migrants in New Zealand: longitudinal insights from administrative data," Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Latest Articles, 24 May 2023 [open access]

"Six Long Years: Exploring Resettlement as a Durable Solution for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 21 June 2023 [open access]

Multimedia:

Do Today’s Resettlement Practices Offer Refugees a Durable Solution?, 24 March 2023 [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

Guest post: Humanitarian Assistance to Migrants in Vulnerable Situations – Why Trust Matters


Despite growing evidence and concern of a breakdown in trust between migrants and humanitarian organisations, little is known about who migrants trust (and why) when accessing humanitarian assistance and protection. What’s more, there has been little global research into how trust or distrust impacts migrants’ ability and willingness to seek help at different stages of their journeys.

In the context of migration, trust in humanitarian organisations is critical given the vulnerabilities and risks many migrants face, as well as the increased securitisation of migration and the conflation of border and migration control policies with humanitarian aid. This post attempts to consolidate and draw on the resources available to inform practitioners’ work in this space and underscore the importance of continued research in this area.

In December 2022, the Red Cross Red Crescent Global Migration Lab ('the Lab') published a research report exploring migrants’ perceptions of humanitarian organisations and their experiences linked to accessing and receiving humanitarian assistance and protection throughout their journeys. The report - Migrants’ perspectives: Building trust in humanitarian action – is available in four languages (English, French, Spanish and Arabic) and analyses survey and interview data from nearly 17,000 migrants, including refugees, across 15 countries (Argentina, Australia, Finland, France, the Gambia, Honduras, Maldives, Mali, Niger, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Turkey, and Zambia). 

The Lab’s report outlines the complexities of building and maintaining trust among migrants as they travel across borders and emphasizes the importance of the independence of humanitarian organisations – in both practice and perception. Indeed, fears that accessing humanitarian assistance and protection may lead to risks of deportation or detention were expressed by 25% of migrants, with the potential to hinder access to life-saving support. In addition, findings revealed a trail of unmet need along migrants’ journeys, with 79% needing support at one time during their journeys but not receiving it.

The report, while unique in its multi-country and cross-regional focus on migrants’ trust, also demonstrates the increasing vulnerabilities, risks and needs faced by migrants in the context of an increased securitization agenda and more restrictive border control policies that impact migrants’ safety, dignity and well-being. 

Issues related to the provision of humanitarian assistance and protection to migrants in vulnerable situations, and the multifaceted dynamics linked to the nature and circumstances of migrants’ travel and increasing needs on the ground, are further documented in the following list of resources. 

23 June 2023

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality

Watch for:

Statelessness Encyclopedia Asia Pacific (Nationality for All, forthcoming) [info]
- Follow link for extracts of this forthcoming resource.

Short pieces:

The Campaign to End Statelessness: Jan.-March 2023 Update (UNHCR, June 2023) [text]

Geneva summit garners action to tackle gender discriminatory nationality laws (UNHCR, June 2023) [text]
- See also HC's statement and this related news story and opinion piece.

Ground-breaking law means every child in Kyrgyzstan will have right to a birth certificate (UNHCR, May 2023) [text]

New statelessness legislation in the Netherlands: worth the wait? (ENS Blog, June 2023) [text]

Our statelessness conference in Madrid – what we learned, and what's next? (ENS, June 2023) [text]
- See also related UNHCR press release.

Reports & journal articles:

"Addressing statelessness in the MENA region: a new network for mobilisation," Forced Migration Review, no. 72 (June 2023) [open access]

Etude sur l'Apatridie et le risque d'Apatridie en République du Niger (UNHCR, April 2021; posted April 2023) [text]

"Finding Hope for the Hopeless: Detention, Statelessness and International Criminal Law," Harvard International Law Journal Online (Special Issue, June 2023 [full-text]

"Nationality Status Determination in Asylum Procedures under the CEAS and the Potential Impact of the 'New Pact on Migration and Asylum'," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 26 April 2023 [open access]

Statelessness and the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Updated Analysis and Recommendations (European Network on Statelessness, June 2023) [text]
- See also related statement to the Spanish presidency of the EU.

Multimedia:

Detention and return: protecting the rights of stateless people, 30 May 2023 [access]

Statelessness and Exclusion Dialogues Podcast Series (ISI) [access]

Taller: Derecho a la Identidad, Nacionalidad y Apatridia, 30 May 2023 [access]
- Focuses on Uruguay. Organized by ACNUR and the Institución Nacional de Derechos Humanos y Defensoría del Pueblo. See also related press release.

Related post:

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

"Unlawful southern border entries down 70% from record highs since end of Title 42," ABC News, 6 June 2023 [text]

"U.S. is rejecting asylum seekers at much higher rates under new Biden policy," Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023 [text]

New edition of open access text:

Immigration Law: An Open Casebook (Bowker, updated June 2023) [open access]
- "The first open-source/open-access casebook on U.S. immigration law. It is designed to serve as the principal text for a broad-based immigration law course as well as a specialty course on crimmigration. The book provides explanations and primary source readings regarding immigration law in the United States. Topics include the constitutional bases for regulating immigration, the contours of the immigration bureaucracy, the admission of immigrants and nonimmigrants into the United States, undocumented migration, the deportation and exclusion of noncitizens, refugee and asylum law, immigration detention, federal and state immigration crimes, border and interior immigration enforcement, and the law concerning citizenship and naturalization."

Reports:

Denial of Justice: The Biden Administration’s Dedicated Docket in the Boston Immigration Court (Harvard Law School, June 2023) [access]

High-Stakes Asylum: How Long an Asylum Case Takes and How We Can Do Better (AILA, June 2023) [access]
- See also related blog post.

A Line That Barely Budges: U.S. Limiting Access to Asylum (Human Rights First, June 2023) [text]

Policy Brief: Defining Humanitarian Statuses (USCRI, June 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Access to Justice, the Rule of Law, and Due Process in the US Immigration System: A Tribute to Juan Osuna," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 16 June 2023 [full-text]

"Due Process Denied: A Case Study on the Failures of U.S. Affirmative Asylum," Harvard International Law Journal Online (Special Issue, June 2023 [full-text]

"Gang Accusations: The Beast That Burdens Noncitizens," Brooklyn Law Review (Forthcoming, 2023) [preprint]

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

"Innovative Approaches to Improve COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Among Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants: Lessons Learned from a Newly Established National Resource Center," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Latest Articles, 7 June 2023 [open access]

"Opportunistic oppression: U.S. migration restrictions and public health policy during the COVID-19 pandemic," International Journal of Human Rights, vol. 27, no. 5 (2023) [open access]

"Refugees and Asylees in the United States," Migration Information Source, 15 June 2023 [text]

"Storied Pasts: Credibility and Evolving Norms in Asylum Narratives 1989–2018," Law & Inequality, vol. 41, no. 2 (2023) [full-text]

"An Unreasonable Presumption: The National Security/Foreign Affairs Nexus in Immigration Law," Brooklyn Law Review, vol. 88, no. 3 (April 2023) [full-text]

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22 June 2023

New Issues of Disasters, EJML, Geopolitics, ICRC Rev., JEMS, JIMI, Migr. Stud., QRP, 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.

Disasters
, vol. 47, no. 3 (July 2023) [contents]
- Mix of articles, with nine that are open access.

*European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 25, no. 2 (May 2023) [contents]
- Special issue on "Complementary Pathways in Murky Legal Waters." The editorial is freely available and three articles are open access.

Geopolitics, vol. 28, no. 3 (2023) [contents]
- Special issue on "The Geopolitics of Return Migration in the International System," with five open access articles. 

*International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 105, no. 923 (Aug. 2023) [free full-text]
- Issue theme is "Organized Crime." 

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 49, no. 11 (2023) [contents]
- Mix of articles, with one that is open access.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 49, no. 12 (2023) [contents]
- Special issue on "EU External Migration Policy and EU Migration Governance." The introduction is freely available and seven articles are open access.

Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 24, no. 2 (June 2023) [contents]
- Mix of articles, with seven that are open access.

Migration Studies, vol. 11, no. 2 (June 2023) [contents]
- Mix of articles, with three that are open access.

QRP: Quarterly on Refugee Problems - AWR Bulletin, vol. 62, no. 2 (2023) [open access]
- Mix of articles.

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 31, no. 67 (2023) [open access]
- Special dossier on "Diásporas y Movilidades Negras en las Américas." 

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: General

Short pieces:

Forced migration: Policy responses to improve outcomes (IFPRI Blog, June 2023) [text]

Incoming UN migration chief looks to private sector to help manage migration (InfoMigrants, June 2023) [text]

Persuading People on Immigration is Hard but Here’s What Can be Done (MPC Blog, June 2023) [text]

When data informs decisions for improving the lives of refugees and host communities (UNHCR Blog, June 2023) [text]

World Refugee Day 2023: Support for the principle of refuge remains high despite a decline since 2022 (Ipsos, June 2023) [text]

New open access book:

IOM Unbound? Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion
(Cambridge Univ. Press, June 2023) [open access]
- "It is an era of expansion for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an increasingly influential actor in the global governance of migration. Bringing together leading experts in international law and international relations, this collection examines the dynamics and implications of IOM's expansion in a new way. Analyzing IOM as an international organization (IO), the book illuminates the practices, obligations and accountability of this powerful but controversial actor, advancing understanding of IOM itself and broader struggles for IO accountability. The contributions explore key, yet often under-researched, IOM activities including its role in humanitarian emergencies, internal displacement, data collection, ethical labour recruitment, and migrant detention."

Reports:

Building Meaningful Refugee Participation into Protection Policymaking (Migration Policy Institute, June 2023 [text]
- See also video recording of related webinar below.

Conflict Trends: A Global Overview, 1946–2022 (PRIO, June 2023) [text]

Conflict-related determinants of migration (QuantMig Project, June 2023) [text]

How to expand and diversify regularization mechanisms and programmes to enhance the protection of the human rights of migrants: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants,
Felipe González Morales, UN Doc. No. A/HRC/53/26 (UN Human Rights Council, April 2023) [access]

IOM Movements 2022 (IOM, May 2023) [text]

Migrant Exposure and Individual-Level Trust: First Impressions from a Systematic Literature Review (PRIO, 2023) [text]

Missing Migrants Project Global Data Overview, Jan.-Dec. 2022 (IOM, June 2023) [text]

United Nations Human Rights Report 2022 (OHCHR, June 2023) [access]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Beauty and Beautification in Refugees’ Lives and Their Implications for Refugee Policy," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 39, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"The discipline of hope: abolishing the prison of immobility in post-Deportation narratives," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 16 June 2023 [open access]

"Enhanced Vulnerability of Asylum Seekers in Times of Crisis," Human Rights Review, Latest Articles, 12 June 2023 [open access]

"Introduction: home and migration - setting the terms of belonging and place-making on the move," Chapter in Handbook on Home and Migration (Edward Elgar, June 2023) [free full-text]

"The International Organization for Migration and New Global Migration Governance," Harvard International Law Journal, vol. 63, no. 2 (Spring 2022) [full-text]

Multimedia:

Making Refugee Participation in Protection Community Dialogues Meaningful, 14 June 2023 [access]

Related posts:
 

21 June 2023

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

New open access book:

Irregular Migration: IMISCOE Short Reader
 (Springer, May 2023) [open access]
- This book "provides an introduction to the theoretical debates regarding irregular migration and aims to bridge these theoretical debates to current empirical developments. It defines irregular migrants and irregular migration by discussing the wide variety of definitions and highlights the reasons for the presence of irregular immigrants in developed countries. The book provides an overview of the variation in policies regarding irregular migrants and elaborates on how irregular migration is facilitated and supported. It discusses the trends and dynamics between border enforcement, human smuggling/trafficking, and on the support irregular migrants obtain by citizens and civil society while residing in the EU. Last but not least, the book also focuses on the agency and political mobilization of irregular migrants."

Journal articles:

"'Are they refugees or economic migrants?' The effect of asylum seekers' motivation to migrate on intentions to help them," Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Early View, 12 June 2023 [open access]
- Focuses on the UK.

"The narrative practices of hostile environments: the story of the nation-as-family and the story of security," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 21 April 2023 [open access]

"Narratives of displacement and poverty: the intersections of policy and the shared experience of the everyday," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 17 May 2023 [open access]
- Focuses on the UK.

"(Non-)deport to Discipline: The Daily Life of Afghans in Turkey," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 10 June 2023 [open access]

"Policy Entrepreneurs of European Disintegration? The Case of Austrian Asylum Governance After 2015," Politics and Governance, Ahead of Print, 15 June 2023 [open access]

"Proximity to refugee accommodations does not affect locals’ attitudes toward refugees: evidence from Germany," European Sociological Review, Advance Articles, 1 June 2023 [open access]

"Refugees versus ‘refugees’: the role of Islamophobia in Swedish alternative media’s reporting on Ukrainian asylum seekers," Media, Culture & Society, OnlineFirst, 8 June 2023 [open access]

"Refugees welcome? Understanding the regional heterogeneity of anti-refugee hate crime," Regional Science and Urban Economics, vol. 101 (July 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Germany.

"Spaces of Decoupling in the Netherlands and Poland: Emerging Local Governance Networks for Hosting Non-EU Migrants in Peripheral and Shrinking Areas," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 5 June 2023 [open access]

"A 'Surrogate State' for Refugees in Greece," Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 2 (June 2023) [free full-text]

Related post:

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Briefing: the state of the UK asylum system (Free Movement Blog, June 2023) [text]

Criminalising the Facilitation of Freedom of Movement (Border Criminologies Blog, June 2023) [text]
- Introduction to new blog series.

Eight years of EU asylum and migration: progress and challenges (EU Fundamental Rights Agency, May 2023) [text]

The European Commission welcomes the political agreement by the Council on the key pillars of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum (June 2023) [access]
- See also related ECRE editorial.

Halfway Through 2023: A Year of Unparalleled, Avoidable Migrant Tragedies at Sea (EJIL: Talk Blog, June 2023) [text]

The Illegal Migration Bill matters beyond UK borders (Chatham House, June 2023) [text]

Migration governance not in line with UN principles (Univ. of Amsterdam, June 2023) [text]

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

Reports:

Country Reports (AIDA, June 2023)
- Updated profiles are available for Greece, Italy, Romania, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Displaced from Ukraine to Berlin: A case study on journeys, living conditions, livelihoods and future intentions (Mixed Migration Centre, June 2023) [text]
- Follow link for text of report and info on related webinar.

Northern France and Belgium: Mixed Migration Trends and Dynamics (Mixed Migration Centre, June 2023) [text]
- Follow link for text of report and access to recording of related webinar.

Public narratives and attitudes towards refugees and other migrants: Greece country profile (ODI, May 2023) [text]

Public narratives and attitudes towards refugees and other migrants: Portugal country profile (ODI, May 2023) [text]

Western Balkans: Mixed Migration Trends and Dynamics (Mixed Migration Centre, June 2023) [text]
- Follow link for text of report and access to recording of related webinar.

Related posts:

20 June 2023

Regional Focus: MENA - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Disentangling Forced Migration Governance: Actors and Drivers Along the Displacement Continuum," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 13 June 2023 [open access]
- Note: This study draws on "on empirical material from the contemporary Syrian and Libyan, and the historical Algerian displacement situations."

"Food demand displaced by global refugee migration influences water use in already water stressed countries," Nature Communications, 14: 2706 (May 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Syrians in Jordan.

Forced Migration Review, no. 72 (June 2023) [open access]
- Issue theme is "Mobilising for Rights in the MENA region."

"Rings in the Water: Felt Externalisation in the Extended EU borderlands," Geopolitics, Latest Articles, 6 April 2023 [free full-text]
- Focuses on Tunisia. See also related blog post.

"Social Cohesion and Community Displacement in Armed Conflict," International Security, vol. 47, no. 3 (Winter 2022/2023) [preprint]
- Focuses on Palestinians. See also related blog post.

"Threat perceptions, loyalties and attitudes towards peace: The effects of civilian victimization among Syrian refugees in Turkey," Conflict Management and Peace Science, OnlineFirst, 4 June 2023 [open access]

Multimedia:

The Aftermath of the Turkish and Syrian Earthquakes from Relief to Reconstruction: Examining the Impact on Refugee and Displaced Populations, 23 May 2023 [access]

Refuge and resistance: Palestinians and the global refugee regime, 20 May 2023 [access]

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