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31 July 2023

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (31 July 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 July 2023.

Bronze OA:

"Seeking Protection: The Interplay of Human Trafficking and the Refugee Space in Hong Kong," Michigan State International Law Review, vol. 31, no. 3 (2023)
- Author = China (Hong Kong)

Diamond OA:

"Access to Education for Refugee Children in Indonesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Adaptation Strategies," ASEAS: Advances in Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 16, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (5) = Indonesia

"Conteniendo la migración no deseada: discursos de securitización usados por Estados Unidos para externalizar su frontera a México de 1988 a 2020," Inter Disciplina, vol. 11, no.. 29 (2023)
- Author = Mexico

"The Effects of COVID-19 on Refugees in Peninsular Malaysia: Surveillance, Securitization, and Eviction," ASEAS: Advances in Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 16, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Malaysia (lead), Australia

"Entrepreneurial Attributes in Venezuelan Migrants Settled in Colombia," Revista de Administração de Empresas, vol. 63, no. 2 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Colombia

- Author = Mexico

- Author = Brazil

"Navigating Climate Change: Migration Challenges in Southeast Asia," Southeast Asia: A Multidisciplinary Journal, EarlyCite, 5 July 2023
- Author = Bangladesh

"Refusal Strategies Used by Jordanians and Syrian Refugees in Jordan," Kervan: International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies, vol. 27, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (3) = Jordan (2, incl. lead), United Arab Emirates (1)

- Author = Mexico

"Securitización sanitaria y control migratorio fronterizo: el Título 42 en la frontera México-Estados Unidos," Frontera Norte, vol. 35 (2023)
- Author = Mexico

"Son las personas migrantes una carga pública? Medidas antinmigrantes y deportabilidad en Estados Unidos," Inter Disciplina, vol. 11, no.. 29 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Mexico

"Summit of the Americas and the Management of the Migration and Development Pact: Feasible?," Política Globalidad y Ciudadanía, vol. 9, no. 18 (July-Dec. 2023)
- Authors (2) = Mexico

"Surviving in the Post-Repatriation Era: Challenges and Opportunities for Papuan Refugees after Returning from Papua New Guinea," Jurnal Ilmiah Hubungan Internasional, vol. 19, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (6) = Indonesia

"Tijuana at the Crossroads of Migration: Laws, Institutions and Budget to Attend to Migrants in a Violent Region," Política Globalidad y Ciudadanía, vol. 9, no. 18 (July-Dec. 2023)
- Authors (3) = Mexico

"El tráfico de migrantes internacionales en México: diferencias entre pollero, coyote y traficante de migrantes," Región y Sociedad, vol. 35 (2023)
- Author = Mexico

"Tropes of Asylum and Refuge: Deportations Across Nigerian Lands, 1800-1852," Age of Revolutions, 26 June 2023
- Author = Ghana

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.

"Educational Crisis of Rohingya Refugee Children in Bangladesh: Access, Obstacles, and Prospects to Formal and Non-formal Education," Heliyon, vol. 9, no. 7 (July 2023)
- Author = Bangladesh/Hungary 
- APC = USD 2100

"The Elephant in the Room: Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse at International NGOs," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10:261 (May 2023)
- Author = Somalia
- APC = EUR 1240

"An Emerging Concern of Medical Waste Management in Rohingya Refugee Camps at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Existing Practice and Alternatives," Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13 July 2023
- Authors (5) = Bangladesh
- APC = USD 3225

"Gender and the Return Migration Process: Gulf Returnees in Ghana," Comparative Migration Studies, 11:18 (June 2023)
- Authors (2) = Qatar
- APC = USD 1290

- Authors (9) = Jordan (8, incl. lead), Jordan/Bahrain (1)
- APC = USD 3225

"Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19 Response in the Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh," International Journal for Equity in Health, 22:111 (June 2023)
- Authors (15) = Bangladesh (14, incl. lead), Switzerland (1)
- APC = USD 3190

- Author = Uruguay/Canada
- APC = USD 1890

- Authors (9) = Bangladesh (5, incl. lead), Australia (2), Sweden (1), Australia/Bangladesh (1)
- APC = USD 2790

- Authors (3) = Somalia
- USD 1910

- Authors (2) = China/Malaysia/UK (lead), Norway/Belgium
- APC = USD 2000

- Author = China (Hong Kong)
- APC = USD 1910

"Soft Law and the Protection of Climate Migrants: A Case Study of Bangladesh," Nation State: Journal of International Studies, vol. 6, no. 1 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Indonesia
- APC = IDR 850,000

"War-related Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Community-based Study," BMJ Global Health, vol. 8, no. 7 (2023)
- Authors (18) = Ethiopia (15, incl. lead), US (2), Switzerland (1)
- APC = GBP 3090

- Authors (5) = Uganda (3, incl. lead), UK/Australia (1), Uganda/UK (1)
- APC = USD 1910

Hybrid OA:

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

- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 3140

"Host Communities and Elderly Refugees in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Discourse of Conflict and Peaceful Co-Existence," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 13 July 2023
- Authors (2) = South Africa
- APC = USD 3175

"Inequalities in Wellbeing in Lebanese Children and Different Refugee Subpopulations: A Multidimensional Child Deprivation Analysis," Child Indicators Research, Latest Articles, 6 June 2023
- Authors (8) = Lebanon/UK (lead), Lebanon (5), France/Lebanon (1), Lebanon/US (1)
- APC = USD 3090

"The Messy Practice of Decolonising a Concept: Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania," Review of International Studies, vol. 49, no. 3 (2023)
- Authors (2) = Tanzania (lead), Denmark
- APC = USD 3255

"No Safe Place: Violence among Unaccompanied Refugee Children Seeking Asylum in Kenya," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 4 July 2023
- Authors (2) = Kenya (lead), Australia
- APC = USD 3250

"Online Work as Humanitarian Relief? The Promise and Limitations of Digital Livelihoods for Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Youth during Times of Crisis," Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, OnlineFirst, 5 July 2023
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Lebanon
- APC = USD 3500

- Authors (7) = Germany (3, incl. lead), Germany/Tanzania (1), Tanzania (3)
- APC = USD 3990

Books/Book chapters:

"Internal and Forced Migration and Economic Development in South Asia," Chapter in Migration in South Asia: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, June 2023)
- Authors (2) = UK (lead), Bangladesh

"Migration, Development Within the SAARC Framework: Towards a Migration Governance Model of the Future," Chapter in Migration in South Asia: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, June 2023)
- Authors (2) = India

- Editor = India

"A Threat or an Opportunity? Internal Migration in the Context of Climate Extremes in Pakistan," Chapter in Migration in South Asia: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, June 2023)
- Authors (4) = Pakistan

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Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

Offshore refugee processing funding allegations: How did we get here (Pearls & Irritations, July 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

Our cruel and costly offshore processing system was a failure. We have a better solution on asylum policy (The Conversation, July 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

Reports:

In endless transit: Contributions and challenges for Refugee-Led Initiatives in Indonesia (Act for Peace, APNOR & Kaldor Centre, July 2023) [text]

Insecurity, risk and resilience: The contributions and challenges of Refugee-Led Initiatives in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh (Act for Peace, APNOR & Kaldor Centre, July 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"Contested worldmaking from ‘above’ and ‘below’: Bordered spaces and bordered subjects in search of asylum," Political Geography, vol. 106 (Oct. 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Indonesia.

"Forced Migration and the Plight of the Chakma Refugees in Arunachal Pradesh: 'Citizenship' as a Bone of Contention," Journal of Migration History, vol. 8, no. 3 (Oct. 2022) [ResearchGate]

"Preventive knowledge, attitude, and vaccination challenges for COVID-19 among Myanmar refugees and irregular migrants in Malaysia," Vaccine: X, vol. 15 (Dec. 2023) [open access]

"Seeking Protection: The Interplay of Human Trafficking and the Refugee Space in Hong Kong," Michigan State International Law Review, vol. 31, no. 3 (2023) [full-text]

"Social Conflict and Outgroup Sentiment in South Korea: Evidence from the Yemeni Anti-Refugee Campaign," Journal of East Asian Studies, vol. 23, no. 2 (2023) [open access]

"Socio-ecological barriers to access COVID-19 vaccination among Burmese irregular migrant workers in Thailand," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 8 (2023) [open access]

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29 July 2023

Regional Focus: Americas

Reports:

How US Immigration Policy Foments Organized Crime on the US-Mexico Border (InSight Crime, June 2023) [text]

Regional Migration Governance in the Americas: The Los Angeles Declaration on Protection and Migration's Challenges and Opportunities (Florida International University, June 2023) [text]

The search for protection: A snapshot of Latin American legal protection frameworks (Norwegian Refugee Council, June 2023) [text]

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

Journal articles:

"Euphemistic Rhetoric and Dysphemistic Practices: Governing Migration in Mexico," Geopolitics, Latest Articles, 17 March 2023 [open access]

"Haitians Flee a Nation Nearing Collapse," Migration Information Source, 5 July 2023 [text]

"Migration data collection and management in a changing Latin American landscape," Data and Policy, vol. 4 (2022) [open access]
- "I assess the state of migration data collection and management in three case studies: the city of Cucuta in Colombia, the North Huetar Region in Costa Rica, and the city of Monterrey in Mexico."

"A multi-scalar critical analysis of return migration policies in Mexico," International Migration, Early View, 17 July 2023 [open access]

"'Police Authority is Necessary': The Canadian Origins of the Legal Powers to Detain and Deport, 1893-1902," Queen's Law Journal, vol. 48, no. 2 (2023) [full-text]

"Securitización, producción de fronteras y migraciones centroamericanas en tránsito por México durante la pandemia de covid-19," Revista Colombiana de Sociología, vol. 46, no. 2 (2023) [open access]

"Summit of the Americas and the Management of the Migration and Development Pact: Feasible?," Política Globalidad y Ciudadanía, vol. 9, no. 18 (July-Dec. 2023) [open access]

"Tijuana at the Crossroads of Migration: Laws, Institutions and Budget to Attend to Migrants in a Violent Region," Política Globalidad y Ciudadanía, vol. 9, no. 18 (July-Dec. 2023) [open access]

Multimedia:

The Aftermath of Forced Return (Migration Oxford Podcast Series, June 2023) [access]
- "Focuses "on returns from the US to Mexico or to Latin America."

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Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces:

Exploring blockchain to connect displaced communities in Ecuador (UNHCR Innovation Service, July 2023) [text]

GP Opinion Blog Series (July 2023) [1st post] [2nd post]
- Features blog posts that "reflect on how the [humanitarian] sector grapples with the challenges and opportunities of AI." 

‘Refugee connectivity – a bold approach to connect millions forced to flee’: UNHCR – ITU Joint Press Release (UNHCR, July 2023) [text]

Registering refugees using personal information has become the norm – but cybersecurity breaches pose risks to people giving sensitive biometric data (The Conversation, July 2023) [text]
- See also related New Humanitarian article.

Reports & journal articles:

"Learning Technology Systems in Everyday Life: Women’s Experiences Navigating Refugee Resettlement in the United States," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 21 July 2023 [open access]

"Making sense of hate: young Muslims’ understandings of online racism in Norway," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 6 July 2023 [open access]

"Online social integration of migrants: Evidence from Twitter," Migration Studies, Advance Articles, 5 July 2023 [open access]
- Focuses on the US.

"Smartphone-delivered mental health care interventions for refugees: A systematic review of the literature," Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, vol. 10 (2023) [open access]

"Technology Can Be Transformative for Refugees, but It Can Also Hold Them Back," Migration Information Source, 27 July 2023 [text]

"The Urgent Need to Reimagine Data Consent," Stanford Social Innovation Review, 26 July 2023 [text]

Use of social media among Nigerian refugees and migrants on mixed migration routes: risk or protection factor? (Mixed Migration Centre, July 2023) [text]

"What Can Data Justice Mean for Asylum Governance? The Case of Smartphone Data Extraction in Germany," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 22 July 2023 [open access]

Multimedia:

Technology and Surveillance on Migrants (It Could Happen Here Podcast, July 2023) [Part 1] [Part 2]
- Focuses on the US.

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27 July 2023

Regional Focus: MENA

Short pieces:

"For Sudanese fleeing to Egypt, a hard border and an uncertain future," The New Humanitarian, 10 July 2023 [text]

Syrian Refugees in Türkiye: Debunking a Tale of Misconceptions (RLI Blog, July 2023) [text]

Tunisia: No Safe Haven for Black African Migrants, Refugees (Human Rights Watch, July 2023) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for English and Arabic versions. See also French version.

UNHCR and IOM appeal for urgent solutions for refugees and migrants stranded in Tunisia and Libya borders (UNHCR, July 2023) [text]
- See also related New Humanitarian article on Tunisia and DW article on Libya.

Reports:

Addressing Irregular Migration through Principled Programmatic Approaches: Examining the West Africa Route and WFP Operations (IFPRI & WFP, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Locally-led responses to cash and voucher assistance in the Middle East and North Africa: Barriers, progress and opportunities (CALP Network, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Conflicted presence: The many arrivals of Palestinians in Lebanon," Migration Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 (June 2022) [free full-text]

"La fabrique d’un droit d’asile au Maroc: Circulation des normes, tâtonnements juridiques, et atermoiements politiques," La Revue des droits de l'homme, no. 24 (2023) [full-text]

Humanitarian Exchange, no. 83 (July 2023) [full-text]
- Issue focus is "Refugee participation and leadership"; several articles focus on the MENA region.

"Migration governance in civil war: The case of the Kurdish conflict," European Journal of International Security , First View, 5 June 2023 [open access]

"The Palestinian Refugee Problem: Theory and Practice in Light of Back-Channel Negotiations," International Negotiation, Advance Articles, 4 July 2022 [free full-text]

"The Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Looking for a Convivial Habitat," Contemporary Arab Affairs, vol. 15, no. 1 (March 2022) [free full-text]

"What Becomes a Refugee Camp? Making Camps for European Refugees in North Africa and the Middle East, 1943–46," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 13 July 2023 [open access]

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26 July 2023

Tip: Explainer on Self-Archiving Postprints

As you may have noticed, I regularly promote "Green open access" on this blog! That is, depositing or self-archiving postprint versions of scholarly articles in a repository, or sharing postprints via a personal website or academic network. While most journal publishers have given the go-ahead to authors to archive postprints, the policies they stipulate for what is allowed can be quite confusing. This in turn may serve as a disincentive for authors to undertake self-archiving, even though it is a cost-free way to provide open access to one's research.

So in this post, I wanted to provide a general overview of some of these policies as well as examples of postprints that adhere to them. This is not a comprehensive listing: I only cover a handful of largest publishers and I do not provide info on funder requirements. (For more complete information, check out the Sherpa Romeo database.)

Essentially, self-archiving policies dictate where postprints can be deposited (in a repository? on a website?) and when the full-texts of postprints can be accessed (immediately or after an embargo period has passed?). Both location and time are inter-linked, as you will see below.

1) Where: Depositing postprints in institutional or subject repositories

The following policies apply to both types of repositories but the examples I provide are all for institutional repositories. I rarely come across forced migration-related postprints deposited in subject repositories. 

A. When: These journal publishers DO NOT impose embargoes; postprints can be made publicly available immediately after an article has been accepted:

Cambridge Univ. Press [policy]:
- Example: "Relocation and Dislocation: Civilian, Refugee, and Military Movement as Factors in the Disintegration of Postwar China, 1945–49," Itinerario: Journal of Imperial and Global Interactions, vol. 46, spec. issue no. 2 (2022) [article first published online 29 Sept. 2022; postprint deposited on 1 Aug. 2021]

Sage Publications [policy]:
- Example 1: "Missing the Global Turn: Italy, the 1951 Refugee Convention, and the Belated Removal of the Geographical Limitation," European History Quarterly, vol. 53, no. 2 (2023) [article first published online 6 April 2023; postprint deposited 29 March 2023]

- Example 2: "The Travail and Feasibility of Returning Home of Gwoza Women in New Kuchingoro Internally Displaced Persons Camp, Nigeria," Journal of Asian and African Studies, OnlineFirst, 8 April 2022 [article first published online 8 April 2022; postprint deposited 26 July 2022]

B. When: These journal publishers DO NOT impose embargoes; postprints can be made publicly available immediately after an article has been published online:

Brill [policy]:
- Example: "The Rights Hero: Serious Games for Human Rights Education and Integration of Migrant and Refugee Children in Europe," International Journal of Children's Rights, vol. 30, no. 1 (Feb. 2022) [article first published online 14 Feb. 2022; postprint deposited 8 Dec. 2022)

Emerald [policy]:
- Example: "'Help goes around in a circle': young unaccompanied refugees’ engagement in interpersonal relationships and its significance for resilience," International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 15, no. 4 (2019) [article first published online 17 Sept. 2019; postprint deposited 27 April 2020)

C. When: These journal publishers DO impose embargoes, the length of which may vary by journal and by funder requirements:

Elsevier - embargo periods range from 0-36 months [policy]:
- Example: "Sometimes it is the little things: A meta-analysis of individual and contextual determinants of attitudes toward immigration (2009–2019)," International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 87 (March 2022) [postprint]
- Note: Access to the full-text is embargoed for 24 months from the online publication date, i.e., until 29 Jan. 2024.

Oxford Univ. Press - while embargo periods range from 6-24 months, all four refugee-/migration-related titles require embargoes of 24 months [policy]:
- Example 1: "What Difference do Mayors Make? The Role of Municipal Authorities in Turkey and Lebanon’s Response to Syrian Refugees," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 34, no. 1 (March 2021) [postprint] 
- Note: Access to the full-text was embargoed for 24 months from the online publication date, i.e., until 30 March 2022.

- Example 2: "'Littered with Logos!': An Investigation into the Relationship between Water Provision, Humanitarian Branding, Donor Accountability, and Self-Reliance in Ugandan Refugee Settlements," Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 4 (Dec. 2021) [postprint]
- Note: Access to the full-text is embargoed for 24 months from the online publication date, i.e., until 18 Oct. 2023.

Springer - embargo periods are either 6 or 12 months [policy]:
- Example: "Hope Springs Eternal: Exploring the Early Settlement Experiences of Highly Educated Eritrean Refugees in the UK," Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 23, no. 3 (Sept. 2022) [postprint]
- Note: Access to the full-text was embargoed for 12 months from the online publication date, i.e., until 2 Sept. 2022.

Taylor & Francis - embargo periods appear to be either 12 or 18 months [policy]: 
- Example 1: "'Protection' on my own terms: human smuggling and unaccompanied Syrian minors," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 49, no. 13 (2023) [postprint]
- Note: Access to the full-text is embargoed for 18 months from the online publication date, i.e., until 22 Dec. 2023.

- Example 2: "Conceptualization of Health and Social Vulnerability of Marginalized Populations During Covid-19 Using Quantitative Scoring Approach," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 20, no. 1 (2022) [postprint]
- Note: Access to the full-text was embargoed for 12 months from the online publication date, i.e., until 24 Feb. 2022.

Wiley - embargo periods are either 12 months (STM journals) or 24 months (SSH journals) [policy]:
- Example 1: "From Zero to Hero? An Analysis of the Human Rights Protections within the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)," International Migration, vol. 57, no. 6 (Dec. 2019) [postprint]
- Note: Access to the full-text was embargoed for 12 months from the online publication date, i.e., until 15 July 2020.

- Example 2: "Gender-based violence before, during and after cyclones: slow violence and layered disasters," Disasters, vol. 45, no. 4 (2019) [postprint]
- Note: Access to the full-text was embargoed for 24 months from the online publication date, i.e., until 14 May 2022. 

2) Where: Sharing postprints on personal websites

Most of the a/m journal publishers that impose embargoes on postprints deposited in repositories actually allow authors to share those same postprints on their personal websites immediately! Unfortunately, I don't have many examples of these since it's much more difficult to "discover" scholarly materials that have been posted on websites. For this reason, I would highly recommend that authors who proceed with the website option also upload their postprints to a repository. Even if there is an embargo period, the metadata provided will help make the item more visible to search engines and the repository's preservation practices will ensure stable access over the long-term.

A. When: Journal publishers that allow immediate posting after an article has been accepted include:  Cambridge Univ. Press; Elsevier; Sage; Springer

B. When: Journal publishers that allow immediate posting after an article has been published online include: Brill; Emerald; Oxford Univ. Press; Taylor & Francis

C. When: Journal publishers that impose an embargo for posting on author websites include: Wiley

3) Other policies

Given the number of journal publishers and the wide variety of policies, it is always worth checking Sherpa Romeo for the specifics. I am often surprised by what I find there! Here are some examples:

A. Where: Sharing postprints via Academia.edu and/or ResearchGate

Most self-archiving policies bar authors from sharing postprints via these two academic social networks. However, there are exceptions: For example, the American Psychological Association (APA) allows authors to post their accepted manuscripts on these ASNs immediately after acceptance, while the Academy of Management (AOM) and Taylor & Francis give permission for postprints to be shared on these platforms after a journal's embargo period has ended. For details, see the Sherpa Romeo records for Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy (published by the APA), Academy of Management Perspectives (published by AOM), and the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (published by Taylor & Francis).

B. What: Publisher's PDF/Version of Record (VoR)

The majority of journal publishers expressly prohibit sharing the final version of a journal article that is published online. But again, there are exceptions: The University of Pennsylvania Press allows authors to deposit the publisher's PDF/VoR in repositories and on personal websites after a 12-month embargo period (see this article published in Humanity Journal), while the University of California Press gives authors permission to immediately share a copy of the publisher's PDF/VoR via both repositories and personal websites (see this article published in Current History)!

I hope this post will encourage more authors to embrace Green open access! As you can see from the a/m examples, self-archiving is an accepted and legitimate practice, and there are multiple established avenues for you to use to share your research, over a range of time periods. 

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24 July 2023

Thematic Focus: General

Short pieces:

Can we predict conflict displacement? (IDMC Blog, June 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Why liberal refugee policies need enemies (MPC Blog, July 2023) [text]

World Refugee Day: Five New CGD Findings to Know (CGD Blog, June 2023) [text]

Reports:

Complexity of Choice in Asylum Seeker Decision-making (UNU, July 2023) [text]

Global Report 2022 (UNHCR, June 2023) [access]
- Follow link for report in English and French.

Methodological Paper on standardized refugee and IDP identification questions in surveys (Expert Group on Refugee, IDP and Statelessness Statistics, July 2023) [text]

Migration Policy Practice, vol. XII, no. 2 (June 2023) [full-text]
- "Articles in this issue highlight research on a range of migrant populations in diverse settings, including irregular migrant domestic workers, cross-border traders, highly skilled migrants and asylum-seekers."

Return and Reintegration Key Highlights 2022 (IOM, July 2023) [text]
- See also the Annexes.

South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region on the Move: Migration Data Report (2021–2022) (IOM, June 2023) [text]

The Syrian and Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant Crisis: A comparative analysis of the regional response to large-scale displacement, Cairo Studies on Migration and Refugees, no. 16 (American Univ. in Cairo, June 2023) [text]

A Threat to Lives, Dignity and Hope: The Implications of Underfunding UNHCR's Activities in 2023 (UNHCR, June 2023) [text]

Trends in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1946–2022 (PRIO, July 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"Enhanced Vulnerability of Asylum Seekers in Times of Crisis," Human Rights Review, vol. 24, no. 2 (June 2023) [open access]

"How public opinion steers national immigration policies," Migration Studies, vol. 9, no. 3 (Sept. 2021) [postprint]

Humanitarian Exchange, no. 83 (July 2023) [full-text]
- Special issue on "Refugee participation and leadership." 

"Justice and Internal Displacement," Political Studies, vol. 71, no. 2 (May 2023) [open access]

"Power and proliferation: Explaining the fragmentation of global migration governance," Migration Studies, vol. 9, no. 1 (March 2021) [postprint]

Multimedia:

Meaningful Refugee Participation: Taking Stock and Charting the Way Forward, 20 June 2023 [access]
- Follow link for video recording and event report.

Visual Storytelling: At the Interface Between Research and Art, 15 June 2023 [access]

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22 July 2023

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues

Reports:

The decision to flee: Exploring gender-specific determinants of international refugee migration, Diskussionsbeiträge, no. 2023-01 (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, 2023) [text]

"Only a woman can understand another woman": Perceptions on aid in Afghanistan after the bans on women aid workers (Ground Truth Solutions & Salma, June 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"The elephant in the room: addressing sexual exploitation and abuse at international NGOs," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10:261 (May 2023) [open access]

"Imperfect Victims? Civilian Men, Vulnerability, and Policy Preferences," American Political Science Review, FirstView, 19 April 2023 [open access]
- See also related blog post.

"'It’s about Building a Network of Support': Australian Service Provider Experiences Supporting Refugee Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 20, no. 3 (2022) [preprint]

"The Migration Risk Environment: Challenges to Human Security for Venezuelan Migrant and Refugee Women and Girls Pre- and Post-Migration to Colombia," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 11, no. 2 (2023) [full-text]

"'Now I Must Go': Uncovering the Relationship Between Masculinity and Structural Vulnerability in Young African Men's Stories of Forced Migration," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 16 July 2023 [open access]
- "Drawing on personal narratives collected from Sub-Saharan African international protection holders and seekers in Sicily, this article aims to advance understanding of the gender-specific processes prompting young men to migrate toward Europe."

"Patriarchy’s Link to Intimate Partner Violence: Applications to Survivors’ Asylum Claims," Violence Against Women, OnlineFirst, 8 Nov. 2022 [open access] 
- Focuses on the US.

"Prevalence, patterns, and determinants of gender-based violence among women and girls in IDP camps, Mogadishu-Somalia," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 8 (2023) [open access]

"Protecting skilled Afghan women: Brain save and the politics of vulnerability," Global Policy, vol. 14, no. 1 (Feb. 2023) [open access]

"Rethinking Rhetoric in the Asylum Context: Lessons From #MeToo," UCLA Journal of Gender and Law, vol. 30, no. 1 (2023) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.

"Revisiting Empowerment Through Critical Praxis: Perspectives of Front-Line Workers Supporting Refugee Women Experiencing Gendered Violence in Australia," Affilia, OnlineFirst, 9 July 2023 [open access]

"War-related sexual and gender-based violence in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: a community-based study," BMJ Global Health, vol. 8, no. 7 (2023) [open access]

"Young migrant men managing risk and seeking protection in a small town in Southern Uganda," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 8 (2023) [open access]

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21 July 2023

Thematic Focus: Education

Opportunity:

Networking event: Refugee Education: Continuing Conversations 3, Online, 28 July 2023 [info]

Short piece:

Emerging Issues and Concerns in Providing Education to Migrant Children in India (LSE Human Rights Blog, June 2023) [text]

Equity in Education: Achieving Migrant and Refugee Children’s Integration in Host Communities (INEE Blog, June 2023) [text]

Reports:

Análisis de Resultados Escolares del Examen de Estado de la Educación Media, Icfes - Saber 11 (2020) en Población Refugiada y Migrante de Venezuela: Preparación Académica (GIFMM & R4V, July 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Colombia.

Asia-Pacific regional synthesis: climate change, displacement and the right to education (UNESCO & UNU, April 2023) [text]

Experiences of Education Among Minority Ethnic Groups in Northern Ireland (Queen's Univ. Belfast, June 2023) [text]
- See also related press release.

Journal articles:

"Access to Education for Refugee Children in Indonesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Adaptation Strategies," ASEAS: Advances in Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 16, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"Building a pathway to belonging: the role of higher education in supporting refugees' inclusion," Frontiers in Education, 18 May 2023 [open access]

"Educational crisis of Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh: Access, obstacles, and prospects to formal and non-formal education," Heliyon, vol. 9, no. 7 (July 2023) [open access]

"International and Macedonian Legal Treatment of the Educational Rights of Refugees," Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, vol. 9, no. 2 (2023) [open access via DOAJ]

"Pockets of Possibility: School Leaders’ Strategies for Developing School Inclusion for Students with Refugee and Asylum-seeking Backgrounds," Displaced Voices: A Journal of Migration, Archives and Cultural Heritage, vol. 3, no. 1 (Spring 2023) [open access]
- "This paper presents findings from a study involving twenty-two school leaders in five English-speaking Western countries (Australia, England, New Zealand, Northern Ireland and the United States)... ."

PROSPECTS: Comparative Journal of Curriculum, Learning, and Assessment, vol. 53, nos. 1-2 (May 2023) [contents]
- Special issue on "Education in emergencies: Schooling, curriculum, and innovation," with four open access articles.

"A Roadmap for Working with Children Who Are Immigrants or Refugees," The Reading Teacher, Early View, 23 June 2023 [open access]

"Trauma-Informed Teaching of Literature to Multilingual Learner Refugees: In Search for Balance between Cultural Responsiveness and Curriculum Sensitivity," Journal of Multilingual Education Research, vol. 12 (2023) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.

"Ukrainian refugees struggling to integrate into Czech school social networks," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10:409 (July 2023) [open access]

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Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People

Short piece:

"We have a duty to promote disability inclusive refugee responses to achieve the highest attainable standard of health in the European region," BMJ, 381:p1416 (June 2023) [free full-text]

Reports & book chapters:

Key Considerations: Disability-Inclusive Humanitarian Action and Emergency Response in South and Southeast Asia and Beyond (Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform, 2023) [text]
- See also related blog post.

"Migration and ageing: the nexus and its backdrop," Chapter 1 in Handbook on Migration and Ageing (Edward Elgar, July 2023) [free full-text]

Respuesta Integrada en Comunidades Aisladas: Un meta-análisis comparativo de nuestra respuesta humanitaria en áreas fronterizas de Venezuela y Colombia (Convite & HelpAge, May 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"COVID-19-related stigma among older adults residing in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh," Stigma and Health, Online First, 13 July 2023 [free full-text] 

"Editorial: Education, forced migration, and disability," Frontiers in Education, 18 July 2023 [open access]
- Summarizes the four contributions to this research topic. 

"Finding the Familiar in Rural America: How a Rural Lifestyle Helps Older Karen Adapt to Life in the United States," Anthropology & Ageing, vol. 44, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"'The food is not enough': disability and food aid technologies in a Ugandan refugee settlement," Africa, vol. 92, no. 4 (2022) [open access]

"Host Communities and Elderly Refugees in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Discourse of Conflict and Peaceful Co-Existence," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 13 July 2023 [open access]

"Prevalence and determinants of self-reported functional status among older adults residing in the largest refugee camp of the world," BMC Geriatrics, 23:345 (June 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on the Rohingya in Bangladesh.

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Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

10 years of displacements in 10 weeks (IDMC Blog, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Sudan.

"Ethiopia: Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans," UN News, 13 July 2023 [text]

Historical Migrations in Africa: From Flexible Configurations to Transgressive Mobilities (AMMODI Blog, July 2023) [text]

‘Once a refugee, always a refugee’: Uganda’s high court disagrees with passport control officer’s views (AfricanLII, June 2023) [text]

Too many nerds in one room: Theories, theorization, and deconstructing categories (AMMODI Blog, July 2023) [text]
- Summary of discussions that took place at a workshop on "Speaking Back to Theory: Africanist Migration Research Beyond the Categories."

UNHCR urges Ghana to cease forced return of Burkinabe nationals in need of protection (UNHCR, July 2023) [text]

Why it’s crucial for internally displaced persons to participate in the peace process following Ethiopia’s Oromia Conflict (Bliss Blog, July 2023) [text]

Zimbabwean migrants: South Africa’s anti-immigrant sentiments are hindering policy reform (The Conversation, July 2023) [text]

Reports:

Addressing Irregular Migration through Principled Programmatic Approaches: Examining the West Africa Route and WFP Operations (IFPRI & WFP, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

A Crisis of Displacement: Why Burkina Faso Needs the Kampala Convention (Refugees International, July 2023) [text]

Impact Case Study: Exploring refugee knowledge and compliance to COVID-19 guidelines in Uganda (ELRHA, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Onward Bound: Evaluating Cash and Voucher Assistance for Migrants on Sahel's Migration Trail - Research and learnings from the Sahel region (British Red Cross & Samuel Hall, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Senegal: Study on the Needs of Missing Migrants and their Families (IOM, Dec. 2022) [text]

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19 July 2023

Regional Focus: Europe

Short pieces:

The constrained displacement of asylum-seekers in France: how emergency became a long-lasting policy (MPC Blog, July 2023) [text]

Criminals, terrorists and freeloaders: how migrants are portrayed in the European media (The Conversation, July 2023) [text]

The government passed a major immigration law last year – so why is it trying to pass another one? (The Conversation, July 2023) [text]
- Focuses on the UK.

Illegal Migration Bill to become law within days after Government wins all votes in House of Lords (Electronic Immigration Network, July 2023) [text]
- Focuses on the UK. See also joint press release from UNHCR and OHCHR, warning of "profound impact on human rights and international refugee protection system," and related post on The Conversation.

Joint Statement: NGOs call on Member States and European Parliament: Go no Lower: Reject the Use of Legal Loopholes in EU Asylum Law Reforms (ECRE et al., July 2023) [text]

Left in Waves: Italy’s New Immigration Decree Endangers the Lives of Migrants and Refugees at Sea (RLI Blog, July 2023) [text]

Turkish Courts’ Engagement with the 1951 Convention (RLI Blog, July 2023) [text]

UK Borderscapes: sites of resistance and enforcement (Border Criminologies Blog, July 2023) [access]
- Follow link for more posts in this blog series.

Reports & book chapters:

Country Report: Türkiye (AIDA, July 2023) [text]
- Updated profile.

Migrants and refugees who took the Western Balkan route: Access to information and decision-making (Mixed Migration Centre, July 2023) [text]

"Rebordering, Forced Migration and Population Health Crises, 1988–1994," Chapter in New Wars and Old Plagues: Armed Conflict, Environmental Change and Resurgent Malaria in the Southern Caucasus (Springer, June 2023) [open access]

Refugees and migrants in Türkiye: Access to information and decision-making (Mixed Migration Centre, July 2023) [text]

Türkiye-Syria earthquake’s impact on Afghan, Iranian, Iraqi and Somali migrants and refugees in Türkiye (Mixed Migration Centre, July 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"Becoming part of the city: local emplacement after forced displacement," Fennia: International Journal of Geography, vol. 201, no. 1 (2023) [open access]
- Focuses on the Netherlands. Note: See also three related commentaries on this article listed under the "Reflections" section of the TOC. 

"Civil Society and Social Integration of Asylum Seekers: The ‘Strength of Weak Ties’ and the Dynamics of ‘Strategic Action Fields’," Social Sciences, vol. 12, no. 7 (July 2023) [open access]
- Focuses on Sweden.

"Do applications respond to changes in asylum policies in European countries?," Regional Science and Urban Economics, vol. 93 (March 2023) [postprint]
- Note: Access to the complete text is currently under embargo.

"European attitudes to refugees after the Russian invasion of Ukraine," West European Politics, Latest Articles, 13 July 2023 [open access]

"Rethinking Vulnerability as a Radically Ethical Device: Ethical Vulnerability Analysis and the EU’s 'Migration Crisis'," Human Rights Review, vol. 24, no. 2 (June 2023) [open access]

"The Well-Being of Undocumented Migrants in The Netherlands: Learning about Post-Migration Experiences," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 17 July 2023 [open access]

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18 July 2023

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality

Opportunity:

Call for applications: Visiting Fellowship, Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness [info]
- Apply by 1 August 2023.

Short pieces:

Breaking the Mold: Brazil's Progressive Approach to Granting Nationality and Reducing Statelessness (ENS Blog, June 2023) [text]

Ensuing Statelessness as (Post) Colonial Effect: Dynamics of Formal Identification Denial among the Fulani in Ghana (CSS Blog, June 2023) [text]

French Administrative Supreme Court rejected a stateless status application from a Sahrawi applicant (ENS Blog, July 2023) [text]

"Nepal citizenship law lifeline to 'hundreds of thousands' in limbo," Reuters, 5 July 2023 [text]

Newsletter of the Research and Advocacy Network on Statelessness in the MENA Region, no. 1 (May 2023) [text]

Risks of Stigmatising Stateless People through Association and Conflation: Noxious Nexuses with Gender Based Violence and Terrorism (CSS Blog, May 2023) [text]

The State of Statelessness in Ukraine (CSIS Critical Questions, March 2023) [text]

Reports:
 
Asia & the Pacific Regional Trends: Forced Displacement and Statelessness 2022 (UNHCR, July 2023) [text]

Protection of asylum seekers and of children facing lifelong statelessness highlighted in two significant South African decisions: case note extracts (AfricanLII, June 2023) [text]

Refugee protection, internal displacement and statelessness: Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally, UN Doc. No. A/HRC/53/28 (UN Human Rights Council, July 2023) [text via Refworld]
- See also related press release and discussion.

Refugees from Generation to Generation: Preventing Statelessness by Advancing Durable Solutions in the Great Lakes Region (International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, April 2023) [access]
- Follow link for report in English and French.

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

Surviving Statelessness and Trafficking: A Rohingya Case Study of Intersections and Policy Gaps (Institute of Statelessness and Inclusion et al., June 2023) [text]

Multimedia:

The Ethics of Care in Nepali Citizenship-Equality Activism, 27 June 2023 [access]
- Part of the "Refugees, Citizenship and Statelessness: Asia in Focus" webinar series.

Key moments and reactions from our "Addressing Statelessness in Europe" conference, 8-9 June 2023 [access]

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17 July 2023

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

"Can the UN Secretary-General Help the 2,000 North Koreans Detained in China?," The Diplomat, 5 July 2023 [text]

Environmental coordination in humanitarian settings: case study of the Energy and Environment Technical Working Group in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (Humanitarian Practice Network, July 2023) [text]

New open access book:

Migration in South Asia: IMISCOE Regional Reader (Springer, June 2023) [open access]
- "This open access Regional Reader provides a contemporary look at the emerging challenges and issues facing South Asian migration amidst covid-19 and discusses a framework for a sustainable and cooperative migration from and within the region, which will impact both the economic and regional development of South Asia. The book draws a focus on this area through an interdisciplinary and holistic lens and follows the three broad areas of migration studies in South Asia: Governance and mobility, Family, health and demography, and Forced migration."

Reports:

Asia & the Pacific Regional Trends: Forced Displacement and Statelessness 2022 (UNHCR, July 2023) [text]

“They Left Us Without Any Support”: Afghans in Pakistan Waiting for Solutions (Refugees International, July 2023) [text]

A WREC case study: The Role of Scrap Dealers in Cox’s Bazar to support humanitarian response and reduce environmental impact (WREC & Logistics Cluster, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"The Effects of COVID-19 on Refugees in Peninsular Malaysia: Surveillance, Securitization, and Eviction," ASEAS: Advances in Southeast Asian Studies, vol. 16, no. 1 (2023) [open access]

"An emerging concern of medical waste management in Rohingya refugee camps at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: existing practice and alternatives," Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13 July 2023 [open access]

"Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 response in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh," International Journal for Equity in Health, 22:111 (June 2023) [open access]

"Surviving in the Post-Repatriation Era: Challenges and Opportunities for Papuan refugees after returning from Papua New Guinea," Jurnal Ilmiah Hubungan Internasional, vol. 19, no. 1 (2023) [open access via DOAJ]

"'These people are conning us': Australia’s Medevac laws and the biopolitical production of the 'malingering' refugee," Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal, OnlineFirst, 9 July 2023 [open access]

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Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Short pieces:

"Children refugees' mental health: The unseen scars of trauma," DW, 11 July 2023 [text]

Inter-American Dialogue and UNICEF Endorse Declaration for Migrant Children, Adopted at OAS General Assembly (June 2023) [text]

Reports:

Accelerating inclusion of refugee children: What we have learned and what it takes (UNHCR & UNICEF, June 2023) [text]

Children and caregivers on the move in Ethiopia: Profiles, risks and needs (Mixed Migration Centre & Save the Children, July 2023) [text]

Increasing Numbers of Unaccompanied Children at the Southwest Border (US Congressional Research Service, June 2023) [text]

Refugee and migrant youth in Ethiopia: access to income, protection risks and assistance needs (Mixed Migration Centre & Save the Children, July 2023) [text]

Unmasking Forcible Displacement of Childhood: A Multidimensional Analysis of Ukrainian Children (E-International Relations, July 2023) [text]

Voluntary Return to Ukraine of Refugee Children without Parental Care, including Unaccompanied Children and Children Evacuated from Care Institutions in Ukraine (UNHCR, July 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"The best interests of the child in ECJ asylum and migration case law: Towards a safeguard principle for the genuine enjoyment of the substance of children’s rights?," Common Market Law Review, vol. 60, no. 2 (2023) [Academia]

"Inequalities in Wellbeing in Lebanese Children and Different Refugee Subpopulations: A Multidimensional Child Deprivation Analysis," Child Indicators Research, Latest Articles, 6 June 2023 [open access]

"Prevalence of suicidality and associated factors of suicide risk in a representative community sample of families in three East African refugee camps," Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Latest Articles, 5 June 2023 [open access]
- Focuses on Burundians in Tanzania.

"'She vaccinated my baby and that’s all…': Immunisation decision-making and experiences among refugee mothers resettled in Aotearoa New Zealand," BMC Public Health, 23:1349 (July 2023) [open access]

"Utterly Alone in Court: How Unaccompanied Minors' Lack of Access to Appointed Counsel Falls Short of Domestic, International, and Biblical Standards," Journal of Global Justice and Public Policy (Forthcoming) [preprint]
- Conducts "a comparison of the United States’ immigration system with those of Germany, Italy, and Greece."

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