Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (31 May 2024)

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 either this blog or the Forced Migration Library blog as of 31 May 2024.

Bronze OA:

"Social Inclusion and Justice for the Internally Displaced by the Herdsmen-Farmers Conflict in Benue State, Nigeria," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 5 May 2024

- Authors (4) = India (3, incl. lead), US (1)

Diamond OA:

"Being Migrant or Nomadic or Refugee in the Nusantara," Southeast Asia: A Multidisciplinary Journal, vol. 23, no. 3 (2023)

- Authors (2) = Malaysia

"Compatible Compacts? The 'Social Life' of Vulnerability, Migration Governance, and Protection at the Zimbabwe–South Africa Border," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 10, no. 1 (2024)

- Authors (3) = South Africa (2, incl. lead), UK (1)

"Digital Counter-surveillance by Refugees from Myanmar in Thailand," Forced Migration Review, no. 73 (May 2024) 

- Author = Thailand

"The Digital Exclusion of Refugees and IDPs in Sudan," Forced Migration Review, no. 73 (May 2024) 

- Author = Sudan

"Digital Lifelines: Addressing Gender-based Violence in Ukraine,"  Forced Migration Review, no. 73 (May 2024) 

- Author = Ukraine

"A Double-Edged Sword? The Role of Digital Technologies in Marriage and Divorce Among Syrian Refugees in Northern Jordan," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 40, no. 1 (2024)

- Authors (3) = Jordan (2, incl. lead), Netherlands (1)

"The Ejajot of Rohingya Refugees in the Age of Digital Humanitarianism," Forced Migration Review, no. 73 (May 2024) 

- Authors (4) = Bangladesh

"Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Kakuma Refugee Camp Complex, Kenya, 2020–2021," Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 30, no. 5 (May 2024) 

- Authors (12) = Kenya

"Exclusión/Inclusión con base en la discriminación por nacionalidad en los sistemas de asilo de España y México = Exclusion/Inclusion Based on Discrimination by Nationality in the Asylum Systems in Spain and Mexico," Migraciones, no. 60 (2024)

- Authors (2) = Mexico (lead), Spain (1)

"Exploring Venezuelans’ Perspectives on Border Technologies," Forced Migration Review, no. 73 (May 2024) 

- Authors (2) = Brazil (lead), Netherlands (1)

"'Here We Punish, Here We Discipline': Forced Displacement, Silencing and the Multiple Faces of Violence in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique," Kronos, vol. 50, no. 1 (2024)

- Author = UK/Mozambique/Brazil

"Identity or Survival? Digitally Preserving Rohingya Cultural Heritage," Forced Migration Review, no. 73 (May 2024) 

- Authors (2) = Singapore (lead), Malaysia (1)

"Navigating the Legal Landscape of Double Registration in Kenya," Forced Migration Review, no. 73 (May 2024) 

- Author = Kenya

"UNRWA and the Historical Evolution of Palestinian Refugee Camps in Jordan: Policy Mobilities and the Role of Refugees in Home-Making on the Scale of the Camp," Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies, vol. 23, no. 1 (2024)

- Authors (2) = Canada/Jordan (lead), Jordan (1)

"Valuable Beyond Vulnerable: A Scoping Review on the Contributions of Older Forced Migrants," International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, vol. 15, no. 2 (April 2024)

- Authors (2) = Canada/Nigeria (lead), Canada (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.

"Borders and Liminality in the Right to Health of Migrants in Transit: The Case of Colchane in Chile and Necoclí in Colombia," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 9 (2024)

- Authors (4) = Germany (2, incl. lead), Chile/UK (1), Chile (1)

- APC = USD 2350

"COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage, Determinants and Inequity amongst Refugees and Migrants in Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Study," BMJ Open, 29 April 2024

- Authors (15) = Australia (lead), Pakistan (11), US (1), Switzerland (2)

- APC = GBP 2163

"Disability, Childhood Experiences of Violence and Associated Health Outcomes in Refugee Settlements in Uganda," Child Protection and Practice, vol. 1 (April 2024)

- Authors (8) = Kenya

- APC = USD 2200

"Exploring Risky Health Behaviors and Vulnerability to Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Transnational Undocumented Labor Migrants from Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study," BMC Public Health, 24:1261 (May 2024)

- Authors (6) = Bangladesh

- APC = USD 3190

"Factors Contributing to Child Marriage among Syrian Refugees in Domiz Camp, Kurdistan Iraq," Journal of International Studies, vol. 20, no.1 (April 2024)

- Authors (3) = Malaysia

- APC = MYR 500 (UUM student); MYR 900 (author based in Malaysian univ.); USD 250 (intl. author)

"Factors Contributing to the Mental Wellbeing of Afghan Migrants in Iran during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 6 (2024)

- Authors (5) = Oman/Germany (lead), Oman (1), Pakistan (1), Malaysia/

Bangladesh/India/Indonesia/Jordan (1), Germany (1)

- APC = USD 2350

"Life as Struggle: A Narrative of Coping Strategies of Elderly Refugees in South Africa," Cogent Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 1 (2024)

- Authors (2) = South Africa/Nigeria (lead), South Africa (1)

- APC = USD 1680

"Prevalence and Associated Factors of Common Mental Disorders among Internally Displaced People by Armed Conflict in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique: A Cross-sectional Community-based Study," Frontiers in Public Health, 15 April 2024

- Authors (8) = Mozambique/Portugal (lead), Mozambique (6), Portugal (1)

- APC = USD 3295

"A Study on the Impact of Refugee Influx on the Agricultural Service, Systems and Products: The Case of Rohingya Refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh," Asian Journal of Human Services, vol. 26 (2024)

- Authors (5) = Japan (lead), Bangladesh (4)

- APC = JPY 50,000 

Hybrid OA: 

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

"Exploring the Displacement Induced Changes in Social Convoys and Support for Older Women in Displacement (OWD) in Abuja, Nigeria," International Journal of Social Welfare, vol. 33, no. 2 (April 2024) 

- Authors (2) = Canada/Nigeria (lead), Nigeria (1)

- APC = USD 3190

"The Impact of Islamophobia on the Persecution of Myanmar's Rohingya: A Human Rights Perspective," Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, Latest Articles, 10 May 2024

- Authors (2) = Bangladesh (lead), UK (1)

- APC = USD 3090

"South African Attitudes Towards Refugee Settlement: Examining the Importance of Threat Perceptions," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 25 April 2024

- Author = South Africa

- APC = €4210 

"Yemen's Humanitarian Collaboration during Conflict: UN and Local NGOs in Focus," World Development Perspectives, vol. 34 (June 2024)

- Authors (2) = Qatar

- APC = USD 3250

"Where Have Ukrainian Refugees Gone? Identifying Potential Settlement Areas across European Regions Integrating Digital and Traditional Geographic Data," Population, Space and Place, Early View, 9 May 2024

- Authors (4) = Mexico/Austria (lead), UK (2), Netherlands/Germany (1)

- APC = USD 3520 

Books/Book chapters:

Arab Americans in the United States: Immigration, Culture and Health (Springer, Jan. 2024)

- Author/editor = Qatar

"Displaced Persons, Refugees and International Migrants: An Overview of the Situation in Ghana," Chapter in Exile/Flight/Persecution: Sociological Perspectives on Processes of Violence (Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2023) 

- Scroll to p. 41.

- Author = Ghana

"Experiences, Expectations and Challenges of Return: Liberian Refugees in Ghana," Exile/Flight/Persecution: Sociological Perspectives on Processes of Violence (Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2023) 

- Scroll to p. 161.

- Authors (3) = Ghana

"Móviles para el desarrollo: el contexto de los teléfonos móviles para la ayuda a poblaciones vulnerables - El caso de los migrantes," Chapter in Fronteras en movimiento: Identidad, cooperación y desafíos en la relación México-Estados Unidos (Univ. Autónoma de Baja California, April 2024)

- Author = Mexico

"Los solicitantes de asilo durante el gobierno de Joe Biden: caos en la frontera México-Estados Unidos," Chapter in Fronteras en movimiento: Identidad, cooperación y desafíos en la relación México-Estados Unidos (Univ. Autónoma de Baja California, April 2024) 

https://astraeditorialshop.com/archivo-doi/fronteras-en-movimiento/los-solicitantes-de-asilo/

- Authors (2) = Mexico

Periodical issues:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 10, no. 1 (2024)

- Mix of articles focusing on South Africa and Zimbabwe. Published by the Scalabrini Institute on Human Mobility in Africa and the University of the Western Cape, both based in South Africa.

Anti-Trafficking Review, no. 22 (2024) 

- Special issue on "Armed Conflicts: Migration, Trafficking, and Labour Markets." Published by the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW), based in Thailand.

(Trans)Fronteriza Boletín, no. 20 (Jan.-Feb. 2024) [full-text]

- Theme is "Migraciones y Feminismos - Primera Parte." Published by CLASCO in Argentina

(Trans)Fronteriza Boletín, no. 21 (March-April 2024) [full-text]

- Theme is "Migraciones y Feminismos - Segunda Parte." Published by CLASCO in Argentina

Related post:

- Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (30 April 2024)

New Issue of FMR

The May 2024 issue of Forced Migration Review (FMR) has been published, with a focus on "Digital disruption and displacement." Here's the abstract:

"Digital technologies are transforming our lives. Forcibly displaced people are using digital technologies in ways that inform and shape their migration and settlement in new places. At the same time, digital technologies are being used on (or against) forcibly displaced people. Complex predictive modelling, geolocation tracking on mobile phones, biometric data use and dissemination, digital financial systems and the use of artificial intelligence in decision-making are among the digital technologies discussed in this issue."

FMR73 includes 24 articles and was produced in partnership with Robert Bosch Stiftung and UNHCR's Innovation & Digital Services team. Readers can access FMR articles 1) individually, in HTML format or 2) as a complete PDF issue.

**Note that two launch events for this issue will be held on the 5th and 18th of June 2024; details are provided on FMR's home page.**

**Also note that FMR has a re-designed website! It is still in beta, so feedback is welcome.**

Back issues of FMR can be accessed via the search feature.

FMR is an open access publication. It is available online and in print in English, Arabic, French and Spanish. 

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Reports:

Beyond Access: Refugees’ Rights and Justice at Work (NYU Center on International Cooperation, May 2024) [text]

The Effect of Ukrainian Refugees on the Local Labour Markets: The Case of Czechia, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 16965 (Institute of Labor Economics, April 2024) [text]

Inclusión económica y medios de vida para personas desplazadas por la fuerza: Informe 2023 (ACNUR, May 2024) [text]

Labour market reintegration of return migrant workers and former refugees in origin countries: Concepts and definitions (ILO, May 2024) [text]

The livelihoods of forcibly displaced persons (FDPs): a global evidence review (ODI, April 2024) [text]

- See also related policy brief and Somalia case study.

Migrants cost European governments less than their native-born citizens do (Leiden University, May 2024) [access]

- Follow link to access two working papers on the net fiscal position of migrants in Europe.

Refuge from Debt: How the global debt crisis fuels forced migration to New York (Oxfam, May 2024) [text]

Why and how multilateral development banks support improved outcomes for economic migrants and refugees (Center for Global Development & Refugees International, May 2024) [access]

- Follow the link for the report and related blot post.

Journal articles:

"The Jordan Compact, Refugee Labour and the Limits of Indicator-oriented Formalization," Development and Change, vol. 55, no. 2 (March 2024) [open access]

"Refugee entrepreneurship: A systematic literature review and future research agenda," European Management Journal, In Press, 27 March 2024 [open access]

Multimedia:

U.S. Immigration Law and Policy for the 21st Century: Visualizing a System that Works for Employers, Workers, and the U.S. Economy, 15 April 2024 [access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (7 May 2024)

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2 (7 May 2024)

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces: 

*AI for efficient, evidence-informed humanitarianism (UNHCR Innovation Service, May 2024) [text]

As DHS Implements New AI Technologies, It Must Overcome Old Shortcomings (Just Security Blog, May 2024) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

"The Deadly Digital Frontiers at the Border," Time Magazine, 21 May 2024 [text]

Here’s How AI Feels About Refugees (Built In, May 2024) [text]

Inclusion in Ethiopia’s ID system opens new doors for refugees (UNHCR, May 2024) [text]

*UNHCR welcomes commitments at ID4Africa 2024 on digital identity gains for displaced people in Africa (UNHCR, May 2024) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

The Digital Border: Migration, Technology and Inequality (Amnesty International, May 2024) [text]

"'Disconnecting from my smartphone is a privilege I do not have': Mobile connection and disconnection practices among migrants and asylum seekers in three migrant reception centres of Sicily," New Media & Society, OnlineFirst, 16 May 2024 [open access]

"A Double-Edged Sword? The Role of Digital Technologies in Marriage and Divorce Among Syrian Refugees in Northern Jordan," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 40, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

Humanitarian AI revisited: Seizing the potential and sidestepping the pitfalls, Network Paper, no. 89 (Humanitarian Practice Network, May 2024) [text]

"Influence of hate speech about refugees in search algorithms on political attitudes: An online experiment," New Media & Society, OnlineFirst, 29 April 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

"Making vulnerable groups able to connect socially and digitally—opportunities and pitfalls," Frontiers in Education, 2 May 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on Norway, Denmark, and Belgium.

"Móviles para el desarrollo: el contexto de los teléfonos móviles para la ayuda a poblaciones vulnerables - El caso de los migrantes," Chapter in Fronteras en movimiento: Identidad, cooperación y desafíos en la relación México-Estados Unidos (Univ. Autónoma de Baja California, April 2024) [full-text]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies (13 May 2024)

Opportunity/New Issues of AHMR, Can. For. Pol. J., Cuad. Intercambio Centroam. & Caribe, IJMBS, Intl. Migr., JEMS, Lancet Reg. Health, Perspektiven, Refuge, REMHU, Soc. Incl.

Opportunity:

Call for co-editor(s): Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees [info] 

- Follow link for announcement in English and French. Application deadline is 15 June 2024.

New issues:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 10, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

- Mix of articles focusing on South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, vol. 30, no. 1 (2024) [contents]

- Special issue on "The Reverberating Effects of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine," focusing particularly on displacement and migration.

Cuadernos Intercambio sobre Centroamérica y el Caribe, vol. 21, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

- Focuses on migration in the Americas, including Haiti, Central America and Mexico.

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, vol. 7, no. 4 (2023) [contents]

- Mix of articles.

International Migration, vol. 62, no. 3 (June 2024) [contents]

- Mix of articles; two, along with a commentary, are open access.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 50, no. 9 (2024) [contents]

- Special issue on "Reinventing the Politics of Knowledge Production in Migration Research"; the introduction is freely available and six articles are open access.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 50, no. 10 (2024) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with nine that are open access.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 50, no. 11 (2024) [contents]

- Special issue on "Welfare state bordering as a form of mobility and migration control"; the introduction is freely available and two articles are open access.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 50, no. 12 (2024) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with 14 that are open access.

+The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, vol. 41 (June 2024) [open access]

- Includes a focus on migrant health.

Perspektiven: Soziale Arbeit in der Migrationsgesellschaft und muslimische Wohlfahrtspflege, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

- Special issue on "Volunteering in the context of flight and asylum: Empirical insights into (educational) practice." Articles are in English or German.

Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 40, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

- Special symposium issue on "Structures of (Un)Welcome." Articles are published on a rolling basis.

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 32 (2024) [open access]

- Mix of articles that are in Portuguese or Spanish.

Social Inclusion, vol. 12 (2024) [open access]

- Special issue on "Migrants’ Inclusion in Rural Communities."

+UPDATED

Tagged Periodicals. 

Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People

Opportunity:

Webinar: Voices from Palestine: The Lives of People with Disabilities under Occupation and War, 11 June 2024 [info]

Short pieces & reports:

Disability and women and girls in displacement from Myanmar: A factsheet on refugees and asylum seekers from Myanmar (UNHCR & UN Women, May 2024) [text]

Disability inclusion and gender dynamics of the Armenia refugee crisis: Six months after the crisis (UN Women, May 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Signing the war in Gaza: Overcoming deafness and displacement," UN News, 26 April 2024 [text]

Journal articles:

"Autism in the Context of Humanitarian Emergency: The Lived Experiences of Syrian Refugee Mothers of Children on the Autism Spectrum," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 39, no. 2 (2023) [open access]

"Disability, childhood experiences of violence and associated health outcomes in refugee settlements in Uganda," Child Protection and Practice, vol. 1 (April 2024) [open access]

"Exploring the displacement induced changes in social convoys and support for older women in displacement (OWD) in Abuja, Nigeria," International Journal of Social Welfare, vol. 33, no. 2 (April 2024) [open access]

"Life as struggle: a narrative of coping strategies of elderly refugees in South Africa," Cogent Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

"Valuable Beyond Vulnerable: A Scoping Review on the Contributions of Older Forced Migrants," International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, vol. 15, no. 2 (April 2024) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People (29 March 2024)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

New open access book:

Safe Access to Asylum in Europe: Normative Assessment of Safe Pathways to Protection in the Legal Context of the European Union (Nomos, May 2024) [open access]

- "There is no asylum without access to a State’s territory. At the same time, States prevent access to territorial asylum. The paradoxical interplay between the granting of territorial protection and the prevention of access to territory is framed as ‘asylum paradox’ in this book. It is the point of departure for analysing and assessing safe pathways to protection in the legal context of the European Union (EU). In the focus are the asylum visa, resettlement, ad hoc humanitarian admission and sponsorship schemes. The overall aim is to assess the normative effects of safe pathways on the asylum paradox... ."

Journal articles:

"Fragmentation of Hope through Tiny Acts of Bureaucratic Cruelty: Another Kind of War on Afghan People Seeking Asylum in Sweden," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 39, no. 2 (2023) [open access]

"On the Right Side of History: How Memories of World War Two Nourish Subversive Humanitarianism," Nordic Journal of Migration Research, vol. 14, no. 3 (2024) [open access]

- Focuses on Norway.

"Policy diffusion across political ideologies: explaining Denmark’s desire to externalise asylum," West European Politics, Latest Articles, 20 May 2024 [open access]

"'This is silent murder': Are we medicalizing human distress caused by the reality of life as an asylum seeker in the UK?," Perspectives in Public Health, vol. 144, no. 3 (2024) [open access]

"'A Total Black Hole': How COVID-19 Increased Bureaucratic Violence Against Refugees in Greece," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 39, no. 2 (2023) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (24 May 2024)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

Lecture: Towards policy coherence in legal migration pathways to the EU, Maastricht, Neth./Online, 31 May 2024 [info]

Seminar: Nordic immigration policies in flux: Domino effects and shifting paradigms, Copenhagen/Online, 7 June 2024 [info]

Short pieces:

Closing borders to those seeking asylum in Finland sets a dangerous precedent, warns UNHCR (UNHCR, May 2024) [text]

Navigating Displacement: Georgia's Journey and Lessons for Other Contexts (RID Blog, May 2024) [text] 

Special Collection on the EU Asylum and Migration Legislation after the Pact (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog) [access]

- "Spring 2024 marked the end of the long process which led the European Union to reach a final agreement on the Pact on Migration and Asylum. This reform represents a veritable jungle of highly complex legislation and intricate political compromises covering mainly asylum and borders controls. As a network of academics engaged in the analysis of migration and asylum legislation for over two decades, the Odysseus Network intends to review and unpack each instrument adopted in the framework of this extensive reform." Note: Three posts have been published to date. 

UK ‘taking back control’ of its borders risks rolling back human rights protections (The Conversation, May 2024) [text]

UK-Rwanda migrant deal challenges international protection law (The Conversation, May 2024) [text]

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

Reports:

Country Reports (AIDA, May 2024) 

- See updated profiles for Belgium and France.

[ECRE Comments on the Regulation Addressing Situations of Crisis and Force Majeure in the Field of Migration and Asylum] (ECRE, May 2024) [text]

Guidance on Reception: Operational standards and indicators (EU Agency for Asylum, May 2024) [text]

Guidance on Vulnerability in Asylum and Reception: Operational standards and indicators (EU Agency for Asylum, May 2024) [text]

Practical Guide on Quality Assurance in Asylum Procedures: Examination of applications for international protection (EU Agency for Asylum, May 2024) [text]

Quality Assurance Tool: Examining the application for international protection (EU Agency for Asylum, May 2024) [text]

When EU temporary protection for displaced people from Ukraine ends: Possible scenarios (European Parliament, May 2024) [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe (15 May 2024)

Thematic Focus: Education

Short pieces:

Canadian governments urgently need to collaborate to support refugee students (The Conversation, May 2024) [text]

"Why host country education for refugees isn’t a magical solution," The New Humanitarian, 24 April 2024 [text]

- Focuses on Syrians in Lebanon.

New open access book:

Schooling for Refugee Children: A Social Justice Perspective Informed by Children from Syria (UCL Press, May 2024) [open access]

- This book "is a collaboration between five authors who explore their interactions with refugee children displaced from Syria to the Lebanese borders and London. Through a programme of carefully tailored research activities, they analyse the children’s representations of their personal journeys and current circumstances, especially with regard to ongoing schooling. The children’s experiences are expressed through their own words and drawings, disrupting the stereotype of children as ‘receivers’ rather than empowered actors, and challenging traditional solutions for improving schooling."

Reports & journal articles:

"Cognitive, social, and mental health functions of refugee children – screening and supportive actions at school: a study protocol," BMC Psychology, 12:251 (May 2024) [open access]

- Focuses on Finland.

"EDUBox: finding suitable locations for offgrid mobile classrooms in the context of underserved communities," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 9:7 (April 2024) [open access]

- "This framework was applied to a use case of determining suitable location areas for an innovative mobile classroom (EDUBox) in Jordan."

"Imagining a Better World: Assessing the Immediate and Delayed Effects of Imagined Contact on Attitudes towards Refugees in Elementary School," Frontiers in Psychology, 28 April 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on Croatia.

"'(Maybe) I am going to School-Age Educare because now I have a Residence Permit': Children’s Non-Access to School-Age Educare in a Swedish Asylum Context," Nordic Journal of Migration Research, vol. 14, no. 2 (2024) [open access]

"Refugees' gendered experiences of education in Europe since 2015: A scoping review," Review of Education, vol. 11, no. 3 (Dec. 2023) [open access]

"Syrian refugees’ vision for quality education in a Lebanese public school: a participatory visual research," Visual Studies, Latest Articles, 20 May 2024 [open access]

UNHCR advocates for inclusive education for displaced children and youth in Europe, Quarterly Update: Education (Jan.-March 2024) (UNHCR, April 2024) [text]

"UNRWA and the Education of Palestinian Refugees: An Interview with Anne Irfan," International Journal of Human Rights Education, vol. 8, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Education - Pt. 1 (15 April 2024)

- Thematic Focus: Education - Pt. 2 (15 April 2024)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Caste as a Basis for Asylum: Advocating for Indian Refugee Seekers at the Borders," Harvard Human Rights Journal Online, 17 April 2024 [full-text]

"COVID-19 vaccine coverage, determinants and inequity amongst refugees and migrants in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study," BMJ Open, 29 April 2024 [open access]

"The Flickering Flame of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support: Burned Down, but Not Out," Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, Latest Articles, 16 May 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on Australia.

"The Impact of Islamophobia on the Persecution of Myanmar's Rohingya: A Human Rights Perspective," Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, Latest Articles, 10 May 2024 [open access]

"Prolonged contact does not reshape locals' attitudes toward migrants in wartime settings," American Journal of Political Science, Early View, 24 April 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on Afghanistan.

"The Role of Academics as Refugee Policy Advocates: Lessons from Australia," Policy Studies, Latest Articles, 3 May 2024 [open access] 

Multimedia:

Advocating the Well-Being of Refugees for Comprehensive Community Empowerment, 15 May 2024 [access]

- See also episodes of the SUAKA Talk series, focusing on refugees in Indonesia.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1 (22 May 2024)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

"Afghans fear life on both sides of Durand Line," The New Humanitarian, 22 May 2024 [text]

China Forcibly Returns 60 Refugees to North Korea (Human Rights Watch, May 2024) [text]

How the 2024 Federal Budget impacts refugees and asylum seekers (Kaldor Centre, May 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Australia.

Placing protection at the heart of Philippine private sector emergency response (UNHCR, May 2024) [text]

Reports:

40 Years: Working together with displaced communities on the Thai Myanmar border (The Border Consortium, May 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Displacement and Environmentalism: A Resettlement and Conservation Controversy from Wilpattu, Sri Lanka, RID Working Paper, no. 40 (Researching Internal Displacement, April 2024) [text]

"Educate the Masses to Change Their Minds": China’s Coercive Relocation of Rural Tibetans (Human Rights Watch, May 2024) [text]

Guidance Note on the International Protection Needs of People Fleeing Myanmar (UNHCR, May 2024) [text]

Protection Interventions for Afghan Returnees from Pakistan: April 2024 to December 2025 (UNHCR, May 2024) [text]

"We thought we were safe": Repression and refoulement of refugees in Thailand (Human Rights Watch, May 2024) [text]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1 (9 May 2024)

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2 (9 May 2024)

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Opportunity:

Webinar: Living in Displacement in the Climate Emergency: Refugees and Climate Shocks, 30 May 2024 [info]

Short pieces:

"Australia, Tuvalu lay out terms of landmark climate and security pact," ABC News (Australia), 8 May 2024 [text]

- See also related joint statement and explanatory memo on the Falepili Union.

Fixing the plastics problem when delivering urgent aid (The Interpreter Blog, May 2024) [text]

Towards the recognition of climate migrants: Reflections on the African Guiding Principles on the Rights of All Migrants (RLI Blog, April 2024) [text]

Reports:

Amicus Brief of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding the Request for an Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights from the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Chile (UNHCR, Dec. 2023) [text]

- Also available in Spanish.

Breaking Silos: Integrated Solutions for Climate Change, Security, and Displacement in Guatemala, Policy Brief, no. 1 (CGIAR, 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Climate Change Impacts and Mobility in the Middle East: What do we know? (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2024) [text]

Impact of Climate Change on the Migration and Displacement Dynamics of Rohingya Refugees (Mixed Migration Centre, May 2024) [access]

- Follow link for report and briefing paper.

Keeping the Refugee Convention Relevant: Expanding Protection for Environmentally Displaced Populations (Baker Institute, May 2024) [text]

Migration in the Context of Climate and Environmental Changes within Central Asia and to the European Union and the Russian Federation (IOM, May 2024) [text]

Policy Guidelines on Climate Change-induced Displacement in Ninewa Governorate (Norwegian Refugee Council, May 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Iraq.

A Synergistic Approach to the OAU Refugee Convention and the Kampala Convention (Baker Institute, May 2024) [text]

- "This policy brief explores how the Kampala Convention can complement the OAU Refugee Convention in this complex landscape. It aims to bridge the protection gap for individuals facing the dual challenge of refugee status and climate-induced internal displacement and explores how the two conventions can work together to better protect and assist them."

Journal articles:

"Climate Change and Cross-Border Displacement: What the Courts, the Administration, and Congress Can Do to Improve Options for the United States," Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, vol. 56, no. 1 (2024) [full-text]

"Climate Change and Internal Displacement in Colombia: Chronicle of a Tragedy Foretold?," Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, vol. 56, no. 1 (2024) [full-text]

"Climate refugees or labour migrants? Climate reductive translations of women’s migration from coastal Bangladesh," Journal of Peasant Studies, vol. 50, no. 6 (2023) [open access]

Related posts:

- Correction: Yearbook of International Disaster Law (26 April 2024)

- Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters (24 April 2024)

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Events & opportunities:

Discussion panel: From roadblocks to roadmaps: navigating the enablers and barriers to advancing locally-led and community-engaged evaluation in humanitarian contexts, London/Online, 5 June 2024 [info]

Meetings: 2024 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment & ECOSOC Meeting on the Transition from Relief to Development, New York, 24-28 June 2024 [info]

- The theme of the HAS is "Putting humanity first in the face of conflicts and climate change: strengthening humanitarian assistance and respect for international humanitarian law, and promoting effectiveness, innovation and partnerships." The annual ECOSOC humanitarian resolution on "Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations" will also be discussed.

Short pieces:

The first-ever Movement Migration Strategy (ICRC & IFRC, April 2024) [access]

"New money? What the numbers say about ‘non-traditional’ aid donors," The New Humanitarian, 30 April 2024 [text]

Program on Forced Migration and Health Celebrates 25 Years (Columbia Univ., May 2024) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

2024 ICVA Annual Conference Session 1: Summary Report (ICVA, May 2024) [text]

- This session "focused on trust among NGOs in addressing humanitarian dilemmas and upholding principles, emphasising how these factors influence trust-building or erosion within the humanitarian system."

Beyond survival in displacement: rights essential for wellbeing (ODI, April 2024) [text]

- See also related blog post.

"Guidance on sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in humanitarian and fragile settings: a scoping review," BMJ Global Health, vol. 9, no. 3 (2024) [open access]

Hidden Hurdles: Unravelling The Complex, Cumulative Effects of Bureaucratic & Administrative Impediments on Crisis-Affected Populations and Humanitarian Response (ICVA, May 2024) [access]

- Follow link for report and indicators.

The Humanitarian Leader (2023) [open access]

- Mix of articles.

Making the Results of Humanitarian Evaluation Accessible to Communities: Why it frequently fails and what to do about it (Humanitarian Advisory Group, April 2024) [text]

No easy choice: A humanitarian’s guide to ethical, principled decision making (Humanitarian Outcomes, May 2024) [access]

- Follow link for guide in multiple languages and additional information.  

Protection of Civilians and Access Explainers (Norwegian Refugee Council, 2024) [access]

- Follow link for set of five explainers that "aim to unpack [the use of] modalities like humanitarian corridors, humanitarian pauses, humanitarian notification systems, evacuations, and safe zones."

Study report: How can humanitarian and development organisations learn, grow, and evolve in fast-changing and complex environments? (World Vision, 2024) [text via ALNAP]

Multimedia:

Let refugees lead (What’s Unsaid Podcast Series, May 2024) [access]

Ukraine – Gaza: regards croisés, 4 April 2024 [access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (14 April 2024)

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Opportunities:

Call for registration: 37ème Cours en Ligne sur le Droit International des Réfugiés (Français), 24 Juin- 19 Juillet 2024 [info]

- Register by 28 May 2024.

Lecture: Criminalising Asylum: From exceptionalism to Rwanda, London, 4 June 2024 [info]

Call for registration: 4th Online Course on Advocacy for Protection, 8-26 July 2024 [info]

- Register by 10 June 2024.

Short pieces:

The Judgements of the Supreme Courts in Canada and the United Kingdom on Their Safe Third Country Agreements (RLI Blog, April 2024) [text]

Offshore migration services: A slippery slope for the Global South (Raisina Debates Blog, May 2024) [text]

Refoulement as a Crime: Insights from the Asso28 Push-Back Case (Verfassungsblog, April 2024) [text]

*UK-Rwanda migrant deal challenges international protection law (The Conversation, May 2024) [text]

Why Protection for Refugees Must Be Localized (Asylum Access, April 2024) [text]

Reports:

Local Level Laws and Policies Addressing Irregular Migration, Working Paper, no. 7 (MIrreM Project, April 2024) [text]

Pathways and Policy Evolution: Comparing national laws and policies addressing irregular migrants, Working Paper, no. 6 (MIrreM Project, March 2024) [text]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Exclusión/Inclusión con base en la discriminación por nacionalidad en los sistemas de asilo de España y México = Exclusion/Inclusion Based on Discrimination by Nationality in the Asylum Systems in Spain and Mexico," Migraciones, no. 60 (2024) [open access]

- Available in both English and Spanish.

"The International Law Commission and the Development of International Migration Law," Chapter in Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, vol. 27 (Forthcoming 2024) [preprint]

"The International Refugee Regime and the Liberal International Order: Dialectics of Contestation," Global Studies Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 2 (April 2024) [open access]

"Introductory Note to The African Guiding Principles on the Rights of Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers (Afr. Comm'n H.P.R.)," International Legal Materials, FirstView, 17 May 2024 [open access]

Netherlands International Law Review (Forthcoming)

- A special issue focusing on the "Externalisation of Migration Control" is in the works, and will include the following open access articles: 1) "Challenging Externalisation Through the Lens of the Human Right to Leave"; 2) "Compliance or Complicity? An Analysis of the EU-Tunisia Deal in the Context of the Externalisation of Migration Control"; 3) "Externalisation of Migration Control: Impunity or Accountability for Human Rights Violations?"; and 4) "Externalisation of Migration Controls: A Taxonomy of Practices and Their Implications in International and European Law."

Multimedia:

The Roots of Forced Migration: Contravening International Law, 28 April 2024 [access]

- See also related summary.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (22 April 2024)

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Reports:

The 2024-25 Federal Budget: What it means for refugees and people seeking humanitarian protection (Refugee Council of Australia, May 2024) [text]

After Assisted Return from Germany: Long-term Reintegration - StarthilfePlus Study II (IOM & BAMF, May 2024) [text]

From Place to Place: Community Perception of Displacement and Durable Solutions in Ukraine (IOM, May 2024) [text]

Paths to Integration: Labor Market and Social Integration Across Immigrant Admission Categories (SSRN, May 2024) [text]

- Focuses on Finland.

Safe Pathways for Refugees IV: OECD-UNHCR study on pathways used by refugees linked to family reunification, study programmes and labour mobility between 2010 and 2022 (May 2024) [access]

- Follow link for report and interactive dashboard. The three previous reports can also be accessed. See also related press release.

Solutions for Afghan nationals ordered to return from Pakistan (ADSP & Samuel Hall, May 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Where should we go?" Durable solutions for remaining IDPs in Iraq (DRC, IRC & NRC, May 2024) [access]

- Available in English and Arabic.

Journal articles:

"Families with Refugee Backgrounds Rebuilding New Lives: A Saskatchewan Study," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 40, no. 1 (2024) [open access]

"Integrating refugees through ‘flexible housing’ policy in The Netherlands," International Journal of Housing Policy, Latest Articles, 14 May 2024 [open access]

"Multi-scalar and diasporic integration: Kurdish populations in Europe between state, diaspora and geopolitics," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 10 May 2024 [open access]

"National Assimilation and/or Cosmopolitan Transnationalism? Impending Transnationalism among the Upwardly Mobile Children of Refugees," Sociology, OnlineFirst, 14 April 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on Canada.

"Titles as identity: applying self-determination theory to increase sponsorships by experienced private refugee sponsors in Canada," Behavioural Public Policy, FirstView, 15 April 2024 [open access]

"Where have Ukrainian refugees gone? Identifying potential settlement areas across European regions integrating digital and traditional geographic data," Population, Space and Place, Early View, 9 May 2024 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (10 May 2024)

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

The Biden Administration’s Proposed Rule on Asylum Bars & Other Measures: Explainer (National Immigration Forum, May 2024) [text]

- See also related analysis.

Can You Be Deported for Protesting the War in Gaza? (The Asylumist, May 2024) [text]

DHS and DOJ Announce “Recent Arrivals” Docket Process for More Efficient Immigration Hearings (US Dept. of Homeland Security, May 2024) [text]

Immigration is the demographic savior too many refuse to acknowledge (The Hill, May 2024) [text]

Nearly 1.3 Million Asylum Cases Now Pending in Immigration Court (TRAC, May 2024) [text]

Reports:

Addressing the ‘Crisis’ at the US-Mexico Border: Insights From El Paso and Ciudad Juárez (Rice Univ., April 2024) [text]

“And Some, I Assume, Are Good People”: Determinants of Elites’ Strategic Discourse About Immigrants and Refugees (Utah State Univ., May 2024) [text]

Trapped, Preyed Upon, and Punished: One Year of the Biden Administration Asylum Ban (Human Rights First, May 2024) [text]

- See also related press release.

Two-Thirds of Court Asylum Applicants Over Past Decade Found Legally Entitled to Remain (TRAC, May 2024) [text]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"A Century Later, Restrictive 1924 U.S. Immigration Law Has Reverberations in Immigration Debate," Migration Information Source, 15 May 2024 [text]

- See also related post on The Conversation.

"Forced Back Into the Lion's Mouth: Per Se Reporting Requirements in U.S. Asylum Law," Marquette Law Review, vol. 107, no. (2024) [full-text]

"Frustration and fidelity: how public interest lawyers navigate procedure in the direct representation of asylum seekers," Law & Society Review, FirstView, 16 May 2024 [open access]

"How Recently Imposed Asylum Restrictions by the United States Reinforce Migration-Related Disinformation and Undermine International Law," Univ. of St. Thomas Journal of Law & Public Policy (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Reviving the Alien Tort Statute: A Roadmap to Recovery for Asylum Seekers Suffering the Harm of Refoulement," Idaho Law Review, vol. 60, no. 2 (2024) [full-text]

"Los solicitantes de asilo durante el gobierno de Joe Biden: caos en la frontera México-Estados Unidos," Chapter in Fronteras en movimiento: Identidad, cooperación y desafíos en la relación México-Estados Unidos (Univ. Autónoma de Baja California, April 2024) [full-text]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (10 May 2024)

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (10 May 2024)

Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Administrative control mechanisms in the descent-based family reunification of refugees," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 1 May 2024 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany. 

"Empowering young voices: Using action research to combat xenophobia through children’s initiatives," Conflict Trends, no. 4 (2023) [text]

- Focuses on South Africa.

"Facilitating trauma-informed SEL with refugee youth in Uganda via an international research-practice partnership: Lessons learned from The Wellbeing Club," Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy, vol. 3 (June 2024) [open access]

"Factors Contributing to Child Marriage among Syrian Refugees in Domiz Camp, Kurdistan Iraq," Journal of International Studies, vol. 20, no.1 (April 2024) [open access]

"Precariousness, Sport Participation and Hope among Young People after Rejections in the Swedish Asylum Process," Nordic Journal of Migration Research, vol. 14, no. 3 (2024) [open access]

"Protecting Youth: The Dismantling of Youth as a Particular Social Group in Contemporary Asylum Law," Chapter in Critical Geographies of Youth: Law, Policy, and Power (West Virginia Univ. Press, 2023) [SSRN]

- Focuses on the US.

*"'We Hold on and Have Patience': Perspectives and Experiences of Migrant Fathers in Belgian Asylum Centres," Child & Family Social Work, Early View, 15 May 2024 [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (17 May 2024)

Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Biden administration Seeks Change to Flores Agreement Protecting Migrant Children (ImmigrationProf Blog, May 2024) [text]

More than 50,000 unaccompanied child migrants missing in Europe (InfoMigrants, April 2024) [text]

- The relevant data are provided on the "Lost in Europe" website.

"The 'overlooked children' of boat arrivals have only known life in Australia. Now they could be deported under proposed migration laws," ABC News (Australia), 2 May 2024 [text]

Refugee youth-led organisations: The under-explored impact and potential (UNICEF, Dec. 2023) [text]

The under-examined role of refugee-led organisations: Assisting refugee children (UNICEF, Dec. 2023) [text]

To understand Trump's family separations, we must understand how Obama set the stage (Border Criminologies Blog, May 2024) [text]

Reports:

Families belong together: Fixing the UK’s broken family reunion system (Refugee Council & Safe Passage International, May 2024) [text]

Healing Hands: A two-generation approach for migrant and host Community families in Ecuador (International Rescue Committee, May 2024) [text]

- Also available in Spanish. 

Research on Child Migration and Displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean: Understanding Evidence and Exploring Gaps (UNICEF, April 2024) [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families (21 April 2024)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2

Reports & journal articles:

"The International Law Commission and the Development of International Migration Law," Chapter in Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, vol. 27 (Forthcoming 2024) [preprint]

- "The article then examines the work of the ILC on the law of nationality, including on the elimination and reduction of statelessness, state succession, and finally diplomatic protection."

Palestinian origin or nationality? The case of minors born in Belgium, Nansen Note, no. 1 (Nansen: The Belgian Refugee Council, April 2024) [access]

- Available in French and English.

Pathways to Legal Identity: Exploring the legal framework and barriers to obtaining lineage and nationality in post-conflict Iraq (IOM, April 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

"The Stateless Legal Clinic: Innovative Models for Addressing Unmet Legal Need in Australia through Clinical Legal Education," International Journal of Clinical Legal Education, vol. 31, no. 1 (April 2024) [open access]

"Traces of Kinship Care: Preliminary Findings from Nansen Passport Holders’ Documents in the League of Nations and Arolsen Archives," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 4 March 2024 [open access]

Multimedia:

Statelessness: No country to call home (Borders & Belonging Podcast Series, April 2024) [access]

Resource:

Global Movement Against Statelessness [access]

- "[A] community of stateless people, activists and civil society allies dedicated to the eradication of statelessness and the achievement of equal nationality rights for all and the human rights of all stateless people. The Movement centres and is led by people directly impacted by statelessness, nationality deprivation and discriminatory nationality laws and works to increase solidarity in the field. It aims to bring the statelessness field closer together to strengthen collaboration and achieve positive change."

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (16 May 2024)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

Webinar: #StatelessJourneys: What’s next for work to protect the rights of stateless refugees in Europe?, 29 May 2024 [info]

- See also related update.

Call for applications: Advanced Course on Childhood Statelessness and the Child's Right to a Nationality, Online, 26 September-14 November 2024 [info]

- Note: The deadline for applying has been *extended* to 31 May 2024.

Call for registration: Tailored Workshop on Statelessness (Arabic), Sanremo, Italy, 23-26 September 2024 [info]

- Register by 3 June 2024.

Seminar: Geopolitics and Statelessness in South Asia, Loughborough, UK/Online, 25 June 2024 [info]

Short pieces:

The Campaign to End Statelessness: October-December 2023 Update (UNHCR, April 2024) [text]

International statistics on statelessness (Statistics Norway, May 2024) [text]

"Questions persist as Ottawa prepares Citizenship Act amendments," Policy Options/Options politiques, 14 May 2024 [text]

Statelessness in Norway (Statistics Norway, May 2024) [text]

Unravelling Statelessness: Georgia's Addition to the Statelessness Index (ENS Blog, May 2024) [text]

Related posts:

- News: New Statelessness Resource (30 April 2024)

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (18 April 2024)

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2 (18 April 2024)