05 August 2024

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

About half the Asian migrants we surveyed said they didn’t fully understand how our voting systems work. It’s bad for our democracy (The Conversation, July 2024) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

With Bangladesh on a knife’s edge, trapped Rohingya refugees are forced to turn to people smugglers or violent gangs (The Conversation, Aug. 2024) [text]

Reports:

Asia & The Pacific Regional Trends: Forced Displacement and Statelessness 2023 (UNHCR, July 2024) [access]

HLP challenges in Rohingya camps: identifying strategies to improve security of tenure for Rohingya (Norwegian Refugee Council, June 2024) [text]
- See also earlier related briefing note.

How Australia can Support Refugee Protection in Southeast Asia (Refugee Council of Australia, July 2024) [text]

Journal articles:

"From the Translocal to the Multi-Sited Transnational: Tracing Rohingya Refugee Networks in India," Global Networks, Early View, 24 July 2024 [open access]

"Humanitarian vs Pandemic Responses: Vulnerable Groups among Rohingyas in Bangladesh," IDS Bulletin, vol. 54, no. 2 (2023) [open access]

"Myanmar Migrants Living Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border: Experiences Related to Pandemic and Migration Decisions," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 10 (2024) [open access]

"A qualitative study of cultural concepts of distress among Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh," Conflict and Health, 18:48 (July 2024) [open access]

Refugee Watch: A South Asian Journal on Forced Migration, no. 63 (Dec. 2023) [full-text]
- Special issue on "Migrant Asia."

"The Roles of Asylum Seeker-Led Organisations in Settlement Processes and Determinants: Evidence from Hong Kong," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 31 July 2024 [open access]

"Stuck in a whirlpool? The role of hope and despair in dealing with risks during Afghan migration journeys," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 9 July 2024 [open access]

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