30 September 2024

Round-up: OA Articles Published by Global South Authors (30 Sept. 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 1 Sept. 2024.

Authors of the OA materials listed below are encouraged to deposit their work in the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA)! The submission form and guidelines are available on FMRA's website

Bronze OA:

"Refugee Protection in Kenya," Journal of Policy and Development Studies, vol. 16, no. 1 (2024) 
- Author = Kenya

Diamond OA:

"Las 'barreras cortafuegos' y los derechos humanos de las personas migrantes," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 32 (2024)
- Author = Chile

"Desplazamiento climático en México y justicia ambiental crítica: hacia una nueva línea de investigación," Perfiles Latinoamericanos, vol. 32, no. 64 (2024)
- Author = Mexico

"Dynamics of Protection in a Shrinking Economy: A Peek into Zimbabwe’s Refugee Regime," African Human Mobility Review, vol. 10, no. 2 (2024)
- Authors (2) = South Africa

"Paradigmas en conflicto? La Creación y Criminalización del Migrante en Tránsito en México," REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 32 (2024)
- Author = Mexico

"Temporary Settlements for Venezuelan Refugees: Case Studies in the City of Boa Vista (Roraima, Brazil)," Oculum Ensaios, vol. 21 (Sept. 2024)
- Authors (4) = Brazil (3, incl. lead), Italy (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.

- Authors (4) = Lebanon
- APC = USD 2990

- Authors (16) = Australia (5, incl. lead), Bangladesh (5), US (2), Malaysia (1), Australia/Bangladesh (2), New Zealand (1)
- APC = USD 2590

- Authors (8) = Brazil (5, incl. lead), UK (3)
- APC = USD 2510

"Caregiving Experiences and Practices: Qualitative Formative Research Towards Development of Integrated Early Childhood Development Interventions Targeting Kenyans and Refugees in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements," BMC Public Health, 24:2636 (Sept. 2024)
- Authors (18) = Kenya (11, incl. lead), Canada (5), China (1), Canada/Germany (1)
- APC = USD 3190

- Authors (5) = Italy/South Africa (lead), Palestine (1), Italy/Palestine (1), Italy (2)
- APC = USD 3190

"Ethical Framework and Inclusivity: Research Mechanics of Difficult-to-reach Migrants in Civil Military Context," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 9:11 (Sept. 2024)
- Author = Brunei Darussalam
- APC = USD 1040

"Food Insecurity, Dietary Inadequacy, and Malnutrition in the Gaza Strip: A Cross-sectional Nutritional Assessment of Refugee Children Entering the First Grade of UNRWA Schools and Their Households Before the Conflict of 2023–24," The Lancet Global Health, Online first, 23 Sept. 2024
- Authors (8) = Jordan/Palestine (5, incl. lead), Jordan (1), Palestine (1), US (1)
- APC = USD 6070

- Authors (3) = Hong Kong SAR
- APC = USD 2510

- Authors (2) = Kenya
- APC = not specified

"Predicting Poor Mental Health among Older Syrian Refugees in Lebanon during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nested Cross-sectional Study," BMJ Global Health, vol. 9, no. 8 (Aug. 2024)
- Authors (10) = Lebanon/US (2, incl. lead), Lebanon/UK (1), Lebanon (6), US (1)
- APC = GBP 3245 

"Protracted Refugee Situations and the Shrinking Durable Solutions: Could There Be a Ray of Hope in Local Solutions?," Cogent Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 1 (2024) 
- Authors (2) = Uganda (lead), Uganda/Belgium (1)
- APC = USD 1680

- Authors (4) = Palestine/Jordan (2, incl. lead), Israel (1), US (1)
- APC = USD 2600

"Supporting Caregivers of Children Living with Disability in a Humanitarian Context: Realist-informed Evaluation of the ‘Mighty Children’ Programme in Afghanistan," BMJ Global Health, vol. 9, no. 9 (Sept. 2024)
- Authors (6) = Australia (3, incl. lead), Afghanistan (3)
- APC  = GBP 3245 

Hybrid OA:

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

"'Bridging Cultures through Food': A Qualitative Analysis of Food Dynamic Between Italian Host Families and Ukrainian Refugees," International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 102 (Sept. 2024)
- Authors (4) = Chile/Italy (lead), Italy (3)
- APC = USD 3260

"'I wish I had listened and not come to South Africa': Fantasies, Expectations and Trajectories of Migration among Ethiopian Unaccompanied Child Migrants into South Africa," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 23 Aug. 2024
- Author = South Africa
- APC = USD 4000

"Interventions to Promote Mental Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Palestinian Refugees: A Scoping Review," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, vol. 70, no. 6 (2024) 
- Authors (6) = US (3, incl. lead), Saudi Arabia (2), Saudi Arabia/Egypt (1)
- APC = USD 3450

"Minimal Computing in Refugee Education in Uganda: Economies of Digital Use and Non-use, and the Right Constraints," Learning, Media and Technology, Latest Articles, 17 Sept. 2024
- Authors (7) = Uganda (3, incl. lead), UK (4)
- APC = 4390

"Securitisation of Refugee Protection: The Judiciary’s Role in the Protection of the Rights of Refugees: Attorney General v. Kituo Cha Sheria & 7 Others," Refugee Survey Quarterly,  vol. 43, no. 2 (June 2024)
- Authors (2) = Australia (lead), Kenya (1)
- APC = EUR 3577

Periodical issues:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 10, no. 2 (2024) 
- Mix of articles. Published by the Scalabrini Institute on Human Mobility in Africa and the University of the Western Cape, both based in South Africa.

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 32 (2024)
- Special dossier focuses on the work of sociologist Abdelmalek Sayad. The remainder of the issue includes a mix of articles in English, Portuguese or Spanish. Articles are in either English, French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish. Published by the Centro Scalabriniano de Estudos Migratórios, based in Brazil.

Revista Justicia(s), vol. 3, no. 1 (2024)
- Special issue on "Movilidad humana, emergencia climática y derechos humanos." Published by the Universidad de Otavalo-Ecuador. 

Related post:

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces: 

"Haitian immigrant group calls for arrest warrants for Trump and Vance in Ohio," The Guardian, 24 Sept. 2024 [text]
- See also related Newsweek article.

*Joint DHS-DOJ Final Rule Issued to Restrict Asylum Eligibility for Those Who Enter During High Encounters at the Southern Border (US Dept. of Homeland Security, Sept. 2024) [text]
- See also related PBS news story, NILC policy brief, and UNHCR comment.

"Migrant crossings at the US’ southern border drop for the third straight month amid campaign year scrutiny," CNN, 30 Sept. 2024 [text]

On the US-Mexico border, the records of Trump and Harris reflect the national mood of less immigration, not more (The Conversation, Sept. 2024) [text]

There are not 13,099 Illegal Immigrant Murderers Roaming Free on American Streets (CATO At Liberty Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Trump, Immigrants, and Pets: A Distraction from a Discussion of Immigration Reform (ImmigrationProf Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]
- See also related Immigration Impact blog post.

"Trump’s goal of mass deportations fell short. But he has new plans for a second term," AP News, 22 Sept. 2024 [text]

US election: why immigration remains a major issue for voters and why they trust Trump on border security (The Conversation, Sept 2024) [text]

What the data says about immigrants in the U.S. (Pew Research, Sept. 2024) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Black Lives in Limbo: Liberian Refugees, Migrant Justice, and the Narration of Antiblack U.S. Border Politics," Social Sciences, vol. 13, no. 9 (Sept. 2024) [open access]

CBP One Mobile Application: Violating Migrants’ Rights to Privacy and Freedom from Discrimination (Univ. of Illinois Chicago & National Lawyers Guild of Chicago, Sept. 2024) [text]

Credible Fear and Defensive Asylum Processes: Frequently Asked Questions (Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2024) [text]

"Despite Sharply Different Immigration Rhetoric, Democrats and Republicans Now Have a Similar Approach to the Border," Migration Information Source, 27 Sept. 2024 [text]

"The Displaced Persons Act of 1948 and Home-Grown Antisemitism," Lewis & Clark Law Review, vol. 27, no. 4 (2024) [full-text]

Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2024) [text]

Multimedia:

Talking Immigration in Cars with Coffee (UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy) [access]

Resource:

The Immigration Hub's Research and Insights [access]
- "The Immigration Hub generates data-driven research, keeping the pulse on public sentiment on immigration, developing and testing messaging, and designing innovative methods to reach the American public."

*UPDATED

Related post:

29 September 2024

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Short pieces:

UNHCR welcomes Thailand’s full adoption of international convention to protect child rights (UNHCR, Sept. 2024) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Caregiving experiences and practices: qualitative formative research towards development of integrated early childhood development interventions targeting Kenyans and refugees in Nairobi’s informal settlements," BMC Public Health, 24:2636 (Sept. 2024) [open access]

"Child Migrant Workers: The Invisible Children?," Denver Journal of International Law & Policy, vol. 52, no. 2 (2024) [SSRN]
- Focuses on the US.

"Denouncing Medical Practices That Imperil Unaccompanied Youth," HPHR Journal, no. 74 (2023) [preprint]
- Focuses on the US.

"Food insecurity, dietary inadequacy, and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional nutritional assessment of refugee children entering the first grade of UNRWA schools and their households before the conflict of 2023–24," The Lancet Global Health, Online first, 23 Sept. 2024 [open access]
- See also related comment.

"(Hidden) in Plain Sight: Migrant Child Labor and the New Economy of Exploitation," Arkansas Law Review, vol. 77, no. 2 (2024) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.

"Legal care work: emotion and care work in lawyering with unaccompanied minors," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 17 Sept. 2024 [ResearchGate]
- Focuses on Central Americans in the US.

"Making Friends as Interactional Work: Young Refugees in Germany," Symbolic Interaction, Early View, 15 Sept. 2024 [open access]

Violence Against Children and Youth in Humanitarian Settings: Findings from a 2022 Survey of All Refugee Settlements in Uganda (Baobab Research Program Consortium et al., Aug. 2024) [text]

"Who is a minor? Age assessments of refugees in Germany and the classificatory multiplicity of the state," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 25 Sept. 2024 [open access]

Related posts:


28 September 2024

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Beyond authority: governing migration and asylum through practice on the ground," European Journal of International Relations, OnlineFirst, 25 Sept. 2024 [open access]
- Draws on "fieldwork at the European external border in Greece."

"Exposure to anti-refugee hate crimes and support for refugees in Germany," Political Science Research and Methods, FirstView, 16 Sept. 2024 [text]

"'(…) here I have freedom'—A study of refugees' and asylum seekers' legal consciousness in Greece: Self-identity, human rights, and expectations from European Union law," Law & Policy, Early View, 24 Sept. 2024 [open access]

"Implicit hierarchies in the EU representation of refugees: a comparative text-analysis of the European Parliament's framing of Syrian and Ukrainian diasporas," Italian Political Science Review = Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica, FirstView, 23 Sept. 2024 [open access]

"Reimagining, Repositioning, Rebordering: Intersections of the Biopolitical and Geopolitical in the UK's Post-Brexit Migration Regime (and Why It Matters for Migration Research)," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 17 Sept. 2024 [open access]

"The Rwanda Case: Testing the Limits of Judicial Competence," Judicial Review, Latest Articles, 29 Aug. 2024 [open access]
- See also related "Introductory Note to R (AAA (Syria) and Others) v. Secretary of State for the Home Dep't (UKSC)."

"Strategies to Exclude: Temporariness and Return/Readmission Policies of the EU," Social Sciences, vol. 13, no. 9 (Aug. 2024) [open access]

"Temporary Protection for Ukrainian Refugees in the Czech Republic and Poland," Nationalities Papers, FirstView, 25 Sept. 2024 [open access]

"The Turkish Government’s Ambivalent Policy Response to the New Influx of Afghan Migrants through the Public Policy Tools," Social Sciences, vol. 13, no. 9 (Sept. 2024) [open access]

Related post:

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

"Could America's ‘Safe Mobility Offices’ work for Europe’s migration challenges?," EUobserver, 26 Sept. 2024 [text]

Financing mechanisms in EU cooperation on migration with third countries: Monitoring impact or legitimising contested policies? (RLI Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Frontex Strengthens Cooperation with UNHCR for Enhanced Border Management (Frontex, Sept. 2024) [text]

The Impact of the 2024 CEAS Reform on the EU’s Return System: Amending the Return Directive Through the Backdoor (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Monitoring fundamental rights compliance in the context of screening and the asylum border procedure: putting bricks back into the EU house of rule of law? (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

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

Reports:

Asylum Interviews in the UK: Do They Follow the Home Office’s Interview Guidelines? A Pilot Study (Univ. of Birmingham, Aug. 2024) [text]

Practices and challenges in processing victims of torture and ill-treatment in the context of international and temporary protection (Red Cross EU & EMN, Sept. 2024) [text]

Multimedia:

Riots, race and misinformation – has alarmist rhetoric on migration gone too far? (Think Change Podcast Series, Sept. 2024) [access]
- Focuses on the UK.

Related post:

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Short pieces:

The Americas, a Region Committed to Better Protect the Human Rights of People Displaced in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change (PDD Perspectives, March 2024) [text]

The ECtHR’s potential role in African climate change displacement (RLI Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Legal Pathways for Climate and Disaster Displacement: Consolidating Case Law to Support Litigation around the World (RID Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]
- Introduces the Climiglaw Database, currently in beta.

The Missing Refuge for "Climate Refugees" in the International Legal Framework: A Dialogue with Caitlan M. Sussman (GJIA Dialogues, Sept. 2024) [text]

"Stay or go? Pacific Islanders face climate's grim choice," AFP, 27 Sept. 2024 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Advancing Tort Law for Climate Displacement Compensation," Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, vol. 14, no. 3 (Summer 2024) [full-text]

Climate Change, Vulnerability, and Migration: Impacts on Children and Youth in Southeast Asia (World Vision, Sept. 2024) [access]
_ "Climate change impacts, compounded in some cases by infrastructure development such as dam construction, are deepening poverty and inequality and making people ever more vulnerable to distress migration and, through it, to exploitation and abuse." Follow link for executive summary, short report and policy brief.

"Desplazamiento climático en México y justicia ambiental crítica: hacia una nueva línea de investigación," Perfiles Latinoamericanos, vol. 32, no. 64 (2024) [open access]

Displacement and International Protection in a Warming World (Migration Policy Institute, Sept. 2024) [text]

Impacts of displacement: Displacement linked to sea level rise on Plantain Island, Sierra Leone (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Sept. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Mainstreaming a climate, peace and security approach: Challenges and entry points for humanitarian action (UN System Staff College & adelphi, Sept. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Social cohesion and forced mobility in a changing climate: Data from Ghana and Niger, DIIS Working Paper, no. 3 (Danish Inst. for International Studies, Sept. 2024) [access]

Water security and climate resilience in the Somali Region, Ethiopia: An assessment of the vulnerabilities of refugee and host communities (CGIAR, Sept. 2024) [text]

Related post:

27 September 2024

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Short pieces:

*Closing the gap: zooming in on refugee women on Equal Pay Day (UNHCR, Sept. 2024) [text]

Immigrant Entrepreneurs and the Fortune 500: Powering the US Economy in 2024 (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Immigrants are unsung heroes of global trade and value creation (The Conversation, Sept. 2024) [text]

Immigrants Receive Less Medicare and Medicaid Per Person (CATO at Liberty Blog, Sept. 2023) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

The labor market impact of deportations (Brookings Commentary, Sept. 2024) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Latest data show that recent immigrant population growth is not unprecedented and below historical peaks: New immigrants help grow the economy (Working Economics Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Solidarity and inclusion in the Savanes region of Togo: refugee women and host communities join forces for economic empowerment (UNHCR, Sept. 2024) [text]

Tent Partnership and UNHCR join forces to help refugees into employment (UNHCR, Sept. 2024) [text]

Work Permits as Window-Dressing? Refugees’ Right to Work in Host Economies with High Labor Informality (COMPAS Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Characteristics and Economic Impact of Migrants and Refugees in Costa Rica," IMF Staff Country Reports, no 443 (2023) [full-text]
- See also related blog post.

"Child Migrant Workers: The Invisible Children?," Denver Journal of International Law & Policy, vol. 52, no. 2 (2024) [SSRN]
- Focuses on the US.

The Economic Impact on Citizens and Authorized Immigrants of Mass Deportation (Univ. of New Hampshire, Aug. 2024) [text]
- Literature review.

The Economic Impacts of the Syrian Refugee Migration on Jordan: An Integration Perspective, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 10903 (World Bank, Sept. 2024) [text]

Emerging practices to improve access to and working conditions on digital labour platforms for refugees and host communities (UNHCR, ILO & UNDP, Aug. 2024) [text]

"(Hidden) in Plain Sight: Migrant Child Labor and the New Economy of Exploitation," Arkansas Law Review, vol. 77, no. 2 (2024) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.

Report to Congress on Refugee Employment (US Dept. of State, Sept. 2024) [text]
- Note: Focuses on efforts to promote self-reliance globally.

Resource:

Displaced Livelihoods Initiative [access]
- Seeks to "strengthen livelihoods, self-reliance, and economic inclusion" by generating, sharing and supporting new research.

*UPDATED

Related post:


Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

"Aid workers risk death and kidnap in Ethiopia’s troubled Amhara region," The New Humanitarian, 19 Sept. 2024 [text]

Analysing group refugee recognition in African states’ law and practice (RLI Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

"Data, Dialogue and Development: The Crucial Role of Data in Addressing Forced Displacement in West and Central Africa," JDC Newsletter (Aug. 2024) [text]

Improving solutions to forcible displacement through evidence: learning from impact evaluations in East Africa (UNHCR, Sept. 2024) [text]

Out of camp and RLO support: two areas with potential to significantly improve Ethiopia’s refugee response (RLI Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

2023 Donor Impact Report (UNHCR, Sept. 2024) [text]

"Communicative Ecologies of Displaced Youth Ways of Connecting in Protracted Situations of Encampment," Communication Studies, Latest Articles, 5 Sept. 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on Kenya.

"The African Guiding Principles on the Rights of Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers (Afr. Comm'n H.P.R.)," International Legal Materials, vol. 63, no. 3 (June 2024) [open access]

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 10, no. 2 (2024) [open access]
- Mix of articles.

The Cost of Inaction (WFP, 2024) [access]
- Follow link for two reports: 1) Impacts of WFP Assistance Shortfalls on Food Security Outcomes in Somalia; 2) Impacts of WFP Refugee Assistance Shortfalls on Food Security Outcomes in Uganda

The End of Uganda’s Refugee Model, or Just a ‘Transition’? (Egmont: Royal Institute for International Relations, Sept. 2024) [text]

Key Considerations: Balancing Epidemic Preparedness and Response with Humanitarian Protection in Ugandan Refugee Settlements (Social Science in Humanitarian Action, Sept. 2024) [text via IDS]

Related post:

26 September 2024

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues

Short pieces:

An Analysis of Women Empowerment Programmes and Gender Equality in Hagadera Refugee Camp, Dadaab, Kenya (LERRN, Aug. 2024) [text]

Reports:

A Gendered Analysis of EU Migration Externalizations Policies (EuroMed Rights, Feb. 2024) [text via Refworld]

Guidance: Engagement, participation and decision-making by women-led organizations in humanitarian action (IASC, March 2024) [text]

Silenced Suffering: Unveiling Sexual Violence Against Displaced and Minority Women in Somalia and Somaliland (Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa, Sept. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Abortion care access and experience among U.S. immigrants: A systematic review," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 10 (2024) [open access]

"Adaptation and psychometric assessment of a sexual and reproductive empowerment scale in Arabic among refugee and non-refugee adolescent girls," BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24:202 (Sept. 2024) [open access]
- Focuses on Lebanon.

"Barriers and facilitators for the sexual and reproductive health and rights of displaced Venezuelan adolescent girls in Brazil," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 10 (2024) [open access]

"Contraceptive access and use among women with migratory experience living in high-income countries: a scoping review," BMC Public Health, 24:2569 (Sept. 2024) [open access]

"Migrant sexual precarity through the lens of workplace litigation," Gender, Work & Organization, Early View, 24 June 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

"'Violence is Everywhere': How Semi-Permeable Borders Facilitate Transnational Perpetration of Structural, Symbolic and Interpersonal Sexual and Gender-Based Violence," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 14 Sept. 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on Australia.

"Women's collectives and social support: Exploring pathways and impacts among forcibly displaced women," Frontiers in Sociology, 10 Sept. 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on Indonesia, Jordan and Uganda.

Related post:


25 September 2024

Opportunities: More Sept. & Oct. 2024

Study day: Borders in Focus, Sheffield, UK/Online, 27 September 2024 [info]

Panel discussion: The New Humanitarian and Refugees International at UNGA 2024, New York/Online, 27 September 2024 [info]

Webinar: Litigating on Statelessness: The right to respect for private and family life, 1 October 2024 [info]

Job announcements: "Director of Operations and Strategy" AND "Director of Academic Programmes," Refugee-Led Research Hub, Oxford 
- Apply for the first position by 8 October 2024; apply for the second position by 15 October 2024.

Panel discussion: Tackling the Root Causes: Food Insecurity and Forced Migration in Latin America, 9 October 2024 [info]

Talk: Culinary Sustainability as a Belonging and Resilience Practice for Refugees, Online, 9 October 2024 [info]

CFP: Navigating the politics of (dis)integration: Refugee families' pathways to inclusion, Brussels, 23-24 April 2025 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 October 2024.

Conference: EU Legislation after the Pact on Migration & Asylum, Brussels/Online, 17-18 October 2024 [info]

Conference: Temporary asylum as the new normal? Experience and dilemmas in Northern Europe, TemPro Project, Oslo, 6 November 2024 [info]
- Register by 20 October 2024.

CFP: Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration [info]
- Submission deadline has been *extended* to 21 October 2024.

Book launch/panel discussion: Refugee Reception in (Southern) Africa, London, 25 October 2024 [info]

Related post:

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Short pieces:

Belize advances in integration of asylum-seekers (UNHCR, Sept. 2024) [text]

"Biden plans to keep target of 125,000 refugees next year, internal report says," Reuters, 6 Sept. 2024 [text]

Reports & book chapters:

The influence of Safe Mobility Offices (SMO) on mixed migration in Latin America (Mixed Migration Centre, Sept. 2024) [access]
- Follow link for press release, fact sheet and report, which is available in English and Spanish.

"A polysemous solution to the problem of refugees," Chapter 1 in Resettlement as Protection:
Integrating Resettlement of Refugees in International Refugee Law (Edward Elgar, Sept. 2024) [free full-text]

Private Sponsorship: Revolution in Immigration Policy (CATO Institute, Sept./Oct. 2023) [text]

Ukrainian migration to the UK (Migration Observatory, Aug. 2024) [text]

Journal articles:

"Chronotopes of home and dislocation: recognising the lived experiences of refugees," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 17 Sept. 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on New Zealand and Sweden.

"Does enforcing dispersal policies prevent ethnic spatial concentration? Quasi-experimental evidence from Denmark," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 18 Sept. 2024 [open access]

"Engaging Refugee Volunteers in Co-creation: The Role of Non-profit Leadership," VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Latest Articles, 4 Sept. 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on Norway.

"Escaping uncertainty: overlapping methods of knowledge production and exchange in the naturalization journey," Comparative Migration Studies, 12:41 (Sept. 2024) [open access]
- Focuses on Germany.

"Evaluation of an integration community project for asylum seekers in Sweden: physical activity adherence and changes in character traits and life satisfaction," Scientific Reports, 14:21438 (Sept. 2024) [open access]

"Loneliness and social isolation amongst refugees resettled in high-income countries: a systematic review," Social Science & Medicine, vol. 360 (Nov. 2024) [open access]

"Socialization, citizenship and the electoral integration of refugees: evidence from Sweden," Ethnic and Racial Studies, 18 Sept. 2024 [open access]

Related post:

24 September 2024

Regional Focus: Americas

Short pieces:

Beyond the Harris-Trump debate: How politicians use anti-immigrant rhetoric to mask systemic failures (The Conversation, Sept. 2024) [text]
- Focuses on the US & Canada.

"From dodgy deterrence deals to drug cartels: Aid barriers in the Darién," The New Humanitarian, 18 Sept. 2024 [text]

Humanitarian mandates, Central American refugee camps, and the Cold War (Refugee History Blog, June 2024) [text]

Make Canada stronger by supporting the health of refugees (The Conversation, Sept. 2024) [text]

A new wave of Venezuelan refugees would threaten a humanitarian crisis – Latin America could learn from Europe (The Conversation, Sept. 2024) [text]

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

Reports & journal articles:

Access to and use of civil registration by migrants and refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF, July 2024) [text]

El contexto social del mundo de la vida, el ejercicio de derechos y políticas transformadoras en el caso de la población desplazada en Colombia (Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento, Sept. 2024) [text]

Darién Gap: The Jungle Where Poor Migration Policies Meet (Human Rights Watch, Sept. 2024) [access]
- "Analyzes migration policies in six countries in the region, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru." See also Spanish version.

The influence of Safe Mobility Offices (SMO) on mixed migration in Latin America (Mixed Migration Centre, Sept. 2024) [access]
- Follow link for press release, fact sheet and report, which is available in English and Spanish.

The Los Angeles Declaration Continues to Shape the Regional and Global Migration Response (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Sept. 2024) [text]

Nota conceptual - Tercera Consulta Temática del Proceso de Cartagena+40: Protección en Contextos de Desplazamiento Forzado por Desastres, Bogotá, Colombia, 19 y 20 de junio de 2024 (ACNUR, June 2024) [text]

REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, vol. 32 (2024) [open access]
- Special dossier focuses on the work of sociologist Abdelmalek Sayad. The remainder of the issue includes a mix of articles in English, Portuguese or Spanish.

RMNA 2024: Refugee and Migrant Needs Analysis (R4V, Sept. 2024) [text]

"Temporary settlements for Venezuelan refugees: case studies in the city of Boa Vista (Roraima, Brazil)," Oculum Ensaios, vol. 21 (Sept. 2024) [open access]

Related post:

23 September 2024

Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games:

Comprised of eight athletes and two guide runners, the Refugee Paralympic Team competed in six sports at the 2024 Paralympic Games - Para athletics, Para powerlifting, Para table tennis, Para taekwondo, Para triathlon, and wheelchair fencing -  and won bronze medals in two events (women's taekwondo & men's 400m)! 

Here is a round-up of UNHCR's coverage of the games:
- Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as final countdown begins (25 Aug. 2024) [text]
- Refugee Paralympic Team takes centre stage at Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony (29 Aug. 2024) [text]
- Zakia Khudadadi takes bronze and an historic first medal for Refugee Paralympic Team (30 Aug. 2024) [text]
- Atangana adds to Refugee Paralympic Team medal tally with 400m bronze (2 Sept. 2024) [text]
- Refugee Paralympic Team leaves Paris with historic medals and lasting legacy (7 Sept. 2024) [text]
- History-making Refugee Paralympic Team shows the power of sport to inspire (8 Sept. 2024) [text]

Reports & book chapters:

"Addressing Equity and Disability Gaps in Immigrant and Refugee Communities: A Psycho-Socio-Educational Framework," Chapter in The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability (Palgrave Macmillan, Aug. 2024) [ResearchGate]

Case studies repository: How to make humanitarian action more inclusive with and for persons with disabilities - Experiences from Somalia, Somaliland and Syrian crises responses (Humanity & Inclusion, June 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Migration and Ageing: Income Security During Old Age for the Refugee and Migrant Population In Colombia and Peru (HelpAge International, May 2023) [text]

Vulnerability, resilience, and integration of elderly South Sudanese refugees in Uganda: A Case study of Pagirinya settlement in Adjumani district, Analaysis & Policy Brief, no. 60 (Univ. of Antwerp, Sept. 2024) [text]

Journal articles:

"Assessment of mental well-being and its socio-economic determinants among older adults in the Rohingya refugee camp of Bangladesh," Scientific Reports, 14:17918 (Aug. 2024) [open access]

"Attitudes Towards Dementia Among a Diverse Group of Refugees Resettled in the United States," Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, OnlineFirst, 3 Sept. 2024) [open access]

"Migration and disability narratives from an intersectional perspective: a photovoice study," Disability & Society, Latest Articles, 28 Oct. 2023 [open access]
- Focuses on Sweden.

"Predicting poor mental health among older Syrian refugees in Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nested cross-sectional study," BMJ Global Health, vol. 9, no. 8 (Aug. 2024) [open access]

"Supporting caregivers of children living with disability in a humanitarian context: realist-informed evaluation of the ‘Mighty Children’ programme in Afghanistan," BMJ Global Health, vol. 9, no. 9 (Sept. 2024) [open access]

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News: UNHCR Issues New Set of International Protection Guidelines


The aim of these Guidelines is to "provide substantive guidance for interpreting and applying Article 31 of the 1951 Convention and to promote consistency in such interpretation and application among Contracting States of the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees. After outlining the purpose of Article 31 as a whole, these Guidelines address the constituent elements of each of its two distinct paragraphs specifically. The final section outlines procedural and evidentiary issues, as well as other responsibilities, to ensure an effective implementation of Article 31"

Article 31, "Refugees Unlawfully in the Country of Refuge," reads as follows: 

"1. The Contracting States shall not impose penalties, on account of their illegal entry or presence, on refugees who, coming directly from a territory where their life or freedom was threatened in the sense of article 1, enter or are present in their territory without authorization, provided they present themselves without delay to the authorities and show good cause for their illegal entry or presence.
2. The Contracting States shall not apply to the movements of such refugees restrictions other than those which are necessary and such restrictions shall only be applied until their status in the country is regularized or they obtain admission into another country. The Contracting States shall allow such refugees a reasonable period and all the necessary facilities to obtain admission into another country." (Source: OHCHR)

The Guidelines are intended to complement and update UNHCR's Refugee Handbook. The previous 13 sets can be accessed via Refworld: Follow this link for RSD-related documents, then select "Policy Documents."


19 September 2024

Regional Focus: MENA

Opportunity:

CFP: Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies [info]
- Contributions sought for special issue on "Marriage and Migrations: Emerging Perspectives on Conjugal Relationships in the Middle East and North Africa." Submit abstracts by 22 November 2024.

Short pieces:

Gaza Humanitarian Access Snapshot #5 (27 August-10 Sept. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Joint Press Release: Israel’s siege now blocks 83% of food aid reaching Gaza, new data reveals (Sept. 2024) [text
- Methodology used to gather data is provided here. See also related Reuters article.

Libya: Slow Flood Recovery Failing Displaced Survivors (HRW, Sept. 2024) [text]

Palestine: Humanitarian impact of the escalation of violence in northern West Bank in August 2024 (ACAPS, Sept. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Targeted: How Misinformation Puts Lebanon’s Syrian Refugees in Danger (TIMEP, Aug. 2024) [text]

Yemen: Needs grow for millions displaced amid catastrophic flooding and prolonged humanitarian emergency (UNHCR, Aug. 2024) [text]

Reports:

Maghreb migrations: How North Africa and Europe can work together on sub-Saharan migration (European Council on Foreign Relations, Sept. 2024) [text]

Middle East and North Africa: Migrants Deaths and Disappearances in 2023 (IOM, 2024) [text]

Untangling the Reality of Famine in Gaza (Refugees International, Sept. 2024) [text]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Biomonitoring Environmental Exposure in Syrian Refugees in Lebanon," Epidemiologia, vol. 5, no. 2 (June 2024) [open access]

"Circular and return migration of Egyptian migrant workers in Libya," International Migration, Early View, 11 Sept. 2024 [open access]

"Interventions to promote mental health in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Palestinian refugees: A scoping review," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, vol. 70, no. 6 (2024) [open access]
- See also related ACAPS report.

"Irregular Migrants in Moroccan Law: An Analysis of Arabic Texts," Chapter in International Migration and the Law: Legal Approaches to a Global Challenge (Routledge, Aug. 2024) [open access]

"Migrations and Legal Reforms in Tunisia Among Physical and Digital Circularity," Chapter in International Migration and the Law: Legal Approaches to a Global Challenge (Routledge, Aug. 2024) [open access]

"Unravelling future in displacement: Legality as an existential condition," History and Anthropology, Latest Articles, 28 Aug. 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on Syrians in Lebanon.

Related posts:

18 September 2024

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces:

Collaboration gone right – UNHCR and WFP take data sharing to the next level in Tanzania refugee camps (UNHCR Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

From Registration to Resettlement: How the Digital Gateway is empowering refugees in Indonesia (UNHCR, Sept. 2024) [text]

The future is data (and it’s here already) (UNHCR Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Locked In, Locked Out: How Data Breaches Shatter Refugees’ Safety (TIMEP, Aug. 2024) [text]
- Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.

Reports & journal articles:

Emerging practices to improve access to and working conditions on digital labour platforms for refugees and host communities (UNHCR, ILO & UNDP, Aug. 2024) [text]

First Monday, vol. 29, no. 8 (Aug. 2024) [open access]
- Special issue on "Migration narratives on social media: Digital racism and subversive migrant subjectivities."

"From the Syrian to Ukrainian refugee crisis: Tracing the changes in the Italian Twitter discussions through network analysis," Communications, Ahead of Print, 13 Aug. 2024 [preprint]

"Health effects and user perceptions of the US Customs and Border Patrol One™ mobile application: A qualitative analysis among asylum seekers at the Mexico-US border," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 10 (2024) [open access]

"Minimal computing in refugee education in Uganda: economies of digital use and non-use, and the right constraints," Learning, Media and Technology, Latest Articles, 17 Sept. 2024 [open access]

"Policy Actors’ Struggle for Attention: The Role of Peer Networks in the Migration Discourse on Twitter (X)," Nonprofit Policy Forum, Ahead of Print, 30 Aug. 2024 [open access]

Project Hecuba: A Study of Gender Imbalance in Refugee Digital Inclusion Programmes (GoodFX, Sept. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Kenya.

"The Protection of Migrants' Personal Data," Chapter in International Migration and the Law: Legal Approaches to a Global Challenge (Routledge, Aug. 2024) [open access]
- Focuses on Europe.

"Search for a New Home: Refugee Stock and Google Search," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 10 Sept. 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.

"Understanding anti-immigration sentiment spreading on Twitter," PLoS ONE 19(9): e0307917 (Sept. 2024) [open access]
- Focuses on the UK.

Related post:

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

"America’s long history of anti-Haitian racism, explained," Vox, 15 Sept. 2024 [text]

The Asylum Office is Not Working – It’s Time to Try Something New (The Asylumist Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Beyond the Harris-Trump debate: How politicians use anti-immigrant rhetoric to mask systemic failures (The Conversation, Sept. 2024) [text]

Denver’s experiment in providing a soft landing for newly arrived migrants and asylum-seekers isn’t cheap – but doing nothing might cost more (The Conversation, Sept. 2024) [text]

False Claims Matter: Haitian Migrants in Ohio under Siege (ImmigrationProf Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]
- See also related New Republic and Reuters articles.

Immigrant Population is Still One Million Below the Pre-Trump Trend (Cato at Liberty Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Reports: 

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 118th Congress (Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2024) [text]

The Impact of the “Securing the Border” Interim Final Rule on Migrant Encounters and Processing (Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2024) [text]

A New Wave of Hate: The Anti-Immigrant Legislative Boom Since 2020 (League of United Latin American Citizens, Sept. 2024) [text]

Undocumented Immigrant Offending Rate Lower Than U.S.-born Citizen Rate (National Institute of Justice, Sept. 2024) [text]

Who is Being Given Humanitarian Parole to Temporarily Enter the Country: Latest Data (TRAC, Sept. 2024) [text]

Journal articles:

"Shouldn't All Asylum be 'Humanitarian'? A Case for Merging Traditional and Humanitarian Asylum and Eliminating the Particular Social Group," George Washington Law Review, vol. 92, no. 4 (2024) [full-text]

"Strict Construction of Deportation Statutes after Loper Bright: The Meaning of 8 U.S.C.§1103(A)(1)," NYU Law Review Online, vol. 99 (Sept. 2024) [full-text

"Ten Likely Changes to Immigration Policy under Trump 2.0," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 15 Sept. 2024 [full-text]

"Treating Persecution Determinations in Immigration Cases as a Mixed Question of Law and Fact," Cardozo Law Review, vol. 45 (Forthcoming) [preprint]

Multimedia:

Migration Realities in the United States: Looking at Causes, Trends, and Solutions, 5 Sept. 2024 [access]

Related post:
 

17 September 2024

Thematic Focus: Climate Change & Disasters

Short pieces:

"Hundreds killed in flooding disasters around the globe," The New Humanitarian, 16 Sept. 2024 [text]

"Is New Zealand's immigration 'set up' to take in climate migrants from the Pacific?," RNZ, 3 Sept. 2024 [text]

"Saving humans is not enough. Humanitarian purpose needs to change," The New Humanitarian, 9 Sept. 2024 [text]

South Sudan floods: the first example of a mass population permanently displaced by climate change? (The Conversation, Sept. 2024) [text]

Reports

Climate mobility and childhood: Examining the risks, closing the data and evidence gaps for children on the move (International Data Alliance for Children on the Move, Sept. 2024) [access]
- Follow link for report and executive summary.

International Law and Sea Level Rise, Presented at the 81st Biennial Conference of the International Law Association, Athens, 25-28 June 2024 (ILA Committee on International Law & Sea Level Rise, June 2024) [access]

Participation, Engagement and Representation of Migrants, Displaced Persons and Refugees in Loss and Damage Financing, Action and Support (Loss and Damage Collaboration, Sept. 2024) [text via PDD]

Public Opinion of Climate Migrants: Understanding What Factors Trigger Anxiety or Support (Migration Policy Institute, Sept. 2024) [access]

Water security and climate resilience in the Somali Region, Ethiopia: An assessment of the vulnerabilities of refugee and host communities (CGIAR, Sept. 2024) [text]

WorldRiskReport 2024 - Focus: Multiple Crises (Ruhr University Bochum & Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft, Sept. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Climate hazards and human migration: literature review," Environmental Research: Climate, vol. 3, no. 4 (2024) [open access]

"Climate Refugees and the Limits of Reparative Obligations to Offer Asylum," Law and Philosophy, Latest Articles, 11 Sept. 2024 [open access

"Climate Refugees Left Adrift in Legal Impasse: The Need for International Recognition of People Displaced by Climate Change," NYU Journal of International Law and Politics, vol. 56, no. 2 (2024) [full-text]

"Disasters and international law: an introduction," Chapter in Research Handbook on Disasters and International Law, 2nd ed. (Edward Elgar, Sept. 2024) [free full-text]

"Possibilities and limitations of anticipatory action in complex crises: acting in advance of flooding in South Sudan," Disasters, Early View, 4 Sept. 2024 [open access]

Revista Justicia(s), vol. 3, no. 1 (2024) [open access]
- Special issue on "Movilidad humana, emergencia climática y derechos humanos."

"The Role of Environmental Severe Degradation in National Asylum Cases: Jurisprudential Wake-Up Calls for the Asleep (EU) Legislator?," Chapter in International Migration and the Law: Legal Approaches to a Global Challenge (Routledge, Aug. 2024) [open access]

"When is Climate-Change Related Internal Displacement of International Concern?," Chapter in The Political Philosophy of Internal Displacement (Oxford Univ. Press, 2024) [PhilPapers]

Related post:

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

7 years after genocide, plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is exacerbated by camp violence (The Conversation, Sept. 2024) [text]

The precarious position of asylum seekers in Australia (Australian Human Rights Institute Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Refugees in Australia are miles behind in health and wellbeing outcomes. Here’s why (The Conversation, Aug. 2024) [text]

Reports:  

Ensuring Protection in Humanitarian Emergencies: A Framework for Australia, Policy Brief, no. 15 (Kaldor Centre, Sept. 2024) [access]

*From Data to Action: Data Insights into the Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) - Asia and the Pacific 2024 (IOM, Sept. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Migration in Myanmar: Moving to Cope (UNDP, Sept. 2024) [text via ReliefWeb]

Refugees and Humanitarian Aid: The Rohingya Impact on Bangladesh’s Development, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 10884 (World Bank, Aug. 2024) [text]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"40 Years of Forced Migrations and Refugees Flows in South-East Asia: A Regional Model or a Legal Limbo?," Chapter in International Migration and the Law: Legal Approaches to a Global Challenge (Routledge, Aug. 2024) [open access]

"Aligned and shifting identities in distant diasporas: a multigenerational examination," South Asian Diaspora, Latest Articles, 2 Sept. 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on Bhutanese in Nepal and Australia.

"Bringing externalization home: the International Civil Aviation Organization and ‘entry screening’ in Australia," Globalizations, Latest Articles, 11 Nov. 2021 [postprint]
- Note: Access to the full-text is now available.

"The feeling of destiny: taqdeer and ‘voluntary’ return in the everyday lives of irregularised Pakistani migrants," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 29 Aug. 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on Pakistani rejected asylum seekers in Germany and Italy and "voluntary returnees" in Pakistan.

"Interplay of sociocultural factors, health literacy and well-being among African asylum seekers and refugees in Asia: A systematic review," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 10 (2024) [open access]

*UPDATED

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