30 January 2025

Regional Focus: MENA - Pt. 2

New open access book:

Refugee Governance in the Arab World: The International Refugee Regime and Global Politics
 (I.B. Tauris, Jan. 2025) [open access]
- "The Arab region has played an oversized role in hosting refugees. Yet a paucity of literature exists on how the region has contributed to shaping the international refugee regime. This anthology presents the first comprehensive study of how Arab states interact with the international refugee regime. It offers a multidisciplinary perspective bringing together historical, political, legal, sociological, and anthropological approaches. Through a wide range of case studies, the anthology explores how Arab states have created norms and practices of refugee governance beyond – and not necessarily aligned with – international refugee law. It also analyses how Arab states have negotiated and contested international agreements and processes. In doing so, the book 'de-exceptionalizes' the Arab region, positioning states and societies as norm shapers with an impact on global politics beyond the Arab world."

Reports & journal articles:

Consequences of the Israeli UNRWA Ban, Mideast Policy Brief, no. 1 (PRIO, Jan. 2025) [access]

The Cost of Inaction and Impunity: Examining Israel's Compliance with ICJ Aid Measure, Humanitarian Access Snapshot #9 (Action for Humanity et al., Jan. 2025) [access via Oxfam]

"Displaced in a Land of Denial: Who is an IDP in Lebanon’s Reluctant War?," Migration and Development, OnlineFirst, 7 Jan. 2025 [Academia]

"Five-Star Humanitarianism? Navigating Gulf Aid in the Aftermath of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan," Middle East Critique, Latest Articles, 21 Jan 2025 [open access]

Housing Subsidies for Refugees: Experimental Evidence on Life Outcomes and Social Integration in Jordan, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 17622 (Institute of Labor Economics, Jan. 2025) [text]
- Focuses on Syrians.

The Missing Link: The Centrality of Protection in Early Recovery Programming in Syria (Danish Refugee Council, Oxfam & INTERSOS, Jan. 2025) [text]

"Niche small States in humanitarian diplomacy: Qatar's positionality in the protection ecosystem," International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 106, no. 926 (Aug. 2024) [open access]

Post-Ceasefire Humanitarian Pathways in Gaza (Sari Global, Jan. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Scaling up in Syria: Opportunities, Potential Pitfalls & Mitigation Measures (ICVA, Jan. 2025) [text]

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