21 July 2025

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Short pieces:

Complementary pathways: a win-win for refugees and host communities (Global Compact on Refugees, May 2025) [access]
- Discusses the 2024 Executive Committee conclusion on Durable Solutions and Complementary Pathways.

Durable Disillusionment: (Ir)Relevance of Solutions in Protracted Crises (RLI Blog, July 2025) [text]
- Introduction to new blog series that focuses on Syrians.

"Federal court rules Trump administration can’t use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of U.S.," PBS News, 15 July 2025 [text]

I study refugees, and here are the facts on the history and impact of refugee resettlement in the US (The Conversation, July 2025) [text]

"Kenya’s flagship refugee integration plan runs into local opposition," The New Humanitarian, 21 July 2025 [text]

Swedish government to implement survey to improve integration efforts (InfoMigrants, July 2025) [text]

Reports:

Cities, Sport and Inclusion: A Policy Plan to Support Displaced Communities (Olympic Refuge Foundation, 2025) [text]

Durable solutions and complementary pathways, including implementation of the ExCom conclusion, 93rd Meeting of the Standing Committee, UN Doc. No. EC/76/SC/CRP.12 (Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, May 2025 [text

Going Home: Rethinking Studies of Wartime Refugees' Return Intentions (SSRN, June 2025) [text]
- Focuses on Ukrainians.

Journal articles:

"Addressing food insecurity among U.S. refugees, considering the temporal patterns of food insecurity after resettlement: Qualitative insights from Utah," PLoS One 20(7): e0327645 (July 2025) [open access]

*"Art as a path to social inclusion: perspectives of Syrian refugees in Istanbul," Journal of Refugee Studies, 21 July 2025 [open access]

"Designing for Resilience and Adaptive Capabilities: Public Libraries as Therapeutic and Inclusive Learning Environments for Refugees in New Country," Public Library Quarterly," Latest Articles, 18 July 2025 [open access]

"Editorial: The Role of Faith in the Mental Health and Integration of Forcibly Displaced Populations," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 7 July 2025 [open access]
- Introduces the articles included in this research topic.

"Do institutions matter for refugee integration? a comparison of case worker integration strategies in Switzerland and Canada," Comparative Migration Studies, 13:53 (July 2025) [open access]

"Encounters at the Edge: When Contact Builds Bridges or Barriers in Refugee-Receiving Countries," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 4 (Aug. 2025) [open access]
- Focuses on Syrians in Türkiye.

"'Have we ever heard about Ukrainians causing trouble?' How integration workers in Denmark make sense of the special act on displaced Ukrainians," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 16 July 2025 [open access]

"It's Not the Economy: The Effect of Framing Arguments on Attitudes Toward Refugees," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 7 July 2025 [postprint]
- Focuses on the US.

"Rethinking Trust in the Refugee Resettlement Process: How Service Providers Can Enable Refugee Agency Through Diasporic Connections," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 4 (Aug. 2025) [open access]
- Focuses on the US.

Resource:

Data on State-Level Refugee Resettlement (American Immigration Council) [access]
- This tool provides access to demographic data on refugees in the US. "Click on a state to see the total population of refugees resettled in that state, as well as the breakdowns of their demographics, education, and English proficiency levels." Read more about the dataset in this related blog post.

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