CFPs/New Issues of AHMR, Comm. & Soc., Counseling Psych., IMR, Intl. J. Intercultural Rel., IZA J. Dev. & Migr., JEMS, JIMI, Migr. Pol. Pract., Migr. Stud., OxMo, Rts. in Exile News., RSQ, Studia Europ.

CFPs:  

Journal of Humanitarian Affairs [info]

- Contributions sought for a special issue of this open access journal on "The Politics of Infectious Disease." Submit abstracts by 1 February 2021.

Freedom, Security & Justice: European Legal Studies [info]

- Contributions sought for a special issue on "Towards a Common European Framework and a New Governance of Migration and Asylum." Submit abstracts by 12 February 2021.

Alternatives Humanitaires = Humanitarian Alternatives [info]

- Contributions sought for a special focus on "Research and humanitarian aid: the challenges of a collaboration." Submit summary/draft plan by 15 February 2021.

Forced Migration Review [info]

- Contributions sought for a themed issue on "Public health and WASH." Submission deadline is 1 March 2021.

Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales [info]

- Contributions sought for a dossier on "Death and Migration: Perspectives from the Post-Soviet Space." Submit abstracts by 1 March 2021.

Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration [info]

- Submission deadline is 5 March 2021.

Forced Migration Review [info]

- Contributions sought for a mini-feature on "Non-signatory States and the international refugee regime." Submission deadline is 15 March 2021.

 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [info]

- Contributions sought for special issue on "Health Care Needs of Migrants: Guarding the Most Vulnerable—Refugees, Women and Children." Submission deadline is 31 March 2021.

Social Sciences [info]

- Contributions sought for special issue on "Gender and Forced Displacement: New Perspectives on International Migration." Submission deadline is 31 March 2021.

New issues:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 6, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 2020) [full-text]

- Mix of articles, including on the healthy aging of IDPs in Nigeria, Spain’s migration policy & sub-Saharan African immigration, and the EU policy response to African migration.

Comunicação e Sociedade, vol. 38 (2020) [open access]

- Special issue on “Public discourses on migrants, refugees and minorities: the 21st century in debate.” Articles are available in both English and Portuguese.

*The Counseling Psychologist, vol. 49, no. 2 (Feb. 2021) [contents]

- Features a "Major Contribution...on the experiences of refugees resettled in the United States via the presentation of five manuscripts."

International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 80 (in progress) (Jan. 2021) [access]

- Focuses on refugees and immigrants. The texts of all articles can be accessed for free; three of them are open access. 

*International Migration Review, vol. 54, no. 4 (Dec. 2020) [contents]

- Articles are grouped under four thematic sub-sections: "Migration Infrastructure: Brokers, Consulates, and Immigrant Outcomes," "Migrant Labor Market Outcomes: Education, Employment, and Selection," "Migration Policies across Scales: Local Voting, Geopolitical Influences, and Enforcement Questions" and "Immigration and Public Attitudes: Political Elites and Media Use." The 11 book reviews are freely available.

IZA Journal of Development and Migration, vol. 11, no. 1 (2020) [open access]

- Mix of articles.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 47, no. 1 (2021) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with three that are free full-text (incl. the editorial) and another five that are open access.

Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 21, no. 4 (Dec. 2020) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with several focusing on refugees.

Migration Policy Practice, vol. X, no. 4 (Sept.-Dec. 2020) [full-text]

- Special issue on "Forecasting Global Migration."

Migration Studies, vol. 8, no. 4 (Dec. 2020) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with two that are freely available.

Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, vol. 9, no. 1 (Dec. 2020) [full-text]

- Mix of 13 academic, policy-oriented and legal articles, as well as creative and first-hand contributions.

Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 119 (Jan. 2021) [text]

- News and information for refugee legal aid providers.

Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 4 (Dec. 2020) [access]

- Special issue on "Improving Attention to Internal Displacement Globally." Articles marked as "free" are freely available for three months.

Studia Europejskie = Studies in European Affairs, no. 3 (2020) [open access]

- Focuses on the 2015 "migration crisis" in Europe. 

*Reminder: Postprints of articles published in the journals marked with an asterisk can be archived/deposited immediately after publication! Please refer to this earlier blog post for more information.

 Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: Australia

Blog posts & press:

The Dangers of Offshore Processing – Questioning the Australian Model (CONREP Blog, Oct. 2020) [text]

Interview with Ahmad Hakim, Founder and Co-Director of Refugee Voices (Refugee Research Online, Sept. 2020) [text]

The Legacy of the Asylum Seeker Phone Ban (Right Now, Oct. 2020) [text]

With our borders shut, this is the ideal time to overhaul our asylum seeker policies (The Conversation, Sept. 2020) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

The 2019-2020 Australian bushfires: from temporary evacuation to longer-term displacement (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Sept. 2020) [text]

Assessing Protection Claims at Airports: Developing procedures to meet international and domestic obligations, Policy Brief, no. 9 (Kaldor Centre, Sept. 2020) [access]

"Family planning and Afghan refugee women and men living in Melbourne, Australia: new opportunities and transcultural tensions," Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care, vol. 22, no. 8 (2020) [open access]

The Federal Budget: What it means for refugees and people seeking humanitarian protection (Refugee Council of Australia, Oct. 2020) [text]

- See also related blog post.

"'Illegal Criminals Invading': Securitising Asylum-Seekers in Australia and the US," e-International Relations, 12 Sept. 2020 [text]

"Public Attitudes Towards Multiculturalism and Interculturalism in Australia," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 6 Oct. 2020 [open access]

"Temporal variations in the distribution of self-harm episodes and methods across the Australian asylum seeker population: An observational study," PLoS Medicine, 17(8): e1003235 (Aug. 2020) [open access]

"A Well-founded Fear of Being Persecuted ... But When?," Sydney Law Review, vol. 42, no. 2 (June 2020) [full-text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Australia & New Zealand (7 Aug. 2020)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Other countries:

"A Convivial Journey: From Diversity in Istanbul to Solidarity with Refugees in Denmark," Chapter in Conviviality at the Crossroads: The Poetics and Politics of Everyday Encounters (Springer, 2019) [open access]

Faith in the System? Religion in the (Danish) Asylum System (Aalborg Universitetsforlag, 2019) [open access]
- "With this collection of papers, we hope to contribute towards a more nuanced understanding, analysing the nexus between religion and the asylum system as it plays out primarily in a Danish context but with references to Norway, Australia and Canada."

"Post-2015 Refugees Welcome Initiatives in Sweden: Cosmopolitan Underpinnings," Chapter in Conviviality at the Crossroads: The Poetics and Politics of Everyday Encounters (Springer, 2019) [open access]

Regaining Control? The Political Impact of Policy Responses to Refugee Crises (SSRN, July 2019; posted Nov. 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Germany and Sweden.

The Role of EASO Operations in National Asylum Systems (ECRE, Nov. 2019) [text]
- "[T]his report analyses the role of EASO Operations in Greece, Italy, Cyprus and Malta in
supporting the national authorities to promote efficiency and quality in their asylum procedures, and presents findings for improved and sustainable operational support to asylum systems under pressure."

Tapping into the 'New We': Migrant Civic and Political Participation in Norway, PRIO Policy Brief, no. 14 (PRIO, Nov. 2019) [text]

"The Value(s) of Volunteering: Asylum Seekers’ Trajectories through Language Work in Refugee Assistance," International Journal of Multilingualism, Latest Articles, 18 Nov. 2019 [open access]
- Focuses on Austria.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (4 Dec. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe

"Abandoned at Sea: Europe Keeps its Rescue Ships Far from the Coast of Libya — Where Thousands of Refugees Have Drowned," The Intercept, 1 April 2017 [text]

Asylum in Hungary: Damaged Beyond Repair? (ECRE, March 2017) [text]

"'Burning without Fire' in Sweden: The Paradox of the State’s Attempt to Safeguard Deportees’ Psychosocial Wellbeing," Chapter in Return Migration and Psychosocial Wellbeing Discourses, Policy-Making and Outcomes for Migrants and Their Families (Routledge, March 2017) [preprint via ResearchGate]
- See also related Border Criminologies blog post.

Dealing with the Refugee Crisis: The Recent Asylum Law Reforms in Germany – From Asylum Procedure Acceleration to Fostering Integration, MPIL Research Paper, no. 2017-06 (Max Planck Institute, 2017) [text via SSRN]

"Ethnic Diversity, Inter-group Attitudes and Countervailing Pathways of Positive and Negative Inter-group Contact: An Analysis across Workplaces and Neighbourhoods," Social Indicators Research, OnlineFirst, 28 Jan. 2017 [open access]

The Key to a More Integrated Society: Understanding the Impact and Limits of Social Mixing (British Politics & Policy Blog, March 2017) [text]

One Year Stranded & What’s Changed? An Update to the October 2016 Joint NGO Policy Brief on the Situation for Displaced Persons in Greece (ActionAid et al., April 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Refugee Explosion: How Europe Treats Refugees Fleeing Explosive Violence (Action on Armed Violence, April 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related Guardian article.

Refugee Rights Subsiding? Europe’s Two-tier Protection Regime and its Effect on the Rights of Beneficiaries (AIDA, March 2017) [text]

Slovenia: Amendments to the Aliens Act Enable the State to Activate Closure of the Border for Asylum Seekers (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, March 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (29 March 2017)

Tagged Publications.

New Issues of African Diaspora, Austral. Geog., EJML, Humanit. Exch., IJMBS, JEMS, MELUS, REMI, Rts. in Exile News

African Diaspora, vol. 8, no. 1 (2015) [contents]
- Special issue on "In and Out of Ethiopia: Migrations, Diasporas, and Contemporary Ethiopia." Includes "L’Éthiopie des Congolais, Burundais et Rwandais Réfugiés" and "Ethiopian and Eritrean Immigrants in Britain: Refugee Organising, Transnational Connections and Identity, 1950-2009."

Australian Geographer, vol. 47, no. 4 (2016) [contents]
- Special issue on "Population, Migration and Settlement in Australia: In Memory of Graeme Hugo.'

European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 18, no. 3 (2016) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "Principles Corroborated by Practice? The Use of Country of Origin Information by the European Court of Human Rights in the Assessment of a Real Risk of a Violation of the Prohibition of Torture, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment" and "What about Refugees with Disabilities? The Interplay between EU Asylum Law and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities."

Humanitarian Exchange, no. 67 (Sept. 2016) [full-text]
- This issue features 16 articles which focus on "Refugees and Vulnerable Migrants in Europe."

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, vol. 2, no. 4 (2016) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "Migrants, Refugees and the Egyptian Security State."

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 42, no. 13 (2016) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "'Everyday Otherness': Intercultural Refugee Encounters and Everyday Multiculturalism in a South Australian Rural Town."

MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the U.S., vol. 41, no. 3 (Fall 2016) [contents]
- Special issue on "Refugee Cultures: Forty Years after the Vietnam War."

Revue européenne des migrations internationales, vol. 32, no. 1 (2016) [contents]
- Theme issue on "Les migrations des Roms roumains en Europe."

Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 74 (Oct. 2016) [full-text]
- News and information for refugee legal aid providers.

Tagged Periodicals.

Events & Opportunities: Additional May & June 2016

May 2016:

Course: Promoting Migrant and Refugee Integration, Online, 1 June-12 July 2016 [info]
- Deadline for early registration discount is 15 May 2016.

Seminar: Gender, Home & Identity: Nuer Repatriation to Southern Sudan, Cairo, 16 May 2016 [info]

Job openings: Two Migration Policy Analysts, Brussels [senior position] [junior position]
- Apply by 27 May 2016.

Call for applications: Academy Asia Senior Fellowship, Chatham House [info]
- The research topic in the International Law Programme is "Addressing Refugee Protection Challenges." Apply by 31 May 2016.

CFP: Social Work & Society International Online Journal [info]
- Contributions sought for special issue on "Unaccompanied Minors in Europe." Submit expression of interest by 31 May 2016.

Course: Assessing Public Health in Emergency Situations, Brussels, 4-15 July 2016 [info]
- Apply by 31 May 2016.

June 2016:

Conference: Frontiers and Borders of Superdiversity: Theory, Method and Practice, Birmingham, UK, 23-24 June [info]
- Register by 1 June 2016.

Course: Applied Research Methods with Hidden, Marginal and Excluded Populations, Colchester, UK, 25-29 July 2016 [info]
- Apply by 1 June 2016.

Conference: Research for Action & Influence, London, 2 June 2016 [info]
- Will present "new evidence on the experiences on refugees and migrants in London."

Policy roundtable: The Reception of Unaccompanied Minors: Key Challenges and Solutions, Brussels, 6 June 2016 [info]

Symposium: Europa an der Grenze: Die Krise und die Zukunft des Flüchtlingsschutzes = Europe's Borderlines: The Crisis and the Future of Refugee Protection, Berlin, 20-21 June 2016 [info]
- Register by 6 June 2016.

Panel discusssions: The Displacement Project: Perspectives on Climate Change and Displacement
- The first will be held in Sydney, 7 June 2016, the second in Melbourne, 8 June 2016.

Job opening: Research Associate Position in Refugee Law, Kaldor Centre, Sydney [info]
- Applications due 13 June 2016.

Workshop: Placeless People: What Can History Tell Us about Today's Refugee Crises?, London, 20 June 2016 [info]

Summer school: Forced Migration and Asylum: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Bologna, Italy, 11-16 July 2016 [info]
- Sign up by 20 June 2016.

Conference: 25th Anniversary of Statewatch, London, 25 June 2016 [info]

CFP: "The Production of Forced Migration," 11th Annual Centre for Refugee Studies Student Caucus Conference, Toronto, 23-24 September 2016 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 30 June 2016.

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: A Few More May 2016/New June 2016

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Education, esp. re. Syrians

Publications:

3 Million Empty Seats: The Education Gap among Young Syrian Refugees (Global Philanthropy Forum, Feb. 2016) [text via Medium]

Educating Syrian Refugees in Turkey (Human Rights Brief, Feb. 2016) [text]

Education in Emergencies Scorecard (A World at School, March 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Going Global and Getting Graphic: Critical Multicultural Citizenship Education in an Afterschool Program for Immigrant and Refugee Girls," International Journal of Multicultural Education, vol. 18, no. 1 (2016) [open access]

"Higher Education for Refugees," University World News, no. 405 (March 2016) [access]
- Special report on Syrians.

Inside Syrian Refugee Schools (Education + Development Blog, Feb. 2016) [access]
- Three-part blog series on "the experiences of Syrian refugee children and their teachers drawing on long-term observations and interviews in Lebanon in formal and non-formal schools that serve Syrian refugees."

Integrating Migrants and Their Children through Education (EPRS, March 2016) [text]

*"Losing Syria’s Youngest Generation: The Education Crisis Facing Syrian Refugees in Jordan," Middle East Report Online, 2 March 2016 [text]

Providing a Head Start: Improving Access to Early Childhood Education for Refugees (Migration Policy Institute, March 2016) [text]

The School Bus Project: Mobile Education for Refugees, Paper prepared for 2016 International UNESCO Conference on Technologies for Development: From Innovation to Social Impact, Lausanne, Switz., 2-4 May 2016 [text]

Schools in Syria: Thematic Report (Assistance Coordination Unit, Feb. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Web site:

Refugee Ed Tech Solutions (UNHCR) [access]
- Site set up to track ideas and initiatives developed from the "Workshop to Address the Challenges of Bridging the Education Gap for Syrian Refugee Children," described in first reference above.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Education, esp. re. Syrian Refugees (11 Feb. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Australia

Call Me Illegal: The Semantic Struggle over Seeking Asylum in Australia (Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, 2015) [text]

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Why We Torture Asylum Seekers, but Were too Afraid to Ask (New Matilda, May 2015) [text]

"Hosting Asylum Seekers and Attitudes toward Cultural Diversity in Australia," The Australian Community Psychologist (in press) [info]
- Follow link to request copy of accepted version from author.  

How Generous is Australia’s Response to Refugees? (Refugee Council of Australia, July 2015) [text]

"If they are genuine refugees, why?" Public Attitudes to Unauthorised Arrivals in Australia (Foundation House, April 2015) [text]

Representing Refugees Today, Sydney, 17 June 2015 [info]
- Follow link for video.

UNHCR Position: Interception and Turn Back of Boats Carrying Asylum-seekers (UNHCR, July 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Australia (24 July 2015)

Tagged Publications.

Focus: Health

"Barriers and Facilitators of Social Supports for Immigrant and Refugee Women Coping with Postpartum Depression," Advances in Nursing Science, vol. 35, no. 3 (July/Sept. 2012) [free full-text]

"The Burden of Tuberculosis in Crisis-affected Populations: A Systematic Review," The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 12, no. 12 (Dec. 2012) [free full-text with registration]

Caring for Volunteers: A Psychosocial Support Toolkit (IFRC, Aug. 2012) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Determinants of Health in Recently Arrived Young Migrants and Refugees: A Review of the Literature," Italian Journal of Public Health, vol. 9, no. 3 (2012) [open access text]

Do's and Don'ts in Community-based Psychosocial Support for Sexual Violence Survivors in Conflict-affected Settings (WHO et al., 2012) [text]

"The Impact of Risk and Protective Factors on Mental Health and Well-being: Austrian Adolescents and Migrant Adolescents from War-affected Countries," Italian Journal of Public Health, vol. 9, no. 3 (2012) [open access text]

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Conflict-related Sexual Violence: 10 Myths (WHO et al., 2012) [text]

Refugee Health Care: A Handbook for Health Professionals (NZ Ministry of Health, June 2012) [text]

"Well-Being in Refugee Women Experiencing Cultural Transition," Advances in Nursing Science, vol. 35, no. 3 (July/Sept. 2012) [free full-text]

Tagged Publications. 

ETDs (part 1) in Communication, European Studies, Geography, Migration & Refugee Studies, Peace & Conflict Studies, Political Science

Assessing the Impact of Climate Change upon Migration in Burkina Faso: An Agent-based Modelling Approach, Dissertation submitted to the School of Global Studies (Univ. of Sussex, March 2012) [text]

At the Threshold with Simone Weil: A Political Theory of Migration and Refuge, Dissertation submitted to the Dept. of Political Science (Duke Univ., May 2012) [text]

Constructing Resiliency: The Acculturation of Refugees and Their Communication within Communities, Thesis submitted to the School of Communication (San Diego State University, Summer 2012) [text]

Cultural and National Identity in the Face of Climate Change: A Case Study of I-Kiribati Migrants in New Zealand, Thesis submitted to the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (Univ. of Otago, Feb. 2012) [text]

The European Union’s Effect on Turkish Civil Society Organizations Working in the Asylum System, Thesis submitted to the Øresund Master Programme of European Studies (Roskilde University, Aug. 2012) [text]

From Political Tool to Humanitarian Stalemate: A Critical Appraisal of International Refugee Law as a Global Protection Mechanism, Thesis submitted to the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (American University in Cairo, Spring 2012) [text]

Humanitarian Duty and Security Goals Intertwined: The Case of Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programs in Bulgaria, Thesis submitted to the Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology (Central European University, 2012) [text]

Tagged Publications.