Short pieces:
Forced Migration and the Imperative of Planetary Decolonization (RLI Blog,
June 2026) [text]
From Belfast to Washington, a familiar script of the ‘dangerous migrant’ has
emerged (The Conversation, June 2026) [text]
Governance gone wrong? A preliminary critique of UNHCR’s Executive Committee
(RSC Blog, July 2026) [text]
On World Refugee Day, the promise of safety and dignity must be renewed for
a new generation (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]
Refugee numbers dropped in 2025 – but aid cuts and other trends suggest
little to celebrate (The Conversation, June 2026) [text]
UNHCR’s future is at risk – and so is its past (RLI Blog, June 2026) [text]
New open access book:
Translocal Lives in Times of Conflict: Understanding People’s
(Im)Mobilities and (Dis)Connections under Conditions of Violence and
War
(Springer, June 2026) [open access]
- "This open access book builds a bridge between migration and refugee
studies and peace and conflict studies by examining the trans-local lives
of people affected by violent conflict. Combining conceptual debates with
rich insights from empirical research from across the world, 18 chapters
address the question of how war and conflict shape, disrupt and transform
(im)mobility trajectories and patterns of translocal living—within and
across borders. The volume is complemented by an introduction that
presents conceptual advances in this emerging interdisciplinary research
field, two chapters summarising methodological innovations and challenges
in conducting empirical studies, and a conclusion reflecting on the
findings and policy implications of applying a translocal research
perspective."
Reports:
4th JDC Research Conference on Forced Displacement, Bangkok, 4-6 June 2026
[access]
- Follow the link to view presentations that have been posted.
96th Standing Committee Meeting, Geneva, 16-18 June 2026 [access]
- Follow link for English- and French-language meeting documents,
remarks/oral updates and presentations. See also related
NGO statements on
ICVA's website.
Catalysing Stability, Growth and Solutions (Internal Displacement
Solutions Fund, June 2026) [access]
Journal articles & book chapters:
"Displaced academics’ mobility and translocational positionalities:
'academic poverty', 'academic death', and 'academic
re-existence'," Higher Education, vol. 91, no. 2 (2026) [open access]
"Global Crisis, National Borders, and Welcoming Cities: Urban Sanctuary
and Human Rights in Historical Perspective," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 6 July 2026 [full-text]
"Introduction: the decolonial challenge to migration studies," Chapter in
Migration Studies and the Decolonial Challenge (Edward Elgar, March
2026) [free full-text]
"Localizing Global Governance Amid Fog and Friction: The Case of the
Global Compact on Refugees in Complex Conflict Environments," Global Studies Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 3 (July 2026) [open access]
"Migration policies addressing irregularity: a typology of
responses," Comparative Migration Studies, 12 June 2026 [open access]
"What is policy relevance in refugee and forced migration research?:
rethinking the dual imperative," Journal of Refugee Studies,
Advance Articles, 27 June 2026 [free full-text]
Multimedia:
Book talk: Refugee Voices in Modern Global History: Reckoning with Refugeedom, 10 June 2026 [access]
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