Thematic Focus: General

Opportunities:

Call for applications: International Online School in Forced Migration, Univ. of Oxford [info]

- Two sessions will be offered in 2026-2027 academic year: 7-11 December 2026 & 21-25 June 2027. Applications are considered on a rolling basis and places are limited, so early application is strongly encouraged.

Job announcement: Academic Content and Facilitation Manager, Refugee-Led Research Hub, Refugee Studies Centre [info]

- Apply by 19 August 2026.

Short pieces:

As migrants surge into Ceuta, do restrictive immigration policies work? (Northeastern Univ., July 2026) [text]

Global Trends in Forced Migration: A Critical Annual Review (2026) (IASFM Blog, June 2026) [text]

Reports:

2025 Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World (European Union, Aug. 2026) [access]

Global Overview of Migration Routes (January-April 2026) (IOM, Aug. 2026) [access]

Global Survey of Operations 2025 (IOM, Aug. 2026) [access]

- Note: Provides link to related interactive dashboard.

Population Aging Is Here. Immigration Can Offer Half an Answer (Migration Policy Institute, July 2026) [text]

Refugee camps: current practice and historical perspectives (ODI, July 2026) [access]

Journal articles:

"Nothing About Us Without Us: Rethinking Positionality and Power in Refugee Research," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 21 July 2026 [open access]

"Processes of Migration Returns and Reintegration: A Comparative Perspective," Special collection in International Migration (2024-2026) [access]

"Refugees in the City: How Humanitarian Migration Transforms Urban Areas," Migration Information Source, 22 July 2026 [text]

"Survey Article: Refugees and Location in International Law and Morality," Political Philosophy, vol. 3, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General (17 July 2026)

Thematic Focus: Education

Short pieces:

The barriers to education for refugee children in Northern Ireland (RLI Blog, July 2026) [text]

Creating Welcoming Classrooms: Refugee Education Resources for the New School Year (USCRI, July 2026) [text]

- *See also another related book list from Amnesty International.

The lost generation: The unfinished education of Rohingya youth in Bangladeshi refugee camps (Global Voices, July 2026) [text]

Reports: 

Breaking Barriers: Understanding Educational Exclusion in Crises – Global estimates 2026 update (Education Cannot Wait, July 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Education Under Attack 2026 (Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, June 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Learning at risk: The impact of climate displacement on the right to education - Global report (UNESCO, July 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Effective and Inclusive Teaching for Young People from Refugee Backgrounds: An Appreciative Inquiry," New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, Latest Articles, 20 July 2026 [open access]

"From access to empowerment: participatory action research with refugee women in higher education," Intercultural Education, Latest Articles, 30 June 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the Netherlands.

Journal on Education in Emergencies, vol. 11, no. 1 (July 2026) [open access]

- Special issue on "Mobilizing an Effective, Equitable, and Just Data and Evidence Ecosystem for Education in Crisis and Conflict Contexts."

"«Scholars at Risk»: généalogie et usages d’une catégorie migratoire en contexte de mondialisation universitaire," Lien social et Politiques, no. 95, (2025; posted April 2026) [open access]

Social Sciences (2026) [access]

- Special issue on "Policying and Policing: The Governance of Refugee/(Im)migrant Education in an Age of Hostility." Note: This issue is still in progress.

"Teaching in displacement: refugee teachers’ agency and the reworking of social and professional practices," International Journal of Inclusive Education, Latest Articles, 3 June 2026 [open access]

"'Through teaching I found myself again': the role of self-efficacy in Rohingya refugee teachers’ motivation to teach in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh," Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, Latest Articles, 27 July 2026 [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Education (6 July 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

"How home gardening became a lifeline in Sudan’s besieged towns," The New Humanitarian, 29 July 2026 [text]

How USAID Cuts Are Creating the Security Crisis Washington Fears (Intl. Policy Digest, Aug. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Uganda.

"Opaque, absurd, discretional, and irrational": The Constitutional Court of South Africa strikes down domestic provisions barring access to asylum (RLI Blog, Aug. 2026) [text]

Refugee camps explained: why South Africa has avoided them (The Conversation, July 2026) [text]

SADC’s 2026 summit must tackle migration head-on (ISS Today, Aug. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Between Voice and Constraint: Refugee Leadership and Humanitarian Governance in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 4 Aug. 2026 [full-text]

"Cascading displacement in Ethiopia: drought stress, insecurity, and market pressures in the remaking of mobility, settlement, and land claims," Comparative Migration Studies, 31 July 2026 [open access]

"Countdown: Timespaces of Deadlines and Displacement," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 5 (July 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Burundi and Gambia.

"Household food insecurity among refugees: examining variations across different climatic contexts in Ugandan refugee settlements," Global Health Action, vol. 19, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Human Capital in a Fragile State: The Roles of Development Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Conflict, and Economic Conditions in Somalia," Frontiers in Environmental Economics, 29 July 2026 [open access]

Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

- Special Issue: on "Acteurs, Circulations et Matérialités en Afrique = Actors, Circulations, and Materialities in Africa."

"Kakuma Is Not Swahili for 'Nowhere': Narratives of the Host Community and the Meaning of a False Translation," Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, vol. 41, no. 2 (2026) [open access]

"Les personnes déplacées internes, « parents pauvres de l’aide humanitaire »," Lien social et Politiques, no. 95, (2025; posted April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Cameroon.

"Rethinking humanitarianism: reflections from northern Kenya," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:20 (Aug. 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (21 July 2026)

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Gender-Based Violence and the Struggle for Justice: Rohingya Women at the Intersection of Law and Displacement (Oxford Human Rights Hub, July 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Bangladesh.

Navigating Livelihood and Belonging: The Everyday Realities of African Migrant Women in Cape Town (On the Move Blog, June 2026) [text]

Reports:

At What Cost?: Women-Led Organizations, Funding Cuts, and the Price of Survival (Refugees International & Women’s Refugee Commission, July 2026) [access]

- See also related blog post.

Beyond the breaking point: The continuing impact of funding cuts on women’s organizations in humanitarian settings (UN Women, July 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

In Spite of Fear: Women's experiences navigating the compounding challenges of displacement and insecurity in Southeast Burma (Karen Human Rights Group, July 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Displaced women, law and competing patriarchies in late Ottoman Serbia," Past & Present, Advance Articles, 8 July 2026 [open access]

"'The perpetrators are with us, who will help us': Sexual violence and victimisation of young female refugees in Northern Nigeria," International Review of Victimology, OnlineFirst, 17 July 2026 [open access]

"Transforming Masculinities and Preventing Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse by Aid Workers: A Qualitative Review," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 7, no. 1 (2025) [open access]

"Transitioning from Survival to Sustainable Livelihoods: Challenges Faced by Refugee Women in South Africa," Societies, vol. 16, no. 8 (July 2026) [open access]

"Women, Space, Resistance: Kurdish Refugee-Migrants' Narratives from Lavrio and Skaramagas Camps in Greece," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 5 (July 2026) [open access]

Multimedia:

International Refugee Law and the Global Compact - Where are the Women?, 27 April 2026 [access]

- One presentation is also available via the a/m link.

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1 (9 July 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2 (9 July 2026)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Short pieces:

Event Report: National Seminar – From Vulnerability to Resilience: Assessing Security Risks and the Role of Livelihoods in Rohingya Camps (Sasakawa Peace Foundation, May 2026) [text]

"Immigration Policy or the Politics of Fear Against Asylum Seekers and Vulnerable Migrants?," Salient Magazine, 25 May 2026 [text]

- Focuses on New Zealand.

Pakistan: Mass Detention and Forced Returns of Afghans Amid Escalating Crackdown (Immigration Detention Monitor, May 2026) [text]

Tensions in Australia's migration system: a missed opportunity for the Coalition (Pearls and Irritations, May 2026) [text]

Türk: States must halt involuntary returns to Afghanistan (OHCHR, May 2026) [text]

UNHCR, humanitarian partners ask the world not to forget Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Assessing the viability of carbon-credit-financed LED adoption in refugee camps," Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, vol. 91 (July 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.

"Cross-country analysis of negative attitudes towards immigrants and immigration in Southeast Asia: A case of Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand," Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 35, no. 1 (March 2026) [open access]

"From hospitality to hostility: the evolutionary securitisation of Rohingya migration in Bangladesh," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 3 June 2026 [open access]

"Healthcare Access Experiences of Syrian Refugees in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Qualitative Focus Group Study," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Latest Articles, 4 June 2026 [open access]

"Reintegrating home: economic, social and cultural challenges of return migration in South Punjab, Pakistan," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 7 May 2026 [open access]

"Targetability as Credibility: The Judiciary and Refugee Status Determination in South Korea," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 9 June 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (20 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Building a Community of Experts in Health and Migration in the East and Horn of Africa Region to Address Challenges Connected to Forced Migration," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 4 (April 2026) [open access]

"Investigating supply chain barriers in humanitarian aid delivery: a case study of refugee camps in the Tigray region of Ethiopia," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:14 (May 2026) [open access]

"Neglected tropical diseases elimination activities in South Sudan’s largest refugee camp: lessons from 2 years of work," International Health, vol. 18, no. 3 (May 2026) [open access]

"Physical integrity and bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets 18 months after use among Central African Republic refugees in Gado-Badzere, a high malaria burden camp in Cameroon," Parasite Epidemiology and Control, vol. 33 (May 2026) [open access]

"Vernacular Memoryscapes and Heritage in Displacement-Affected Communities of Benue State, Nigeria," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, Ahead-of-print, 24 April 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (27 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Protecting children on the move: What you need to know about the numbers, causes and rights of children affected by migration and displacement (UNICEF, March 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"The Capability Approach as the Ethics of Social Work with Child Refugees," Child & Family Social Work, Early View, 1 April 2026 [open access]

"Evidence on interventions that promote the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeker children and adolescents in transit: a scoping literature review," International Journal for Equity in Health, 25:76 (March 2026) [open access]

"Evaluating the implementation of intercultural awareness training for the workforce supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children," British Journal of Social Work, Advance Articles, 10 March 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on the UK.

"The involvement of refugee families in a children’s 'Family Hour' program at a regional Australian museum: opportunities and challenges," Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education: Studies of Migration, Integration, Equity, and Cultural Survival, Latest Articles, 30 March 2026 [open access]

"Mapping the situation of unaccompanied and separated children in Greece: A scoping review," Children and Youth Services Review, In Press, 12 March 2026 [open access]

"Multilevel correlates of childhood violence in refugee settings: findings from the Ethiopia humanitarian violence against children and youth survey," Global Health Action, vol. 19, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- The authors of this study also published a related article in Child Protection and Practice.

"The Rights and Needs of Children During Times of War and Conflict," Frontiers in Psychology, 16 March 2026 [open access]

- Editorial for the research topic on "The rights and needs of children during times of war and conflict."

"Safe but Broken: A Critical Review on Psychological Risks of Childhood in Refugee Camps," Frontiers in Psychiatry, vol. 17 (March 2026) [open access]

"Understanding outcomes and resilience factors among refugee and immigrant youth exposed to domestic violence in host countries: A scoping review," Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 175 (May 2026) [open access]

"'Well, there went that playing buddy …': Retrospective narratives about displaceability among children fearing deportation in Denmark and Sweden," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 1 April 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families (9 March 2026)

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues

Opportunity:

Seminar: International Refugee Law and the Global Compact: Where are the Women?, Online, 27 April 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

From Doubt to Denial: Reflections on International Women’s Day 2026 (RSC Blog, March 2026) [text]

How humanitarian aid agencies approach empowerment for refugee women (LSE Review of Books, March 2026) [text]

Sexual and reproductive healthcare: Are we failing newly-arrived refugee and asylum-seeking women? (Lens Blog, March 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Australia.

Reports:

"No One Came To My Rescue": Gang rape, sexual slavery, and mass displacement of women in Oromia, Ethiopia (Amnesty International, March 2026) [access]

Seeking Safety from War: Violence and rights abuses against women from Ukraine (EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Feb. 2026) [access]

Journal articles:

"Double immobility: Syrian refugee women navigating the voluntary and forced marriage binary in Egypt," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 51, no. 9 (2025) [postprint]

- Note: The embargo period for accessing this article has now ended.

"Gender-related vulnerabilities: new challenges for the protection of migrants and asylum seekers," Freedom, Security & Justice: European Legal Studies, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Includes a focus section on "Vulnerabilità legate al genere: nuove sfide per la tutela di migranti e richiedenti asilo = Gender-related vulnerabilities: new challenges for the protection of migrants and asylum seekers"; the introduction is in English, while other contributed articles are in either English, Italian or Spanish.

"Refugee Camps as Contested Gendered Spaces: Afghan Women's Liminality, Inequality, and Agency in Germany," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 2 (March 2026) [open access]

"Social determinants of postpartum depression among refugees and internally displaced women in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study," Scientific Reports, 15 March 2026 [open access]

"Understanding barriers for refugees and migrants when accessing abortion care in Europe: a scoping review," BMC Public Health, 21 March 2026 [open access]

"Walking with Afghan women: using mobile methods to understand differentiated embedding within different places across England," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 4 March 2026 [open access]

Multimedia:

Legal Training and Workshop: Enhancing Asylum Claims on the basis of Gender-Based Violence, 4 Feb. 2026 [access]

- Focuses on East Africa.

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1 (24 Feb. 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2 (24 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Opportunities:

Discussion panel: Humanitarian aid at a crossroads: how to let go, London/Online, 1 April 2026 [info]

Seminar: Rethinking aid: Lessons from refugee‑led responses, Oslo/Online, 23 April 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

*The case for prioritising national expertise in humanitarian work (HPN, March 2026) [text]

Country-based pooled funds… the key to unlocking localised funding, or just another blunt instrument? (ODI Comment, March 2026) [text]

Drivers for the humanitarian reset (The Interpreter Blog, March 2026) [text]

Humanitarian aid at the crossroads of legitimacy (ODI Comments, March 2026) [text]

UK Aid Cuts Now Deeper than the US After Congress Pushes Back (CGD Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

**For more updates on developments in this area, sign up for one or more of The New Humanitarian's various newsletter options, as well as IHSA's weekly selection of humanitarian blog posts.

Reports: 

Advocacy Brief: Alternatives to Camp (CCCM Cluster, Feb. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

A Generational Collapse: Tracking the Toll of Trump’s Humanitarian Aid Cuts (Refugees International, Feb. 2026) [text]

- See also related NYT opinion piece and recording of a related event in the "multimedia" section below.

How underfunding local organisations' overheads undermines humanitarian action (ODI Humanitarian Policy Group, March 2026) [text]

Locally-Led Protection Analysis Survey Synthesis Report (Global Protection Cluster et al., March 2026) [access]

- Follow link for multiple language versions.

Navigating Discretion in Refugee Protection: How Humanitarian Organisations Can Make a Positive Impact?, RLI Working Paper, no. 82 (Refugee Law Initiative, March 2026) [text]

Synthesis and Meta-Analysis of Findings from Crisis-specific Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluations Covering the Period 2015-2025 (Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation Steering Group, March 2026) [text]

- See also recording of a related event in the "multimedia" section below.

UNHCR WASH Manual: Practical Guidance for Refugee Settings, 8th ed. (UNHCR, 2026) [text]

Who's in the Driver's Seat? Centering Locally-Led Protection Analysis across Analysis-Informed Planning, Response and Transition (Global Protection Cluster, March 2026) 

- See the concept note and outcome report for an HNPW 2026.

Journal articles:

"Evolving Through Challenges: Reflections from Intervention’s Editorial Board on the Financial Situation in the Humanitarian Sector," Intervention, vol. 23, no. 1 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

"The Role of Livestock in the Nutrition of Refugees and Internally Displaced People: A Scoping Review," Nutrition Research Reviews, 6 March 2026 [postprint]

Multimedia:

Aid Cuts One Year On: Local Solutions to Indefensible Harm, 5 Feb. 2026 [access]

Evidence at a turning point: Key findings from the synthesis of Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluations, 4 March 2026 [access]

Humanitarian knowledge in danger: Addressing the digital infrastructure shortfall, 10 March 2026 [access]

Safeguarding humanitarian memory: Challenges and a practical toolkit for digital archives, 2 March 2026 [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (20 Feb. 2026)

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1

Short pieces & reports:

Immigration: Trump’s puzzling Australia exemption (The Interpreter Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Living Under Restriction: Structural Exclusion, Distress, and Security Perceptions among Rohingya Refugees, RLI Working Paper No. 81 (Refugee Law Initiative, Feb. 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Australian media's response to the end of indefinite detention: towards a rights-based treatment of people seeking asylum?," Media International Australia, OnlineFirst, 28 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Exploring the Role of Common Pool Resources and (Mal)Coping in Socio-Environmental Dynamics: A Case Study of the Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Latest Articles, 22 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"The good faith requirement in New Zealand refugee law," International Journal of Refugee Law, Advance Articles, 17 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Interrogating local organisational capacity in humanitarian localisation: insights from Bangladeshi NGOs in the Rohingya response," Development in Practice, Latest Articles, 11 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Navigating the overlap of climate-induced and conflict-induced displacement: perspectives from humanitarian practitioners in the Philippines," npj Climate Action, 5:8 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Sensible Tactics or Missed Opportunity? Evaluating the Exceptional Treatment of Migration and Refugee Decisions in the Administrative Review Tribunal Act," Federal Law Review, vol. 53 (2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Australia.

*"Singapore’s Migration Controls Seek to Balance Population Growth, Global Ambitions, and National Priorities," Migration Information Source, 4 March 2026 [text]

Multimedia:

The Role of Immigration as South Korea Navigates Demographic Decline, 25 Feb. 2026 [access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (12 Feb. 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

New open access books:

From arrival to settlement: Vulnerabilities of asylum seekers and refugees in Europe (Neodemos Association, Feb. 2026) [open access]

- "The new open-access ebook produced as part of the AVRAI (Assessing the Vulnerability of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Italy) project addresses [the meaning of vulnerability]. Rather than taking vulnerability for granted, the book invites readers to rethink it as a dynamic and relational condition, emerging at the intersection of individual characteristics, social environments, and institutional responses. In doing so, it challenges both emergency-driven humanitarian frameworks and the rigid policy classifications that dominate the European context."

Migration as Anchorage: Ethnography of a Palestinian Family in London (Berghahn Books, Dec. 2025) [open access]

"On a temporary visit to London, a Palestinian family found themselves unable to return to Gaza during Israel’s 2008 war on their city. Understanding their stay in London as an act of ‘anchoring’, the family opened a Palestinian café and sought to make their lives – as individuals, as a family and as a community – viable in the face of uncertainty. By following the stories of various family members as they struggled to recreate a sense of home, this moving ethnography introduces the concept of anchorage as a novel lens to understand migration, home and place, highlighting the fluidity, temporariness and serendipity of these experiences."

Working the Dutch Asylum Apparatus: An Ethnography of Suspicious Compassion and State Power (Berghahn Books, March 2026) [open access]

- "Since the 1970s, the recurring discourse of a ‘refugee crisis’ in Europe has affected border strategies that create a context of suspicion and criminalise asylum applicants. This book examines how the Netherlands engages with the arrival of certain (often illegalised) travellers and the asylum procedure, a tense liminal space and time that ensures decisions of inclusion and exclusion. Dutch asylum procedure is a peculiar legal procedure that gathers different people and sensitivities together to make swift, life-altering decisions for those applying for protection. Based on an extensive ethnography, this book reveals the ways in which suspicious compassion in Dutch asylum pervades an objective decision-making practice."

Journal articles:

"Anti-refugee Violence and Social Marginalization of Refugees: Evidence from Germany," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 24 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Camp studies trapped in the camp? Re-articulating recent Greek history through the camp as a productive device," Political Geography, vol. 124 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Doing Agency through Personal Networks: The Case of Ukrainian Forced Migrants in Romania," Global Networks, vol. 26, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

"The European Union as a humanitarian border: the production of vulnerability in the New Pact on Migration and Asylum," Space and Polity, Latest Articles, 24 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"HIV self-testing awareness among African refugee male sex workers in Italy: A mixed-methods study," PLoS One 21(2): e0343441 (Feb. 2026) [open access]

"Motus Internus: Narrative Turning Points and the Intragroup Emergence of Dehumanizing Ideologies Among Migrants," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 2 March 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Italy.

"Multidimensional effects of conflict-induced violence on wartime migration decisions: evidence from Ukraine," Journal of Peace Research, vol. 62, no. 6 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"Networked Migrants and De-Networked Policies—Examining the Nexus of Migration Regimes and Experiences Through a Relational Lens," Global Networks, vol. 26, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

"Racialised deservingness and peripheral whiteness: the case of Albanian asylum seekers in Britain," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 18 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Translating ‘legitimate’ violence in deportation: a bottom-up relational approach to EU policy norms in practice," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, March 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (4 March 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

African countries should resist Europe’s assertive migration diplomacy (ISS Today, Feb. 2026) [text]

As Sudan war approaches fourth year, humanitarian agencies appeal for support to refugees (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

How African Governments Responded to the 2025 Aid Shock (CGD Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

Regional protection scheme needed for Sudan’s displacement crisis (ISS Today, Feb. 2025) [text]

USD 91M Appeal Launched to Support Migrants Along Key African Migration Corridors (IOM, Feb. 2026) [text]

Reports:

Aid and Accountability for Sudanese Refugees in Chad (Refugees International, Feb. 2026) [text]

Aid, Interrupted: Conflict Dynamics Following the USAID Suspension in Africa (Univ. of Sydney, Feb. 2026) [text]

- See also related CGD Blog post.

"Everything belongs to the agencies": performative refugee elections in Kakuma refugee camp, Refugee-led Research Working Paper, no. 10 (Refugee Studies Centre, Nov. 2025) [text]

What communities have taught us about effective and accountable humanitarian aid in Chad (Concern & Ground Truth Solutions, Dec. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Ecological Paradoxes of Conflict: The Dual Impact of Armed Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises on Africa's Ecosystems," African Journal of Ecology, vol. 64, no. 2 (March 2026) [free full-text]

"Entwined economies of violence: understanding borderland conflict and resource politics in northern Kenya," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

"Exploring a Scalar Nexus Approach to Understanding Environmental Change Around Refugee Settlements in Uganda," Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Latest Articles, 12 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Migrants’ Right to Membership of Political Parties: Reappraisal," Constitutional Court Review, vol. 15, no. 1 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on South Africa.

"Sudanese refugees in Chad: addressing overwhelming mental health needs through sustainable partnerships," BJPsych Open, vol. 12, no. 2 (March 2026) [open access] 

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (6 Feb. 2026)

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (6 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: Education

Short pieces:

Digital education improves learning, teaching experience in refugee-hosting schools (UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Rwanda.

New fully-funded scholarship for graduate students with lived experience of forced displacement (RSC, Feb. 2026) [text]

Trump Administration Actions Jeopardize Decades of Progress in Adult Education and Immigrant Integration (MPI, Jan. 2026) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Assessing school readiness domains in a large cohort of refugee children: Validation and links with family factors," Studies in Educational Evaluation, vol. 88 (March 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Malaysia.

"Displacement due to riverbank Erosion: A threat to education in Bangladesh," Progress in Disaster Science, vol. 29 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

Education on the edge: Access to education for conflict-displaced and migrant children along the Thailand-Myanmar Border (Save the Children, Jan. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Enjeux de normalité dans les complexes éducatifs des camps de réfugiés de Grèce," Contextes et Didactiques, vol. 25 (2025) [open access]

*Final Evaluation of UNICEF Education Cannot Wait Multi-Year Resilience Plan II Programme in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (2022-2024), EvO/2025/22 (UNHCR, Oct. 2025) [text]

*"Refugee Access to National Education Systems: A Scoping Review of Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 10 Feb. 2026 [open access]

*"Refugee education in Australia: reflections on resettlement policy, educational provision, and schooling practices," Journal of Education Policy, Latest Articles, 10 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Relational agency in practice: how migrant and refugee parents navigate digital learning in Western Sydney," International Journal of Inclusive Education, Latest Articles, 7 Dec. 2025 [open access]

"Striving for forbidden education: narratives from recently arrived Afghan refugee women in regional Australia," Intercultural Education, Latest Articles, 30 Jan. 2026 [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

 - Thematic Focus: Education (16 Jan. 2026)

Thematic Focus: General

Short pieces:

Advancing South-South Strategic Dialogue on Refugee Leadership (LERRN, Feb. 2026) [text]

Global Human Rights Repository: A central hub for human rights data (HURIDOCS, Feb. 2026) [text]

Reimagining Responses to the Refugee Crisis (Carleton Univ., Jan. 2026) [text]

Trump’s 'Board of Peace' isn’t about Gaza: It’s about replacing the UN (EPC, Feb. 2026) [text]

- See also related Q&A on Just Security and ECFR post.

UNHCR’s Salih calls for global shift from managing to resolving displacement (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

New open access book:

Enforced Disappearances: On Universal Responses to a Worldwide Phenomenon (Cambridge University Press, Aug. 2025) [open access]

- This volume "discusses the UN human rights (both treaty bodies and special procedures) response to the key challenges of missing persons and enforced disappearances, including reparations, family rights, involvement of non-state actors, and the migration context. The book also includes several illustrative case studies from Latin America, Africa, Mexico, Western Balkans, and the Asia-Pacific region, which demonstrate the current challenges and problems relating to enforced disappearances in domestic or regional settings."

Reports & book chapters: 

Review of the consultations with non-governmental organizations held in 2025 (UNHCR & ICVA, Aug. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Prepared for the 76th session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme, Geneva, 6-10 October 2025. More info about the outcomes of regional NGO consultations held in 2025 can be found via UNHCR (scroll down).

"Thinking about academic networks through social network analysis," Chapter in The Role of Networks in Advancing Human Rights (Edward Elgar, Oct. 2025) [preprint]

Journal articles:

"Camp Time: Heterochronies in ‘Other Spaces'," Population, Space and Place, vol. 32, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on "humanitarian-run camps in Jordan and privatized city shelter camps in the US."

"Categorical misalignments in immigration systems: spillovers, omissions, liminality, and the production of inequality," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 52, no. 3 (2026) [free full-text]

- Keynote address for 11th SCMR-JEMS International Conference, Sussex, UK, 2024. See also earlier related article in the American Sociological Review.

"Eliminationist politics: an analytical framework," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 9 Feb. 2026 [free full-text]

- Introduction to forthcoming special issue.

"Jennifer Hyndman's Managing Displacement, 25 years on," Political Geography, In Press, 9 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Navigating the Nexus of Displacement, Policy, and Governance," Journal of Internal Displacement, vol. 16, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Organised forced migration and the external drivers of eliminationist politics," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 9 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Restricting boat refugees at sea – rescuing the sovereign? The response to boat refugees across time and space, 1979–2001," International Journal of Maritime History, 27 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"What Drives Anti-Migrant Vigilantes," Migration Information Source, 28 Jan. 2026 [text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: General (21 Jan. 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

End of Year Reflections (UNHCR, Dec. 2025) [text]

- Focuses on West and Central Africa.

New Refugee Law Practitioners' Handbook (Univ. of Cape Town, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on South Africa. Note: Info only, no full-text access available.

Reports & book chapters:

Can development assistance prevent conflict? (PRIO, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on South Sudan and Mozambique. See also related policy brief.

Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection (Govt. of South Africa, Dec. 2025) [text via UCT]

- Note: The deadline for public comments has been extended to 15 February 2026. See also related Facebook post from the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town.

In the shadow of law: navigating ECOWAS free movement law in West African borderlands, MOBILE Working Paper Series, no. 79 (Univ. of Copenhagen, Dec. 2025) [text]

"Introduction," Hanno Brankamp, Occupied Refuge: Humanitarian Colonization and the Camp in Kenya (Duke Univ. Press, Feb. 2026) [free full-text]

Mapping African Migration: Insights from UN DESA Data on Patterns, Trends, and Misconceptions, SWP Working Paper, no. 03 (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Dec. 2025) [text]

- See also related post on The Conversation.

Rethinking aid in Sudan and South Sudan: Recommendations from the Kampala meeting (Rift Valley Institute, Nov. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (19 Jan. 2026)

Thematic Focus: General

Short pieces:

Internal displacement in 2025: Preserving data and evidence amid growing uncertainty (IDMC, Dec. 2025) [text]

Refugee camps: a persistent paradox (RLI Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

The US is Staying in Most International Organizations, but Slashing Support (CGD Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

- See also related post on Verfassungsblog.

Waiting for academia: The impact of research on UNHCR policy, programmes and practice (RSC Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

New open access book:

Continuity of Care for Forcibly Displaced Persons Living with Chronic Illness (Bristol Univ. Press, 2026) [open access]

- "When people are forced to flee their homes – due to armed conflict, persecution, or human rights violations – continuity of care for those living with chronic illnesses becomes a critical concern. Yet, across the full migratory journey – from displacement and transit, through resettlement, and into possible onward movement such as return or circular migration – access to consistent, appropriate healthcare is often disrupted or fragmented. Responding to the WHO’s global research agenda on health, migration, and displacement, this edited volume brings together international research spanning diverse geographical settings, chronic conditions, population groups, and methodological approaches. It offers evidence and insights from across the entire continuum of mobility, identifying different types of work or strategies that are central to the evolving needs of forcibly displaced people living with chronic diseases."

Reports:

Emerging Perspectives: Essay Competition 2025 - Collection of Essays (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2025) [text]

- "This year’s competition invited young researchers, writers, and thinkers from the Global South to explore the critical theme of 'migration in the context of geopolitical turmoil'."

Identity Management Manual (International Organization for Migration, Jan. 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Challenges to healthcare access for migrants in transit: A scoping review," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 13 (2026) [open access]

"Conducting qualitative research with people in vulnerable situations," International Journal of Qualitative Methods (Dec. 2024-Dec. 2025) [open access]

- Collection of articles with a "focus on examples (theoretical, empirical or methodological) of research with and for people in vulnerable situations," including refugees and migrants.

"The Effects of Assisted Return Programmes on Sustainable Reintegration: A Review," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [open access]

"Everyday acts of resistance: How social workers counter harmful and restrictive asylum policies," British Journal of Social Work, Advance Articles, 11 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"A ‘temporal turn’? Proposing time as method," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 9 Jan. 2026 [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 1 (6 Jan. 2026)

- Thematic Focus: General - Pt. 2 (6 Jan. 2026)

Regional Focus: United States

Short pieces:

DHS Classifies Just 4% of ICE Arrests as “the Worst”—Most for Nonviolent Offenses (CATO At Liberty Blog, Dec. 2025) [text]

- Note: This post references DHS' new "Worst of the Worst" database. See also earlier related blog post.

Fight or Flight? (The Asylumist Blog, Dec. 2025) [text]

The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists (CATO At Liberty Blog, Dec. 2025) [text]

Hypothetical Legal Review on Judge Advocates Serving as Immigration Judges (Just Security, Dec. 2025) [text]

"Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find," ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2025 [text]

Masked Federal Agents Undermine Rule of Law (HRW, Dec. 2025) [text]

New Ban Bars 1 in 5 Legal Immigrants, Even Citizens’ Spouses & Kids (CATO At Liberty Blog, Dec. 2025) [text]

The US seeks to remake cooperation on migration through bilateral agreements (Mixed Migration Centre, Dec. 2025) [text]

**Visit the ImmProf Blog for a much more extensive round-up of news and publications.**

Reports & journal articles:

"Associations between refugee camp living and duration lived in refugee camps with health outcomes: A cross-sectional analysis of the Annual Survey of Refugees, 2021–2022," PLoS One 20(12): e0327608 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

Asylum Process in Immigration Courts and Selected Trends (US Congressional Research Service, Dec. 2025) [text]

IRAP Explainer on New Trump Administration Policies Impacting Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Afghan Nationals, and Immigrants from Countries Listed in the Travel Ban (IRAP, Dec. 2025) [text]

Migration Dynamics and Conditions at the U.S.-Mexico Border: November 2025 (Univ. of Texas, Nov. 2025) [text]

"Overcoming Title 42 and the 2022-3 Venezuelan Migrant Expulsion Spectacle: A Border Securocracy Case Study," Politics & Policy, vol. 53, no. 6 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

Raiding the Genome: How the United States Government is Abusing Its Immigration Powers to Amass DNA for Future Policing (Georgetown Univ., Sept. 2025) [access]

- Available in English and Spanish.

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (8 Dec. 2025)

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2 (8 Dec. 2025)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

"Boko Haram is back, and Nigeria’s IDP return policy is in trouble," The New Humanitarian, 5 Nov. 2025 [text]

Escalating Crisis, Rising Floods: Insecurity, Conflict, and Displacement in South Sudan (RID Blog, Nov. 2025) [text]

"UN faces scrutiny over refugee transfers from rebel-held DR Congo to Rwanda," The New Humanitarian, 13 Nov. 2025 [text]

UNHCR: Displaced civilians fleeing Sudan’s Darfur, Kordofan regions navigate serious violations, deadly routes (UNHCR, Nov. 2025) [text]

- See also related TNH article and MSF press release.

"Why it’s a bad idea to triage refugee food aid when everyone's hungry," The New Humanitarian, 7 Nov. 2025 [text]

- Focuses on Kenya.

Reports:

Flooded and Forgotten: Informal Settlements and the Right to Housing in South Africa (Amnesty International, Nov. 2025) [text]

A New Expanded Dataset to Study Refugee Camps in Sub-Saharan Africa 1999–2024, HiCN Working Paper, no. 442 (Households in Conflict Network, 2025) [text via EconPapers]

- See also related LinkedIn post.

No rain, no food, no animals: The human rights impact of drought and displacement in Somalia (Amnesty International, Nov. 2025) [text]

A Region on the Move: Mobility Trends in West and Central Africa (2022-2023) (International Organization for Migration, Oct. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"After the funding stops: the human cost of aid dependency in Côte d’Ivoire," Alternatives Humanitaires = Humanitarian Alternatives (Nov. 2025) [full-text]

"Strangers into Kin: Affinity, Deservingness and Gratitude in ‘Everyday Humanitarianism’ between Locals and Refugees/Migrants in Kigoma, Tanzania," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 6, nos. 2-3 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"The value of migration corridors in studying health of displaced persons in West Africa," Discover Public Health, 22:691 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (29 Oct. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2

Journal articles (health-related aspects):

"Barriers to access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services among young Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh," Reproductive Health, 22:212 (Oct. 2025) [open access]

"Inequality in receiving maternal health care among Rohingya women living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps and its associated factors," International Journal for Equity in Health, 24:309 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"Investigating the Impact of Syrian Conflict on Women’s Education, Mental Health, and Rights: A Cross-Sectional Study," BMC Women's Health, 25:551 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

"Loss, trauma, and survival: Experiences of Syrian migrant widows in Türkiye," Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 114 (Jan.-Feb. 2026) [free full-text]

"Structural barriers to prenatal care for migrant women at the United States–Mexico border: a qualitative study," Public Health, vol. 249 (Dec. 2025) [open access]

"Using a human security lens to examine experiences of violence against women in long-term encampment," PLoS One 20(11): e0336028 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Kenya.

"Why we should care about asylum seeking Latina pregnant migrants," Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 5 Nov. 2025 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1 (14 Nov. 2025)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

"Aid cuts and elections: How the humanitarian rollback has caused 'chaos' in Cameroon," The New Humanitarian, 13 Oct. 2025 [text]

"Around four million people displaced across Africa’s Sahel, UN warns," Al Jazeera, 10 Oct. 2025 [text]

"Burkina Faso rejects proposal to accept deportees from the US," AP News, 10 Oct. 2025 [text]

Crisis in eastern DRC: The Congolese government and M23 rebels in a standoff over migration (African Arguments, Oct. 2025) [text]

"Dadaab refugees decry divisive and unfair food aid cuts," The New Humanitarian, 22 Oct. 2025 [text]

"Liberia agrees to accept wrongly deported migrant Abrego, US says," Reuters, 24 Oct. 2025 [text]

Making a Case for Aid: Less Donor-Curated Visibility, More Redistribution of Narrative Power (African Arguments, Oct. 2025) [text]

"'Remember we exist', refugees in Malawi say as aid is slashed," The New Humanitarian, 20 Oct. 2025 [text]

Rethinking Refugee Differentiated Assistance Model: Refugees’ Struggle for Survival in Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement, Turkana County, Kenya (RLI Blog, Oct. 2025) [text]

"Sudan’s displaced are in homes, not just camps – and aid keeps missing them," The New Humanitarian, 15 Oct. 2025 [text]

UNHCR announces closure of its Southern Africa Bureau as part of realignment review (UNHCR, Sept. 2025) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Basic Service Assessment and Socio-Economic Profiling in Kebribeyah, Somali Region, Ethiopia - Final Report (UNHCR, June 2025) [text]

"Credibility and/or anxiety: The moderators of political information on migration," Social Science Research, vol. 132 (Nov. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on a European migration information campaign that was aimed at Nigerians.

"Intent Versus Impact: Is the Choice Between Encampment and Out-of-Camp a Factual Hard Policy Dilemma?," Journal on Migration and Human Security, OnlineFirst, 24 Oct. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Ethiopia.

"Migration, Security, and the State: A Critical Review of the Securitisation of Migration in Africa," Chapter in Security-Development Nexus in Africa: Progress Towards the Agenda 2063 and Sustainable Development Goals (UJ Press, Oct. 2025) [open access]

"Mission Impossible? Humanitarian Actors and the Civilizational Logic of International Aid Delivery during the 'Congo Crisis', 1960–1964," Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development, vol. 15, no. 2 (Summer 2024) [open access]

Multimedia:

Emergency Media Briefing on the Dire Situation in El Fasher, North Darfur, 28 Oct. 2025 [access]

- See also related statement and UNHCR briefing note.

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (8 Oct. 2025)

- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (8 Oct. 2025)