Regional Focus: Africa

Events & opportunities:

Side event: Displacement and Development in the Somalia Context, Copenhagen, 18 November 2014 [info]
- Register by 12 November 2014.

International Conference on Migration in Africa, Cape Town, 3 December 2014 [info]
- Registration is ongoing.

FY 2015 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Tanzania [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 5 December 2014.

Publications:

Country of Origin Report: Sexual and Gender Minorities – Uganda (ORAM, Oct. 2014 [text via ReliefWeb]

International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing Northeastern Nigeria (the States of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa) and Surrounding Region – Update I (UNHCR, Oct. 2014) [text]

Living Conditions of Displaced Persons and Host Communities in Urban Goma, DRC (Norwegian Refugee Council, Nov. 2014) [text]

Preparatory Stakeholder Analysis: World Humanitarian Summit Regional Consultation for Eastern and Southern Africa (World Humanitarian Summit, Oct. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Status of Staying: Refugee Presence and Preferences for Citizenship Exclusion in Africa, Paper presented at 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, 28-31 Aug. 2014 [text via SSRN]

World Humanitarian Summit Regional Consultation: Eastern and Southern Africa, Pretoria, 27-29 Oct. 2014 [text via ReliefWeb]
- Co-chairs' summary report.

Web site:

KORA: Voices of Refugees in West and Central Africa (UNHCR) [access]
- Blog launched by UNHCR West Africa as a platform for sharing "the incredible stories of refugees, internally displaced persons, and stateless people in the region."

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (30 Oct. 2014)

Tagged Events & Opportunities, Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Americas

11th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, Washington, DC, 21 Oct. 2014 [access]
- Follow the link to access videos of the conference.

153rd Session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Washington, DC, 23 Oct.-7 Nov. 2014 [access]
- Summaries of relevant sessions provided by Human Rights Brief are available for "Human Rights Situation of Migrant and Refugee Children and Families in the United States," "Human Rights Situation of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Americas – 30th Anniversary of Cartagena Declaration," and "Situation of Human Rights of Migrant Children, Families and Refugees in the Americas."

"Back to the Dark Ages? The Imminent Danger of a Regional Domino Effect in Obama’s Hardline Policy for Mothers Fleeing Central America," Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 53 (Nov. 2014) [full-text]

The Continuity of Risk: A Three-city Study of Congolese Women-at-risk Resettled in the U.S. (University of Texas at Austin & North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Sept. 2014) [text]

I Was Interviewed for Asylum, but I Never Received a Decision (The Asylumist, Oct. 2014) [text]

Motivos de Migración de la Niñez y Juventud en 27 Municipios de El Salvador (World Vision, Oct. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Welcome to Canada? A Critical Review and Assessment of Canada’s Fast-Changing Immigration Policies: A Literature Review, RCIS Working Paper, no. 2014/6 (Ryerson University, Oct. 2014) [text]
- See also related panel discussion, scheduled 19 Nov. 2014.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (17 Oct. 2014)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Events & Opportunities: Even More November 2014

Side event: Displacement and Development in the Somalia Context, Copenhagen, 18 November 2014 [info]
- Register by 12 November 2014.

Seminar: Isolation or Integration?, Webinar, 13 November 2014 [info]
- Focus is on refugees in Glasgow. Join the live seminar or view a subsequent recording.

*CFP: Refugee Livelihoods: Innovations in Career-laddering, Dallas, TX, 4-5 March 2015 [info]
- Note that the deadline for proposals has been extended to 14 November 2014.

Job: Post-doctoral Researcher in Integration/Repatriation Policy of Refugees, Bonn, Germany [info]
- Apply by 15 November 2014.

Lecture: Forced Migration and the Humanitarian Aid Regime, Seaside, CA, 17 November 2014 [info]
- Public lecture at California State University Monterey Bay.

Launch of LLM in Immigration Law: The Continuing Relevance of International Refugee Law in a Globalised World, London, 24 November 2014 [info]
- Booking deadline is 23 November 2014.

5th Annual International Symposium on Preventing Human Trafficking: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution, Brussels, 27 November 2014 [info]
- No registration deadline indicated.

*International Refugee Law: Special Session for Permanent Mission Staff, Geneva, 3 December 2014 [info]
- Sign up by 28 November 2014.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: More November 2014

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EXCOM 2014 Wrap-up

The 65th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme (EXCOM) ended on 3 October 2014. This year's meeting opened with a High-level Segment on Enhancing International Cooperation, Solidarity, Local Capacities and Humanitarian Action for Refugees in Africa. Relevant statements are available for guest speakers here and NGOs here and here.  Here is the text of the final EXCOM statement (see also related news story).

As for the General Debate, some of the key statements include:
- Opening Remarks at the 65th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 30 Sept, 2014 [text] [news story]
- Remarks by the UN Secretary General to the 65th session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, 1 Oct. 2014 [text] [news story]
- NGO General Debate Statement - Extended Version, 2 Oct. 2014 [text]
- Statement by Volker Türk, Director of International Protection to the 65th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, 2 Oct. 2014 [text]
- NGO Protection Statement - Extended Version, 2 Oct. 2014 [text]
- Review of the Annual Consultations with NGOs, 3 Oct. 2014 [text]
- Closing Remarks at the 65th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 3 Oct. 2014 [text]

Finally, the Report of the 65th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, UN Doc. No. A/AC.96/1143, can be read here. No Conclusions on International Protection were adopted this year.

For a complete set of meeting documents, visit the relevant page on UNHCR's web site.

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Health, pt. 2 - Ebola

Publications:

Aid Agencies Adapt to Ebola Challenge (IRIN, Nov. 2014) [text]

Côte d'Ivoire Refugees Stuck in Liberia Due to Ebola Crisis (IRIN, Sept. 2014) [text]

Ebola: A Humanitarian Crisis or a Crisis of Humanitarian Governance? (Humanitarian Space Blog, Oct. 2014) [text]

Ebola: Ivorian Refugees in Liberia Take Initiatives against the Spread of the Virus (KORA Blog, Nov. 2014) [text]

Ebola Awareness and Prevention Activities under Way for Refugees in Liberia (UNHCR, Oct. 2014) [text]

Ebola in West Africa (UNHCR, Sept. 2014) [text]

Information resources:

Ebola Outbreak 2014: Information Resources (Disaster Information Management Research Center) [access]

"Ebola Outbreak Response: The Role of Information Resources and the National Library of Medicine," Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, FirstView, 17 Oct. 2014 [free full-text]

NLM Launches Web Collecting Initiative to Capture and Preserve Selected Ebola-Related Content (National Library of Medicine, Oct. 2014) [text]

West Africa: Ebola Outbreak (ReliefWeb) [access]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health, pt. 1 - General (7 Nov. 2014)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Thematic Focus: Health, pt. 1 - General

"Beyond Resettlement: Long-term Care for People who have had Refugee-like Experiences," Australian Family Physician, vol. 43, no. 1 (Nov. 2014) [full-text]

"Comparative Assessment of Medicine Procurement Prices in the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)," Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 7:13 (Oct. 2014) [open access]

"Counseling People Displaced by War: Experiences of Refugees from the Former Yugoslavia," The Professional Counselor, vol. 4, no. 4 (Oct. 2014)  [full-text]

"Human Resources for Health: Task Shifting to Promote Basic Health Service Delivery among Internally Displaced People in Ethnic Health Program Service Areas in Eastern Burma/Myanmar," Global Health Action, vol. 7 (Oct. 2014) [open access]

"Mental Disorders and their Association with Disability among Internally Displaced Persons and Returnees in Georgia," Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 27, no. 5 (Oct. 2014) [open access]

"Nodding Syndrome in Kitgum District, Uganda: Association with Conflict and Internal Displacement," BMJ Open, 4: e006195 (Nov. 2014) [open access]

"Refugees’ Perceptions regarding HIV and AIDS in Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality in Limpopo Province," Health SA Gesondheid, vol. 19, no. 1 (2014) [open access]

"Use of Mental Health Care for Nonpsychotic Conditions by Immigrants in Different Admission Classes and by Refugees in Ontario, Canada," Open Medicine, vol. 8, no. 4 (2014) [open access]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health Literacy & Education (16 Oct. 2014)

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Thematic Focus: Women

Opportunities:

Research Study Seeks Data about Gender-based Refugee Determinations World-wide [info]
- Contribute case law to this research study.

Solutions for Enhancing Refugee Girls’ Access to Education [info]
- Add your voice to the next UNHCR Ideas Challenge.

Publications:

The Continuity of Risk: A Three-city Study of Congolese Women-at-risk Resettled in the U.S. (University of Texas at Austin & North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Sept. 2014) [text]

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Gender-Based Violence Prevention Programs with Refugees in Chad, Malaysia, and Uganda (U.S. Department of State, Oct. 2014) [access]
- Follow link for key findings and links to individual evaluation reports.

Gender in Refugee Law: From the Margins to the Centre, London, 29 Sept. 2014 [info]
- Follow link for overview of this book launch event.

General Recommendation No. 32 on the Gender-related Dimensions of Refugee Status, Asylum, Nationality and Statelessness of Women, UN Doc. No. CEDAW/C/GC/32 (UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Nov. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related UNHCR press release.

Improving the Protection of Internally Displaced Women: Assessing Progress and Challenges (Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, Oct. 2014) [text]

Overlooked among 50 Million Displaced Worldwide, Women and Girls Lose Out (IPI Global Observatory, Oct. 2014) [text]
- Interview with Women's Refugee Commission in advance of Security Council Open Debate indicated below.

Rethinking Women and Forced Migration, New York, 9 Oct. 2014 [access]
- Follow link for video of the panel discussion held in advance of Security Council Open Debate indicated below.

Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, "Displaced Women and Girls: Leaders and Survivors", New York, 28 Oct. 2014 [info]
- See also a concept paper prepared by the Argentina Presidency of the Security Council, Oct. 2014, the Presidential Statement issued at the end of the day-long debate, a summary of the debate from the ICRtoP blog, and a press release from UN Women.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues (8 Oct. 2014)

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Thematic Focus: Children & Youth

Active Citizenship, Participation and Belonging: Young People from Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds in Victoria (Centre for Multicultural Youth, Oct. 2014) [text]

Be a Protector of Children on the Move: Guidance for Journalists (Terre des Hommes, Sept. 2014) [text]

EESC Opinion: International Protection of Unaccompanied Minors (European Economic and Social Committee, Oct. 2014) [text]

Fair and Accurate? Migrant and Refugee Young People, Crime and the Media (Centre for Multicultural Youth, Oct. 2014) [text]

I’m Here: Adolescent Girls in Emergencies (Women's Refugee Commission, Oct. 2014) [access]
- Follow link for report, executive summary, and field test results.

The Impact of Displacement on Child Health: Evidence from Colombia's DHS 2010, DIW Berlin Discussion Paper, no. 1420 (German Institute for Economic Research, Oct. 2014) [text via SSRN]

Juridical and Constitutional Perspectives on Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors Facing Spanish and International Political and Legal Parameters, Paper presented at the "World Congress of Constitutional Law 2014 - Constitutional Challenges: Global and Local," Oslo, 16-20 June 2014 [text]

Migrants’ and Children’s Rights Need Better Protection in the Netherlands (COE Commissioner for Human Rights, Oct. 2014) [text]

Not a Minor Offence: The Unlawful Detention of Unaccompanied Children (openDemocracy, Nov. 2014) [text]

The Promise of Human Rights? The Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Rights of Migrant Children (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2014) [text]

Protection of Refugee Children in the Middle East and North Africa (UNHCR, Oct. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Children (13 Oct. 2014)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Australia

Australia Pushes on with Asylum Seeker Deterrence (IRIN, Oct. 2014) [text]

"Australia's 'Pacific Solution': Issues for the Pacific Islands," Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, vol. 1, no. 2 (May 2014) [open access]

Between Principle and Pragmatism: Australia and Refugee Law, 60 Years On, Sydney, 3 Nov. 2014 [info]
- Follow the link for introductory remarks and keynote address.  See also related news story in The Guardian.

Beyond the Boats: Building Asylum and Refugee Policy for the Long Term (Australia21 et al., Nov. 2014) [text]

Explainer: Does Cambodia Refugee Deal Comply with the Convention? (Castan Centre, Oct. 2014) [text]

Justiciability of Non-Statutory Executive Action: A Message for Immigration Policy-Makers, Paper presented at the 2014 AIAL National Administrative Law Conference, Perth, 24-25 July 2014 [text via SSRN]

Mapping Social Cohesion: The Scanlon Foundation Surveys 2014 (Scanlon Foundation, Oct. 2014) [text]

"Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014," Chapter 1 in Examination of Legislation in Accordance with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, Oct. 2014) [text]
- Scroll to p. 70.  See also related digest of the bill.

The Politics of Australian Asylum and Border Policy: Escaping the Duelling Paradigms (Regarding Rights Blog, Oct. 2014) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Australia (20 Oct. 2014)

Tagged Publications.

News: UNHCR's Campaign to End Statelessness

UNHCR's campaign to eradicate statelessness by 2024 will officially be launched on 4 November 2014. Read more about the strategy for accomplishing this ambitious goal in the agency's Global Action Plan.  Members of the public can also take action by signing an open letter to indicate their support for helping stateless people.  More information is available on the campaign's web site.

To commemorate the launch, I have updated my web research guide on statelessness accordingly.

Related events:

Statelessness: The Impact of International Law and Current Challenges, London, 4 November 2014 [info]
- Expert panel will discuss measures being taken at the global and state levels to fight statelessness.

Can We End Statelessness in a Decade?, Online Event, 5 November 2014 [info]
- Submit your questions to the panel via the live blog or #statelessTRF.

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Detention

Amicus Brief of 46 Social Science Researchers and Professor in Support of Petitioners-Appellees/Cross-Appellants and Urging Affirmance, Robbins v. Rodriguez, Nos. 13-56706 & 13-56755 (9th Cir. Sept. 29, 2014) [text via SSRN]
- Examines harm caused by prolonged immigration detention.

Immigration Detention in Germany (Global Detention Project, Oct. 2014) [text]

Immigration Detention in Egypt (Global Detention Project, Oct. 2014) [text]

Migrant Detention "Abuse" can Scar Children for Life (IRIN, Oct. 2014) [text]

Mohammadi v. Austria: The Issue of Asylum Detention in Hungary (EDAL, Oct. 2014) [text]

New Podcast: Inside Immigration Detention with Mary Bosworth (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2014) [text]

The State of Detention: Immigration Detention in the UK in 2014 (Detention Action, Oct. 2014) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Detention (13 Oct. 2014)

Tagged Publications.

New Book Titles

FYI, please check out my Pinterest page for a few new books due out in November 2014. I've also included information about several more titles on the Oct. 2014 and New Legal Texts book boards.

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: United Kingdom

"Asylum and Non-EU Immigration," Section 2.6 in British Balance of Competence Reviews, Part II, EPIN Paper, no. 40 (European Policy Institutes Network, June 2014) [text]

"International Aspects of Asylum Law in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom," ASIL Insights, vol. 18, no. 24 (Oct. 2014) [text]

An Investigation into the Home Office's Handling of Asylum Claims Made on the Grounds of Sexual Orientation, March-June 2014 (Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Oct. 2014) [text]
- See also the government's response and a related Free Movement blog post

Opting out of Mediterranean Rescue Condemns Desperate Migrants to Death (Postcards from... Blog, Oct. 2014) [text]

Reforming the UK Border and Immigration System (UK Public Accounts Committee, Oct. 2014) [text]

Refugee Law in the UK: A Practical Guide (Free Movement, Oct. 2014) [info]
- Follow link for table of contents and extract from the book.

The State of Detention: Immigration Detention in the UK in 2014 (Detention Action, Oct. 2014) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe, Indiv. Countries (28 Oct. 2014)

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Events & Opportunities: More November 2014

Blinded by Humanity: Book Launch, London, 4 November 2014 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

CFP: Refugee Livelihoods: Innovations in Career-Laddering, Dallas, TX, 4-5 March 2015 [info]
 - Submit proposals by 4 November 2014.

Statelessness: The Impact of International Law and Current Challenges, London, 4 November 2014 [info]
- Hosted by Chatham House.

The (Ab)normality of Migration and the Legal Position of Migrants under International Law, Blog Symposium, Fall/Winter 2014 [info]
- Open to members of the Interest Group on Migration and Refugee Law; indicate your interest by 5 November 2014.

Counter-terrorism Laws: What Aid Agencies Need to Know, London, 6 November 2014 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Between Innocence and Deviance: Figuring the Asylum-seeker Child in Australia, London, 10 November 2014 [info]
- CMRB seminar. Reserve a space by 7 November 2014.

Call for Participation: European Migration Forum, Brussels, 26-27 January 2015 [info]
- Interested civil society organizations should apply by 10 November 2014.

Job: Ethnographic Research Project on Educational Opportunities for Unaccompanied Minors [info]
- Apply by 10 November 2014.

FY 2015 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 12 November 2014.

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: Even More October 2014/November 2014

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Asia

Asia's First IDP Policy: From Theory to Practice (IRIN, Oct. 2014) [text]

Cash Transfer Programmes in Afghanistan: Taking Stock of Recent and On-Going Research (OCHA & Samuel Hall Consulting, 2014) [text]

Does Shelter Assistance Reduce Poverty in Afghanistan?, Working Paper, no. 97 (IMI, Aug. 2014) [text]

Exploring Durable Solutions for Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees in India (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, ADRA India & Danish Refugee Council, Oct. 2014) [info via Thomson Reuters]

International Norm as Constitutional Law and the Responsibility to Protect North Korean Refugees in China from Repatriation, Paper presented at the "World Congress of Constitutional Law 2014 - Constitutional Challenges: Global and Local," Oslo, 16-20 June 2014 [text]

Regional Organisations and Humanitarian Action: The Case of ASEAN, HPG Working Paper (ODI, Sept. 2014) [text]

The Risk of Disaster-induced Displacement in South-east Asia and China (IDMC, Oct. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Smuggled Rights: Refugee and Human Rights through Constitutional Law in Hong Kong?, Paper presented at the "World Congress of Constitutional Law 2014 - Constitutional Challenges: Global and Local," Oslo, 16-20 June 2014 [text]

A Study on Refugee Status Determination Criteria and Procedures of Korea’s Refugee Act, Paper presented at the "World Congress of Constitutional Law 2014 - Constitutional Challenges: Global and Local," Oslo, 16-20 June 2014 [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia (14 Oct. 2014)

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Regional Focus: Africa

"The Current Situation Facing Malian Refugees in the Sahel: Some Operational Ideas for a Prolonged Emergency Situation," Humanitarian Aid on the Move, no. 14 (Oct. 2014) [full-text via ReliefWeb]

The Darfur Refugees’ Plight: Repatriation Challenges for Post-Doha Sudan, eCahiers de l’Institut (Graduate Institute, 2014) [text]

Forced Returns to South and Central Somalia, including to al-Shabaab Areas: A Blatant Violation of International Law (Amnesty International, Oct. 2014) [text]
- Briefing on Dutch returns policy.

"Lessons from Introducing a Livelihood Project for Unaccompanied Children into an Existing Child Protection Programme in the Dadaab Refugee Camps in Kenya," Children and Youth Services Review, In Press, 8 Oct. 2014 [free full-text]

Local Integration: Thumbs Up for Tanzania (RI Blog, Oct. 2014) [text]

"Nous Souffrons": Examining the Problems Facing Urban Refugees in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Independent Study Project Collection Paper, no. 1868 (SIT Graduate Institute, Spring 2014) [text]

Sound of Torture (Trabelsi Productions) [info]
- Documentary that focuses on the plight of Eritrean refugees kidnapped in the Sinai.

UNHCR and WFP Joint Assessment Mission Report: Tongogara Refugee Camp, Zimbabwe (UNHCR & WFP, Oct. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (6 Oct. 2014)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking

The Applicability of the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol in Protecting the Victims of Human Trafficking, Paper presented at the "World Congress of Constitutional Law 2014 - Constitutional Challenges: Global and Local," Oslo, 16-20 June 2014 [text]

"Assessing the Board of Immigration Appeals' Social Visibility Doctrine in the Context of Human Trafficking," Chicago-Kent Law Review, vol. 89, no. 3 (2014) [full-text]

Beyond Trafficking and Slavery (openDemocracy, Oct. 2014) [access]
- Special feature with a series of articles; read the introduction for more information.

EU Anti-Trafficking Day, 18 Oct. 2014 [access]
- To mark the day, the European Commission issued several documents, including a statistical report. Follow the link to access the texts.

Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling: A Fireside Chat with Anne Gallagher and Dina Haynes (ASIL, Oct. 2014) [access]
- Follow link for video.  Note: There are technical problems at the beginning of this recording; fast forward to about 8:30 in the video.

"New Directions in Research on Human Trafficking," ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 653 (May 2014) [free full-text]
- Note: This is the introductory article for a special issue on "Human Trafficking: Recent Empirical Research."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking (22 Sept. 2014)

Tagged Publications. 

New Issues of Comp. Migr. Stud., Gender & Peace, Humanit. Aid on the Move, Intl. J. Migr. & Border Stud., Kōtuitui, Researcher, WAN

Note: Given the bumper crop of new journal issues to announce, I am dividing the list into two posts. This one references full-text periodicals. The previous post listed titles with tables of contents only.

Comparative Migration Studies, vol. 2, no. 3 (2014) [open access]
- Special issue on "Transnationalism in a Comparative Perspective." Includes "In Exile and in Touch Transnational Activities of Refugees in a Comparative Perspective."

Gender and Peace, no. 3 (Oct. 2014) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- Mix of articles, including "Forced Displacement in Syria."

Humanitarian Aid on the Move, no.14 (Oct. 2014) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- Mix of articles.

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, vol. 1, no. 1 (2014) [free full-text]

- Inaugural issue of new journal. Mix of articles including "Civilising Kakuma: shared experience, refugee narratives and the constitution of a community."

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, vol. 9, no. 2 (2014) [open access]
- Special issue on "Refugee resettlement and seeking asylum in Aotearoa New Zealand."

The Researcher, vol. 9, no. 2 (Oct. 2014) [full-text via Refworld]
- Lead article is on subsidiary protection.

Women's Asylum News, no. 125 (Sept./Oct. 2014) [full-text via Refworld]
- Lead article is "Gender in Refugee Law: From the Margins to the Centre."

Tagged Periodicals.

New Issues of Annals Assoc. Amer. Geog., EJML, Env. & Urbaniz., FP Essent., IJMHSC, JIMI, JIRS, J. IANL

Note: Given the bumper crop of new journal issues to announce, I am dividing the list into two posts. This one references titles for which tables of contents are available online. The next post will list full-text periodicals.

Annals of the Association of American Geographers, vol. 104, no. 2 (2014) [contents]
- Special issue on "Migration." Includes "The Tactics of Asylum and Irregular Migrant Support Groups: Disrupting Bodily, Technological, and Neoliberal Strategies of Control."

European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 16, no. 3 (2014) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including one on rescue at sea and another on environmental migration.

Environment & Urbanization, vol. 26, no. 2 (Oct. 2014) [contents]
- Special issue on "Conflict and Violence in Twenty-first Century Cities." The introduction is freely available Also includes "Everyday urban violence and transnational displacement of Colombian urban migrants to London, UK" and "The “humanitarianization” of urban violence." Note: This is a delayed gratis open access journal; after two years, articles are free to read.

FP Essentials, no. 423 (Aug. 2014) [info]
- This edition focuses on "Immigrant and Refugee Health."

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 10, no. 3 (2014) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "Human smuggling and violence in the east Mediterranean" and "Black African asylum seekers’ experiences of health care access in an eastern German state."

Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 15, no. 4 (Nov. 2014) [contents]
- Mix of articles.

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 12, no. 4 (2014) [contents]
- Special issue on "New Forms of Intolerance in European Political Life."

Journal of Immigration Asylum and Nationality Law, vol. 28, no. 3 (2014) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "A Legal Analysis of Child-Sensitive Asylum Procedures" and "'He Heard the Screams': Recent Developments in the Law of the Exclusion Clauses."

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Issues

Camp Currency and Local Economies (Global Views Blog, Oct. 2014) [text]

The Development Push of Refugees: Evidence from Tanzania, Economics Working Paper Series, no. 2014/019 (Lancaster University, 2014) [text]

Does Moving Across International Borders Boost Migrants' Incomes? (UpFront Blog, Oct. 2014) [text]

A Double-Edged Sword: Livelihoods In Emergencies - Guidance and Tools for Improving Programming (Women's Refugee Commission, Sept. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]

Emergency Economies: The Impact of Cash Assistance in Lebanon - An Impact Evaluation of the 2013-2014 Winter Cash Assistance Program for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (International Rescue Committee, Aug. 2014) [text]
- See also related news story.

"Special Topic: Forced Migration," Migration and Development Brief, no. 23 (Oct. 2014) [text]
- See also related press release.

"Welfare Reforms and the Refugee Resettlement Strategy: An Opportunity to Achieve Meaningful Employment Outcomes for New Zealanders from Refugee Backgrounds'," Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, vol. 9, no. 2 (2014) [open access]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Issues (4 Sept. 2014)

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