Thematic Focus: Solutions

Opportunity:

e-Course: Promoting Migrant and Refugee Integration, Online, 1 June-12 July 2016 [info]

Publications:

Building a Resettlement Network of European Cities and Regions: Experiences of the SHARE Network 2012-2015 (ICMC, Dec. 2015) [text]

Changing Worlds: The Resettlement Experiences of African Migrants in Australia and an Evaluation of Current Support Services, Dissertation (Murdoch University, Aug. 2015) [text]

Cohesion Policy Support for Migrants and Refugees (EPRS, May 2016) [text]

"The Ethics of Resettlement: Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region," International Journal of Human Rights, vol. 20, no. 2 (2016) [free full-text]

Forced Migration Review, no. 52 (May 2016) [open access]
- Theme is "Thinking Ahead: Displacement, Transition, Solutions."

A Global Resettlement Scheme for Refugees in the E.U. (Refugees Deeply, May 2016) [text]

Informing Responses to Support Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (JIPS, 2016) [access]
- Follow link for access to project documents and case studies.

Refugee Resettlement: Britain’s Missed Opportunities (Geographical, May 2016) [text]

Refugees Continue to Contribute to America (Huffington Post, May 2016) [text]

"States' Rights and Refugee Resettlement," Minnesota Journal of International Law (Forthcoming, 2016) [eprint via SSRN]

Un/Wanted? Canada and the Resettlement of Chilean, Indochinese and Somali Refugees (Pier 21 Blog, April 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions (15 April 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Europe

Events & opportunities: 

CFP: Europe and Refugees: Policy and Practices, Lisbon, 19-20 October 2016 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 17 May 2016.

The European Refugee Crisis: Perspectives from Practice, Liverpool, UK, 18 May 2016 [info]

Will Britain Leave the EU? The Role of Immigration in Brexit, Webinar, 25 May 2016 [info]

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.

Summer School on EU Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy, Brussels, 4-25 July 2016 [info]
- Apply by 10 June 2016.

Europe's Crisis: What Future for Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy?, London, 27-28 June 2016 [info]
- Book a place by 23 June 2016.

Publications:

Downgrading Asylum Standards to Coerce Solidarity: Sweden as a Case in Point (EU Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy Blog, May 2016) [text]

EU-Turkey Refugee Deal is Vulnerable to Legal Challenge (Chatham House, March 2016) [text]

Hungary as a Country of Asylum: Observations on Restrictive Legal Measures and Subsequent Practice Implemented between July 2015 and March 2016 (UNHCR, May 2016) [text]

On the Frontline: The Hotspot Approach to Managing Migration (European Parliament, May 2016) [text]

Operation Sophia, the EU’s Naval Mission in the Mediterranean: An Impossible Challenge (UK House of Lords, May 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Report of the Fact-finding Mission by Ambassador Tomáš Boček, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees to Greece and "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia," 7-11 March 2016 (Council of Europe, April 2016) [text via Reliefweb]

Searching for Solidarity in EU Asylum and Border Policies, 1st Annual Conference of the Odysseus Network, Brussels, 26-27 February 2016 [info]
- Follow link for conference materials including short papers by the speakers, downloadable presentations, and audio recordings.

Resource: 

Europe/Crisis: New Keywords of "the Crisis" in and of "Europe" (New Keywords Collective) [access]
- "'The aspiration and intended purpose of these New Keywords is to effectively 'hijack' the dominant discourse surrounding and superintending how we speak of and think about the conjunctures of 'Europe' and 'crisis'." See also related comment.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (10 May 2016)

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

New Issues of al Majdal, Euro. Papers, Geopolitics, Geo. J. Intl. Affairs, Horn of Africa Bull., Humanit. Aid on the Move, Humanit. Exch., JRS Virtual

al Majdal, no. 58 (Spring 2016) [full-text]
- Theme of this issue is "Oslo is Dead: Alternative Approaches to Achieve Durable Solutions."

European Papers: A Journal on Law and Integration, vol. 1, no. 1 (2016) [open access]
- New journal; includes a sub-section called "On the Agenda: The Refugee Crisis and European Integration" with two articles.

Geopolitics, vol. 21, no. 2 (2016) [contents]
- Special issue on "Beyond the Border: Clandestine Migration Journeys." The introduction and two other articles are freely available.

Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, vol. 17, no. 1 (Winter/Spring 2016) [contents]
- Includes a Forum section on "Migration," with six articles.

Horn of Africa Bulletin, vol. 28, no. 2 (March-April 2016) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- Issue's theme is "Reconciling the Irreconcilable? Peace-building, Humanitarianism & Development."

Humanitarian Aid on the Move, no. 17 (May 2016) [full-text]
- Special issue on the World Humanitarian Summit.

Humanitarian Exchange, no. 66 (April 2016) [full-text]
- Focus of this issue is "Humanitarian Innovation."

Journal of Refugee Studies, Virtual Issue [free full-text]
- First JRS virtual issue; theme is "Unaccompanied Minors." Full-text of articles freely available until 31 Dec. 2016.

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. 

Regional Focus: Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Conflict-induced Internal Displacement 2015: The Year in Review (UNHCR, April 2016) [text]

Afghanistan 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan: End of Year Report of Financing, Achievements and Response Challenges (OCHA, April 2016) [text]

Afghans on the Move: Seeking Protection and Refuge in Europe - "In this journey I died several times, in Afghanistan you only die once", Global Migration Research Paper, no. 17 (Global Migration Centre, May 2016) [text]

After Return: Documenting the Experiences of Young People Forcibly Removed to Afghanistan (Refugee Support Network, April 2016) [text]
- See also related IRIN news story.

Eternally Displaced: Afghanistan’s Refugee Crisis and What It Means for Europe (European Council on Foreign Relations, May 2016) [text]

Europe Sees Rise in Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum, with Almost Half from Afghanistan (Pew Research, May 2016) [text]

UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Afghanistan (UNHCR, April 2016) [text]

"We Knew They Had No Future in Kabul": Why and How Afghan Families Decide to Leave (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung & Afghanistan Analysts Network, April 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (22 April 2016)

Tagged Publications.

New Issue of FMR

The latest issue of Forced Migration Review (FMR) has been published. The theme of FMR52 is "Thinking Ahead: Displacement, Transition, Solutions." Here is the description:

"The new issue of FMR explores the ideas and practices that are being tried out in order to engage both development and humanitarian work in support of 'transitions' and 'solutions' for displaced people. What we need, says one author, is 'full global recognition that the challenge of forced displacement is an integral part of the development agenda too'. FMR issue 52 includes 32 articles on 'Thinking ahead: displacement, transition, solutions', plus ten 'general' articles on other aspects of forced migration."

Readers can access FMR articles individually, via the expanded contents feature, or as a complete issue. Back issues of FMR are available here.

FMR is an open access publication. It is available online and in print in English, Arabic, French and Spanish. Audio versions of articles are also available in English.

Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: Middle East (incl. Syria), esp. Iraqis

Event:

Meeting: Refugee Crises in the Middle East: A Shared Responsibility, Washington, DC, 18 May 2016 [info]

Publications:

al Majdal, no. 58 (Spring 2016) [full-text]
- Theme of this issue is "Oslo is Dead: Alternative Approaches to Achieve Durable Solutions."

"Beyond Exclusion: Palestinian Refugees and the 1951 Refugee Convention," The Researcher, vol. 11, no. 1 (April 2016) [text via Refworld]
 - Scroll to p. 2.

Cash-based Response Feasibility Assessment in Northern Syria (Global Communities, May 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Displacement in Iraq Exceeds 3.4 Million (IOM, April 2016) [text]

A Gendered Perspective: Safety, Dignity and Privacy of Camp and Camp-like Settings in Iraq (IOM, May 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Imprisonment and Deportation of Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon," Forced Migration Review, no. 52 (May 2016) [open access]

Iraq: Besieged Population in Fallujah (ACAPS, April 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Iraq’s Displacement Crisis: Security and Protection (Minority Rights Group, April 2016) [text]

"The Legal Status of Iraqi Refugees in Neighbouring Countries," Forced Migration Review, no. 52 (May 2016) [open access]

Syria and the Middle East: Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Asylum Seekers in Long-Term Global Crises, Cornell, NY, 22 March 2016 [access]
- Follow link for video.

US Probe into Turkey-Syria Aid Corruption Deepens (IRIN, May 2016) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Syria (4 May 2016)
- Regional Focus: MENA (15 April 2016)


Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

News: New IDMC Internal Displacement Overview & Database

In the past, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) has published two annual overviews, one that focused on people displaced internally by conflict and violence and the other that assessed disaster-induced displacement. This year's volume, now renamed the Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID), combines the two surveys into one. Also new is its exploration of "off the grid" displacement such as that caused by criminal violence, drought and development projects. From the Foreword:

"The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) aims to provide a more holistic picture of the phenomenon, regardless of cause. In time for the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, it also aims to highlight displacement as a multidimensional challenge that must involve humanitarian, sustainable development, peace-building, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation work."

The Global Report can be downloaded in full or browsed via the companion micro-site.

Complementing this newly revised report is the launch of the Global Internal Displacement Database, an interactive platform that "enables you to explore, filter and sort IDMC’s data to produce your own graphs and tables which you can export in several different formats. You can also access and export the data used to generate these visualisations."

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Europe

Publications:

Attitudes towards the Refugee and Migrant Crisis in Serbia (UNDP, March 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Brexit: The Role of Migration in the Upcoming EU Referendum," Migration Information Source, 4 May 2016 [text]

The EU-Turkey Deal: Analysis and Considerations (Jesuit Refugee Service Europe, May 2016) [text]

Migration and Asylum: New Challenges and Opportunities for Europe, Madrid, 21-22 April 2016 [info]
- A number of papers from the conference are available here.

The Orbanisation of EU Asylum Law: The Latest EU Asylum Proposals (EU Law Analysis Blog, May 2016) [text]

Syrian Refugees and the UK, Briefing Paper, no. 6805 (House of Commons Library, updated March 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Workshop on Search and Rescue of Refugees and Migrants in the Mediterranean: Practitioners' Perspectives, Sanremo, 7-9 March 2016 [text]

Web Resources:

*Migration and Asylum (EPRS) [access]
- An animated infographic that "covers four main aspects of the current migration and asylum situation and policy": migration flows, asylum policy, asylum procedures and funding tools. Read this intro for more information.


Refugees/Migrants Emergency - Europe (ReliefWeb) [access]
- New topic page, with filters for reports, maps/infographics, tweets, videos and jobs, as well as links to events and monitoring tools.

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (4 May 2016)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

New Issue of Refuge

A new issue of Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees has been published. As explained in the introduction, the aim of this special issue is as follows:

"The articles in this special issue examine and explore the voices and aesthetic expressions of the displaced and dispossessed as a means of understanding the effects of displacement in terms other than those of the nation-state. They set out to recognize and investigate the frequently silenced voices of forced migrants who exhibit adaptability, resilience, longing, and resistance in the grey zones and borderlands between states and state bureaucracies."

Articles in vol. 32, no. 1 (2016) include:

• Introduction: Refugee Voices: Exploring the Border Zones between States and State Bureaucracies
• Displacements of Memory
• Human Rights and Refugee Protest against Immigration Detention: Refugees’ Struggles for Recognition as Human
• Narrating “Home”: Experiences of German Expellees after the Second World War
• Between Law and the Nation State: Novel Representations of the Refugee
• "We raise up the voice of the voiceless": Voice, Rights, and Resistance amongst Congolese Human Rights Defenders in Uganda
• "Refugee Voices," New Social Media and Politics of Representation: Young Congolese in the Diaspora and Beyond
• How KANERE Free Press Resists Biopower

Five book reviews are also featured.

Refuge is an open access journal, so the full-texts of all articles are freely available.

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Children

Almost 90,000 Unaccompanied Minors among Asylum Seekers Registered in the EU in 2015 (EUROSTAT, May 2016) [text]

Children's Asylum Manual: A Resource for Practitioners (Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, April 2016) [info]
- Email CGRS to request a copy.

Compilation of Data, Situation and Media Reports on Children in Migration (European Commission, updated April 2016) [text]

A Girl No More: The Changing Norms of Child Marriage in Conflict (Women's Refugee Commission, March 2016) [text]

The Impact of Protection Interventions on Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Humanitarian Crises: An Evidence Synthesis Protocol (Feinstein International Center, April 2016) [text]

Justice for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: An Advocacy Best Practices Manual for Legal Service Providers (National Immigrant Justice Center, April 2016) [text]

"Should David Cameron’s U-turn on Unaccompanied Child Refugees be Celebrated?," The Guardian, 7 May 2016 [text]

Unaccompanied Children from Central America: Foreign Policy Considerations (Congressional Research Service, April 2016) [text via FAS]

"What is ‘A Successful Integration’? Family Reunification and the Rights of Children in Denmark," Retfærd: Nordic Journal of Law and Justice, vol. 39, no. 1/152 (2016) [eprint via SSRN]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Children (22 April 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Opportunity:

CFP: Journal of Vocational Behavior [info]
- Contributions sought for special issue on "Vocational Behavior of Refugees: How do Refugees Seek Employment, Overcome Work-Related Challenges, and Navigate their Careers?." Submit proposals by 31 July 2016.

Publications:

Economics of the Syrian Refugee Crisis (Cato Institute, May 2016) [text]

Frequently Asked Questions: Work Permits for Syrian Refugees in the Urban Environment in Jordan (UNHCR, April 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Guitars from Malawi Camp Hit Right Note with Musicians around the World (UNHCR, April 2016) [text]

"Jordan's Refugee Experiment: A New Model for Helping the Displaced," Foreign Affairs, 28 April 2016 [access via RSC]
- Note: Register to access one free article per month.

Labour Market Integration of Refugees: Strategies and Good Practices (EPRS, March 2016) [text]

Literature Review: Remittances Sent to and from Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, Working paper, no. 2 (KNOMAD, March 2016) [text]

"Living without Economic Assets: Livelihoods of Liberian Refugees in the Buduburam Camp, Ghana," Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 16, no. 3 (Aug. 2015) [free full-text]

The Refugee Crisis: Sugar in a Teacup? (Future Development Blog, April 2016) [text]
- Cites a Danish study that found that an "increase in the supply of refugee-country immigrants...had positive effects on native unskilled wages, employment, and occupational mobility."

The Return on Investment on Migration: What Is in It for Business? (The Hague Process, Feb. 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects esp. re. Syrians (14 April 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Publications:

A Case for Cash: Crisis and Disaster-affected Populations' Perspective (Cash Learning Partnership, ) [text via ReliefWeb]

Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Contexts: Strategic Note (World Bank, April 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Effectiveness and Efficiency of Interventions Supporting Shelter Self-recovery Following Humanitarian Crises: An Evidence Synthesis Protocol (Feinstein International Center, April 2016) [text]

Emergency Gap: Humanitarian Action Critically Wounded, Emergency Gap Series, no. 01 (MSF, April 2016) [text]

Getting Ready for the World Humanitarian Summit: May Plenary Session (EPRS, May 2016) [text]

A Humanitarian's Guide to Choosing the Next UN Chief (IRIN, April 2016) [text]

MSF Pulls out of World Humanitarian Summit (IRIN, May 2016) [text]

What are the Practices to Identify and Prioritize Vulnerable Populations Affected by Urban Humanitarian Emergencies? A Systematic Review Protocol (Feinstein International Center, April 2016) [text]

World Humanitarian Summit 2016 [Plenary podcast] (EPRS, May 2016) [access]

Web resource:

Emergency Handbook, 4th ed. (UNHCR) [access]
- The former print versions of this Handbook have now been replaced by an interactive digital edition: "This edition of the Emergency Handbook has been completely redesigned. The digital publication channel - in the form of a website, offline USB stick version and mobile applications - allows UNHCR to keep the content updated all the time, and to distribute updates to users in real time. The content has been completely re-organised and updated to reflect current policies and good practices. It brings more attention to out-of-camp emergency response, covers all aspects of UNHCR-led refugee emergency preparedness and response, UNHCR’s involvement in IDP emergencies, and describes current inter-agency leadership and coordination systems, including the Refugee Coordination Model and UNHCR’s responsibilities within the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) context."

Related post:
- News: 30th Anniversary of Imposing Aid (29 April 2016)
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (13 April 2016)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Thematic Focus: Health

"Addressing Chronic Diseases in Protracted Emergencies: Lessons from HIV for a New Health Imperative," Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, Latest Articles, 4 May 2016 [open access]

"Childhood Immunizations in China: Disparities in Health Care Access in Children Born to North Korean Refugees," BMC International Health and Human Rights, 16:13 (April 2016) [open access]

"Health Service Utilization among Syrian Refugees with Chronic Health Conditions in Jordan," PLoS ONE, 11(4): e0150088 (April 2016) [open access]

"Heterogeneous Malaria Transmission in Long-term Afghan Refugee Populations: A Cross-sectional Study in Five Refugee Camps in Northern Pakistan," Malaria Journal, 15:245 (April 2016) [open access]

"High Prevalence of Infectious Diseases and Drug-Resistant Microorganisms in Asylum Seekers Admitted to Hospital...," PLoS ONE, 11(5): e0154791 (May 2016) [open access]

Impact of WASH Interventions during Disease Outbreaks in Humanitarian Emergencies: A Systematic Review Protocol (Feinstein International Center, April 2016) [text]

"A Pilot Workshop to Help Refugees Navigate the U.S. Pharmacy System," Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Article in Press (April 2016) [full-text]

"A Quantitative Assessment of Termination of Sexual Violence-related Pregnancies in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo," Conflict and Health, 10:9 (April 2016) [open access]

Relationships between Recovery and Relapse, and Default and Repeated Episodes of Default in the Management of Acute Malnutrition in Children in Humanitarian Emergencies: A Systematic Review Protocol (Feinstein International Center, April 2016) [text]

"Why Don’t Humanitarian Organizations Provide Safe Abortion Services?," Conflict and Health, 10:8 (March 2016)

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health, esp. re. Syrians & Children (31 March 2016)

Tagged Publications. 

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

May 2016:

Grants: PhD Seminar at Summer School on EU Immigration and Asylum Law and Policies, Brussels, 4-25 July 2016 [info]
- Apply by 6 May 2016.

Event: Your Research and Real World Asylum Claims, Sheffield, UK, 10 May 2016 [info]

Conference: Freedom of Movement: Exploring a Path from Armed Conflict, Persecution, and Forced Migration to Conflict Resolution, Human Rights, and Development, 9th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), Winnipeg, 11-14 May 2016 [info]
- Places are still available.

Conference: Refugees Welcome Here: Awareness, Advocacy and Action, CCR Spring Consultation 2016, Saskatoon, Canada, 2-4 June 2016 [info]
- Register by 13 May 2016 for early bird rates.

June 2016:

CFP: The Human Security Implications of the Refugee Crisis: Evaluating Current Policies and Discussing Potential Solutions, Istanbul, 19-21 October 2016 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 1 June 2016.

Conference: Precarious Citizenship: Young People Who are Undocumented, Separated and Settled in the UK, London, 1 June 2016 [info]

Conference: Looking Beyond the Refugee Crisis, 2nd Postgraduate Conference on Migration, Sheffield, UK, 9 June 2016 [info]
- A waiting list for attending is available!

Lecture: The Economic and Political Lives of Refugees, Sheffield, UK, 9 June 2016 [info]

Conference: Rethinking Forced Migration and Displacement: Theory, Policy, and Praxis, 16th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM16), Poznan, Poland, 12-15 July 2016 [info]
- Register by 10 June 2016.

Summer school: EU Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy, Brussels, 4-25 July 2016 [info]
- Apply by 10 June 2016. See also call for grant applications above.

CFP: The Knowledge Factor: Refugees in Central and Eastern Europe, 1912-2001, Marburg, Germany, 8-9 December 2016 [info]
- Submit abstracts 20 June 2016.

Funding opportunity: Global Innovation Programs to Promote the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-based Violence (GBV) in Emergencies [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 20 June 2016.

Conference: Europe’s Crisis: What Future for Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy?, London, 27-28 June 2016 [info]
- Book a place by 23 June 2016.

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: Even More May 2016

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Information-related Items

Events & opportunities:

Panel discussion: Are You Listening Now? Humanitarian Communication in Disasters, London, 5 May 2016 [info]

*Seminar: Your Research and Real World Asylum Claims, Sheffield, UK, 10 May 2016 [info]

Webinar: Education and Forced Displacement – How Can Technology Make a Difference?, 18 May 2016 [info]
- Register by 15 May 2016.

Publications:

"Country of Origin Information in the Asylum Process," The Researcher, vol. 11, no. 1 (April 2016) [text via Refworld]
- Scroll to p. 18.

Education in Conflict and Crisis: How Can Technology Make a Difference? A Landscape Review (INEE, March 2016) [text]
- See also related webinar above.

Facebook, Flyers and Drone Surveillance: Information and Politics in Refugee Protection (The Migrationist Blog, April 2016) [text]

*The Iconic Image on Social Media: A Rapid Research Response to the Death of Aylan Kurdi (Visual Social Medial Lab, Dec. 2015) [text]
- See also panel discussion of the report and how media covers migration issues.

Landscape Review: Leveraging Technology for Education of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons - Module Series (All Children Reading & Creative Associates Intl., Feb. 2015) [access]
- Follow link to access three self-paced online modules.

Lessons Learned: Social Media Monitoring during Humanitarian Crises (ACAPS, Sept. 2015) [text via ReliefWeb]

Media as a Form of Aid in Humanitarian Crises (Center for International Media Assistance, April 2016) [text]

"Refugees Are More Connected Than Ever. Rescuers Must Be Too," Wired Magazine, 7 April 2016 [text]

"The Technology of Refugees," BBC World Service, 28 April 2016 [access via RSC]

Why Hasn’t the Rise of New Media Transformed Refugee Status Determination? (OUP Blog, April 2016) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: ICTs, esp. Data (5 April 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Education

Event:

CFP: European Educational Research Journal [info]
- Contributions sought for special issue on "Amplifying Refugee Voices in European Educational Spaces." Submission deadline is 13 May 2016.

Webinar: Education and Forced Displacement – How Can Technology Make a Difference?, 18 May 2016 [info]
- Register by 15 May 2016.

Publications:

Education Cannot Wait: A Fund for Education in Emergencies (INEE, May 2016) [access]
- Follow link for a briefing paper on this new initiative and reports by UNICEF, ODI and INEE along with related commentary.

The Education of Young Refugees in Europe Presents a Golden Opportunity (Ideas for Development Blog, April 2016) [text]

Girls' Right to Education in Emergencies, New York, 20 April 2016 [text via ReliefWeb]

Impact of Refugee Experiences on Education: Evidence from Burundi (SSRN, March 2016) [text]

No Lost Generation: Educational Interventions for School-Age Syrian Youth (Boston University, March 2016) [text]
- A research reading list.

Responding to Crisis: Syrian Refugee Education in Lebanon, Policy brief, no. 7 (American University of Beirut, March 2016) [text]

"Solutions for Educating Young Syrian Refugees," Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Online, 18 April 2016 [text]

Syria Crisis Education Strategic Paper: London 2016 Conference (UNICEF, March 2016) [text via ALNAP]

*University Engagement Toolkit: How Campuses Are Helping Refugees (U.S. Dept. of State, May 2016) [access]

"'What is Essential is Invisible to the Eye': Culturally Responsive Teaching as a Key to Unlocking Children's Multiple Literacies," Journal of Family Strengths, vol. 15, no. 2 (Dec. 2015) [full-text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Education, esp. re. Syrians (22 March 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

Regional Focus: Africa

Burundians Continuing to Flee the Country One Year after Crisis Began (UNHCR, April 2016) [text]

Enhancing Security and Protection around IDP settlements (UNHCR, April 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Nigeria.

Go South Young Man: Migration in the Developing World (IRIN, April 2016) [text]

"Humanitarian Assistance and the Politics of Self-reliance: Uganda’s Nakivale Refugee Settlement," Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 70 (May 2016) [full-text]

 If We Leave We Are Killed: Lessons Learned from South Sudan Protection of Civilians Sites 2013–2016 (IOM, May 2016 [text]

In Limbo: Malian Refugees in Burkina Faso (Refugees Deeply, April 2016) [text]

Invisible, Forgotten, and Suffering: Darfuri Refugees in Eastern Chad (Huffington Post, April 2016) [text]

Missed Out: The Role of Local Actors in the Humanitarian Response in the South Sudan Conflict (Christian Aid et al., April 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Unraveling the Complexities of Refugee Flight from Eritrea," Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Online, 28 Jan. 2016 [text]

"Why Africa’s Migrant Crisis Makes No Sense to Outsiders," Washington Post, 27 April 2016 [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (21 April 2016)

Tagged Publications.  

Regional Focus: Syria

"The Collapse of Social Networks among Syrian Refugees in Urban Jordan," Contemporary Levant, vol.1, no.1 (2016) [free full-text]

Dismantling the Humanitarian Fortress: Presence, Access, and Risk in the "Syria Response," Global Migration Research Paper, no. 16 (Global Migration Centre, 2016) [text]

Holy Crossings: Making Desirable Refugees for Resettlement from Turkey (Middle East Institute, April 2016) [text]

Impact Evaluation of the Multipurpose Cash Assistance Programme (Lebanon Cash Consortium, March 2016) [text via ALNAP]

Jordan Case Study: Rent Assistance for Syrian Refugees (Catholic Relief Services, March 2016) [text via ALNAP]

Learning Brief: Gender Study - Conditional Cash Project for Vulnerable Syrian and Jordanian Children in Irbid, Jordan (Islamic Relief, April 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

*No End in Sight: A Case Study of Humanitarian Action and the Syria Conflict (Feinstein International Center, Jan. 2016; posted May 2016) [text]

The Politics of Pledging: Reflections on the London Donors Conference for Syria, Policy Brief, no. 3 (Migration Policy Centre, Feb, 2016) [text]

Rethinking Coordination of Services to Refugees in Urban Areas: Managing the Crisis in Jordan and Lebanon (RAND, April 2016) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Syria (15 April 2016)

Tagged Publications.  

Regional Focus: Europe

Afghans on the Move: Seeking Protection and Refuge in Europe - "In this journey I died several times, in Afghanistan you only die once", Global Migration Research Paper, no. 17 (Global Migration Centre, May 2016) [text]

Annual Activity Report 2015 by Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (Council of Europe, March 2016) [text via Refworld]

Bear Any Burden: How EU Governments Can Manage the Refugee Crisis (ECFR, April 2016) [text]

Closing the Crossing: The End of Refugee Autonomy (Travaux: The Berkeley Journal of International Law Blog, April 2016) [text]

EU Migration Crisis Actions with a Focus on the EU-Turkey Agreement, Policy Brief, no. 4 (Migration Policy Centre, April 2016) [text]

EU Proposes New Approach to Better Support Displaced People through Its External Action (European Commission, April 2016) [text]

Holding the Borders, Holding the Centre: The EU and the Refugee Crisis (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, April 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Is the EU-Turkey Refugee and Migration Deal a Treaty? (EU Law Analysis Blog, April 2016) [text]

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals in 2016: 183,017; Deaths 1,244 (IOM, April 2016) [text]

Paying the Price: The Cost of Europe’s Refugee Crisis (ECFR, April 2016) [text]

Razor-Wired: Reflections on Migration Movements through Slovenia in 2015 (Peace Institute, March 2016) [text via ReseachGate]

Reforming Europe’s Common Asylum System: Will Member States Back It? (ICMPD, April 2016) [text]

Regulation 604/2013 (Dublin Regulation) and Asylum Procedures in Europe (EPRS, April 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (22 April 2016)

Tagged Publications.  

New Issues of IJMHSC, JEMS, JIRS, Migr. Pol. Pract., OFID Q., Ref. Watch Online, Researcher, Rts. in Exile

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 12, no. 2 (2016) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "Psychosocial Dynamics Affecting Health and Social Care of Forced Migrants: A Narrative Review."

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 42, no. 6 (2016) [partial free full-text]
- Special issue on "Migrant Cities: Place, Power, and Voice in the Era of Super Diversity."

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 14, no. 1 (2016) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "Transfer Back to Malta: Refugees’ Secondary Movement Within the European Union" and "Refugees as Gamblers: Eritreans Seeking to Migrate Through Italy."

Migration Policy Practice, vol. VI, no. 1 (Feb.-March 2016) [full-text]
- Mix of articles, including "Beyond Displacement: Migration Trends in the Arab Region."

OFID Quarterly (April 2016) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- Includes a special feature on "Migration and Development."

Refugee Watch Online (April 2016) [full-text]
- Focus is on "The Boat People."

The Researcher, vol. 11, no. 1 (April 2016) [full-text via Refworld]
- Mix of articles, including one on Palestinian refugees and the 1951 Convention and another on claims of persecution based on religion.

Rights in Exile, no. 70 (May 2016) [full-text]
- News and information for refugee legal aid providers.

Tagged Periodicals.

Events & Opportunities: Even More May 2016

Symposium: Disasters and Displacement in a Warming World: Current Realities, Legal Perspectives, Lund, 3-4 May 2016 [info]

Presentation: The Legal Protection of Victims of Human Trafficking and Smuggling in Light of Egypt’s Domestic Legislation and International Obligations, Cairo, 4 May 2016 [info]

Lecture: After the Deluge: The Longer Term Impacts of the Three Gorges Dam, Melbourne, 5 May 2016 [info]

Panel discussion: Are You Listening Now? Humanitarian Communication in Disasters, London, 5 May 2016 [info]

Seminar series: Imposing Aid: Thirty Years of Emergency Assistance to Refugees, Oxford, May-June 2016 [info]
- The first seminar will be held 11 May and is entitled "Camps as Containment: A Genealogy of the Refugee Camp."

CFP: Migration in the 21st Century, e-International Relations [info]
- Submit abstract of proposal by 15 May 2016.

CFP: Europe and Refugees: Policy and Practices, Lisbon, 19-20 October 2016 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 17 May 2016.

Funding opportunity: NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees and Other Vulnerable Populations in Central Asia [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 25 May 2016.

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: More May 2016

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

Event:

Conference: The Future of Refugee Law, London, 29 June-1 July 2016 [info]
- Follow link to view programme; places are still available for those wishing to register.

See also other law-related events & opportunities in this recent blog post.

Publications:

"Beyond Exclusion: Palestinian Refugees and the 1951 Refugee Convention," The Researcher, vol. 11, no. 1 (April 2016) [text via Refworld]
- Scroll to p. 2.

Bilateral and/or Multilateral Arrangements for Processing Claims for International Protection and Finding Durable Solutions for Refugees (UNHCR, April 2016) [text]

Borders & Human Rights in Europe: Recent Legal Developments Explored, Oxford, 23 Feb. 2016 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

Contemporary Challenges in Securing Human Rights (University of London, 2015) [open access]
- Includes chapters on "Bringing Human Rights Home: Refugees, Reparation, and the Responsibility to Protect" and "Extraterritorial Non-refoulement: Intersections between Human Rights and Refugee Law."

"Country of Origin Information in the Asylum Process," The Researcher, vol. 11, no. 1 (April 2016) [text via Refworld]
- Scroll to p. 18.

"Displaced: A Proposal for International Law to Protect Refugees, Migrants, and States," Berkeley Journal of International Law (Forthcoming, 2016) [eprint via SSRN]

"Risk Assessment or Risk Avoidance? Claims of Persecution for Reasons of Religion: CJEU v ECtHRs," The Researcher, vol. 11, no. 1 (April 2016) [text via Refworld]
- Scroll to p. 8.

Why Hasn’t the Rise of New Media Transformed Refugee Status Determination? (OUP Blog, April 2016) [text]
- See also related IJRL article.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (7 April 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

New Book Titles

Please visit my Pinterest page to learn about new books due out in May 2016. I've also added information about a few new titles to the New Legal Texts book board.

If you are not a member of Pinterest, these new titles are listed below for your reference (organized by title).

May 2016:

Karen Elizabeth Bishop, ed., Cartographies of Exile: A New Spatial Literacy, Routledge, May 2016

Charlotte McDonald-Gibson, Cast Away, Granta Books, May 2016

Eva Maria Mehl, Forced Migration in the Spanish Pacific World: From Mexico to the Philippines, 1765–1811, Cambridge Univ. Press, May 2016

Lynda Mannik, ed., Migration by Boat: Discourses of Trauma, Exclusion and Survival, Berghahn Books, May 2016

Patrick Kingsley, The New Odyssey: The Story of Europe's Refugee Crisis, Guardian Faber, May 2016

Madeline Gleeson, Offshore: Behind the Wire on Manus and Nauru, New South Books, May 2016

Nell Gabiam, The Politics of Suffering: Syria's Palestinian Refugee Camps, Indiana Univ. Press, May 2016

Deborah Boehm, Returned: Going and Coming in an Age of Deportation, Univ. of California Press, May 2016

David Miller, Strangers in Our Midst: The Political Philosophy of Immigration, Harvard Univ. Press, May 2016

Simone Gigliotti & Monica Tempian, eds., The Young Victims of the Nazi Regime: Migration, the Holocaust and Postwar Displacement, Bloomsbury Publishing, May 2016

New Legal Texts:

Haidi Willmot, Ralph Mamiya, Scott Sheeran & Marc Weller, eds., Protection of Civilians, Oxford Univ. Press, May 2016

Susan Breau, The Responsibility to Protect in International Law: An Emerging Paradigm Shift, Routledge, March 2016

Tagged Books.