16 November 2016

Regional Focus: Europe

Afghan Refugees in Elliniko (Human Rights Brief Blog, Nov. 2016) [text]

Asylum Systems under Pressure: Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden in the "Crisis Year 2015" (Bertelsmann Stiftung, Sept. 2016) [access]
- Follow link for three country studies.

"Data on Some Socio-economic Parameters Explaining the Movement of Extra-EU Asylum Seekers in Europe," Data in Brief, In Press, 9 Nov. 2016 [open access]

Facts on the European Dimension of Displacement and Asylum: Italy (Bertelsmann Stiftung, Oct. 2016) [text]
- See also related analysis.

International Refugee Protection and European Responses, Working Paper, no. 12 (ICMPD, Nov. 2016) [text]

"Interviewing Asylum Seekers: A Vignette Study on the Questions Asked to Assess Credibility of Claims about Origin and Persecution," Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Early View, 2 Nov. 2016 [open access]

On the Economics and Politics of Refugee Migration, CESifo Working Paper, no. 6111 (Center for Economic Studies & Ifo Institute, Sept. 2016) [text via SSRN]

Q&A: Why the EU-Turkey Migration Deal is No Blueprint (Human Rights Watch, Nov. 2016) [text]

Reception of Asylum-seekers: Recast Directive [Legislation in Progress] (EPRS, Nov. 2016) [text]

Study on Migrants’ Profiles, Drivers of Migration and Migratory Trends: A Research on the Socioeconomic Profile of Migrants Arriving in Italy (IOM, 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (12 Nov. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Africa

News:

*"Kenya Delays Closure of Somali Refugee Camp," Reuters, 16 Nov. 2016 [text]

*Kenya Delays Dadaab Closure Deadline (Human Rights Watch, Nov. 2016) [text]

*Reprieve but no Solution for Kenya’s Dadaab Refugees (IRIN, Nov. 2016) [text]

*UNHCR Welcomes Kenya Statement, Urges Flexibility on Timeframes for Somali Refugees (UNHCR, Nov. 2016) [text]

Publications:

The AU Should Do More for Forced Migrants (Institute for Security Studies, Nov. 2016) [text]

Beneath the Surface of Uganda's 'Exemplary' Refugee Settlement, Tensions Simmer (Place, Nov. 2016) [text]

Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation of the Response to the Crisis in the Central African Republic (OCHA, March 2016) [text]

Linking Relief Rehabilitation and Development & Shelter in Somalia (Shelter Cluster, Nov. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Nigeria: Displacement Tracking Matrix, Round 12 Report (IOM, Oct. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related press release.

Nowhere Else to Go: Forced Returns of Somali Refugees from Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya (Amnesty International, Nov. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Protection Trends South Sudan, April-Sept. 2016 (South Sudan Protection Cluster, Nov. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Refuge from Conflict: Citizenship and Forced Migration in East and Central Africa, London, 8 Nov. 2016 [info]
- Follow link for video.

Refugee Returns from Kenya to Somalia: "This is about Fear… Not about Choice" (Refugees International, Nov. 2016) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (26 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

15 November 2016

New Issues of Can. Psych., Gender & Dev., Intl. J. Soc., Intl. Migr., JIRS, JIANL, Researcher

Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, vol. 57, no. 4 (Nov. 2016) [contents]
- Special issue on "Immigrants and Refugees."

Gender & Development, vol. 24, no. 3 (2016) [free full-text via Oxfam]
- Issue theme is "Working on Gender Equality in Fragile Contexts." Includes "Refugees and 'Host Communities' Facing Gender-based Violence: Developing an Area-based Approach to Gender-based Violence around Mbera Camp, Mauritania."

International Journal of Sociology, vol. 46, no. 3 (2016) [contents]
- Focus of this issue is "Migration in the Global South: Country Case Studies." Includes "Global Migration and Extraterritorial Controls: The Case of International Refugee Policy in Ukraine." The introduction is free to read.

International Migration, vol. 54, no. 6 (Dec. 2016) [contents]
- Articles address "Migration...and its Management." Includes "Asylum Systems in the Western Balkan Countries: Current Issues."

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 14, no. 3 (2016) [contents]
- Special issue on "Social Mobilization and Political Participation in the Diaspora during the 'Arab Spring'."

Journal of Immigration, Asylum & Nationality Law, vol. 30, no. 3 (2016) [contents]
- Mix of articles; includes "Immigration Detention in the UK: Recent Developments" and "Refugees or Migrant Workers? A Case Study of Undocumented Syrians in Russia LM and others v Russia (ECtHR 14 March 2016)."

The Researcher, vol. 11, no. 2 (Oct. 2016) [full-text via Refworld]
- Mix of articles, including "Should Asylum Seekers have Labour Market Access?," "The Right to be Heard," and "The Protection of Vulnerable Asylum Seekers in Ireland."

Tagged Periodicals.

Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria

2017 Humanitarian Needs Overview: Libya  (OCHA, Nov. 2016) [text]

Facts on the European Dimension of Displacement and Asylum (Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2016) [access]
- This series includes factsheets on Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco & Turkey.

Internal Displacement in Iraq: More than Just Mosul (Refugees International, Nov. 2016) [text]

Monitoring of the Protection Situation in Besieged East Aleppo City (Protection Cluster, Nov. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Profiling of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: 2015 Summary Report (Inter-Agency Coordination, Sept. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Researching Livelihoods Recovery and Support for Vulnerable Conflict-affected Women in Iraq," Gender & Development, vol. 24, no. 3 (2016) [free full-text via Oxfam]

Responding to the Syrian Crisis in Lebanon: Collaboration between Aid Agencies and Local Governance Structures (IIED, Sept. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Summary of Regional Migration Trends: Middle East - August/September 2016 (Danish Refugee Council, Nov. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

UNHCR Position on Returns to Iraq (UNHCR, Nov. 2016) [text]

'Where are We Supposed to Go?' Destruction and Forced Displacement in Kirkuk (Amnesty International, Nov. 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria (27 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications.







14 November 2016

Thematic Focus: Mental Health & the Asylum Process

"Constructive or Counterproductive? Benefits and Challenges of Integrating Mental Health Professionals into Asylum Representation," Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 30, no. 1 (Fall 2015) [full-text via SSRN]

"The Fast Track Refugee Assessment Process and the Mental Health of Vulnerable Asylum Seekers," Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, vol. 23, no. 1 (2016) [postprint via Murdoch Univ. IR]

"Impact of Asylum Interviews on the Mental Health of Traumatized Asylum Seekers," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 6: 26286 (Sept. 2015) [open access]

"The Importance of Looking Credible: The Impact of the Behavioural Sequelae of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder on the Credibility of Asylum-seekers," Psychology, Crime & Law, Latest Articles, 17 Sept. 2014 [full-text via CSEL]

"Mental Health and Legal Representation for Asylum Seekers in the 'Legacy Caseload'," Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 8, no. 2 (2016) [open access]

"Mental Health Expertise in Refugee Status Decision-making: Judging or Caring?," International Journal of Evidence & Proof, vol. 18, no. 4 (Oct. 2014) [free full-text]

"Overgeneral Memory in Asylum Seekers and Refugees," Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, vol. 45 (2014) [full-text via CSEL]

"Psychological Assessment Protocol for Asylum Applications in Federal Immigration Courts," Annals of Psychotherapy & Integrative Health (Fall 2014) [full-text]

"Psychological Barriers to Fair Refugee Status Determination Related to Our Understanding and Expression of Gender," Chapter 6 in Gender in Refugee Law: From the Margins to the Centre (Routledge, April 2016) [full-text via CSEL]

Psychological Reports, Trauma and Testimony in Asylum Cases: Analysing the Case Law of the Committee Against Torture and the Human Rights Committee (GHLG Blog, Jan. 2016) [text]

"Telling Refugee Stories: Trauma, Credibility and the Adversarial Adjudication of Claims for Asylum," Santa Clara Law Review, vol. 56, no. 3 (2016) [full-text]

"Telling the Story: A Psychological Review on Assessing Adolescents’ Asylum Claims," Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, vol. 57, no. 4 (Nov. 2016) [full-text via CSEL]

"Using Learned Helplessness to Understand the Effects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder on Refugees and Explain Why These Disorders Should Qualify as Extraordinary Circumstances Excusing Untimely Asylum Applications," Buffalo Law Review, vol. 64, no. 2 (2016) [full-text]

Resources:

Centre for the Study of Emotion and Law (CSEL) [access]
- Visit the "Research Hub" for additional literature references.

The Importance of Psychosocial Support in the Refugee Status Determination Process (Rights in Exile Programme) [access]

Obtaining/Preparing Medical-Legal Assessments in RSD Adjudication (Rights in Exile Programme) [access]

Psychological Research relating to RSD Procedures (Rights in Exile Programme) [access]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health Aspects of RSD (2 Feb. 2014)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Americas

"Drawing Lines among the Persecuted," Minnesota Law Review (Forthcoming, 2016) [full-text via SSRN]

Final Report for Comparative Assessment of Livelihood Approaches across Humanitarian Organizations in Post-Earthquake Haiti Camp Resettlements (Concern et al., Sept. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Human Rights of Migrants, Refugees, Stateless Persons, Victims of Human Trafficking and Internally Displaced Persons: Norms and Standards of the Inter-American Human Rights System (IACHR, Dec. 2015 [text via Refworld]

Humanitarian Crisis on U.S. Border: Haitians Stranded by Policy (Refugees Deeply, Nov. 2016) [text]

Immigration Judges Decide 57 Percent Entitled to Remain in U.S. (TRAC, Aug. 2016) [text]

The Treatment of Women under Canada’s Gender Guidelines in Judicial Reviews of Gender-Related Refugee Claims: 2003-2013, Thesis (Univ. of Ottawa, May 2016) [text]

"United States Abandons its Harder Line on Haitian Migrants in the Face of Latest Natural Disaster," Migration Information Source, 26 Oct. 2016 [text]

Thoughts on the Election of Donald Trump:

Donald Trump’s Signature Campaign Positions on Immigration and Refugee Protection and Why the President-Elect Should Reconsider Them (Huffington Post, Nov. 2016) [text]

"Expert Views: What Will Be the Impact of Trump Presidency on Immigration, Refugees?," Reuters, 11 Nov. 2016 [text]

President Trump and the Future of Our Refugee and Asylum Programs (The Asylumist Blog, Nov. 2016) [text]

President Trump’s Humanitarian Agenda (IRIN, Nov. 2016) [text]

What a Trump Presidency May Look Like for Immigration (The Migrationist Blog, Nov. 2016) [text]

What Can We Expect from President Trump’s Foreign Policy (UN Dispatch, Nov. 2016) [access]
- Follow link for podcast.

*Who's Afraid of Mr. Trump? (IRIN, Nov. 2016) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (28 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

12 November 2016

Regional Focus: Europe

The Aftermath of an Invalid Referendum on Relocation of Asylum Seekers: A Constitutional Amendment in Hungary (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Nov. 2016) [text]

ECRE Comments on the Commission Proposal for a Qualification Regulation COM(2016) 466 (ECRE, Nov. 2016) [text via Refworld]

ECRE Completes Analysis of Common European Asylum System Reform Proposals (AIDA, Nov. 2016) [access]

The Enemy of My Enemy: European Readmission Agreements with Repressive Governments (RefLaw Blog, Nov. 2016) [text]

Justiciable Rights Stemming from Delays in First Instance Determination Decisions (EDAL, Nov. 2016) [text]

Report to the Hungarian Government on the Visit to Hungary Carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 21 to 27 October 2015 (Council of Europe, Nov. 2016) [access]

The Return of Rejected Asylum Seekers: Challenges and Good Practices, Synthesis Report (European Migration Network, Nov. 2016) [text]
- Individual country reports can be viewed here.

UK Approach to Eritrean Refugees: What is the Reality on the Ground?, London, 2 Nov. 2016 [info]
- Follow link for video.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Europe (4 Nov. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

11 November 2016

Events & Opportunities: A Few More Nov. & Dec. 2016

Seminar: Displacement and Self-Defense: Kurds and Yezidis Confronting the Islamic State, Cairo, 14 November 2016 [info]

Presentation: Forced Displacement and Peaceful Return, Ottawa, 16 November 2016 [info]

Webinar: Including Immigrant and Refugee Families in Two-Generation Programs: Elements of Successful Programs and Challenges Posed by WIOA Implementation, Online, 17 November 2016 [info]

Networking event: Disabled and in Exile, London, 21 November 2016 [info]

Seminar: Developing a Global Compact for Safe, Regular, and Orderly Migration, London, 22 November 2016 [info]

Call for chapter proposals: Edited Book on LGBTI Asylum Seekers & Refugees [info]
- Deadline for expression of interest is 28 November 2016.

Seminar: Refugee Protection in Mixed Migration: A UNHCR Perspective Pre- and Post-summit, London, 1 December 2016 [info]

Job opportunities: Two Arnold & Blema Steinberg Foundation postdoctoral research fellowships in international migration law and policy, McGill University [info]
- Application deadline is 31 December 2016.

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: Even More Nov./New Dec. 2016

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling

Opportunities:

CFP: Critical Approaches to Irregular Migration Facilitation: Grounding the Theory and Praxis of Human Smuggling, El Paso, Texas, 6-8 April 2017 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 November 2016.

Job announcement: Clinical Associate Professor, Human Trafficking and Immigrant Rights Clinic, Boston University School of Law [info]
- Apply by 1 December 2016.

Publications:

Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking: IOM Reveals Data on the Scale of the Danger and Risks that Migrants Face on the Mediterranean Routes to Europe (IOM, Oct. 2016) [text]
- Note: Here is the most recent human trafficking survey (Nov. 3rd). To locate others, go to IOM's migration flows for Europe page, click on the "documents" tab, then select the "countertrafficking survey" tag on the left.

"Human Trafficking and Migration Management in the Global South," International Journal of Sociology, vol. 46, no. 3 (2016) [full-text via ResearchGate]

Human Trafficking and Natural Disasters: An Empirical Analysis, Honors thesis (Boston Univ., 2016) [text]

"Human Trafficking and Natural Disasters: Exploiting Misery," International Affairs Review, vol. XXIV, no. 1 (Spring 2016) [full-text]

The 'Humanitarian Smuggling' of Refugees: Criminal Offence or Moral Obligation?, RSC Working Paper, no. 119 (Refugee Studies Centre, Oct. 2016) [text]
- See also related EU Law Analysis blog post.

Migrant Smuggling Data and Research: A Global Review of the Emerging Evidence Base (IOM, 2016) [text]

Mujeres inmigrantes irregulares y víctimas de trata: en el último escalón de los grupos de excluidos (IntLawGrrls, Oct. 2016) [text]

Preventing Vulnerability to Trafficking and the Unintended Consequences of Restrictive Migration Policies (ICMPD Blog, Oct. 2016) [text]
- First blog in a 3-part series; scroll down to bottom of page to view.

"Protection Options for Trafficked Persons in Canada: The Need for a More Coordinated Approach," Migration Studies, Advance Access, 19 Oct. 2016 [abstract]

Strategy to Address Human Trafficking, Kidnappings and Smuggling of Persons in Sudan - Strengthening Alternatives to Onward Movements, 2015-2017 (UNHCR et al., 2015) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking (4 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. 

10 November 2016

Thematic Focus: Health

"Drinking Water System Treatment and Contamination in Shatila Refugee Camp in Beirut, Lebanon," Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, vol. 22, no. 8 (2016) [full-text]

"Health Conditions of Post-Resettlement African Refugees in Boise, Idaho," Online Journal of Cultural Competence in Nursing and Healthcare, vol. 6, no. 1 (2016) [full-text]

"Health Service Utilization and Access to Medicines among Syrian Refugee and Host Community Children in Lebanon," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 1:10 (July 2016) [open access]

How do Variations in Definitions of “Migrant” and Their Application Influence the Access of Migrants to Health Care Services?, Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report, no. 46 (WHO Europe, 2016) [text]

"Impact of Conflict and Displacement on Risk Behaviours amongst People who Inject Drugs in Kabul, Afghanistan," International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 27 (Jan. 2016) [free full-text]

The Nutritional Health of Young Refugee Children Resettling in Washington State (Migration Policy Institute, Nov. 2016) [text]

Rethinking How Refugees Get Medical Care (Refugees Deeply, Oct. 2016) [text]

"Training African Refugee Interpreters for Health Related Research," Online Journal of Cultural Competence in Nursing and Healthcare, vol. 6, no. 1 (2016) [full-text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Health (24 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Economic Impact of Refugee Settlements in Uganda (WFP & UC Davis, Oct. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

From Care and Maintenance to Self-Reliance: Sustainable Business Model Connecting Malian Refugee Artisans to Swiss Markets Using Public-Private Partnerships, New Issues in Refugee Research, no. 282 (UNHCR, Nov. 2016) [text]

"Guiding Refugees in Europe on a Rocky Path to Assimilation," New York Times, 19 Oct. 2016 [text]

"'I Feel Like a Beggar': Asylum Seekers Living in the Australian Community without the Right to Work," Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 17, no. 4 (Nov. 2016) [preprint via Curtin Univ. IR]

Migration: The Economic Debate (Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Nov. 2016) [text via APO]

Migration and Development: A Role for the World Bank Group (World Bank, Sept. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Reforming the Integration of Refugees: The Swedish Experience, Discussion Paper, no. 10307 (Institute for the Study of Labor, Oct. 2016) [text]

Refugee Economies in Kenya: Preliminary Study in Nairobi and Kakuma Camp, Working Paper, no. 120 (Refugee Studies Centre, Nov. 2016) [text]

"Seeking Asylum—and Jobs," The Economist, 5 Nov. 2016 [text]
- Focuses on refugees in Sweden.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (20 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

09 November 2016

Thematic Focus: Statelessness

Events:

Seminar: Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention, London, 10 November 2016 [info]
- Marks the launch of new report.

Campaign event: Working Together to End Childhood Statelessness in Europe, Strasbourg, 22 November 2016 [info]
- RSVP by 14 November 2016.

Publications:

The Campaign to End Statelessness: Update (UNHCR, Oct. 2016) [text]

Global Campaign to End Statelessness, Webinar, 4 Nov. 2016 [access]
- Follow link for video.

Important Victory for Stateless Children Born in Norway (ENS Blog, Nov. 2016) [text]

Lack of Data as an Obstacle to Addressing Statelessness in the Context of the Refugee Crisis in Germany (ENS Blog, Oct. 2016) [text]

Limbo Time? An Analysis of Whether the Limbo Argument Applies to de facto Stateless People in the UK, Working Paper, no. 15 (Refugee Law Initiative, Oct. 2016) [text]

Mapping Statelessness in Lithuania (UNHCR, May 2016) [text]

"No Port, No Passport: Why Submerged States Can Have No Nationals," Washington International Law Journal, vol. 26, no. 2 (Forthcoming, 2016) [eprint via SSRN]

Statelessness among Refugees, Nomosphone, no. 1 (Tilburg Univ., Oct. 2016) [access]
- Follow link for podcast.

Statelessness and Applications for Leave to Remain: A Best Practice Guide (ILPA & Liverpool Law Clinic, Nov. 2016) [text]
- See also related ENS blog post.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Statelessness (13 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: General

News:

Chaloka Beyani's term as Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons has come to an end. He first began his duties in this capacity in November 2010. The new Special Rapporteur is Cecilia Jimenez-Damary.

Events & opportunities:

Conference: Migration and Refugees Today: Giving History Its Place in Debates and Research, Budapest, 14 November 2016 [info]
- Register by 11 November 2016.

Course: Human Rights: The Rights of Refugees, Online, 16 November 2016 [info]
- Course runs for three weeks.

Publications:

Addressing Urgent Plight of Refugees Hinges on State Engagement, Determination, High Commissioner Tells Third Committee Amid Calls for Burden Sharing (UN, Nov. 2016) [text]

Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2015: The Numbers and Trends (Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Oct. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

New Approaches to Refugee Crises in the 21st Century: The Role of the International Community (Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2016) [text]

Post-deportation Risks: People Face Insecurity and Threats after Forced Returns (DIIS, Nov. 2016) [text]
- See also related Border Criminologies blog post.

"Promoting and Broadening the Governance of Forced Migrants," Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 75 (Nov. 2016) [text]

"Threatened or Threatening? How Ideology Shapes Asylum Seekers Immigration Policy Attitudes in Israel and Australia," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Access, 24 July 2016 [full-text via ResearchGate]


Related post:
- Thematic Focus: General (24 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Children

*Contested Childhoods: Growing up in Migrancy - Migration, Governance, Identities (IMISCOE & Springer, 2016) [open access]

Forced Marriage: A Good Practice Guide (Centre for Multicultural Youth, Aug. 2016) [text]

Lost Childhoods: Age Disputes in the UK Asylum System (openDemocracy, Oct. 2016) [text]

"Ministers to Review Treatment of Child Refugees by May 2017," The Guardian, 1 Nov. 2016 [text]

No Place for Children (British Red Cross, Oct. 2016) [text]

The Nutritional Health of Young Refugee Children Resettling in Washington State (Migration Policy Institute, Nov. 2016) [text]

"The Protection of the Best Interests of Migrant Children: Private International Law Perspectives," Chapter in Migrant Children in the XXI Century: Selected Issues of Public and Private International Law (Editoriale Scientifica, 2016) [eprint via SSRN]

State of World Population 2016 (UN Population Fund, Oct. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Theme is "10: How Our Future Depends on a Girl at This Decisive Age."

This Is Who We Are (UNHCR, Oct. 2016)
- Part 1: A Study of the Profile, Experiences and Reasons for Flight of Unaccompanied and Separated Children from Afghanistan Seeking Asylum in Sweden in 2015 [text]
- Part 2: Documentation of the Secondary Findings from the Profiling Survey of Unaccompanied Afghan Children Arriving to Sweden in 2015 [text]

"'We beg you, let them stay!': Right Claims of Asylum-seeking Children as a Socio-political Practice," Childhood, OnlineFirst, 7 Nov. 2016 [eprint via Linköping University]

What is Happening to the Children of the Calais 'Jungle'? (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2016) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Children (17 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications.


07 November 2016

New Issues of Australasian Rev. Afr. Stud., GILJ, HOA Bull., IEMed Yrbk., IJMHSC, ICRC Rev., Intervention, J. Intl. Humanit. Action

Australasian Review of African Studies, vol. 37, no. 2 (Dec. 2016) [contents]
- Issue focuses on "Education, Emigration, Ethnicity and African-Australians." Includes "Settlement and Employment Experiences of South Sudanese People from Refugee Backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia."

Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 30, no. 1 (Fall 2015) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "Constructive or Counterproductive? Benefits and Challenges of Integrating Mental Health Professionals into Asylum Representation " and "Development in the International Field Migrant Crisis: International Law and Constraints for Receiving States."

Horn of Africa Bulletin, vol. 28, no. 5 (Sept.-Oct. 2016) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
-  Theme is "A Year after Valletta: What Has Changed?"

IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook 2016 [full-text]
- Dossier section focuses on "Mobility and Refugee Crisis in the Mediterranean."

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 12, no. 4 (2016) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "'The wound is still open': The Nakba Experience among Internally Displaced Palestinians in Israel" and "Internally Displaced Families in Khartoum-Sudan: Challenges and Policy Implications."

International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 97, no. 899 (Sept. 2015) [full-text]
- Theme of this issue is "The Human Cost of Nuclear Weapons."

Intervention, vol. 14, no. 2 (Nov. 2016) [contents]
- Includes special section on "Mainstreaming Psychosocial Approaches and Principles in 'Other' Sectors."

Journal of International Humanitarian Action, vol. 1 (2016) [open access]
- New gold OA journal. Read more about the aims and scope here.

Tagged Periodicals.

04 November 2016

Regional Focus: Europe

Boundaries of Law: Perspectives on the European Refugee Crisis, Cork, Ireland, 3 Nov. 2016 [info]
- Video is available here; see also relevant tweets.

Cooperation on Migration: The Role of the European Union in the Follow-Up to the UN Summit, Brussels, 26 Oct. 2016 [info]
- Follow link for audio.

Destination Europe? Understanding the Dynamics and Drivers of Mediterranean Migration in 2015 - Final Report (MEDMIG, Nov. 2016) [text]
- See also related comment in The Conversation.

"Geographies of Escape: A Fact-finding and Didactic Survey on Asylum Seekers at the CARA of Castelnuovo di Porto–Rome," J-Reading: Journal of Research and Didactics in Geography, vol. 2, no. 4 (Dec. 2015) [full-text]

Growing Impact of EU Migration Policy on Development Cooperation (EPRS, Oct. 2016) [text]

Hotspot Italy: How EU's Flagship Approach Leads to Violations of Refugee and Migrant Rights (Amnesty International, Nov. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Italy on Track to Surpass Greece in Refugee Arrivals for 2016 (Pew Research, Nov. 2016) [text]

"The Public View of Immigrant Integration: Multidimensional and Consensual. Evidence from Survey Experiments in the UK and the Netherlands," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 3 Nov. 2016 [open access]

Reporting Refugees: What a Journalist Learnt on the Migration Trails to Europe, Oxford, 31 Oct. 2016 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

The Road out of Dublin: Reform of the Dublin Regulation (ECRE, Oct. 2016) [text]

Safe and Legal Pathways to Protection: Opportunities for Ireland (Irish Refugee Council, Nov. 2016) [text]

Unravelling Travelling: Travel Documents for Beneficiaries of International Protection (AIDA, Oct. 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (28 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

03 November 2016

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

"The 2016 World Humanitarian Summit Report Card: Both Failing Marks and Substantive Gains for an Increasingly Globalized Humanitarian Landscape," PLOS Currents Disasters, Edition 1 (Aug. 2016) [open access]

"Improving the Use of History by the International Humanitarian Sector," Journal European Review of History, vol. 23, nos. 1-2 (2016) [open access]

Inter-Agency Standing Committee Policy on Protection in Humanitarian Action (IASC, Oct. 2016) [text]

Management of Dead Bodies after Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders, 2nd ed. (PAHO et al., Oct. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Policy on Cash-Based Interventions (UNHCR, Oct. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Using Evidence in Humanitarian Resource Allocation, Webinar, 7 Oct. 2016 [access]
- Follow link for video and podcast.

Working with Refugees Engaged in Sex Work: A Guidance Note for Humanitarians (Women' Refugee Commission, Oct. 2016) [text]

A new resource to watch for:

Encyclopedia of Humanitarian Action (CERAH Geneve) [info]
- "[A] new project offering a conceptual framework for humanitarian action, and providing a dynamic platform for national and international practitioners, community leaders, policy makers and academics to reflect on humanitarian concepts and practice for the 21st century." Note: This will be an open access resource when it becomes available.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (12 Oct. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Beyond Care and Maintenance: Rebuilding Hope and Opportunity for Refugees (Transatlantic Council Statement) (Migration Policy Institute, Nov. 2016) [text]

Despite Governors’ Protests, Syrian Refugees Settle across the U.S. (Stateline Blog, Sept. 2016) [text]

"Goals without Means: A Mertonian Critique of Australia’s Resettlement Policy for South Sudanese Refugees," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Access, 5 Dec. 2015 [full-text via ResearchGate]

How Well Does Minnesota Welcome Refugees? (Univ. of St. Thomas, Oct. 2016) [text]

"Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2017," Federal Register, vol. 81, no. 196 (Oct. 2016) [text]

*"The Public View of Immigrant Integration: Multidimensional and Consensual. Evidence from Survey Experiments in the UK and the Netherlands," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 3 Nov. 2016 [open access]

Resettlement of Refugees: EU Framework [EU Legislation in Progress] (EPRS, Oct. 2016) [text]

Untying the EU Resettlement Framework (ECRE, Oct. 2016) [text]

"What Does It Mean to Help One Family?," New York Times, 22 Oct. 2016 [text]

"What It Takes to Settle Refugees," The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2016 [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions (20 Oct. 2016)

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Events & Opportunities: Even More Nov./New Dec. 2016

Nov. 2016:

Advanced ELENA Course: The Rights of Refugees, Berlin, 2-3 December 2016 [info]
- Register by 7 November 2016.

Seminar: Between Knowledge and Power: Understanding How International Organisations See Migration, Oxford, 9 November 2016 [info]

Seminar: Protecting Stateless Persons from Arbitrary Detention, London, 10 November 2016 [info]
- To mark the launch of new report.

Conference: European Attitudes to Immigration, London, 16 November 2016 [info]
- Ticket sales end 15 November 2016.

Course: Human Rights: The Rights of Refugees,  Online, 16 November 2016 [info]
- Course runs for three weeks;

Seminar: Power, Politics and the Economics of Humanitarian Action, London, 16 November 2016 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

COP22 Side Event: Confronting Climate-induced Migration in Climate and Disaster Policy, Marrakech, 17 November 2016 [info]

Presentation: "A Minor Miracle: The New Global Compact on Refugees," Inaugural address for the Grand Challenge on Refugees and Migrants at UNSW Australia, Sydney, 18 November 2016 [info]

Lecture: What is UNHCR’s Protection Strategy to Address the Current Asylum Crisis in Europe and Beyond?, Sheffield, UK, 1 December 2016 [info]
- Ticket sales end 19 November 2016.

Webinar: Online/Offline: How Technology Can Empower Local Refugee Communities, 23 November 2016 [info]

Job opportunity: Research Fellow, Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration Project, Migration Policy Centre [info]
- Apply by 30 November 2016.

CFP: Special issue on "The Pre-history and Afterlife of Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" [info]
- Note: Article 14, para.1 reads, "Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution." A special issue proposal will be made to a target journal after abstracts have been reviewed. Please submit abstracts by 30 November 2016.

Dec. 2016:

Job opportunity: Clinical Associate Professor, Human Trafficking and Immigrant Rights Clinic, Boston University Law [info]
- Apply by 1 December 2016.

ALNAP Annual Meeting: Changing Humanitarian Action, Stockholm, 14-15 February 2017 [info]
- Register by 8 December 2016.

Winter short courses: Center for Migration & Refugee Studies, Cairo [info]
1) Diaspora and Transnationalism, 15-19 January 2017; 2) Understanding & Addressing the Psychosocial Needs of Migrants and Refugees, 29 January-2 February 2017; 3) Displaced by Armed Conflict: Protection under International Law, 5-9 February 2017; 4) Designing Research with Displaced Populations in MENA Region, 12-16 February 2017
- Deadline for applications is 8 December 2016.

Roundtable: Writing New Histories of Humanitarianism, 8 December 2016 [info]

Meeting: High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges, Geneva, 8-9 December 2016 [info]
- Theme is "Children on the Move."

The Knowledge Factor: Refugees in Central and Eastern Europe, 1912-2001, Marburg, Germany, 8-9 December 2016 [info]

Blended Learning Course: Researching Country of Origin Information (COI) [info]
- Includes online training from 6 Feb.-3 March 2017 and face-to-fact meeting in Vienna on 9 March 2017. Apply by 9 December 2016.

Conference: Dynamic Borderlands: Livelihoods, Communities and Flows, 5th Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network, Kathmandu, 12-14 December 2016 [info]

Student essay contest: CARFMS 2016 [info]
- Submission deadline is 31 December 2016.

CFP: Precarious Subjects: Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Refugee Narrative [info]
- Submission deadline is 31 December 2016.

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: More Oct. & Nov. 2016

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02 November 2016

New ETDs/Student Papers - Pt. 3

Employing Refugees in Special Economic Zones: A Pragmatic Solution to a Complex Situation or an Infringement of Refugees Fundamental Rights?, Thesis (Univ. of Oslo, April 2016) [text]

Healthcare Access for Syrian Refugees Lacking Legal Documentation in Jordan, Independent Study Project Paper, no. 2372 (SIT Graduate Institute, 2016) [text]

The Normative Development of Internal Displacement, Thesis (Univ. of Leiden, Aug. 2016) [text]

The Role of Communication in the Identification of Gay Refugees & Asylees throughout Migration, Dissertation (Texas Tech Univ., Oct. 2016) [text]

The Socio-Economic Problems Faced by Urban Refugees: A Case Study of Kampala, Uganda, Thesis (Lund Univ., Spring 2016) [text]

Statelessness in Libya before and after the Fall of Qadhafi, Thesis (Leiden University, Aug. 2016) [text]

Sub-Saharan Refugees Finding Space and Place in Rabat, Morocco, Independent Study Project Paper, no. 2379 (SIT Graduate Institute, Spring 2016) [text]

Tagged Publications.

New ETDs/Student Papers - Pt. 2

Case Law Study on the Refugee Status Determination of 'Tamil's' in Australia and New Zealand and the Interpretation of the Refugee Convention, Thesis (Lund Univ., Spring 2016) [text]

The Complexity of Refuge: The Profound Effect of Law and Policy on Refugee Claimants, Bachelor's thesis (St. Mary's Univ., April 2016) [text]

Immigrants and Refugees as Vulnerable Populations: Considerations for School Based Health Centers, Thesis (Wright State Univ., July 2016) [text]

Refugees and Resettlement: A Qualitative Analysis of Refugee Integration through Social and Support Services, Dissertation (Univ. of Maryland, 2016) [text]

Repatriation of Afghan Refugees from Pakistan: Participation, Consultation and Consent in the Resettlement Process, Thesis (Lund Univ., Spring 2016) [text]

To What Extent the People of the Three Gorges Dam in China are Environmental Refugees, Bachelor's thesis (Leiden University, Aug. 2016) [text]

Tagged Publications.

New ETDs/Student Papers - Pt. 1

Between Empathy and Understanding: Experiences of Finnish Host Families Offering Social Care for Asylum Seekers, Thesis (Lund Univ., Spring 2016) [text]

Children behind Bars: A Vulnerability Approach to the Norwegian Practice of Immigration Detention of Asylum-seeking Children, Thesis (Univ. of Oslo, 2016) [text]

European Ageing Population and Asylum Seekers: Can Europe Solve One Problem with Another?, Bachelor's thesis (Skidmore College, 2016) [text]

Integration of Asylum Seekers with Traumatic Experience in Germany, Bachelor's thesis (Malmo Univ., 2016) [text]

A Normative Power on Climate Refugees? An Analysis of the Discourse and Policy Development on Climate Refugees of the European Commission, Thesis (Utrecht Univ., 2016) [text]

Officially Categorized Queers: Strategies, Risks and Unintentional Effects When Navigating the Swedish Asylum Apparatus, Thesis (Södertörn Univ., July 2016) [text]

The Protection of Work-related Human Rights of Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Migrant Workers in the Netherlands, Thesis (Lund Univ., Spring 2016) [text]

Refugee and Asylum Law in a Time of Crisis, Thesis (Univ. of Oslo, Aug. 2016) [text]

'Right to Rights' Realized: Agentive Anger among Iraqi Asylum Seekers in Finland, Thesis (Univ. of Tampere, Sept. 2016) [text]

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01 November 2016

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

A Guide to Sexual and Gender-based Violence Legal Protection in Acute Emergencies (War Child, Oct. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Invisible Lives: How the International Community is Failing Syrian Women Refugees (Islamic Relief, Sept. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Legal Hurdles and Comprehensive Responses to the Global Refugee Crisis: Women Refugees and Unaccompanied Children," Cardozo Journal of Law & Gender, vol. 22, no. 3 (Spring 2016) [full-text]
- Symposium section features two panels on fleeing violence from different regions.

Reaching Refugee Survivors of Gender-based Violence: Evaluation of a Mobile Approach to Service Delivery in Lebanon (International Center for Research on Women, Oct. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Refugee Men as Perpetrators, Allies or Troublemakers? Emerging Discourses on Men and Masculinities in Humanitarian Aid," Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 56 (May-June 2016) [abstract] [postprint]

"Rethinking Gender in the International Refugee Regime," Forced Migration Review, no. 53 (Oct. 2016) [open access]

Survey Analysis Report: Female Migrants in Libya (IOM, Oct. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

UNHCR Review of Gender Equality in Operations (UNHCR, Oct. 2016) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Women (13 Sept. 2016)

Tagged Publications.

New Book Titles

Please visit my Pinterest page to learn about new books due out in November 2016. I have also included additional titles on the October 2016, New Legal Texts and Reference Books boards.

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

November 2016:

Cornelia Wilhelm, ed., Migration, Memory, and Diversity: Germany from 1945 to the Present, Berghahn Books, Nov. 2016

Alexander Betts & Will Jones, Mobilising the Diaspora: How Refugees Challenge Authoritarianism, Cambridge University Press, Nov. 2016

Andrew Peterson, Robert Hattam, Michalinos Zembylas & James Arthur, eds., The Palgrave International Handbook of Education for Citizenship and Social Justice, Palgrave Macmillan, Nov. 2016
- see esp. Chapter 7, "Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Education for Citizenship and Social Justice"

Serena Parekh, Refugees and the Ethics of Forced Displacement, Routledge, Nov. 2016

October 2016:

Kathleen Newland, Elizabeth Collett, Kate Hooper & Sarah Flamm, All at Sea: The Policy Challenges of Rescue, Interception, and Long-Term Response to Maritime Migration, Migration Policy Institute, Oct. 2016

Karen Shalev Greene & Llian Alys, eds., Missing Persons: A Handbook of Research, Routledge, Oct. 2016
- see esp. Chapter 4, "Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and Trafficked Children" and Chapter 9, "Missing Adults: Asylum Seekers and Human Trafficking"

New Legal Texts:

Fanny de Weck, Non-Refoulement under the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention against Torture: The Assessment of Individual Complaints by the European Court of Human Rights under Article 3 ECHR and the United Nations Committee against Torture under Article 3 CAT, Brill/Nijhoff, Oct. 2016

Daragh Murray, Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Francoise Hampson, Charles Garraway, Noam Lubell & Dapo Akande, eds., Practitioners' Guide to Human Rights Law in Armed Conflict, Oxford University Press, Nov. 2016

Ayodele Gansallo & Judith Bernstein-Baker, Understanding Immigration Law and Practice, Wolters Kluwer, Sept. 2016

Reference Books:

Dina Ionesco, Daria Mokhnacheva & François Gemenne, Atlas of Environmental Migration, Routledge, Oct. 2016

Tagged books.