Regional Focus: Africa

*Aligning Refugee Policy with Refugee Realities (International Refugee Rights Initiative, July 2017) [text]

Displaced Congolese Civilians Sent Back to a Widening War (IRIN, July 2017) [text]

"Don't Just Blame Drought for Displacement in Horn of Africa," Thomson Reuters Foundation, 7 June 2017 [text]

Étude de Profilage: Personnes Déplacées Internes, Rapatriées et Retournées (IOM et al., Juin 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Mali.

Evaluation de la Situation en Termes de Protection des Personnes Déplacées à Diffa (REACH, May 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

"'Getting angry with honest people': The Illicit Market for Immigrant 'Papers' in Cape Town, South Africa," Migration Studies, vol. 5, no. 2 (July 2017) [open access]

Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, no. 68 (Jan. 2017) [full-text]
- Themed issue on "The Crisis in South Sudan."

New Refugee Framework “Dead in the Water” without More International Support (IRIN, July 2017) [text]
- Focuses on Uganda.

"'Now we're back it's even worse': The Bangui Residents Who Preferred a Refugee Camp to Their Home City," The Guardian, 5 July 2017) [text]

The Return to Somalia: Home Sweet Home? (Amnesty International, Jul 2017) [text]

Securitising Africa’s Borders is Bad for Migrants, Democracy, and Development (IRIN, July 2017) [text]

Uganda Summit Shows Why Aid Definitions Matter (Refugees Deeply, July 2017) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa (29 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

Afghanistan: Baseline Mobility Assessment - Summary Results (IOM, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related IOM press release.

Assessment of Incoming Afghan Nationals (Torkham Border) (IOM, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Community Study on the Needs of Returned Migrants Following the Andaman Sea Crisis (IOM, July 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

A Continuing Humanitarian Tragedy: Ongoing Abuses and Oppression against the Rohingya in Myanmar (Refugees International, July 2017) [text]

IDP Protection Assessment Report: Armed Confrontations and Displacement in Marawi (AFP vs Maute), Issue no. 01 (UNHCR, June 2017) [text]

Past and Present Responsibility-sharing Arrangements for Refugees in the Asia Pacific Region (APRRN, July 2017) [text]

Reflections on the Significance of the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants for the Asia Pacific Region (APRRN, June 2017) [text via UNHCR]

Reluctant Refuge: Rohingya Safe but not Secure in Bangladesh (Refugees International, July 2017) [text]

Thailand: Implement Commitments to Protect Refugee Rights (Human Rights Watch, July 2017) [text]

"Understanding the Importance of a National Legislation for Refugee Protection in India," Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 83 (July 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific (28 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Open Access Round-up: 15 July 2017

Below is a listing of Open Access literature that I have referenced on this blog since 30 June 2017. If you are not familiar with Open Access, please visit my other blog for an introduction.

Gold Open Access [info]

Articles, health-related:

"The Mental Health of Children and Parents Detained on Christmas Island: Secondary Analysis of an Australian Human Rights Commission Data Set," Health and Human Rights Journal, Papers in Press, 3 Dec. 2016

Articles, other topics:

"Enforcement, Integration, and the Future of Immigration Federalism," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 5, no. 2 (2017)

"Finding the Roads to Justice? Examining Trajectories of Transition for Internally Displaced Women in Colombia," Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, 6(1) (2017)

"Kidnapping and the Limits of Acceptance," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2:4 (Feb. 2017)

"The Power of Education in Refugees’ Lives: Sri Lankan Refugees in India," Forced Migration Review, no. 55 (June 2017)

"Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Violence against Conflict–affected Female Adolescents: A Multi–country, Cross–sectional Study," Journal of Global Health, vol. 7, no. 1 (June 2017)

"Seeking Refuge: Implications When Integrating Refugee and Asylum Seeker Students into a Mainstream Australian School," Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, vol. 8, no. 1 (June 2017)

"Women and Refugees in Twitter: Rhetorics on Abuse, Vulnerability and Violence from a Gender Perspective," Journal of Mediterranean Knowledge, vol. 2, no. 1 (2017)

Hybrid Open Access [info]

"Asylum as Construction Work: Theorizing Administrative Practices," Migration Studies, Advance Access, 4 July 2017

"From Disaster to Development: A Systematic Review of Community-driven Humanitarian Logistics," Disasters, Early View, 28 April 2017

"The Moral Sense of Humanitarian Actors: An Empirical Exploration," Disasters, Early View, 28 April 2017

"News for Assimilation or Integration? Examining the Functions of News in Shaping Acculturation Experiences of Immigrants in the Netherlands and Spain," European Journal of Communication, vol. 32, no. 2 (2017)

"Who Counts in Crises? The New Geopolitics of International Migration and Refugee Governance," Geopolitics, Latest Articles, 1 June 2017

Law Review Articles

"After Paris: A New Era of Securitization of U.S. & Canadian Refugee and Immigration Policy?," Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues - Digital Companion, vol. 3 (Winter 2017)

"Forever Barred: Reinstated Removal Orders and the Right to Seek Asylum," Catholic University Law Review, vol. 66, no. 3 (2017)

"'I Simply Do Not Believe': A Case Study of Credibility Determinations in Canadian Refugee Ajudication," Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues, vol. 38 (Forthcoming, 2017)

"Minor Protections: Best Practices for Representing Child Migrants," New Mexico Law Review, vol. 47, no. 2 (2017)

Related post:
- Open Access Round-up: 30 June 2017

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Information-related Items

Amnesty International's Digital Verification Corps: New Networks and Methods for Human Rights Research (The Engine Room Blog, June 2017) [text]

Annual Report 2016 (Télécoms Sans Frontières, July 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Coursera for Refugees: Reflecting on Our First Year (Coursera Blog, June 2017) [text]

Deadly Data Gaps: How Lack of Information Harms Refugee Policy Making (Refugees Deeply, July 2017) [text]

Emergency Telecommunications Cluster in 2016: Year in Review (Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, July 2017) [text]

Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action (ICRC, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related EJIL: Talk blog post.

Inspection of Country of Origin Information (Independent Chief Inspector, March 2017; presented to Parliament July 2017) [text]
- See also the Home Office's response.

Investigative Web Research (The Engine Room, June 2017) [text]

"New Red Cross App Helps Refugees in Italy Find Everything from Foodbanks to Doctors," Thomson Reuters Foundation News, 20 June 2017 [text]

"Refugee Hackathons and 3D Printing: Apps for the World's Displaced People," The Guardian, 20 June 2017 [text]

Rumour Has It: A Practice Guide to Working with Rumours (CDAC Network, June 2017) [text]
- See also related Diary of a Crisis Mapper blog post.

Tech Innovation Must Serve Refugees in East Africa, Too (Refugees Deeply, July 2017) [text]

Tweeting Hatred: The Hounding of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan (Refugees Deeply, July 2017) [text]

"Women and Refugees in Twitter: Rhetorics on Abuse, Vulnerability and Violence from a Gender Perspective," Journal of Mediterranean Knowledge, vol. 2, no. 1 (2017) [open access]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Information-related Items (22 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Dying for Humanitarian Ideas: Using Images and Statistics to Manufacture Humanitarian Martyrdom (MSF CRASH, 2017) [text]

"From Disaster to Development: A Systematic Review of Community-driven Humanitarian Logistics," Disasters, Early View, 28 April 2017 [open access]

Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2017 (Development Initiatives, June 2017) [text]
- See also related ALNAP blog post.

The Grand Bargain: How Far Have We Come?, Geneva, 21 June 2017 [info]
- Video of this event is available here.

"Kidnapping and the Limits of Acceptance," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2:4 (Feb. 2017) [open access]

Managing the Security of Aid Workers with Diverse Profiles (ATHA Blog, July 2017) [text]

"The Moral Sense of Humanitarian Actors: An Empirical Exploration," Disasters, Early View, 28 April 2017 [open access]

Negotiating Humanitarian Access: Guidance for Humanitarian Negotiators (Conflict Dynamics, July 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Saving Lives, Research Paper, no. 17-16 (University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Jan. 2017) [text via SSRN]
- An analysis of private humanitarian aid to asylum-seekers, which includes smuggling and haboring.

Security Risk Management: A Basic Guide for Smaller NGOs (European Interagency Security Forum, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Stronger Cities Initiative (IIED, IRC, NRC & World Vision, June 2017) [access]
- Follow link to access "a suite of tools and practical guidance notes to promote improved responses to urban crises."

Uganda Summit Shows Why Aid Definitions Matter (Refugees Deeply, July 2017) [text]

Understanding Humanitarian Access: Linking Theory and Practice (ATHA Blog, April 2017) [text]

Working with People and Communities in Urban Humanitarian Crises (ALNAP, June 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (23 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: General

Alerta 2017! Informe sobre Conflictos, Derechos Humanos y Construcción de Paz ( Escola de Cultura de Pau, Feb. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration: 2016 Key Highlights (IOM, July 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

A G20 Refugee Agenda (Project Syndicate, July 2017) [text]

Measuring Global Migration Potential, 2010-2015, Data Briefing Series, no. 9 (IOM Global Migration Data Analysis Centre, July 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Memory Politics of Migration at Borderscapes (Border Criminologies Blog, June 2017) [text]
- Follow the link for introductory post to new blog series. The other eight posts can be accessed via the "see also" menu on the right of the page.

Migrants in Disaster Risk Reduction: Practices for Inclusion (Migrants In Countries In Crisis Initiative, July 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Migration in the 2030 Agenda (IOM, July 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

'Migrants in Vulnerable Situations': UNHCR's Perspective (UNHCR, June 2017) [text]

New Refugee Framework “Dead in the Water” without More International Support (IRIN, July 2017) [text]

NGO Reflection Paper on the Global Compact on Refugees (ICVA, July 2017) [text]

Pre-alert Guidance Note: Conflict and Displacement (START Network, April 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Renewed Commitment to Multilateralism Required to Deal with Forced Human Displacement (The Conversation, July 2017) [text]

Thematic Discussion One: Past and Current Burden- and Responsibility-sharing Arrangements, Geneva, 10 July 2017 [info]
- Video of this discussion is posted here, along with a related UNHCR news story and ICVA's intervention.

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Internal Displacement and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, Briefing Paper (IDMC, July 2017) [text]

UNHCR Age, Gender and Diversity: Accountability Report 2016 (UNHCR, June 2017) [text]

"Visions of Refugia: Territorial and Transnational Solutions to Mass Displacement," Planning Theory & Practice, vol. 18, no. 3 (2017) [free full-text]

"Who Counts in Crises? The New Geopolitics of International Migration and Refugee Governance," Geopolitics, Latest Articles, 1 June 2017 [open access]

Related posts:
- Event: First Thematic Discussion re. Global Compact on Refugees (9 July 2017)
- Thematic Focus: General (30 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe - Indiv. Countries

Aegean Island Refugees Fear Greek Government Aid Takeover (IRIN, July 2017) [text]

"Asylum as Construction Work: Theorizing Administrative Practices," Migration Studies, Advance Access, 4 July 2017 [open access]
- Includes case study of the former Austrian Federal Asylum Office.

Greece: Site Profiles (UNHCR, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Guilty of Travelling: When Immigration Detention is Worse than Prison (Border Criminologies Blog, July 2017) [text]

An Island at Breaking Point: Filling Information Gaps relating to Refugees and Displaced People in Chios, Greece (Refugee Rights Data Project, July 2017) [text]
- See also related Border Criminologies blog post.

Italy’s Bluff to Close Its Ports to Migrant Boats Heightens Tensions in the Mediterranean (The Conversation, July 2017) [text]

Making Refugee Aid Add Up in Greece (Chatham House, July 2017) [text]

New Guidance for the Public and for Professionals on Immigration and Asylum Related Legal Issues (Bar Standards Board, June 2017) [access]
- Follow link to access both documents.

"Sheltering, Hosting or Receiving Refugees: The Unresolved Ambiguities of the La Linière Refugee Camp," Alternatives Humanitaires/Humanitarian Alternatives, no. 5 (July 2017) [full-text]

Slipping through the Cracks: How Britain’s Asylum Support System Fails the Most Vulnerable (Refugee Action, July 2017) [text]
- See also related Guardian article.

Unjust to Everyone? Responses to Deportation of Asylum Seekers in Finland (openDemocracy, May 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe - General (13 July 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe - General

Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union 2016 (European Asylum Support Office, July 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

EU: Draft Code for Sea Rescues Threatens Lives (Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch, July 2017) [text]

Has the EU Really Solved Its Refugee Crisis? (The Conversation, July 2017) [text]

"The Mediterranean and Its Migrants: Porous Policy for a Porous Border," International Affairs, vol. 93, no. 4 (July 2017) [free full-text]

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 101,417 in 2017; 2,353 Deaths (IOM, July 2017) [text]

A Perfect Storm: The Failure of European Policies in the Central Mediterranean (Amnesty International, July 2017) [text]
- See also related Vox article.

Refugees, Migrants and Asylum Seekers: Where to from Here? (Trócaire, Dec. 2016) [text via ReliefWeb]

Rejected but Remaining: Analysis of the Protection Challenges That Confront Rejected Asylum Seekers Remaining in Europe (Mixed Migration Platform, May 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Why Europe Needs More Migrants," The Economist,12 July 2017 [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (4 July 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: United States

Publications:

"Battle Emerging Inside Trump Administration Over Who Controls Immigration and Refugees," Washington Post, 9 July 2017 [text]
- See also related Lawfare blog post, "What Sort of Issue is Immigration?"

Casablanca—a Refugee Story Par Excellence—Celebrates its 75th Birthday (Forced  Migration Forum, June 2017) [text]

Ending Deportation Priorities Breaks Away from Decades of History and Sound Policy (Immigration Impact, July 2017) [text]

"Enforcement, Integration, and the Future of Immigration Federalism," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 5, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

"Forever Barred: Reinstated Removal Orders and the Right to Seek Asylum," Catholic University Law Review, vol. 66, no. 3 (2017) [full-text]

In First Months of Trump Presidency, Christians Account for Growing Share of U.S. Refugee Arrivals (Pew Research, July 2017) [text]

Immigration Cases in the 2017 Term of the Supreme Court (ImmigrationProf Blog, July 2017) [text]

Scrubbing Away Transparency and Our Immigration Resources (ImmigrationProf Blog, July 2017) [text]

Trump Administration Ends Prosecutorial Discretion? All Undocumented Immigrants Threatened with Removal? (ImmigrationProf Blog, July 2017) [text]

"Trump Administration Targets Parents Who Paid to Smuggle Children into U.S.," McClatchy, 29 June 2017 [text]

"US Deportations of Europeans Could Exceed Last Fiscal Year," ABC News, 11 July 2017 [text]

Why are the Immigration Courts so Backlogged? Government Findings May Surprise You (Immigration Impact, June 2017) [text]

More on the latest "travel ban" developments

First, read this Asylumist blog post to get a better understanding of "The 'New' Travel Ban and How It Affects Asylees and Refugees."

Second, this Refugee Center Online blog post provides information on the Supreme Court decision in 18 languages.

Here is additional commentary (org. chronologically):

• Seriously? The Court Intended to Exclude Grandmas from the Preliminary Injunctions? (Take Care Blog, 29 June 2017) [text]
• Factsheet: Information Regarding the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (U.S. Dept. of State, 30 June 2017) [text]
• Implementing the Refugee EO: Add Grandparents (Lawfare Blog, 30 June 2017) [text]
• An Updated Guide to Our Analyses of the Travel Ban (Take Care Blog, 30 June 2017) [text]
• The EO Stay: The Government Doubles Down on Excluding Grandparents and Refugees (Lawfare Blog, 4 July 2017) [text]
• This Iraqi Interpreter was Just Blocked by Trump’s Refugee Ban (UN Dispatch, 5 July 2017) [text]
• The Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Travel Ban Cases Does Not Bode Well for Civil Liberties (Just Security Blog, 6 July 2017) [text]
• Most Americans Disagree with Trump Admin’s Enforcing Travel Ban against Grandparents (Just Security Blog, 7 July 2017) [text]
• Crossing the “t”s and Dotting the “i”s: Back to Square One in the Hawaii Entry Ban Dispute (Just Security Blog, 8 July 2017) [text]

In addition, the SCOTUSblog is running a "Summer Symposium on Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project and Trump v. Hawaii, with multiple blog posts.

Web resource:

The Refugee Center Online [access]
- "The Refugee Center Online uses technology to help refugees and displaced individuals build new lives in the United States." Education and Resources for Refugees and immigrants."

Related post:
- Regional Focus: United States (29 June 2017)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Thematic Focus: Women

The Call to Action on Protection from Gender-based Violence in Emergencies (Women's Refugee Commission, Dec. 2016) [text]

Designating ‘Vulnerability’: The Asylum Claims of Women and Sexual Minorities (RLI Blog, June 2017) [text]

The Effects of Trump's Policies on Female Asylum Seekers (ImmigrationProf Blog, June 2017) [text]

"Finding the Roads to Justice? Examining Trajectories of Transition for Internally Displaced Women in Colombia," Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, 6(1) (2017) [open access]

Interagency Gender-based Violence Case Management Guidelines: Providing Care and Management Services to Gender-based Violence Survivors in Humanitarian Settings (USAID et al., 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Life on Hold: Experiences of Women Displaced by Conflict in Kachin State, Myanmar (Trócaire & Oxfam, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Negative Effects of Relying on Inconsistencies to Determine Credibility in Asylum Claims Involving an Initial Omission of Sexual Assault (RefLaw Blog, June 2017) [text]

Through Her Eyes: Enabling Women’s Best Evidence in UK Asylum Appeals - Emerging Research Findings and Recommendations presented at Garden Court Chambers, London, 30 March 2017 [access]
- Follow link for video and summary.

Working with Refugee Women Engaged in Sex Work: Bringing a Peer Education Model and Mobile Clinics to Refugees in Cities (Women's Refugee Commission, April 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for Uganda case study.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues (16 May 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Americas

"Activists Challenge 'Unsafe' US-Canada Pact That Prompts Refugees to Flee by Foot," The Guardian, 6 July 2017 [text]

"After Paris: A New Era of Securitization of U.S. & Canadian Refugee and Immigration Policy?," Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues - Digital Companion, vol. 3 (Winter 2017) [full-text]

"Asylum Seekers in Canada Who Fled Trump Now Trapped in Legal Limbo," Reuters, 26 June 2017 [text]
- See also related ImmigrationProf blog post.

"Caribbean Migrants Risk Danger and Discrimination for a New Life in Chile," The Guardian, 29 June 2017 [text]

"Colombia’s Civil War Ends but Displacement Continues," Verdict, 28 June 2017 [text]

Contesting the Designation of the US as a Safe Third Country (Canadian Council for Refugees & Amnesty International, May 2017) [text]
- See also related infographic.

"Cuban Migration: A Postrevolution Exodus Ebbs and Flows," Migration Information Source, 6 July 2017 [text]

"'I Simply Do Not Believe': A Case Study of Credibility Determinations in Canadian Refugee Ajudication," Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues, vol. 38 (Forthcoming, 2017) [full-text via SSRN]

"Organised Violence is Ravaging Central America and Displacing Thousands," The Guardian, 29 June 2017 [text]

"Securing Protection for De Facto Refugees: The Case of Central America's Northern Triangle," Ethics & International Affairs, vol. 31, no. 2 (July 2017) [free full-text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (24 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Event: First Thematic Discussion re. Global Compact on Refugees

The first thematic discussion relating to the development of a Global Compact on Refugees will be held in Geneva on Monday morning, 10 July 2017. The theme is "Past and Current Burden- and Responsibility-sharing Arrangements." Visit this web page for the agenda, a concept note and a link directing you to written contributions on the theme that were submitted by "States and other stakeholders."

This event will be livestreamed via UN Web TV. To follow the discussions in real time, access the link via the a/m web page.

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Events & Opportunities: More July 2017/New August 2017

Conference: 2017 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, 31 August-3 September 2017 [info]
- Registration is ongoing. Several panels will address forced migration and refugee-related issues.

Presentation: The International Migration System: Reflections on the Challenges and Opportunities Ahead, Washington, DC, 13 July 2017 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Course: International Migration Law, Sanremo, 25-29 September 2017 [info]
- Apply by 15 July 2017.

Job announcements: Mixed Migration Platform
- Two research consultancies available, one for policy research and the other for mental health research. Apply for both positions by 23 July 2017.

CFP: "Profit, Protest, and the Asylum Industry" [info]
- Contributions sought for edited book project; submit abstracts/proposals by 31 July 2017.

Job announcement: Deputy Editor, Free Movement web site [info]
- Application deadline is 31 July 2017.

CFP: "Immigration Adjudication in an Era of Mass Deportation," Section on Immigration Law, 112th AALS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 3-6 January 2018 [info]
- Submission deadline is 1 August 2017.

Award: Fulbright-Schuman 70th Anniversary Migration Research Award [info]
- Apply by 1 August 2017.

Call for nominations: ENMISA Distinguished Book Award [info]
- Submit nominations by 14 August 2017.

CFP: The Politics of Uncertainty: Producing, Reinforcing and Mediating (Legal) Uncertainty in Local Refugee Reception, Göttingen, Germ., 15-16 November 2017 [info]
- Submit abstracts by 15 August 2017.

Discussion: Breaking The Deadlock: Creating Solutions for Refugees, Sydney, 15 August 2017 [info]

Summer course: People on the Move in an Evolving Europe: EU Law and Policy on Mobility, Migration and Asylum, Fribourg, Switz., 21-25 August 2017 [info]
- No specific deadline indicated.

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: More June 2017/New July 2017

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: Education

Access to Education of Refugee and Migrant Children Outside Accommodation (Open) Sites, Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece, March 2017 (UNICEF & REACH, March 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Education, Migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (ODI, June 2017) [text]

*Funding Shortfalls Threaten Education for Children Living in Conflict and Disaster Zones (UNICEF, July 2017) [text]

How are Educators Worldwide Responding to the Refugee Crisis? (PIE News, May 2017) [text]

How the Lebanese School System is Segregating Refugees (IRIN, June 2017) [text]

"Insider Knowledge: Homegrown Solutions for Academic Refugees," Times Higher Education, 25 June 2017 [text]

"The Power of Education in Refugees’ Lives: Sri Lankan Refugees in India," Forced Migration Review, no. 55 (June 2017) [open access]

Reject the Exclusion of Forced Migrants from Higher Education (openDemocracy, May 2017) [text]

"Seeking Refuge: Implications When Integrating Refugee and Asylum Seeker Students into a Mainstream Australian School," Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, vol. 8, no. 1 (June 2017) [open access]

"Teaching English to Refugees in a Multilevel Classroom," International Congress on the Didactics of the English Language, vol. 2, no. 1 (2017) [full-text]

A Teenage Syrian Refugee on a Mission to Educate Her Generation (Refugees Deeply, June 2017) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Education (5 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Detention

Publications:

Across the Sloping Meadow Floor: An Empirical Analysis of Detention of Deportable Non-Citizens (SSRN, June 2017) [text]

"Baby Jails" Bills Die a Slow Death (Immigration Impact Blog, June 2017) [text]

Centres et Locaux de Rétention Administrative: 2016 Rapport (Forum réfugiés-Cosi et al., June 2017) [text via AIDA]

The Detention of Asylum Seekers in Europe: Constructed on Shaky Ground? (AIDA, June 2017) [text]

"The EU Hotspot Approach and Expansion of De Facto Immigration Detention," Presentation at Mass Influx? Law, Policy and Large-Scale Movements of Refugees and Migrants, 2nd Annual RLI Conference, London, 5-7 June 2017 [access]

Immigration Detention in an Era of Mass Mobility (Border Criminologies Blog, June 2017) [access]
- Follow link to access remaining posts in this blog series, which discuss likely expansion of immigration detention in the US, working in a detention facility, and learning how to share research findings on detention issues.

"Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Australian Alternate Places of Immigration Detention," Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 53, no. 6 (June 2017) [free full-text]

"The Mental Health of Children and Parents Detained on Christmas Island: Secondary Analysis of an Australian Human Rights Commission Data Set," Health and Human Rights Journal, Papers in Press, 3 Dec. 2016 [open access]

Never in a Child’s Best Interests: A Review of Laws That Prohibit Child Immigration Detention, IDC Briefing Paper, no. 2 (International Detention Coalition, June 2017) [text]

Unlocking Childhood: Current Immigration Detention Practices and Alternatives for Child Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Asia and the Pacific (Save the Children & APRRN, May 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Resource:

IDC Online Training Toolkit - Learn from Experts: Making Alternatives to Immigration Detention Work (International Detention Coalition) [access]
- "The Toolkit has been developed in response to IDC member requests for information, examples and ‘how-to’ develop and use alternatives to detention. To this end, the courses include case studies and stories from IDC members globally. The Toolkit consists of a number of short courses, each focusing on a particular area of interest relating to alternatives to detention. Each short course includes modules with information, case studies, examples, tools and resources, and links to further information."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Detention (31 May 2017)

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items

69th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, Geneva, 28-30 June 2017 [info]
- Focus of this meeting was international protection. Follow link for documents (incl. the Note on International Protection), introductory remarks (incl. by the AHC) and presentations. NGO statements on various issues are available on ICVA's web site.

Five Questions: On Turning Back Boats (Kaldor Centre, June 2017) [text]

The Human Rights Risks of External Migration Policies (Amnesty International, June 2017) [text via Refworld]

Lessons Learned from Limbo: A Right to Counsel for Asylum Seekers (ATHA Blog, April 2017) [text]

A Life on the Frontline of Refugee Crises (Pursuit, May 2017) [access]
- Follow link for podcast.

"Refugee Protection an Obligation under International Law," IPS, 21 June 2017 [text]
- Contribution by the UN Secretary-General.

Rethinking the Global Refugee Protection System, Washington, DC, 16 June 2017 [info]
- Follow link for video.

Safe Zones – Only Ever a Temporary Fix When Nothing Else is Available (Just Security Blog, June 2017) [text]

Thread on "What is the legal meaning of refugee" (Twitter, 22 June 2017) [access]

"UNHCR RSD Retreat at 2017 Annual UNHCR-NGO Consultations," Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 83 (July 2017) [text]
- Note: RSD = Refugee Status Determination.

"Vulnerability on Trial: Protection of Migrant Children's Rights in the Jurisprudence of International Human Rights Courts," Boston University International Law Journal, vol. 36, no. 1 (Forthcoming, 2018) [preprint]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Law/Policy Items (12 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe

Opportunity:

Job announcement: Deputy Editor, Free Movement web site [info]
- Application deadline is 31 July 2017.

Publications:

28 Days Later… The Rule That Leaves New Refugees in the UK Destitute (One Small Window Blog, June 2017) [text]

Allocation of Responsibility in Times of ‘Crisis’: The Impact of the Exit and Entry Human Rights Principles on Responsibility-Sharing in the EU (RLI Blog, June 2017) [text]

Central Mediterranean Route: Commission Proposes Action Plan to Support Italy, Reduce Pressure and Increase Solidarity (European Commission, July 2017) [text]

A Critical Look at the Italian Immigration and Asylum Policy: Building ‘Walls of Laws’ (Border Criminologies Blog, July 2017) [text]

EU: Boat Migration Demands Shared Responsibility (Human Rights Watch, July 2017) [text]

EU Asylum Policies: The Power of Strong Regulating States (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, July 2017) [text]

E.U. Needs to Offer Work Visas to Bring Migration Under Control (Refugees Deeply, June 2017) [text]

Europe's Risky Experiment: Can Aid Be Used to Deter Migration? (Devex, July 2017) [text]

"Europeans Support a Proportional Allocation of Asylum Seekers," Nature Human Behaviour, vol. 1, art. no. 0133 (June 2017) [free full-text]
- See also related Stanford University news story.

Explanatory Memorandum Pertaining to UNHCR's Submission to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Developments in the Management of Asylum and Reception in Greece (UNHCR, April 2017) [text]

In Depth Look at the New Home Office Settlement Policy for Refugees after Five Years (Free Movement Blog, July 2017) [text]

Italy/Greece: Update on the Implementation of the Hotspots (AIDA, June 2017) [text]

Migration into the EU [What Think Tanks are Thinking] (EPRS, June 2017) [text]

Updated Recommendations to the Republic of Estonia for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, July-December 2017 (UNHCR, June 2017) [text]

Who is Dropping the Ball on Refugees? (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, June 2017) [access]
- Follow link for infographic.

“Why does the media keep showing those same pictures?” A Greek Host Community’s Ongoing Struggle (The Migrationist Blog, July 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe (21 June 2017)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Solutions, esp. in the US

"Australia's Refugee Capital 'Shows What the Country Can Do'," The Guardian, 23 June 2017 [text]

The Debate Over Integration: An Explainer (Refugees Deeply, June 2017) [text]

Fulfilling U.S. Commitment to Refugee Resettlement: Protecting Refugees, Preserving National Security & Building the U.S. Economy through Refugee Admissions (Harvard University, May 2017) [text]
- See also related news release.

Here’s What Trump’s Travel Ban Means for Refugees around the World (UN Dispatch, June 2017) [access]
- Follow link for podcast.

Implementing the Refugee EO: The State Department Should Consider Refugee Agency Assurances as Bona Fide Relationships (Lawfare Blog, July 2017) [text]

The Legal Battle over Refugee Admissions (Forced Migration Forum, July 2017) [text]

"Maintaining Refuge," Anthropology News, 16 June 2017 [access]
- Series of five articles examining refugees and resettlement primarily in the US, but also in Canada.

"News for Assimilation or Integration? Examining the Functions of News in Shaping Acculturation Experiences of Immigrants in the Netherlands and Spain," European Journal of Communication, vol. 32, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

"Non-Syrians Can Come to UK as Part of Refugee Programme, says Rudd," The Guardian, 3 July 2017 [text]

A Pivotal Moment for the US Refugee Resettlement Program (Haas Institute, June 2017) [text]

Reception and Placement of Refugees in the United States (Congressional Research Service, June 2017) [text]

"Refugees: We Thought America Valued Diversity," CNN, 27 June 2017 [access]
- Brief video profiles of Muslim refugees "who came to the United States between 1982 and 2014. We asked them about current attitudes and policies toward Muslims and refugees, why they came to America -- and what their hopes are for the future."

Weathering Crisis, Forging Ahead: Swedish Asylum and Integration Policy (Migration Policy Institute, June 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions (19 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Free JRS Resource/New Issues of Disasters, EJML, Humanit. Exch., IMR, Intervention, MIPJ, Rts. in Exile News, VOICE

New issues:

Disasters, vol. 41, no. 3 (July 2017) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "Social network characteristics and resource access among formerly displaced households in Lira, Uganda" and "Human rights and proactive displacement: determining the appropriate balance between the duty to protect and the right to remain."

European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 19, no. 2 (2017) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including two that are open access, one on the protection of stateless persons under EU law and the other on EU family reunification law.

Health in Humanitarian Crises (The Lancet, June 2017) [access]
- Follow link for new series from The Lancet Journals. (Note: Access to full-text is *not* provided.) Excerpt from one of the articles is available via Refugees Deeply.

Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, no. 69 (June 2017) [full-text]
- Themed issue on "The humanitarian consequences of violence in Central America."

International Migration Review, vol. 51, no. 2 (Summer 2017) [contents]
- Three sub-sections on naturalization in the US and Germany, immigration policy in the US and the UK, and migration and integration in Europe. One article is freely available in each section.

Intervention, vol. 15, no. 2 (July 2017) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including "Dance/Movement therapy and resilience building with female asylum seekers and refugees: a phenomenological practice based research."

MIPJ: Media, Information, International Relations and Humanitarian Affairs (2016) [contents]
- Issue focuses on refugees, IDPs and statelessness.

Rights in Exile Newsletter, no. 83 (July 2017) [full-text]
- News and information for refugee legal aid providers.

VOICE Out Loud, no. 25 (May 2017) [full-text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on "Moving forward with the Agenda for Humanity."

Resource:

JRS 30th Anniversary Collection [access]
- "This year the Journal of Refugee Studies celebrates its 30th Anniversary. As part of a series of innovations to mark this milestone, we the former and present editors of the Journal have selected our favourite articles published during our tenures, and explained our choice. ..." Articles are freely available through the end of 2017.

 Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Children & Family Reunification

"Abandoned and Abused: The Forgotten Syrian Refugee Children on a Greek Detention Island," The Guardian, 17 June 2017 [text]

"The Best Interests of the Child in Cases of Migration: Assessing and Determining the Best Interests of the Child in Migration Procedures," The International Journal of Children's Rights, vol. 25, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

Child Rights in the Global Compacts: Recommendations for Protecting, Promoting and Implementing the Human Rights of Children on the Move in the Proposed Global Compacts (Terre des Hommes, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Community-based Child Protection as a Strategy for Protecting South Sudanese Refugee Children: A Case Study from Gambella, Ethiopia (Plan, April 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Dear Family: How European Migration Policies are Keeping Families Apart (Oxfam, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Family Reunification of Third-Country Nationals in the EU Plus Norway: National Practices - Synthesis Report (European Migration Network, April 2017) [text]

"Minor Protections: Best Practices for Representing Child Migrants," New Mexico Law Review, vol. 47, no. 2 (2017) [full-text]

"Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Violence against Conflict–affected Female Adolescents: A Multi–country, Cross–sectional Study," Journal of Global Health, vol. 7, no. 1 (June 2017) [open access]

Realising the Right to Family Reunification of Refugees in Europe (Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, June 2017) [access]
- Follow link for executive summary and issue paper.

Unaccompanied and Separated Children from Egypt in Italy (UNICEF & REACH, May 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Unaccompanied and Separated Children from The Gambia in Italy (UNICEF & REACH, May 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Unaccompanied and Separated Children from Guinea Conakry in Italy (UNICEF & REACH, May 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Unprotected, Unguided, Uncertain: Experiences of Minors in Dunkirk (Border Criminologies Blog, June 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Children (16 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

New Book Titles

Please visit my Pinterest page to learn about new books due out in July 2017. I have also included a few additional titles in the June 2017, New Legal Texts, and Open Access book boards.

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

July 2017:

Peter J. Hoffman & Thomas G. Weiss, Humanitarianism, War, and Politics: Solferino to Syria and Beyond, Rowman & Littlefield, July 2017

Andreas Grimmel & Susanne My Giang, eds., Solidarity in the European Union: A Fundamental Value in Crisis, Springer, July 2017; see esp., "Actual Patterns of Migration Flows: The Challenge of Migration and Asylum in Contemporary Europe" and "Solidarity in European Migration Policy: The Perspective of the Visegrád States."

June 2017:

Salman Zarka & Alexander Lerner, eds., Complicated War Trauma and Care of the Wounded: The Israeli Experience in Medical Care and Humanitarian Support of Syrian Refugees, Springer, June 2017

Mateja Sedmak, Birgit Sauer & Barbara Gornik, eds., Unaccompanied Children in European Migration and Asylum Practices: In Whose Best Interests?, Routledge, June 2017

New Legal Texts:

Hélène Ragheboom, The International Legal Status and Protection of Environmentally-Displaced Persons: A European Perspective, Brill/Nijhoff, July 2017

Open Access:

Amada Armenta, Protect, Serve, and Deport: The Rise of Policing as Immigration Enforcement, University of California Press, June 2017

Tagged Books.