Thematic Focus: Education

Opportunity:

CFP: Journal on Education in Emergencies [info]
- Contributions sought for special issue on "Psychosocial Support and Social and Emotional Learning in Emergencies." This is an open access journal with no APCs. Submission deadline is 7 January 2020.

Blog posts & press:

Asylum Seekers Have a Right to Higher Education and Academics can be Powerful Advocates (The Conversation, Oct. 2019) [text]

From Campus to Camp and Back (AMMODI Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]
- Focuses on refugee students in Kakuma refugee camp.

‘Let’s design a waterproof shoe for a refugee child’: How to Teach Science and Maths so Students Actually Care (The Conversation, Nov. 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Australia.

"A Sense of Belonging for Refugee and Immigrant Families," Scoop News, 1 Nov. 2019 [text]
- "Two major studies are putting refugee and immigrant children at the centre of the resettlement process in New Zealand, researching how early childhood education can help refugees find a sense of belonging in Aotearoa, and sustain a sense of belonging in home countries."

Universities Providing Scholarships to Refugees Call on Others to Do the Same (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

2018 Annual Report: UNHCR – Educate A Child Programme (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text]

Arab States 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report - Migration, Displacement, and Education: Building Bridges, not Walls (UNESCO, Nov. 2019) [access]
- "The first regional edition of the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report...analyses the impact of these population movements on education systems in the region and presents a series of urgent recommendations to protect the education rights of those on the move." (See blog post for more info.) See also eight background papers for the report, focusing on Egypt, GCC countries, Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and IDPs in Iraq, Syria, Sudan and Yemen.

'Are We Not Human?': Denial of Education for Rohingya Refugee Children in Bangladesh (Human Rights Watch, Dec. 2019) [text]

Confronting the Challenge of Immigrant and Refugee Student Underachievement: Policies and Practices from Canada, New Zealand and the European Union, UNU-MERIT Working Paper, no. 48 (United Nations Univ., 2019) [text]

Defending the ‘Right to the City’: How Cities Include Migrants and Refugees in and through Education, Policy Paper, no. 40 (UNESCO, Nov. 2019) [text]
- See also related World Education Blog post.

"Gender-Related Challenges in Educational Interventions with Syrian Refugee Parents of Trauma-Affected Children in Turkey," Children, vol. 6, no. 10 (Oct. 2019) [open access]

"Integration of Refugees at Universities: Austria’s MORE Initiative," Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, Latest Articles, 7 Nov. 2019 [open access]

Navigating the Humanitarian-development Nexus in Forced Displacement Contexts (Unicef, Sept. 2019) [text via INEE]
- "This Think Piece aims to locate this humanitarian-development nexus within the education sector, and to identify opportunities for key partners to seize the momentum around this nexus, particularly with regard to learners, teachers, national education system actors affected by forced displacement."

Power and Possibility: Adult Education in a Diverse and Complex World (Brill, Nov. 2019) [open access]
- This book includes a section entitled "Power in a Diverse and Complex World: Learning, Education and Global Migration," with three chapters focusing respectively on Austria, Australia and Belgium. Scroll to p. 129.

Strengthening Coordinated Education Planning and Response in Crises: Analysis Framework (ODI, Oct. 2019) [access]
- Follow link for executive summary and infographic. A revision of the initial full report and case studies will be published in Dec. 2019.

"Supporting the Inclusion of Refugees: Policies, Theories and Actions," International Journal of Inclusive Education, Latest Articles, 21 Oct. 2019 [free full-text]
- Introduction to forthcoming special issue.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Education (7 Oct. 2019)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Global Compacts Round-up

I haven't done one of these in a while but there has been an uptick in activity recently... .

Event:

Global Refugee Forum, Geneva, 16-18 December 2019 [info]
- By invitation only. Follow link for programme and lots of background info. & resources.

RLI seminars: 

Easing Pressure: Uganda and the Global Compact on Refugees, London, 10 February 2020 [info]

Solutions and the Global Compact on Refugees - A Long Road ‘Home’, London, 25 February 2020 [info]

Compacts, Complexity and Coherence: Responding to Mixed Movement through the Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration, London, 25 April 2020 [info]

Publications:

“Building a Lifeline: A Proposed Global Platform and Responsibility Sharing Model for the Global Compact on Refugees,” The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice, vol. 21, no. 3 (2019) [full-text]

Caught in Between Borders: Citizens, Migrants and Humans -  Liber Amicorum in Honour of  Prof. Dr. Elspeth Guild (Wolf Legal Publishers, Sept. 2019) [open access]
- See section on the "Global Compact on Migration," with three chapters beginning on p. 315.

Complementarity: The Global Compact on Refugees and 1969 OAU Refugee Convention (Institute for Security Studies, Dec. 2019) [text]

Global Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2 (2019) [contents]
- Includes sub-section on the Global Compact on Migration.

The Global Compact for Migration is More Than Just Its Objectives (RLI Blog, Sept. 2019) [text]

*The Global Compact on Refugees: Lessons from Bangladesh (ODI, Dec. 2019) [text]

"Global Compact on Refugees: Opportunities for Australian Reform and Leadership?," Australian Quarterly Magazine, vol. 90, no. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2019) [text via Kaldor Centre]

How Germany Can Benefit from the Global Compact for Migration, SWP Comment 2019/C 37 (German Inst. for International & Security Affairs, Sept. 2019) [text]

International Migration, vol. 57, no. 6 (Dec. 2019) [contents]
- Special issue on "The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees," with 19 articles. Includes a freely available article by Filippo Grandi and an open access article on gender.

Is the Global Compact on Refugees Fit for Africa’s Purposes?, SAIIA Occasional Paper, no. 302 (South African Institute of International Affairs, Oct. 2019) [text]

Safe, Regular, Orderly Migration: Advancing Development Approaches to Migration - UNDP Position Paper on the Global Compact for Migration (UNDP, Oct. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Time to Commit: Using the Global Refugee Forum, Policy Note, no. 23 (ECRE, Nov. 2019) [text]

*Welcome, Support, Pledge, Resettle: Responsibility Sharing in the Global Compact on Refugees (Oxfam, Dec. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Wheels in Motion: Who's Done What Since the Global Compact for Migration was Adopted (and What Should Happen Next) (Mixed Migration Centre, Oct. 2019) [text]

*"When Migration Policy isn't about Migration: Considerations for Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration," Ethics & International Affairs, vol. 33, no. 4 (Winter 2019) [abstract]

Workshop: Addressing Refugee Challenges: A Workshop on Research Around the Objectives of the Global Compact on Refugees, Geneva, 13 November 2019 [info]
- Note: This is a preparatory workshop held in advance of the official launch of the Global Academic Interdiscipinary Network (GAIN) at the Global Refugee Forum in December. See also related information note.

*UPDATED

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues - Pt. 2

Africa & Middle East:

"The Feminization of Forced Migration during Conflict: The Complex Experiences of Algerian Women Who Fled in the ‘Black Decade’," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 32, no. 3 (Sept. 2019) [ResearchGate]

"A Mixed-methods Evaluation of Community-based Healthy Kitchens as Social Enterprises for Refugee Women," BMC Public Health, 19:1590 (Nov. 2019) [open access]
- Focuses on Palestinian women in Lebanon.

"'Seeking a Widow with Orphaned Children': Understanding Sutra Marriage amongst Syrian Refugee Women in Egypt," Chapter in Migration and Islamic Ethics: Issues of Residence, Naturalization and Citizenship (Brill, Nov. 2019) [open access]

Shifting Social Norms: A Gender Analysis of Time Poverty, Paid Work and Masculinity in Jordan (International Rescue Committee, Nov. 2019) [text]

"The Space Between Us: Feminist Values and Humanitarian Power Dynamics in Research with Refugees," Gender & Development, vol. 27, no. 3 (2019) [open access]
- Focuses on Syrians in Jordan.

"Violence en Route: Eritrean Women Asylum-seekers Experiences of Sexual Violence While Migrating to Israel," Health Care for Women International, vol. 40, nos. 7-9 (2019) [ResearchGate]

Why Gender Matters in the Discussion on Returns to Syria (UN Women, Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues, incl. SOGI - Pt. 1 (7 Dec. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Gender Issues, incl. SOGI - Pt. 1

*Event:

Discussion panel: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Asylum: Australian and Global Perspectives, Sydney, 12 December 2019 [info]

General:

Gender in Displacement: The State of Play (ODI, Dec. 2019) [text]

Gender-Based Violence Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation with Refugee and Conflict-Affected Populations: A Manual and Toolkit for Researchers and Practitioners (George Washington Univ., Sept. 2019) [text]

Reporting on Violence against Women and Girls: A Handbook for Journalists (UNESCO, Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Roundup: Protecting Women in Conflict and Disasters," The New Humanitarian, 6 Dec. 2019 [text]

Safety First: Time to Deliver on Commitments to Women and Girls in Crisis (International Rescue Committee, Nov. 2019) [text]

What Works to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls in Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis: Synthesis Brief (UK DFID et al., Sept. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Americas, Asia & Europe:

Evaluation of UNHCR Prevention of, and Response to, SGBV in Brazil Focusing on the Population of Concern from Venezuela (2017-2018) (UNHCR, Dec. 2019) [text]

"Explicating Anomie in Refugee Women’s Integration Narratives: A Qualitative Research Study," International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 74 (Jan. 2020) [free full-text]
- Focus is on the US.

The Impact of Violence on LGBTI People in the North of Central America, Snapshot on Violence and Protection in North of Central America, no. 6 (Norwegian Refugee Council, Sept. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also Spanish version.

"Matter of A-B-, LGBTQ Asylum Claims, and the Rule of Law in the U.S. Asylum System," Northwestern University Law Review, vol. 114, no. 3 (2019) [full-text]

"Refugee Women’s Experience of the Resettlement Process: A Qualitative Study," BMC Women's Health, 19:147 (Nov. 2019) [open access]
- Focuses on Sweden.

"The Use of the ‘Vulnerability’ Label by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women: Protecting or Stigmatizing Women and Girls in the Forced Migration Context?," Brill Open Law, Advance Articles, 19 June 2019 [open access]

"The Uses and Abuses of 'Vulnerability' in EU Asylum and Refugee Protection: Protecting Women or Reducing Autonomy?," Papeles del CEIC: International Journal on Collective Identity Research, no. 1 (2019) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues, incl. SOGI - Pt. 1 (6 Nov. 2019)
- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues, incl. SOGI - Pt. 2 (6 Nov. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Blog posts & press:

A Joyous Return for Central African Refugees after Years in Exile (UNHCR, Dec. 2019) [text]

"More US States Welcome Refugees under New Trump Rule," VOA News, 6 Dec. 2019 [text]
- See also related Human Rights Watch news story.

Social and Professional “Entry Points” in the German Refugee Integration Policy (FluchtforschungsBlog, Aug. 2019) [text]

Syrian Refugees in Canada: Four Years after the Welcome (The Conversation, Dec. 2019) [text]

"What America Could Lose by Curtailing Refugee Resettlement," The Economist, 5 Dec. 2019 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

ARCI: Lessons from Relocation and Resettlement (IFRC et al., Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focuses on Bulgaria, Croatia and Germany.

Are Refugees Good for Canada? A Look at Canadian Refugee Integration (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text]

Creating a Home in Canada: Refugee Housing Challenges and Potential Policy Solutions (Migration Policy Institute, Nov. 2019) [text]

Economic and Social Impact of Increasing Australia's Humanitarian Intake: Potential to Make a Notable Impact (Deloitte, Aug. 2019) [text]

"Factoring in Societal Culture in Policy Transfer Design: the Proliferation of Private Sponsorship of Refugees," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 22 Nov. 2019 [open access]

Investing in Refugees, Investing in Australia: The Findings of a Review into Integration, Employment and Settlement Outcomes for Refugees and Humanitarian Entrants in Australia (Govt. of Australia, 2019) [access]
- Follow link for independent review and government response.

"The Prospects for Durable Solutions for Syrian Refugees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Case Study of Erbil Governorate Camps," Refugee Survey Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 4 (Dec. 2019) [ResearchGate]

Refugee Integration: Translating Local Experiences to Policy Solutions (Georgetown Univ., June 2019) [text]

"Safe and Legal Pathways Towards Europe," Chapter in Weathering the Storm: Charting New Courses in the Mediterranean (ISPI, Dec. 2019) [text]

"Tailored to Whom? Envisaging Refugees and Host Municipalities as Central Actors for Sustainable Resettlement," Migration Policy Practice, vol. IX, no. 3 (July-Sept. 2019) [open access]
- Focuses on Europe.

Various Domains of Integration of Refugees and Their Interrelationships, Working Paper, no. 168 (Vienna Inst. for International Economic Studies, Nov. 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Austria.

Volunteers and Sponsors: A Catalyst for Refugee Integration? (Migration Policy Institute, Nov. 2019) [text]

Multimedia:

Is Return the Preferred Solution for Refugees?, London, 4 Dec. 2019 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (19 Nov. 2019)
- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2 (19 Nov. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Opportunity:

CFP: Four Years after the Agenda for Humanity: Humanitarianism Challenged, Groningen, 25 March 2020 [info]
- Submission deadline is 6 January 2020.

Blog posts & press:

Cash Assistance Gives Refugees the Power of Choice (UNHCR, Dec. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Donors Pledge US$1.2 Billion Funding to UNHCR for Refugee Protection and Humanitarian Programmes (UNHCR, Dec. 2019) [text]

"Handcuffing the Helpers," Red Cross Red Crescent Magazine (Dec. 2019) [Part 1] [Part 2]

Humanitarian Governance and Localization: What Kind of World is Being Imagined and Produced? (NCHS Blog, Nov. 2019) [text]

"I’m a Humanitarian. Don’t Prosecute Me for Doing My Job," The New Humanitarian, 12 Nov. 2019 [text]

New Directions in Humanitarian Governance: Technology, Juridification and Criminalization (NCHS Blog, Nov. 2019) [text]

The Other Side of Trust (Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog, Nov. 2019) [text]

Prevent Conflict, Avert Humanitarian Crises (Devpolicy Blog, Nov. 2019) [text]

"Searching for the Nexus: It’s All about the Money," The New Humanitarian, 3 Dec. 2019 [text]

The Tip of the Iceberg: Why 99% of Humanitarian Resources in Crises are Ignored (ODI Blog, Nov. 2019) [text]

"To Repair Trust, We Have to Listen and Then Act," The New Humanitarian, 6 Dec. 2019 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Beyond Assumptions: How Humanitarians Make Operational Decisions (ALNAP, Nov. 2019) [text]
- See also related Annex and blog post.

Beyond Local and International: Humanitarian Action at the Margins (ODI, Dec. 2019) [text]

"Emerging Donors and Conflict-Affected States," Introduction to The New Politics of Aid: Emerging Donors & Conflict-Affected States (Lynne Rienner, Oct. 2019) [text]
- Info about the book is available here.

The Empowerment Currency: Rethinking Our Cash Approach in Humanitarian Crises (World Vision, Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Famine Early Warning and Information Systems in Conflict Settings: Challenges for Humanitarian
Metrics and Response (Conflict Research Programme, Nov. 2019) [text]

"Fleeing Mass Starvation: What We (Don’t) Know about the Famine‐migration Nexus," Disasters, Accepted Articles, 30 Oct. 2019 [abstract]
- See "cliffnotes" for this article on Reinventing Peace Blog.

The Future of Financial Assistance: An Outlook to 2030 (Cash Learning Partnership, Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related blog post.

Mapping Local Capacities and Support for More Effective Humanitarian Responses (ODI, Nov. 2019) [text]

"Trauma during Humanitarian Work: The Effects on Intimacy, Wellbeing and PTSD-symptoms," European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 10, no. 1 (Oct. 2019) [open access]
- Focuses on Syrian refugee aid-workers in Jordan.

"Understanding Disasters: Managing and Accommodating Different Worldviews in Humanitarian Response," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 4:19 (Nov. 2019) [open access]

UNHCR’s Engagement in Humanitarian-Development Cooperation: Think Piece on Research Phase 1 (Nov. 2018-June 2019) (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (5 Nov. 2019)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2

NATIONALITY

Blog posts & press:

"'The clock is ticking': Race to Save 2 Million from Statelessness in Assam," The Guardian, 20 Nov. 2019 [text]

The Convention on the Rights of the Child at 30: Action Still Needed to Fulfil Every Child’s Right to a Nationality in Europe (ENS Blog, Nov. 2019) [text]

Even Where Countries in Europe Recognise Marriage Equality, Children Born to Same-sex Families Remain at Risk of Statelessness (ENS Blog, Nov. 2019) [text]

"Foreign Fighters and the Trend Towards Statelessness," Australian Outlook, 20 Nov. 2019 [text]

India’s Plan to Identify ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Could Get Some Muslims Declared ‘Foreign’ (The Conversation, Dec. 2019) [text]

"Red Cross Criticises UK for Stripping Isis Recruits of Citizenship," The Guardian, 30 Nov. 2019 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"The Children (and Wives) of Foreign ISIS Fighters: Which Obligations upon the States of Nationality?," Questions of International Law, 23 Sept. 2019 [open access]

COI Note on the Treatment of Women with Children Born out of Wedlock in Syria (UNHCR, Sept. 2019) [text]

Designed to Exclude: How India's Courts are Allowing Foreigners Tribunals to Render People Stateless in Assam (Amnesty International, Nov. 2019) [text]

*Joint Conclusions of the 2nd Regional Conference on the Right to Legal Identity and Prevention of Statelessness: Leaving No One Behind at Birth, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, 5-6 Sept. 2019 [text]
- Info about the conference is available here.

Making SDG16.9 Work for the Wider Sustainable Development Agenda: Lessons from the Citizenship, Statelessness and Legal Identity Community (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Nov. 2019) [text]
- Note: Target SDG 16.9 is "By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration." See also related video from ISI World Conference on Statelessness 2019.

*"A New Dawn? Statelessness and Assam," Groningen Journal of International Law, vol. 7, no. 1 (2019) [open access]

Palestinian Citizenship within the State of Palestine: The Right Answer for the Wrong Question, (SSRN, Nov. 2019) [book chapter preprint]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (6 Dec. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1

STATELESSNESS

Opportunity:

CFP: Statelessness and Citizenship Review [info]
- Contributions are sought for next issue of this new journal. Submissions deadline is 15 January 2020.

Blog posts & press:

The Campaign to End Statelessness: July-Sept. 2019 Update (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text]

Ending Statelessness for the Next Generation (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]
- Focus is on the Philippines.

"Kyrgyzstan Eradicates Statelessness, Challenges Remain," The Diplomat, 31 Oct. 2019 [text]

Statelessness and Belonging in a Globalized World, New York, 20 Nov. 2019 [summary]
- Overview of recent symposium.

Ukraine Needs to Accelerate Progress on Eradication of Statelessness and to Alleviate Suffering of People (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text]
- See also Ukrainian version and related ENS blog post on children in Ukraine.

UN Expert Raises Alarm at Increasing Number of minorities at risk of statelessness worldwide (OHCHR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Analysis of Current Practices and Challenges Regarding the Avoidance and Reduction of Statelessness in Europe, Paper prepared for 94th Plenary Meeting of the COE European Committee on Legal Cooperation, Strasbourg, 13-15 Nov. 2019 [text]

Briefing: The New Home Office Policy on Statelessness (Free Movement, Dec. 2019) [text]
- Note: The Home Office's "Stateless Guidance" was updated 1 Nov. 2019. A shorter version of this briefing is available on the ENS blog.

"Climatic Statelessness: Risk Assessment and Policy Options," Population and Development Review, Early View, 27 Nov. 2019 [open access]

The Impact of Statelessness on Access to Human Rights in Italy, Portugal and Spain (UNHCR, June 2019) [text]
- See also related InfoMigrants article.

Making SDG16.9 Work for the Wider Sustainable Development Agenda: Lessons from the Citizenship, Statelessness and Legal Identity Community
- Note: Target SDG 16.9 is "By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration."

Statelessness in Iran: Country Position Paper (Stateless Journeys, Nov. 2019) [text]

Statelessness in Iraq: Country Position Paper (Stateless Journeys, Nov. 2019) [text]

Statelessness in Southern Africa: Time to End It, not Promote It, Southern Africa Report, no. 32 (Institute for Security Studies, Nov. 2019) [text]
- See also related ISS Today article, explainer video, and video of discussion panel on statelessness in Southern Africa.

Universal Periodic Review, 34th Session: Overview and Analysis of Recommendations Made on Nationality and Statelessness (Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Nov. 2019) [text]
- See also related country summary.

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (18 Oct. 2019)
- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2 (18 Oct. 2019)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria

Blog posts & press:

Eritrean Migrants Face Torture in Libya: What the International Community Can Do (The Conversation, Nov. 2019) [text]

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Refugees’ Movements Restricted (Human Rights Watch, Nov. 2019) [text]

"Maghrebi Irregular Migration is Down but for How Long?," ISS Today, 7 Nov. 2019 [text]

"Migrant Situation Deteriorating in Libya, IOM Says," InfoMigrants, 4 Dec. 2019 [text]

Syria: Civilians Abused in ‘Safe Zones’ (Human Rights Watch, Nov. 2019) [text]

Turkey’s Syrian Refugees—The Welcome Fades (Future Development Blog, Nov. 2019) [text]

UNHCR and Turkey Hold Further Discussions on Voluntary Repatriation of Syrian Refugees (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text]
- See also earlier related press release.

UNHCR Expands Help to Refugees in Urban Areas in Libya, Reassesses Role of Gathering and Departure Facility (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text]

Urgent Shift Needed in Approach to the Situation in Libya (IOM, Nov. 2019) [text]

US No Longer Thinks Israeli Settlements are Illegal – This is a Green Light for More Palestinian Displacement (The Conversation, Nov. 2019) [text]

"Weighed Down by Economic Woes, Syrian Refugees Head Home from Jordan," The New Humanitarian, 19 Nov. 2019 [text]

Reports:

*"Beyond the Conflict: What Future for Syrian Refugees?," Chapter in Weathering the Storm: Charting New Courses in the Mediterranean (ISPI, Dec. 2019) [text]

Displacement and Despair: The Turkish Invasion of Northeast Syria (Refugees International, Nov. 2019) [text]

Field Perspectives on Multi-year Humanitarian Funding and Planning: How Theory has Translated into Practice in Jordan and Lebanon (Development Initiatives & Norwegian Refugee Council, Dec. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

The Growing Role of Reconciliation in Return Movements: Snapshots from the Return Index, Return Index Thematic Series Briefing, no. 2 (IOM, Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Health Access and Utilization Survey among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text]

Hunger, Displacement and Migration: A Joint Innovative Approach to Assessing Needs of Migrants in Libya (IOM & WFP, Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

Intentions Survey: IDPs in Formal Camps - Al-Anbar (REACH & CCCM Cluster, Aug. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Focus is on Iraq.

Iraq: Humanitarian Needs Overview 2020 (OCHA, Nov. 2019) [text]
- Follow link for report in English and summaries in Arabic, English and Kurdish.

"Jiwār: From a Right of Neighbourliness to a Right to Neighbourhood for Refugees," Chapter in Migration and Islamic Ethics: Issues of Residence, Naturalization and Citizenship (Brill, Nov. 2019) [open access]
- Focuses on Syrian and Iraqi displacements.

*'Just getting by': Ex-Gazans in Jerash and Other Refugee Camps in Jordan, Report no. 34 (Fafo, Nov. 2019) [text]

Repatriation of Refugees from Arab Conflicts: Scenarios for Reconstruction (FEMISE, Sept. 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen.

Solid Waste Management in Refugee Camps in Jordan (World Vision, Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: MENA (7 Nov. 2019)
- Regional Focus: Syria (7 Nov. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

New Book Titles

Apologies, I am a bit late with this posting!

Please see a two-part listing of references to new books posted on my Forced Migration Library blog: Part 1 (Dec. titles); Part 2 (Oct. & Nov. titles, plus new Open Access books).

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 3

Balkans & Central/Eastern Europe:

Blog posts & press

"Advocate General: Refusal to Relocate Asylum Seekers 'Breached EU Law'," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 8 Nov. 2019 [text]
- Focuses on the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

"Bosnia's Vucjak Camp: Migrants, a Garbage Dump — and a Road to Nowhere," DW, 16 Nov. 2019 [text]
- See also related statement by Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and AP story.

Croatia’s Violent Pushbacks of Refugees and Asylum-seekers (openDemocracy, Nov. 2019) [text]
- See also related Human Rights Watch news story.

"Migrants, Refugees Find Shelter Hard to Come by in Bosnia," Balkan Insight, 15 Nov. 2019 [text]

Why Some EU Countries are Struggling to Relocate Migrants (The Conversation, Dec. 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Romania.

Reports & journal articles

First Annual Progress Report: Multi-Year, Multi-Partner Protection and Solutions Strategy for Ukraine 2018-2022 (UNHCR, May 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

"The Issue of Securitization of the Refugee," Polish Political Science Yearbook, vol. 48, no. 1 (2019) [open access]

Psychological Well-being of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Serbia: 2019 Research Report ( People in Need & UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Right to Asylum in the Republic of Serbia: Periodic Report for July-Sept. 2019 (Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, Nov. 2019) [text via ECRE]

Schengen: A Club Where Fundamental Rights (Do Not) Matter? (ECRE, Nov. 2019) [text]
- "ECRE'S assessment of shortcomings in addressing fundamental rights violations within Schengen processes, with a focus on Croatia's accession to the Schengen area, and its recommendations to support fundamental rights compliance."

"Self-Enhancement and Helping Behavior: Motivations of Volunteers in Registration and Reception Centers for Refugees in Bulgaria," Qualitative Sociology Review, vol. 15, no. 2 (2019) [open access]

"Through the Lens of History: The Effects of Beliefs about Historical Victimization on Responses to Refugees," International Journal of Intercultural Relations, vol. 74 (Jan. 2020) [free full-text]
- Focuses on Hungary.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (4 Dec. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Other countries:

"A Convivial Journey: From Diversity in Istanbul to Solidarity with Refugees in Denmark," Chapter in Conviviality at the Crossroads: The Poetics and Politics of Everyday Encounters (Springer, 2019) [open access]

Faith in the System? Religion in the (Danish) Asylum System (Aalborg Universitetsforlag, 2019) [open access]
- "With this collection of papers, we hope to contribute towards a more nuanced understanding, analysing the nexus between religion and the asylum system as it plays out primarily in a Danish context but with references to Norway, Australia and Canada."

"Post-2015 Refugees Welcome Initiatives in Sweden: Cosmopolitan Underpinnings," Chapter in Conviviality at the Crossroads: The Poetics and Politics of Everyday Encounters (Springer, 2019) [open access]

Regaining Control? The Political Impact of Policy Responses to Refugee Crises (SSRN, July 2019; posted Nov. 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Germany and Sweden.

The Role of EASO Operations in National Asylum Systems (ECRE, Nov. 2019) [text]
- "[T]his report analyses the role of EASO Operations in Greece, Italy, Cyprus and Malta in
supporting the national authorities to promote efficiency and quality in their asylum procedures, and presents findings for improved and sustainable operational support to asylum systems under pressure."

Tapping into the 'New We': Migrant Civic and Political Participation in Norway, PRIO Policy Brief, no. 14 (PRIO, Nov. 2019) [text]

"The Value(s) of Volunteering: Asylum Seekers’ Trajectories through Language Work in Refugee Assistance," International Journal of Multilingualism, Latest Articles, 18 Nov. 2019 [open access]
- Focuses on Austria.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (4 Dec. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Europe:

Breaking Gridlocks and Moving Forward: Recommendations for the Next Five Years of EU Migration Policy (ICMPD, Nov. 2019) [text]

Europe's Outsourced Migration Controls: Refocusing on Peace, Rights and Development (Saferworld, Nov. 2019) [text]
- "Drawing on the cases of Libya, Niger and Turkey, this briefing analyses Europe’s approach of outsourcing border controls, the interests driving this model, its negative implications for peace, rights and stability, and how it ends up reinforcing the very factors that compel people to move in the first place."

Policies and Tools to Enhance Readmission Cooperation: Presidency Discussion Paper (Council of the European Union, Nov. 2019) [text via ECRE]

Towards a New European Consensus on Migration and Asylum (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Dec. 2019) [text]

What are the Roles of Intercultural Mediators in Health Care and What is the Evidence on Their Contributions and Effectiveness in Improving Accessibility and Quality of Care for Refugees and Migrants in the WHO European Region?, Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report, no. 64 (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Nov. 2019) [text]

Greece & Italy:

"Acts for Refugees’ Right to the City and Commoning Practices of Care-tizenship in Athens, Mytilene and Thessaloniki," Social Inclusion, vol. 7, no. 4 (2019) [open access]

Asylum, Relocation and Return of Migrants: Time to Step up Action to Address Disparities between
Objectives and Results (European Court of Auditors, Nov. 2019) [text]
- "In this audit, we assessed whether the EU-funded support action for Greece and Italy had achieved its objectives and whether the asylum and return procedures were effective and swift. ..."

How Do Migrants Participate Politically within Restrictive Contexts? Citizenship, Belonging, and Participation in Italy, PRIO Policy Brief, no. 15 (PRIO, Nov. 2019) [text]

"Influence of Post-migration Living Difficulties on Post-traumatic Symptoms in Chinese Asylum Seekers Resettled in Italy," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, OnlineFirst, 27 Nov. 2019 [preprint]

Outspoken but Unheard: How Diasporas in Europe Shape Migration Along the Central Mediterranean Sea Route (REACH & Mixed Migration Centre, Oct. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]
- "The present assessment, conducted by REACH in collaboration with the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), aims to explore the relationship between diaspora members in Italy and refugees and migrants along the CMR, in countries of origin, en route, and at destination. The study presents three case studies on refugees and migrants from Mali, Eritrea and Bangladesh."

The Role of EASO Operations in National Asylum Systems (ECRE, Nov. 2019) [text]
- "[T]his report analyses the role of EASO Operations in Greece, Italy, Cyprus and Malta in supporting the national authorities to promote efficiency and quality in their asylum procedures, and presents findings for improved and sustainable operational support to asylum systems under pressure."

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (19 Nov. 2019)
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (19 Nov. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Africa

Event & opportunity:

AUC International Conference for Research on African Challenges, Cairo, 4-5 December 2019 [info]
- The focus of the conference is on the first Sustainable Development Goals of "No Poverty." Tracks 2&3 include presentations on refugee and forced migration-related issues.

Consultancy: Evaluation of UNHCR's L3 Response to Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe and Malawi [info]
- Apply by 8 December 2019.

Blog posts & press:

Farming Together, Refugees and Their Hosts Reap Benefits (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text]
- "An agriculture initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is helping South Sudanese refugees and locals alike become self-reliant."

Refugees: Rwanda Helps Hundreds, But Thousands More Languish in Libya (African Arguments, Nov. 2019) [text]
- See also related UNHCR news story.

Spirited Away: The Fading Importance of Resettlement in the Emergency Transit Mechanism in Rwanda (ECDPM Blog, Oct. 2019) [text]

UNHCR Welcomes Somalia’s Ratification of the Kampala Convention (UNHCR, Nov. 2019) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Could the Supertowel be Used as an Alternative Hand Cleaning Product for Emergencies? An Acceptability and Feasibility Study in a Refugee Camp in Ethiopia," PLoS ONE 14(5): e0216237 (May 2019) [open access]

Humanitarian Versus Development Aid for Refugees: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design, CSAE WorkingPaper, no. WPS/2019­-15 (Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oct. 2019) [text]
- Focuses on Kenya.

Is the Global Compact on Refugees Fit for Africa’s Purposes?, SAIIA Occasional Paper, no. 302 (South African Institute of International Affairs, Oct. 2019) [text]

The Political Economy of Migration Governance in the Gambia (Mercator
Dialogue on Asylum and Migration, Nov. 2019) [text]
- See also related post on The Conversation.

Refugee Status Determination: A Study of the Process in Uganda (Norwegian Refugee Council, Nov. 2019) [text]
- Note: This report was written in May 2018, but published in Nov. 2019.

Trends in International Protection of Somali Refugees in Dadaab Refugee Complex, Kenya (1991-2016), Thesis (Kenyatta Univ., May 2019) [text]
- See also related MSF project update.

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (15 Nov. 2019)
- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (15 Nov. 2019)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

New Issue of RSQ

The latest issue of Refugee Survey Quarterly (RSQ) has been published. Contents of vol. 38, no. 4, December 2019 include:

• The 1984 Cartagena Declaration: A Critical Review of Some Aspects of Its Emergence and Relevance [abstract]
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Post-return Monitoring – A Missing Link in the International Protection of Refugees? [abstract]
• Martyrdom, Antinomianism, and the Prioritising of Christians – Towards a Political Theology of Refugee Resettlement [abstract]
• Being a Syrian University Student in Turkey: Intergroup Relations, Psychosocial Issues, and Boundary Formation [abstract]
• The Prospects for Durable Solutions for Syrian Refugees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Case Study of Erbil Governorate Camps [abstract] [ResearchGate]

Tagged Periodicals.

New Issue of JRS

The latest issue of the Journal of Refugee Studies (JRS) has been published. Contents of vol. 32, no. 3, Sept. 2019 include:

• Gardening in Displacement: The Benefits of Cultivating in Crisis [free full-text]
• ‘I Stand on My Own Two Feet but Need Someone Who Really Cares’: Social Networks and Social Capital among Unaccompanied Minors for Becoming Established in Swedish Society [abstract]
• The Refugee Integration Survey and Evaluation (RISE): Results from a Four-Year Longitudinal Study [abstract]
• Participatory Visual Research with Displaced Persons: ‘Listening’ to Post-conflict Experiences through the Visual [abstract]
• Cessation Clauses, Uncertain Futures and Wellbeing among Rwandan Urban Refugees in Cameroon [abstract]
• Positioning in the Oral Narratives of Displaced Syrian Women [abstract]
• The Feminization of Forced Migration during Conflict: The Complex Experiences of Algerian Women Who Fled in the ‘Black Decade’ [abstract]
• Prejudice-relevant Correlates of Attitudes towards Refugees: A Meta-analysis [abstract] [preprint]

Also included are five book reviews.

Tagged Periodicals.

Open Access Round-up: 30 November 2019

Below is a listing of Open Access literature that I have referenced on this blog since 15 November 2019. If you are not familiar with Open Access, please visit my other blog for an introduction.

See also this list for a quick look at different types of Open Access.

Green Open Access [info]

Articles:

"The Anti-policy of European Anti-smuggling as a Site of Contestation in the Mediterranean Migration 'Crisis'," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 45, no. 12 (2019)
- Postprint version of article.
- Two authors, based in Germany and the UK.

"Blurred Lines: Detaining Asylum Seekers in Britain and France," Journal of Sociology, OnlineFirst, 12 Nov. 2019
- Postprint version of article.
- Two authors, based in Australia and the UK.

"The Conclusion of Bilateral Agreements and Technical Arrangements for the Management Of Migration Flows: An Overview of the Italian Practice," Italian Yearbook of International Law Online, vol. 28 (2019)
- The postprint version of this article is currently under embargo.
- Author is based in Italy.

"Genealogies of Immigration Detention: Migration Control and the Shifting Boundaries Between the ‘Penal’ and the ‘Preventive’ State," Social & Legal Studies, OnlineFirst, 18 Nov. 2019
- Preprint version of article.
- Author is based in Italy.

"Immigration Detention as Social Defence: Policing 'Dangerous Mobility' in Italy," Theoretical Criminology, OnlineFirst, 10 July 2019
- Preprint version of article.
- Two authors, both based in Italy.

Not Just the Luck of the Draw? Exploring Competency of Counsel in Federal Court Refugee Leave Determinations (2005-2010) (SSRN, Nov. 2019)
- Preprint version of article.
- Four authors, all are based in Canada.

"Responding to Mandatory Immigration Detention: Lessons for the Health Care Community," Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 211, no. 9 (Nov. 2019)
- The postprint version of this article is currently under embargo.
- Two authors, based in Australia/UK (1) and Australia (1).

"The Ring of Steel: Extraterritorial Migration Controls in Indonesia and Libya and the Complicity of Australia and Italy," Human Rights Law Review, Advance Articles, 15 Nov. 2019
- Postprint version of article.
- Two authors, both based in Australia.

"The Trauma of Trump's Family Separation and Child Detention Actions: A Children's Rights Perspective," Washington Law Review, vol 95, no. 1 (Forthcoming, March 2020)
- Preprint version of article.
- Two authors, both based in the U.S.

"Understanding and Coping with Immigration Detention: Social Identity as Cure and Curse," European Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 49, no. 2 (March 2019)
- Postprint version of article.
- Five authors, all are based in the UK.

Book chapters:

"The ‘Sovereignty Clause’ of the Dublin Regulations in the Case-Law of the ECtHR and the CJEU: The Mirage of a Jurisprudential Convergence?," Chapter in Migration Issues before International Courts and Tribunals (CNR Edizioni, Forthcoming 2020)
- Preprint version of chapter.
- Author is based in Greece.

Gold/Diamond Open Access [info]

Note: The APC amount indicated is as of this writing; may vary depending on type of submission and may also be subject to change. Waiver status of authors is unknown.

Articles:

"Americans Preferred Syrian Refugees Who are Female, English-speaking, and Christian on the Eve of Donald Trump’s Election," PLoS ONE 14(10): e0222504 (Oct. 2019)
- Three authors, based in the United Arab Emirates (1) and the U.S. (2). APC is US$1595.

"Asylum and Return: The Gnandi Case, or a Clarification of the Right to an Effective Remedy," European Papers: A Journal on Law and Integration, vol. 4, no. 1 (March 2019)
- Author is based in Switzerland. No APC.

"Barriers to Due Process for Indigent Asylum Seekers in Immigration Detention," Mitchell Hamline Law Review, vol. 45, no. 1 (2019)
- Author is based in the U.S. No APC.

"Beyond Ethical Approval: Fostering Ethical Research Practices within Inter-sectoral Research Projects Involving Academic and NGO Sector Partners," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 4:18 (Nov. 2019)
- Eight authors, based in Indonesia (2), Ireland (5) and Spain (1). No APC.

"Bone Testing for Migrants’ Age Assessment: Evaluation of the European Practice Pursuant to the Standard of Proof Set by Union Law and the Supervisory Bodies of the Council of Europe," Amsterdam Law Forum, vol. 11, no. 3 (2019)
- Author is based in France and the Netherlands. No APC.

"Climate of Hate: Similar Correlates of Far Right Electoral Support and Right-Wing Hate Crimes in Germany," Frontiers in Psychology, 18 Oct. 2019
- Four authors, all based in Germany. APC is US$2950.

"A Crisis of Humanitarianism: Refugees at the Gates of Europe," International Journal of Health Policy and Management, vol. 8, no. 6 (June 2019)
- Author is based in the UK. No APC.

"Global Overview of Refugees: Comparison of 2005 and 2015 Data for the 10 Most Affected Countries," Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, vol. 25, no. 6 (2019)
- Five authors, all are based in Turkey. No APC indicated.

"Overcoming Obstacles Along the Pathway to Integration for Syrian Healthcare Professionals in Germany," BMJ Global Health, vol. 4, no. 4 (Aug. 2019)
- Eight authors, based in Denmark (1), Germany (4), the UK (1), UK/US (1) and US (1). APC is GBP 1500 (for Commentary).

"Qualification Programmes for Immigrant Health Professionals: A Systematic Review,"  PLoS ONE 14(11): e0224933 (Nov. 2019)
- Three authors, all are based in Germany. APC is US$1595.

"Understanding Germany’s Response to the 2015 Refugee Crisis," Review of Economics and Political Science, EarlyCite, 11 Nov. 2019
- Author is based in Egypt. No APC.

Books:

Integration through Exploitation: Syrians in Turkey (Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2019)

Hybrid Open Access [info]

"Conflating the Muslim Refugee and the Terror Suspect: Responses to the Syrian Refugee 'Crisis' in Brexit Britain," Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 42, no. 14 (2019)
- Author is based in the UK. APC is GBP 2365.

"A Global Social Contract: New Steps Towards a Rights-based Approach to Migration Governance?," Global Social Policy, vol. 19, nos. 1-2 (2019)
- Author is based in Switzerland (with UNRISD). APC is US$3000.

"Not All Syrian Doctors Become Taxi Drivers: Stagnation and Continuity among Highly Educated Syrians in Norway," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 25 Nov. 2019
- Author is based in Norway. APC is US$2690.

"Smuggling, Trafficking, and Extortion: New Conceptual and Policy Challenges on the Libyan Route to Europe," Antipode, Early View, 4 Oct. 2019
- Two authors, based in Canada and the Netherlands. APC is US$3000.

Law Reviews

Note: These articles are considered Bronze Open Access, i.e., they are free-to-read but no other permissions are associated with them. Authors are based in the U.S. unless otherwise indicated.

"Enter at Your Own Risk: Criminalizing Asylum-Seekers," Columbia Human Rights Law Review, vol. 51, no. 1 (2019)

"The Future of U.S. Immigration Law," UC Davis Law Review, vol. 53, no. 1 (2019)

"Immigration Litigation in the Time of Trump," UC Davis Law Review Online, vol. 53 (2019)

"Presidential Ideology and Immigrant Detention," Duke Law Journal (Forthcoming)

"Trump’s ‘Immployment’ Law Agenda: Intensifying Employment-based Enforcement and Un-authorizing the Authorized," Southwestern Law Review, vol. 48 (Forthcoming, 2019)

Related post:
- Open Access Round-up: 15 November 2019

Tagged Publications.