Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (South America/Venezuela Crisis)

Regional:

Migrants and Refugees in the Americas: A Solidarity Crisis (openDemocracy, Oct. 2018) [text]

Revista OPERA, no. 23 (July-Dec. 2018) [full-text]
- "Los artículos de este dossier abordan como tema central las políticas públicas de seguridad en las fronteras." Includes "Migración indígena en la frontera Colombia-Ecuador: del conflicto armado a la Agenda de Seguridad Binacional = Indigenous Migration on Colombia-Ecuador Border: From Armed Conflict to the Bi-national Security Agenda" and "Nuevos retos en el tercer país: migraciones y gestiones administrativas de la frontera colombo-venezolana = A Mismatch in the Third Country: Migrations and Administrative Management of the Colombo-Venezuelan Border)." Articles are in Spanish, with English abstracts.

Venezuela Crisis:

"Fleeing Hardship at Home, Venezuelan Migrants Struggle Abroad, Too," Reuters, 15 Oct. 2018 [text]

In the Caribbean, Local Aid Helps Tackle a Surge in Venezuelan Asylum Seekers (IRIN, Oct. 2018) [text]

Responding to Venezuela’s Crisis, Washington, DC, 19 Sept. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for summary and video.

Temporary Residency Permits a Lifeline for Venezuelans in Peru (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text]

Trump Sees Opportunity in Venezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis as Midterms Approach (The Conversation, Oct. 2018) [text]

UNHCR Chief Calls for Regional Response to Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant Crisis (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text]

Venezuela: A Refugee Crisis in for the Long Haul (Lawfare Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

Vulnerable Venezuelans Find Help in Colombia (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text]
- See also related UNHCR news release.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (North/Central America) (24 Oct. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (North/Central America)

The Migrant "Caravan": 

A large group of mostly Honduran migrants is making its way through Mexico en route to the United States. This WOLA FAQ provides a useful overview. More info and commentary follow, organized chronologically:

A Caravan of Migrants Makes Its Way to the US, as Trump Threatens to Close the Border (Immigration Impact Blob, 18 Oct. 2018) [text]

"Trump Administration Supports Mexico, UN Plan to Deal with Caravan of Migrants," USA Today, 18 Oct. 2018 [text]

Migrant Caravan, Press statement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, 21 Oct. 2018 [text]

"UNHCR: People Seeking Asylum Have Legal Right to Enter US," VOA News, 21 Oct. 2018 [text]

Debunking President Trump's Tweets on the Migrant Caravan (Human Rights First, 22 Oct. 2018) [text]

5 Ways to Prevent the Next Migrant Caravan (Immigration Impact Blog, 23 Oct. 2018) [text]

*"The Reality Behind ‘Migrant Caravans’," New Republic, 23 Oct. 2018 [text]

"Trump Concedes There’s ‘No Proof’ Terrorists are Among Honduran Migrants," Boston Globe, 23 Oct. 2018 [text]

UNHCR Says Stabilizing ‘Caravan’ Situation Urgently Important (UNHCR, 23 Oct. 2018) [text]
- See also related VOA news story.

Migrant Caravan Members Have Right to Claim Asylum – Here’s Why Getting It Will be Hard (The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2018) [text]

Publications:

Central America: To Slow Refugees’ Flight, Reduce the Violence (U.S. Institute of Peace, Oct. 2018) [text]

El Salvador Has a Historic Opportunity to Address Internal Displacement (Refugees Deeply, Oct. 2018) [text]

Judicial Errors: Evidence from Refugee Appeals, Working Paper, no. 2018-75 (Becker Friedman Institute, Oct. 2018) [text via SSRN]
- Focuses on Canada.

"Lessons from the 1990s for Belize Today," Forced Migration Review, no. 59 (Oct. 2018) [open access]

Migrants and Refugees in the Americas: A Solidarity Crisis (openDemocracy, Oct. 2018) [text]

"On a Bridge Between Borders, Asylum Seekers Linger in Painful Limbo," The Guardian, 16 Oct. 2018 [text]

State of the Art in Research on, and Services for, Immigrant Women, Youth and Seniors: Knowledge Synthesis Report (CERIS, Sept. 2018) [text]

"U.S. Campaign Against Migration Goes Unheard, or Unheeded, in Guatemala," New York Times, 7 Oct. 2018 [text]

Resource:

New Online Database by WOLA Tracks U.S. Assistance to Central America [access]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1 (27 Sept. 2018)
- Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 2 (Central America) (27 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Open Access Week: Trends & Developments, esp. with Hybrid OA

Today's post looks at some open access trends and developments, with a particular focus on hybrid open access.

1. OA trends on my blog (a microcosm!)

I have continued to aggregate the Open Access publications that I reference on this blog on a bimonthly basis. Here are the year-to-date (YTD) figures (i.e., January to mid-October 2018) for the different categories of OA literature that I track, compared with previous years:

- Gold OA = 211 (122 were health-related, 89 were other topics)
- Green OA = 53 (34 preprints, 19 postprints)
- Hybrid OA = 81

                          2015   2017   2018 (ytd)
- Gold OA           163     246     211
- Green OA           60       65      53   
- Hybrid OA          21       61       81

Keeping in mind that the total 2018 numbers will change by year-end, the overall trend suggests that gold and green OA are holding steady while hybrid OA has increased quite a bit, especially in light of the fact that the YTD 2018 figure is already higher than the figure for all 12 months of 2017!

2. Growth in hybrid open access

The growth in hybrid OA may be due to several factors: Many research funders will cover the costs associated with hybrid OA publishing (these usually take the form of APCs, or Article Processing Charges) (Björk​, 2017). Also, hybrid journals offer "prestige and tradition" to researchers: They are well-established and have achieved a certain reputation (think Journal of Refugee Studies!).  Finally, some funder mandates stipulate either immediate open access or the deposit of an eprint within a defined period of time (usually 6-12 months). An unintended consequence has been that some traditional journal publishers have lengthened embargo periods for self-archiving (or green OA), which in turn has nudged authors towards the hybrid OA option in order to ensure compliance with their funders.

3. Hybrid OA costs

That said, the APCs associated with hybrid OA compared with gold OA have generally tended to be higher (Pinfield, Salter & Bath, 2017). For a while, the average APC for hybrid OA hovered around $3000 (although my post last year showed some APCs decreasing).  However, the costs now seem to be on the rise, at least with some of the larger publishers.  This this table provides a recently-updated list of APCs charged by traditional forced migration-related journals that offer hybrid OA.

Here is a summary of what those APCs have done over the past two years:

• Brill (European Journal of Migration & Law, Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies): APCs decreased in 2017, but have gone back up in 2018.
• Cambridge Univ. Press (International Review of the Red Cross): APC stayed the same in 2017, but rose this year.
• Emerald Publishing (International Journal of Migration, Health & Social Care): APC went up in 2017 and in 2018.
• Inderscience (International Journal of Migration & Border Studies): APC remained the same in 2017 and in 2018.
• SAGE (International Migration Review): IMR was published by Wiley last year; the APC this year has remained the same despite the transition.
• Springer (Journal of International Migration & Integration): APC remained the same in 2017 and in 2018.
• Taylor & Francis (Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies, Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies): The APCs quoted in US dollars remained the same in 2017 and 2018, while those quoted in British pounds increased in 2018.
• Wiley (Disasters, International Migration): APCs decreased in 2017, and have not increased again in 2018. 

Costs for the four journal titles published by Oxford University Press have not followed one consistent pattern. Last year, the APCs for International Journal of Refugee Law went down, stayed the same for Refugee Survey Quarterly, and went up for Journal of Refugee Studies and Migration Studies! This year, APCs increased for all four journals, with Migration Studies topping out at $3,480, the highest APC for all titles listed in my table!

4. What if you can't afford to pay?

Interestingly, most of the very large journal publishers reflected above do not offer discounts or waivers for the APCs associated with hybrid OA (whereas they *do* for gold OA). Oxford University Press is the exception. Here are the current "reduced rate developing country charges" for its four migration-related journal titles (note that these countries will not be charged any rate at all):
IJRL = $1,618
JRS = $1,654
Migr. Stud. = $1,740
RSQ = $1,654

In the end, the most cost-effective alternative for providing open access to articles published in the  journals listed above is to go with the green OA option, which I will discuss in a later post. But first, I will look at gold OA developments tomorrow.

Tagged Publications.

News: Open Access Week 2018

It's that time of year again! Open Access Week runs from 22-28 October 2018. This year's theme is "Design Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge." In other words, how do we "go beyond addressing inequities in accessing research to address inequities in participating in research as well"?

How does this play out in the forced migration context? One longstanding issue has been the North-South divide in the production of knowledge and the resulting impact on research access and participation. So this week, I plan on highlighting some of the available mechanisms for both producing and discovering Open Access research in the Global South, using forced migration examples wherever possible. To set the stage, however, I will begin with a post that looks at OA trends over the past year.

If anyone needs a basic introduction to Open Access before proceeding, please visit my other blog!


Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

Regional Focus: Asia

Event & opportunity:

The Rohingya Crisis: Voices from the Field, London, 24 October 2018 [info]
- Will also be livestreamed.

Funding Opportunity for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Thailand [info]
- Proposal submission deadline is 31 October 2018.

Publications:

"ASEAN’s Limited Role in Solving the Rohingya Crisis," The Diplomat, 12 Oct. 2018 [text]

From Europe to Afghanistan: Experiences of Child Returnees (Save the Children, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

“Genocide cards”: Rohingya Refugees on Why They Risked Their Lives to Refuse ID Cards (openDemocracy, Oct. 2018) [text]

Hidden Indonesia Homeless: Muslim Aid Fears the Numbers of Displaced Will Rise Dramatically (Muslim Aid, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Homeland, but No Land for Home: A Case Study of Refugees in Towns - Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (Feinstein International Center, Oct. 2018) [text]

"India: Deportation of Rohingya a Potential Violation of International Law," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 12 Oct. 2018 [text]
- See also related UNHCR news briefing and VOA news story.

"South Korea Denies Refugee Status to Yemeni Asylum Seekers," Reuters, 17 Oct. 2018 [text]

Thailand: End Raids and Arbitrary Detention of Refugees (Fortify Rights, Oct. 2018) [text]

UNHCR and UNDP Complete First Assessments in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text]

"What's Keeping Some from Seeking Asylum? A Field Report Exploring Determinants and Implications for Fostering a Social Contract for Young People in Afghanistan," Journal of International Development, Early View, 26 Sept. 2018 [ResearchGate]

“Why Can’t We Go Home?”: Military Occupation of Land in Sri Lanka (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 1 (26 Sept. 2018)
- Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2 (Rohingya) (26 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Mental Health

News:

Calls have been made recently for the evacuation of asylum-seekers and refugees from Nauru due to their deteriorating mental health; the situation for young children has been especially dire. For more information, see:

• MSF Calls for the Immediate Evacuation of All Refugees on Nauru (Médecins Sans Frontières, 11 Oct. 2018) [text]
• "Doctors Trying to Help Suicidal Asylum Seekers in Nauru Have Been Banned from Treating Them," Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2018 [text]
• "Why MSF Had to Stop Offering Mental Health Care to Refugees in Nauru," NPR, 12 Oct. 2018 [text]
• UNHCR Urges Australia to Evacuate Off-shore Facilities as Health Situation Deteriorates (UNHCR, 12 Oct. 2018) [text]
• "Almost 6,000 Doctors Sign Letter to PM Demanding Children be Taken off Nauru," The Guardian, 14 Oct. 2018 [text]
• "Morrison Government Transfers Refugees to Australia from Nauru Amid Internal Pressure," Sydney Morning Herald, 17 Oct. 2018 [text]

Publications:

Addressing the Intergenerational Mental Health Needs of Refugee Families with Young Children, Webinar, 24 Sept. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for audio.

"'Better to Drown': A Greek Refugee Camp’s Epidemic of Misery," New York Times, 2 Oct. 2018 [text]

"Changes in Post-Migration Living Difficulties Predict Treatment Outcome in Traumatized Refugees," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9 Oct. 2018 [open access]

Culture, Context and Mental Health of Rohingya Refugees: A Review for Staff in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programmes for Rohingya Refugees (UNHCR, 2018) [text]

Improving Mental Health Care in Humanitarian Crises, London, 5 July 2018 [info]
- Follow link for audio and video.

An Invisible Crisis: Exploring Mental Health needs in the Syrian and Iraqi Crises; Médecins du Monde Response and Challenges Ahead (Médecins du Monde, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems among Conflict-affected Children in Kachin State, Myanmar: A Qualitative Study," Conflict and Health, 12: 39 (Sept. 2018) [open access]

Mental Health in Displacement: A Widespread Yet Largely Overlooked Crisis (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

"Psychiatric Disorders in Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons after Forced Displacement," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 21 Sept. 2018 [open access]

"Recently Resettled Refugee Women-at-risk in Australia Evidence High Levels of Psychiatric Symptoms: Individual, Trauma and Post-migration Factors Predict Outcomes," BMC Medicine, 16:149 [open access]
- See also related Psychology Today blog post.

Unprotected, Unsupported, Uncertain: Recommendations to Improve the Mental Health of Asylum Seekers on Lesvos ( International Rescue Committee, Sept. 2018) [text]

“Utilization of Mental Healthcare Services among Refugees: Past, Present and Future,” Journal of Public Health Issues and Practices, 26 March 2018 [open access]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 1 (17 Sept. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 2 (Children) (17 Sept. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 3 (Legal/asylum context) (17 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: Syria

*3RP Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan 2018-2019 in Response to the Syria Crisis (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [2018 progress rpt.]
- See also earlier related regional strategic overview.

"Dignity and Humiliation: Identity Formation among Syrian Refugees," Middle East Law and Governance, vol. 9 (2017) [Academia]

Fourth Regional Survey on Syrian Refugees’ Perceptions and Intentions on Return to Syria (RPIS): Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan (UNHCR, July 2018; posted Oct. 2018) [text]

The Impact of Bank De-risking on the Humanitarian Response to the Syrian Crisis (ODI, Aug. 2018) [text]

"'It's against the law': Syrian Refugees Deported from Turkey Back to War," The Guardian, 16 Oct. 2018 [text]

*"The Migration of Fear: An Analysis of Migration Choices of Syrian Refugees," Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, In Press, 11 Oct. 2018 [abstract]
- See also related working paper.

"Misery ‘Every Day, Every Hour’ in Syrian Camp. And Now, It’s Grown Critical," New York Times, 20 Oct. 2018 [text]

"Refugee Crises in the Arab World," Chapter in Arab Horizons: Pitfalls and Pathways to Removal (Carnegie Endowment, Oct. 2018) [text]

Shutdowns, Suspensions, and Legal Threats Put Relief in World’s Troublespots at Risk (IRIN, Sept. 2018) [text]

Syria: Residents Blocked from Returning (Human Rights Watch, Oct. 2018) [text]

"Syria under Pinheiro: Reformulating Syrian Domestic Law for Decentralized Reconstruction," Brooklyn Journal of International Law, vol. 43, no. 2 (2018) [full-text]

"UN Official: Syria Has Withdrawn Controversial Property Law," Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2018 [text]

The War in Syria May Be Ending, but is Likely to Bring a Fresh Wave of Suffering (The Conversation, Oct. 2018) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria (24 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Regional Focus: MENA

"After Revolution, Tunisian Migration Governance Has Changed. Has EU Policy?," Migration Information Source, 18 Oct. 2018 [text]

Border Control and the Criminalisation of African Asylum Seekers in Israel (Border Criminologies Blog, Sept.-Oct. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for blog series.

"A Brutal Life for Migrants in Libya: Trafficking, Detention or Death en Route to Europe," PBS News Hour, 2 Oct. 2018 [access]
- Follow link for video/audio and transcript.

For Cities, Specify the Neighbourhood (IDMC Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]
- Focuses on Iraq.

‘A humanitarian sector in debt’: Counter-terrorism, Bank De-risking and Financial Access for NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza (ODI, Aug. 2018) [text]

‘I am Determined to Realize My Dream’: Understanding Decision Making During Displacement and Return in Iraq (Oxfam, Oct. 2018) [text]

Introducing the Refugees and Migrants Page (Jadaliyya, Oct. 2018) [access]
- New page that brings together articles and resources that focus on the agency of refugees and migrants in the Middle East and North Africa. Includes articles on Iraqi IDPs, UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees, and refugees and migrants in the Middle East, among others.

"Migration and Refugee Policy-Making in Modern Egypt, Morocco, & Turkey," Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East & North African Migration Studies, vol. 5, no. 2 (2018) [open access]

*Migration from Tunisia: Tunisia as a Country of Departure and Return - Research Terms of Reference, version 4 (REACH, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Refugee Crises in the Arab World," Chapter in Arab Horizons: Pitfalls and Pathways to Removal (Carnegie Endowment, Oct. 2018) [text]

Ripping Off the Band-aid: US Cuts Off UNRWA Funding (ISIM Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]

"Scale of Yemen Famine was 'Initially Underestimated' by Aid Agencies," The Guardian, 16 Oct. 2018 [text]

UNHCR Evacuates Vulnerable Refugees Out of Libya as Fighting Resumes (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text]

We Need to Help Jordan’s Other Refugees (Refugees Deeply, Oct. 2018) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Regional Focus: MENA, incl. Syria (24 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Children - Pt. 2 (U.S.)

United States:

"Detached and Afraid: U.S. Immigration Policy and the Practice of Forcibly Separating Parents and Young Children at the Border," Child Welfare (Forthcoming) [preprint]

Family Separations: Evolved Not Resolved (Just Security Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

Government Agrees to Give Some Separated Families a Second Chance to Seek Asylum (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also related Reuters article.

Human Rights Groups Finds More Families Separated Than Originally Reported (Immigration Impact Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

"Interviewing Refugee Children: Theory, Policy, and Practice with Traumatized Asylum Seekers," Yale Journal of Law & Feminism, vol. 29, no. 2 (2018) [full-text]

Justice Ginsburg’s Query in Preap and the Best Interests of the Child (ImmigrationProf Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

Special Review: Initial Observations Regarding Family Separation Issues under the Zero Tolerance Policy (DHS Office of Inspector General, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also related Immigration Impact blog post and Washington Post article.

"Trump Says He is Considering a New Family Separation Policy at U.S.-Mexico Border," Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2018 [text]

"Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in Long Term Foster Care: Identifying Needs and Best Practices from a Child Welfare Perspective," Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 92 (Sept. 2018) [ResearchGate]
- Note: Article in special issue on "Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Needs and Responses."

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Children - Pt. 1 (16 Oct. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (U.S.) (7 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: Children - Pt. 1

Analysis: Flow Monitoring Surveys, Child-Specific Module (IOM, April 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Data Gaps and Mixed Migration Between West and North Africa and Europe (Unicef, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Ensuring the Right to Family Reunification of Migrants and Refugees (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Sept. 2018) [text via ALNAP]

"Ethical Ambivalences in Research with Children Living in Accommodation Centers for Refugees," Forum: Qualitative Social Research, vol. 19, no. 3 (2018) [open access]

From Europe to Afghanistan: Experiences of Child Returnees (Save the Children, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Government Broke the Law by Not Giving Reasons for Dubs Children Rejections, Court Finds (Help Refugees, Oct. 2018) [text]
- See also related Independent article.

Migration Policy Practice, vol. VIII, no. 2 (May-Aug. 2018) [full-text]
- Focus of this issue is "Child Migration."

New Form of Leave for Children Transferred during Calais Clearance to Join Family (UK Home Office, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also related Guardian article.

"'So the World Will Know Our Story': Ethical Reflections on Research with Families Displaced by War," Forum: Qualitative Social Research, vol. 19, no. 3 (2018) [open access]

'This is Not a Place for Children': The Lives of the Children of Asylum-Seekers in South Tel Aviv (Border Criminologies Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

Young and on the Move in West Africa (Save the Children & Mixed Migration Centre, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Mental Health - Pt. 2 (Children) (17 Sept. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (8 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: Africa

Cameroon’s Forced Returns of Nigerian Refugees Leads to More Tragedies (African Arguments, Oct. 2018) [text]

Contested Refuge: The Political Economy and Conflict Dynamics in Uganda's Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement (European Union et al., June 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Forced Displacement in Africa Inquiry (UK Parliament, Oct. 2018) [access]
- Follow link to watch and/or read oral evidence presented and to read written evidence submitted.

Funding to Local Humanitarian Actors: Evidence from Somalia and South Sudan, HPG Policy Brief, no. 73 (ODI, Oct. 2018) [text]
*- See also individual case studies for Somalia and South Sudan.

"'I was euphoric': Eritrea's Joy Becomes Ethiopia's Burden Amid Huge Exodus," The Guardian, 12 Oct. 2018 [text]

Mass Congolese Returns from Angola Could Lead to a Humanitarian Crisis (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text]
- See also related Reuters article.

Refugees in Northern Uganda Now Have ‘Democracy’, but No Authority (Africa at LSE Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

South Sudan Signs the 1951 Refugee Convention (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text]

"'They Say Our Work is Not Halal': Experiences and Challenges of Refugee Community Workers Involved in Gender-based Violence Prevention and Care in Dadaab, Kenya," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 12 Oct. 2018 [open access]

To Be or Not to Be: Questioning the Value of Refugee Status, Oxford, 10 Oct. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for podcast; research focuses on Eritreans in Uganda.

Update of UNHCR’s Operations in Africa, 69th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, 14 Sept. 2018 [text]

Voluntary Repatriation of Burundian Refugees, from Tanzania to Burundi (UNHCR, Sept. 2018) [infographic]
- See also related sitrep.

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (25 Sept. 2018)
- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2 (25 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Regional Focus: Europe

News & blog posts:

"Don't Go to Dangerous Countries – Unless the UK is Deporting You," The Guardian, 12 Oct. 2018 [text]

From EASO to the European Agency for Asylum: “Business as Usual?” (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

Migration: New Map of Europe Reveals Real Frontiers for Refugees (The Conversation, Oct. 2018) [text]

More for Less? Europe’s New Wave of ‘Migration Deals’ (European Council on Foreign Relations, Oct. 2018) [text]

The Next Phase of the European Border and Coast Guard: Towards Operational Effectiveness (EU Law Analysis Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

An Open Secret: Refugee Pushbacks Across the Turkey-Greece Border (IRIN, Oct. 2018) [text]

The Power of Negative Thinking: Why Perceptions of Immigration are Resistant to Facts (British Politics & Policy Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

Reports & guidance:

Access to Protection in Europe: Border Controls and Entry into the Territory (AIDA, Oct. 2018) [text]

Access to Protection in Europe: The Registration of Asylum Applications (AIDA, Oct. 2018) [text]

Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2017: Statistical Annex (European Migration Network, Aug. 2018) [text]

Asylum and Migration Glossary, version 6.0 (European Migration Network, May 2018) [access]
- Note: The online version - also accessed via the link - is updated more regularly.

The Changing Influx of Asylum Seekers in 2014-2016: Synthesis Report for the EMN Study (European Migration Network, Aug. 2018) [text]
- See also related Inform and Flash.

Crossing the Line of Contact: Monitoring Report (UNHCR, Aug. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Fundamental Rights Considerations: NGO Ships Involved in Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean and Criminal Investigations (EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Aug. 2018) [text]

Inadmissibility: EU Grants of Asylum, First Country of Asylum and Safe Third Country Concepts (UK Home Office, Oct. 2018) [text]

Toward Long-Term Solidarity with Syrian Refugees? Turkey’s Policy Response and Challenges (Atlantic Council, Sept. 2018) [text]

*Update of UNHCR’s Operations in Europe, 69th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, 26 Sept. 2018 [text]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (5 Oct. 2018)
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (5 Oct. 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling

News:

The U.S. Department has published the 2018 edition of its annual Trafficking in Persons report. From the briefing: "The report currently provides country-specific narratives for 187 countries and territories, including the United States, and places them on one of four tiers, reflecting the extent to which the government meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, as required by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, or TVPA, the U.S. law that created the report. Tier 1 is for countries that are meeting the minimum standards. Tier 2 countries have not met the minimum standards but are making significant efforts to do so. Tier 2 Watch List is for countries that are making significant efforts but deserve closer scrutiny. Finally, Tier 3 is for countries that have not met the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so."

Follow the link above for the complete text of the report an access by country, background information, special topics, fact sheets, and remarks made during the briefing to launch the report.

Publications:

“Addressing the Failures of International Asylum Law in Regard to Victims of Human Trafficking,” Journal of Global Justice and Public Policy, vol. 4, no. 1 (Spring 2018) [full-text]

First Person: Want to Thwart Human Traffickers? Just Add Water (IRIN, Sept. 2018) [text]

The Global Slavery Index 2018 (Walk Free Foundation, July 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Home Office Deportations Putting Children at Risk of Trafficking," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 24 Aug. 2018 [text]

Migrant Smuggling to Canada: An Enquiry into Vulnerability and Irregularity through Migrant Stories (IOM, 2018) [text]

Responding to the Human Trafficking–Migrant Smuggling Nexus with a Focus on the Situation in Libya: Policy Note (Global Initiative, July 2018) [text]

"Short-term Wins, Long-term Risks: Human Trafficking and People Smuggling in the Mediterranean Area," Chapter in IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook (2018) [full-text via Global Initiative]

The Tebu: The Little-known Community at the Heart of Libya’s People Smuggling Trade (IRIN, Sept. 2018) [text]

TRACKS: Identification of Trafficked Asylum Seekers’ Special Needs - Training Toolkit (Immigrant Council of Ireland, 2018) [text]

UNHCR Dismayed as Traffickers, Smugglers Impersonate Staff in Libya Amid Clashes in Tripoli (UNHCR, Sept. 2018) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling (13 July 2018)

Tagged Publications.

New Issue of IJRL

A special issue of the International Journal of Refugee Law (IJRL) has been published that commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. Contents of of vol. 30, no. 2, June 2018 include:

• Editorial: The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement: 20 Years On [abstract]
• ‘The IDP in International Law’? Developments, Debates, Prospects [abstract]
• Durable Solutions and the Right of Return for IDPs: Evolving Interpretations [abstract]
• Guiding Principle 28: The Unfulfilled Promise to End Protracted Internal Displacement [abstract]
• The Relationship between National Normative Frameworks on Internal Displacement and the Reduction of Displacement [abstract]
• People-Centred Principles: The Participation of IDPs and the Guiding Principles [abstract]
• Protection in Practice: Protecting IDPs in Today’s Armed Conflicts [abstract]
• The Operational Relevance of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement [abstract]
• Reflections from Former Mandate Holders: Developing the Normative Framework for IDPs [abstract]
• Consolidating the Normative Framework for IDPs [abstract]

Four supporting UNHCR documents that relate to internal displacement have been reproduced as well.

Finally, this issue includes case law summaries and four book reviews, one of which is freely available.

Tagged Periodicals.

Open Access Round-up: 15 Oct. 2018

Below is a listing of Open Access literature that I have referenced on this blog since 30 Sept. 2018. If you are not familiar with Open Access, please visit my other blog for an introduction.

Green Open Access [info]

Articles:

"Beyond Asylum Claims: Refugee Protest, Responsibility, and Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," International Journal of Human Rights, vol. 22, no. 7 (2018)
- Preprint version of article.

"(In)credible Subjects: NGOs, Attorneys, and Permissible LGBT Asylum Seeker Identities," PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, vol. 41, no. S1 (Sept. 2018)
- Postprint version of article.

Book chapter:

"Deporter-in-Chief: Obama v. Trump," Excerpts from American Presidents, Deportations, and Human Rights Violations: From Carter to Trump (Cambridge Univ. Press, Forthcoming, Nov. 2018)
- Preprint version of chapter.

Gold Open Access [info]

Articles:

"'Gender Refugees' in South Africa: The 'Common-Sense' Paradox," Africa Spectrum, vol. 53, no. 1 (2018)

"Repatriation of Afghan Refugees from Iran: A Shelter Profile Study," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 3:13 (Oct. 2018)

Journals:

Advances in Social Work, vol. 18, no. 3 (2018)
- Special issue on "Immigrants and Refugees," with 18 articles.

Forced Migration Review, no. 59 (Oct. 2018)
- Themed issue on "Twenty Years of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement," with 26 articles.

Intervention: Journal of Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, vol. 16, no. 1 (March 2018)
- Seven articles.

 Intervention: Journal of Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, vol. 16, no. 2 (July 2018)
- 17 articles.

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, vol. 4, no. 5 (Aug. 2018)
- Special issue on "Immigration and Changing Identities," with nine articles.

Hybrid Open Access [info]

"Impartiality in the EU Asylum Procedure," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 20, no. 3 (2018)

Law Reviews

"Political Asylum and the European Union: Proposals to Overcome the Impasse," Actualités Droits-Libertés, 15 Sept. 2018

"Sex, Lies, and Videotape: Considering the ABC Case and Adopting the DSSH Method for the Protection of the Rights of LGBTI Asylum Seekers," Southwestern Journal of International Law, vol. 24, no. 2 (2018)

Related post:
- Open Access Round-up: 30 Sept. 2018

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance

Event:

Workshop: Advancing Research on Protection in the Context of Humanitarian Action, Berlin, 7-8 November 2018 [info]

Publications:

As Trump Runs Low on Targets, Aid Sector Asks: Are We Next? (IRIN, Sept. 2018) [text]

From the Ground up: Inside the Push to Reshape Local Aid (IRIN, Oct. 2018) [text]

A Guide for Parliamentarians to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (IFRC, Oct. 2018) [text]

Highlighted Underfunded Situations 2018 (UNHCR, Sept. 2018) [text]
- See also related news briefing, which notes the following: "Six refugee and displacement situations globally are particularly badly hit. These include Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Syria and Somalia situations."

How Change Happens in the Humanitarian Sector: Humanitarian Accountability Report 2018  (CHS Alliance, Oct. 2018) [text]
- See also related news release.

"Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and the Practices of Humanity," International Theory, vol. 10, no. 3 (Nov. 2018) [free full-text]

Humanitarian Congress Berlin: Theory and Practice of Humanitarian Action, Berlin 4-5 Oct. 2018 [info]
- Follow link for video.

New Trends in Humanitarian Assistance: The Private Turn in Humanitarian Aid, RSIS Commentary, n. 163 (Nayang Technological Univ., Oct. 2018) [text]

Overview of Cash Transfers and Vouchers in 2018 Humanitarian Response Plans (Swedish International Development Agency, Sept. 2018) [text via ALNAP]

Refugee Energy, RSC Research in Brief, no. 8 (Refugee Studies Centre, Sept. 2018) [text]

"Trump Stealthily Seeks to Choke off Funding to U.N. Programs," Foreign Policy, 2 Oct. 2018 [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Humanitarian Assistance (20 Sept. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

New Issues of Adv. in Social Work, EJML, Intl. Migr., Intervention, JIMI, Migr. Pol. Pract., NEJPP, Peace & Confl., RSF

News:

The War Trauma Foundation's mental health journal, Intervention, was re-launched this year as an entirely open access title! More information is provided in this editorial. In addition, the (freely available) full-texts of issues published prior to 2018 have all been archived here in a searchable database. A very useful resource!

Issues:

Advances in Social Work, vol. 18, no. 3 (2018) [open access]
- Special issue on "Immigrants and Refugees."

European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 20, no. 3 (2018) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including one entitled "Impartiality in the EU Asylum Procedure" that is open access.

International Migration, vol. 56, no. 5 (Sept. 2018) [contents]
- Includes sub-sections on migration and health and on labour migration.

Intervention: Journal of Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, vol. 16, no. 1 (March 2018) [open access]
- Mix of articles.

Intervention: Journal of Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas, vol. 16, no. 2 (July 2018) [open access]
- Mix of articles, with a special section on "Psychosocial Support, Conflict Transformation and Creative Approaches in Response to the Needs of Syrian Refugees in Turkey."

Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 19, no. 4 (Nov. 2018) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including one entitled "Asylum Seekers, Hotspot Approach and Anti-Social Policy Responses in Greece (2015-2017)." Several articles are freely available.

Migration Policy Practice, vol. VIII, no. 2 (May-Aug. 2018) [full-text]
- Focus of this issue is "Child Migration."

New England Journal of Public Policy, vol. 30, no. 2 (2018) [full-text]
- Special issue on Euro-Mediterranean migration.

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, vol. 24, no. 3 (Aug. 2018) [contents]
- Special issue on "Refugee Integration: Research and Policy"; the introductory article is open access.

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, vol. 4, no. 5 (Aug. 2018) [open access]
- Special issue on "Immigration and Changing Identities."

Tagged Periodicals and Web Sites/Tools.

Events & Opportunities: More Oct. & Nov. 2018

Seminar series: Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford, 10 October-28 November 2018 [info]
- No specific theme identified; seminars will cover a range of issues.

CFP: World Conference on Statelessness and Inclusion, The Hague, 26-28 June 2019 [info]
- Reminder: Submit proposals by 15 October 2018.

Lecture: Principles and Purpose: Stepping up to Refugee Protection in this Era of Displacement, Brisbane, 23 October 2018 [info]
- Register by 16 October 2018.

Webinar: The Next Frontier in Immigrant Integration Policy? Using Behavioral Insights to Foster Social Cohesion, 16 October 2018 [info]

Research project launch: Internal Displacement in Asia and the Pacific, Geneva, 19 October 2018 [info]
- IDMC & Chatham House collaboration.

Symposium: Keeping Our Door Open: A Multi-dimensional Approach to Refugee Resettlement, Ann Arbor, MI, 22-23 October 2018 [info]

Event: Access to Education for Refugees in Africa, Washington, DC, 23 October 2018 [info]

Event: Global Compact on Migration: From Political to Practical, Wilton Park, UK, 24-26 October 2018 [info]
- Note: Participation in this event is by invitation only.

CFP: Refugee Review [info]
- Contributions sought relating to the theme of "Emerging Issues in Forced Migration – Perspectives from Research and Practice." Submit abstracts by 31 October 2018. Refugee Review is an open access e-journal.

Roundtable: Beyond Migrants and Refugees: A Model International Mobility Convention, Florence, Italy, 6 November 2018 [info]

Forum: The Long Road Towards a Comprehensive Approach to International Migration, Session at Paris Peace Forum, Paris, 13 November 2018 [info]

Related post:
- Events & Opportunities: More Oct. 2018/New Nov. 2018

Tagged Events & Opportunities. 

Thematic Focus: General

Opportunity:

CFP: Refugee Review [info]
- Contributions sought relating to the theme of "Emerging Issues in Forced Migration – Perspectives from Research and Practice." Submit abstracts by 31 October 2018. Refugee Review is an open access e-journal.

Publications:

At UNGA, as President Trump Goes It Alone, the World Moves on (RI Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

Extending a Collective Human Right to Address a Global Challenge: Self-determination for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Internally Displaced Persons (Refugee Research Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

"The Global Summit of Refugees and the Importance of Refugee Self-representation," Forced Migration Review, no. 59 (Oct. 2018) [open access]

Migration and the 2030 Agenda: A Guide for Practitioners (IOM, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Policing the Other: State Instrumentalization of Citizens in the Policing of Foreign Nationals and People on the Move, a Series of Contemporary Case Studies, Discussion Policy Paper, no. 1 (Mixed Migration Centre, Sept. 2018) [text]

Protecting the Rights of Individuals Fleeing Conflict: The Role of Scientists, Engineers, and Health Professionals, Washington, DC, 7-8 Dec. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for video and a summary of the proceedings.

Refugee Olympic Team to Compete at Tokyo 2020 (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text]

Rethinking the Impact of War: Elevating Protections for the Displaced (SSRN, July 2018) [text]

"Road to Marrakech," High-level Side Event at the 73rd UN General Assembly, New York, 26 September 2018 [info]
- See also video of this event, related remarks by UN Secretary-General and SDG Knowledge Hub article.

SDG Progress: Fragility, Crisis and Leaving No One Behind (ODI & IRC, Sept. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Why Cities Hold the Key to Safe, Orderly Migration (World Economic Forum Blog, Oct. 2018) [text]

"World War II Refugees and the Origin of the International Organization for Migration," Chapter in War and Population Displacement:  Lessons of History (Sussex Academic Press, June 2018) [ResearchGate]

Resources:

Congressional Research Service Reports (Library of Congress) [access]
- "CRS reports provide Congress with both anticipatory and on-demand research and analysis to support their legislative, oversight, and representational duties. All reports adhere to the core values of CRS; they are authoritative, objective and nonpartisan. Reports range in length from several pages to more than one-hundred pages and cover the full breadth of topics of interest to Congress."

GCM Commentary Blog Series (RLI Blog on Refugees and Forced Migration) [access]
- Additional posts are available with analyses of the following Global Compact for Migration objectives: objective 6 (decent work); objective 13 (immigration detention); objective 17 (discrimination against migrants); objective 20 (remittances/financial inclusion).

The Mixed Migration Debate (Mixed Migration Centre) [access]
- "Short film on questions & challenges raised by mixed migration." See also related article.

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Internal Displacement (26 Sept. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: General (25 Sept. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: Global Compacts Round-up (25 Sept. 2018)

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