Year three of the Network included a process to allocate seed grant funding to work as a catalyst, enabling scholars to identify shared priorities and transform localized knowledge into tangible, collective outputs. This initiative laid the foundation for a Global South School of Thought on Forced Displacement by fostering cross-regional collaboration, theoretical development, and inclusive dialogue. The goal is to showcase the substantive value of Global South perspectives through evidence-based approaches and cross-regional learning.
Scholars from Latin America, East Africa, and South/Southeast Asia are coming together to explore common challenges in displacement and migration, and to co-create theoretical frameworks rooted in regional realities. This effort is not only bridging geographic divides but also generating new paradigms that reflect the lived experiences of displaced communities. A central aim of the School of Thought is to establish horizontal dialogue between the Global South and North—an exchange that has long been missing. This emerging conversation is opening space for critical global debates on access to rights, migration policy, and the structural forces behind displacement.
Through webinars, publications, and annual forums, the initiative amplifies the voices of Global South scholars and strengthens their presence in policy spaces. It’s a dynamic process of building knowledge, sharing insights, and shaping the future of displacement discourse from the ground up.