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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
A new article by Kumneger Fikre and Abebaw Minaye was published in the African Journal of Social Work Vol. 13 No. 6 2023. ABSTRACT This study aimed at developing a model that describes and explains blended family formation in Ethiopia. It is part of an ongoing dissertation entitled “Family functioning experiences of blended families... More
A new article by Tadessa Megersa and Abebaw Minaye was published in Frontiers Journal. You can access it here and read the full article below. Abstract: Online hate speech is ripping Ethiopian society apart and threatening the values of democracy, human dignity, and peaceful coexistence. The current study argues that understanding people's... More
A new article by Houwayda Matta, Rita Chouchani, and Maguy Salameh was published in Les Politiques Sociales 2023/3. You can access it here and read the full article below. Abstracts: FR: La pratique professionnelle des travailleurs sociaux auprès des populations migrantes expose ces professionnels à des dilemmes majeurs relevant de différents... More
Monday, December 11, 2023
New publication by Prof. Paula Banerjee, IDRC Research Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement at the Asian Institute of Technology’s Gender and Development Studies (GDS) Program in the School of Environment, Resource, and... More
Friday, December 8, 2023
The IDRC Research Chairs Network on Forced Displacement is a community of twelve scholars based at universities in countries experiencing mass displacement. Together, they are reframing the narrative of forced displacement and transforming the field of forced migration studies to mainstream Global South perspectives, using evidence-based research... More
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
IDRC recently launched a network of research chairs based in 12 universities across three continents. The IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Displacement will strengthen the institutional base of knowledge production locally by developing context-relevant knowledge that enables more effective, sustainable and rights-based solutions to forced... More
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
AIRESS, in partnership with IDRC and Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit hosted the Global South Summit on Climate Displacement from November 1st to November 3rd at the UM6P Rabat Campus in... More
That all refugees, migrants and people in mobility situations have the opportunity to access a dignified life and respect and guarantee their rights. The Chair in Forced International Migration, Inclusion and Human Rights (MIFID Chair) arises from a financial grant awarded by the International Development Research Center (IDRC) of the government... More
Authors: Kristian Stokke, Nyi Nyi Kyaw Abstract Resistance against autocratization is an important contemporary issue that calls for increased scholarly attention. The global wave of autocratization has generated a proliferation of research on the drivers of autocratization, but fewer studies on the possibilities, strategies, spatialities, and... More
Author: Opportuna Kweka Abstract Recent literature has shown that resource curse can occur at the subnational level, and in some cases without resources. This paper draws from the literature on subnational resource curse and local-local content. It presents evidence from a study on processes in which investments are implemented and negotiated... More
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The Asia and Pacific region, home to the majority of the world’s population, also bears the brunt of disaster-induced displacements. Environmental catastrophes, ranging from large-scale tropical storms and floods to tidal surges, tsunamis, earthquakes, droughts, and volcanic eruptions, annually uproot millions of people in the region. South and... More
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