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Thursday, March 27, 2025

2025 Summer Course: Climate Migration Futures – Shaping the Research Agenda for 2050

Apply for the Centre for Refugee Studies’ 2025 Summer Course: Climate Migration Futures – Shaping the Research Agenda for 2050 Dates: June 2–6, 2025Location: Toronto, Canada (with virtual participation available) Take advantage of the Special Early Bird 50% discount on virtual participation fees (CAD$300 - $462) when you register by April... More

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

New Publication: “The ‘Not Yet’ and ‘Never’ Resettled: Individual and Communal Waiting Strategies Among Refugees in Kenyan Camps”

We are excited to announce the release of a new publication titled: "The 'Not Yet' and 'Never' Resettled: Individual and Communal Waiting Strategies Among Refugees in Kenyan Camps" by Rachel McNally, Pascal Zigashane, Abdikadir Abikar, Arte Dagane, Mark Oyat Okello, and Ochan Leomoi, published in Ethnic and Racial Studies This study delves into... More

Friday, March 14, 2025

Deadline Approaching: CARFMS/LERRN Lived Experiences of Displacement Essay Contest

Deadline is March 30, 2025 The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), in collaboration with the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) project, are pleased to share the Call for Submissions for its Student Essay Contest (SEC) and the CARFMS/LERRN... More

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

New Publication: Through the Localization Looking Glass: Seeing Subaltern Power in the Refugee Regime

We are thrilled to announce the release of the article titled "Through the Localization Looking Glass: Seeing Subaltern Power in the Refugee Regime" by Merve Erdilmen, James Milner, Megan Bradley published in Global Studies Quarterly There has been increased scholarly and policy attention to “localized” responses to displacement, in the hope... More

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Congratulations to Delphine Nakache

Congratulations to Delphine Nakache, Lead LERRN Protection Working Group, on her appointment to the University Research Chair (URC) in Migrant Protection and International Law at the University of Ottawa!   Professor Nakache is a leading voice on issues of refugee protection. She has dedicated her career to amplifying the voices of vulnerable... More

Monday, March 3, 2025

Nimo Bokore: Supporting Social Work in Somalia

LERRN celebrates the success of Professor Nimo Bokore’s dedication to helping create sustainable, locally led initiative’s that strengthen civil society and improve the well-being of all community members.    LERRN Co-Lead of the Training Working Group, and Associate Professor of Social Work at Carleton University, Nimo Bokore exemplifies... More

Friday, February 28, 2025

Webinar Recap: The Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership

On February 6, 2025, the Gerda Henkel Foundation and LERRN hosted an insightful webinar, The Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership: A Comparative Analysis of Factors Conditioning Refugee Leadership in the Global South. This event brought together research teams to share key findings from an 18-month comparative study on refugee leadership... More

Monday, February 24, 2025

Webinar Recap: Global South Perspectives on Climate Change and Displacement

On January 30, 2025, the IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Migration, with support by LERRN, hosted a webinar on Global South Perspectives on Climate Change and Displacement. Moderated by Luisa Felina Freier (Peru), the webinar featured insights from Andrew Harper (UNHCR), Amal El Ouassif (Morocco), Desiree del Rosario (Dominican Republic), and... More

Thursday, February 6, 2025

60 Years of Hosting Refugees: A Tanzanian Narrative Release

Tanzania Working Group is proud to announce the release of “the 60 Years of Hosting Refugees: A Tanzanian narrative”, an anthological collection of lived experiences of refugees and selected key actors in Tanzania. For six decades, Tanzania has opened its doors to refugees. How has this shaped communities and policies over time, and what... More

Friday, January 17, 2025

Don’t Rush to Send Syrians Back

  Despite the profound uncertainty surrounding Syria’s future, many governments in Europe and the Middle East appear to be forging ahead with plans to send refugees back.   Premature returns come with profound risks for refugees. Read the new analysis by Reva Dhingra and  Lama Mourad in Foreign Policy   ... More

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Forced Displacement and Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy: What Is Missing?

Executive Summary Despite Canada's recognition as a global leader in refugee resettlement and the introduction of the FIAP under the Trudeau's administration, we identify a crucial oversight: the insufficient focus on forced displacement within its feminist international assistance framework. In this article, we critically examine Canada's... More

Thursday, January 9, 2025

CARFMS/LERRN Lived Experiences of Displacement Essay Contest

The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), in collaboration with the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) project, are pleased to share the Call for Submissions for its Student Essay Contest (SEC) and the CARFMS/LERRN Lived Experiences of... More

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