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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The Politics and Practice of Refugee Participation in the Governance of the Global Refugee Regime

LERRN Project Director James Milner and Managing Director of R-SEAT Mustafa Alio gave a lecture titled "The Politics and Practice of Refugee Participation in the Governance of the Global Refugee Regime" at McGill University on the 16th of November. Abstract This presentation examines the emerging norm of meaningful refugee participation in the... More

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Event Report: The Politics of Solutions for Refugees: Lessons from the Naturalization of Rwandese and Burundian Refugees in Tanzania

Available in Français The first event of the 2023-2024 MDS Speaker Series took place on Monday, September 25th, featuring Deo Mwapinga, a Doctorate Candidate in the Department of Political Sciences at Carleton University. Deo is currently a researcher with the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and a contributor to the LERRN... More

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Shannon Lectures: Opening Virtual Event – Refugees and the Right to Research Panel

Convenor: Professor Laura Madokoro Rewriting Refuge There are in Canada, as in other countries, many stories about refuge. Some of this history has been used to create powerful nation-building myths, which in turn have facilitated the inclusion of some and the exclusion of others. This edition of the Shannon Lecture Series, “Rewriting Refuge”... More

Friday, October 6, 2023

Blog: Research as conversation: Thinking “the right to research” as a dialogue across displacement

Check out this blog titled "Research as Conversation: Examining 'the right to research' through a displacement lens," co-written by our very own LERRN project writer Irem Karabağ. Read it here: http://refugeehistory.org/blog/2023/10/5/research-as-conversation-thinking-the-right-to-research-as-a-dialogue-across-displacement... More

Monday, July 17, 2023

From anecdote to evidence: researching RLOs in East Africa and the Middle East

While we knew that refugee-led organisations were important actors in the refugee response ecosystem, their roles and scope of activity were poorly understood. How could we move from anecdote to evidence, to better understand the nature and scope of refugee-led responses to the needs of refugees? In response to this question, the Local Engagement... More

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

New Article: Refugee Mobilisation to Support Refugee Rights in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey

We are pleased to announce that the Lead Researchers of the RLO Evaluation: Middle East Project have published an article titled "Refugee mobilisation to support refugee rights in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey" in the June 2023 Special Issue of Forced Migration Review: Mobilising for rights in the MENA region. The article explores the research... More

Monday, July 10, 2023

Event Report: Meaningful Refugee Participation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRmrZl9HuyE   The Refugee Advisory Network of Canada (RAN Canada) organized its inaugural webinar titled "Meaningful Refugee Participation: Taking Stock and Charting the Way Forward" in celebration of World Refugee Day on June 20, 2023. With 53 participants from 10 different countries, the webinar explored the... More

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

World Refugee Day: New Music Video from Somali Musician K’NAAN

Alongside The Refugee Hub, LERRN is pleased to announce that Award-winning Somali musician K'naan's new music video "Refugee" is out on World Refugee Day. "Growing up, every time someone called me a refugee, I recoiled. I wanted to flip the meaning of the word, and make it something that people will wear proudly." K’naan.... More

Monday, June 19, 2023

IOM Unbound? Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion

LERRN Partner Megan Bradley has co-edited a new open-access collection entitled IOM Unbound? Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion. A brief description of the book, which features contributions from leading scholars of international law and international relations, is below. The book... More

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Refugee research, policy and practice: some frequently asked questions

In this Blog Post, LERRN Co-Investigator Dr. Jeff Crisp answers crucial questions about refugee research outside of traditional academic spheres, and the impact it can have on humanitarian agencies and... More

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Upcoming PPP Webinar: Scholars At-Risk: Hosting Practices in Canada

LERRN is pleased to share the following information on the next webinar from the Placement, Preservation and Perseverance: Afghan At-risk Scholars, Activists and Students (PPP)... More

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Event Report: The Right to Research Book Launch

Available in عربي Français Español Event details and recordings available here. On Monday, April 24th, viewers across 29 countries attended the virtual book launch of The Right to Research anthology published by McGill-Queen’s University Press as part of their Forced Migration Studies Series. The conversation, moderated by Professor... More

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