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Thursday, October 21, 2021

Muzna Dureid: La normalisation des relations avec Damas suscite l’inquiétude

Muzna Dureid, partenaire de LERRN, réfugiée syrienne et agente de liaison pour les Casques blancs, explique dans son entrevue avec La Presse les inquiétudes envers la normalization des relations avec Damas et le retour des réfugiés syriens.   Muzna Dureid, LERRN Partner, Syrian refugee and Liaison Officer with the White Helmets, explains... More

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Call for Applications: West Africa Research Placement with Carleton QES

Are you a PhD student or early career researcher in West Africa? Do you identify as female? Are you working on issues relating to IDRC/CRDI's programming? If so, have a look at this new program run by the wonderful team at Carleton's Queen Elizabeth Scholarship: The application deadline is:  November 12, 2021 23:59... More

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Upcoming SSIC Colloquium: Somalinimo, Blackness and Belonging in the West

LERRN is pleased to announce the third biennial Colloquium from Somali Studies in Canada, organized by LERRN Partner Dr. Nimo Bokore, on October 16, 2021 at 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Eastern Time: Somali Studies in Canada Presents: Somalinimo, Blackness and Belonging in the West... More

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Civil Society and the Politics of the Global Refugee Regime

James Milner, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University, and Project Director, LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network Amanda Klassen, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, Carleton University, and Project Officer, LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network Executive summary:... More

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Opportunity: Research Assistants for the Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa (Updated!)

We are looking to award 12 consultancies for Research Assistants in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda to support the implementation of the study “Evaluation of Refugee-Led Organizations in Eastern Africa.” The consultancies are funded by a consortium of donors through research grants to Carleton University through Local Engagement Refugee... More

Monday, September 13, 2021

Opportunity: Graduate RA position: Meaningful refugee participation

The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) is recruiting a Research Assistant (RA) to support research and engagement initiatives to promote meaningful refugee participation in the governance of the global refugee regime. This position will build from earlier work on the politics of refugee participation, as detailed in this research... More

Thursday, August 26, 2021

RSC-BIEA Fellowship for refugee / displaced scholars

We are pleased to announce the following 12-month fellowship for refugees and other displaced scholars from the Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH) at Oxford's Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) in collaboration with the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). The application deadline is August 30th, 5pm EAT. Full details can be found in the following... More

Sunday, July 11, 2021

LERRN-IDRC Webinar | Forced Displacement and Health in the Context of the Pandemic: Localized Responses to COVID- 19’s Impact on Refugees, IDPs, and Communities Living in Chronic Displacement

Event details and recordings available here. On 24 June 2021, LERRN and the International Development Research Center (IDRC) hosted their seventh and final webinar in the LERRN-IDRC webinar series on Forced Displacement. This webinar, drawing on lessons from Bangladesh, Syria, and the West Bank and Gaza, focused on health systems and the COVID-19... More

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Now Published: LERRN July 2021 Newsletter

Extra! Extra! LERRN has just published our July 2021 newsletter, filled with details of our Working Group's activities and collaborations with IDRC / CRDI, Refugees Seat & the Refugee Research Network!... More

Saturday, June 19, 2021

Learning from refugees and hosts to address forced displacement

By Roula El-Rifai and James Milner The theme for this year’s World Refugee Day is “together we heal, learn and shine.” But from whom should we learn? Some of the best ideas on how to support refugees across the globe come from refugees themselves and those who live and work – day in and... More

Friday, June 18, 2021

LERRN-IDRC Webinar | Localized Forced Displacement Research: Lessons from East Africa and the Middle East

  Event details and recordings available here. On 9 June 2021, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) hosted the sixth of their Webinar Series on Forced Displacement to focus on localized knowledge ecosystems. The goal of the webinar was to showcase early results of their... More

Monday, June 7, 2021

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

On 9 June 2021, LERRN's Project Director, James Milner, will present a paper entitled The Politics and Practice of Refugee Participation in the Governance of the Global Refugee Regime at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA). The paper examines the meaning of refugee participation in the governance of the global... More

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