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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Upcoming Event: Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa: Community Perceptions in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia

Join us on Thursday, 29 September 2022, as we launch the results of an innovative research project that seeks to fill this gap by examining the impact of refugee-led organizations in urban and camp/settlement sites across Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and... More

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Upcoming Event: Interdisciplinary Dialogue #1 on Lifestyle Migration in Asia

LERRN is pleased to share the following event announcement on behalf of Alice Nah and the Migration and Mobility in the Asia Pacific (MMAP) research cluster at Monash University... More

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Opportunity: Project Staff Writer

Download this info as a PDF: Project Staff Writer Duration: September 2022 – June 2023 Duration: Temporarily (Contract based) Hours: Up to 120 hours per term with flexible scheduling.   About us LERRN is the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network. Our Project Secretariat is based at Carleton University. We are a team of researchers... More

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Opportunity: Multimedia Project Officer/Video Editor

Download this info as a PDF: Multimedia Project Officer/Video Editor     Duration: September 2022 – June 2023 Duration: Temporarily (Contract based) Hours: Up to 120 hours per term with flexible scheduling.   About us LERRN is the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network. Our Project Secretariat is based at Carleton University.... More

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Opportunity: Social Media and Communications Project Assistant

Download this info as a PDF: Social Media and Communications Project Assistant     Duration: September 2022 – June 2023 Duration: Temporarily (Contract based) Hours: Up to 120 hours per term with flexible scheduling.   About us LERRN is the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network. Our Project Secretariat is based at Carleton... More

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Moments of Negotiated Independence: Localized Knowledge Ecosystems on Forced Migration in East Africa and the Middle East

Heather Alexander, Carleton University Maysa Baroud, American University of Beirut Kiya Gezahegne, Addis Ababa University Kassem Kassak, American University of Beirut Yara Mourad, American University of Beirut Nadia Nameh, American University of Beirut Dulo Nyaoro, Moi University Linda Oucho, African Migration and Development Policy Centre Zein... More

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Can Higher Education be a Pathway to Repatriation for Youth Living in Displacement? A Study of the Career Trajectories of Master of Education Students from Dadaab Refugee Camp

Abdikadir Bare Abikar, Master of Education Graduate, Dadaab Response Association Executive summary: This paper reports on the results of a research project conducted as part of a Fellowship with the Open Society University Network. In this paper, I asked how has participating in post-secondary education in the Dadaab refugee camps – specifically... More

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Call for Applications: Establishing Research Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement in Asia

Recruitment of IDRC Research Chair on Gender and Forced Displacement in Asia LERRN is pleased to announce the following Call for Proposals from the Asian Institute of Technology, and our Partner Organization, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC): The Asian Institute of Technology is currently recruiting a Research Chair to lead a... More

Friday, August 12, 2022

Report from the Dadaab Response Association: Challenges for Refugee Businesses from the Pandemic to Devastating Fires

Okello Oyat, Ochan Leomoi, Arte Dagane, Abdikadir Abikar, Dadaab Response Association This blog post is part of a broader study led by the Dadaab Response Association on the impact of COVID-19 on life in the Dadaab refugee camps. Please see the new working paper for more information about the study and about the impact... More

Friday, August 12, 2022

The Impact of COVID-19 on Education and Youth Well-Being in the Dadaab Refugee Camps

Okello Oyat, Ochan Leomoi, Arte Dagane, Abdikadir Abikar, Dadaab Response Association Executive summary: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in school closures globally, including in the Dadaab refugee camps. This study explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in the Dadaab refugee camps. Based on semi-structured... More

Friday, August 12, 2022

Historical Backgrounder: Lebanon’s 2014 Refugee Policy Shift

Zahraa Al-Ahmad, Graduate of Carleton University, MA in Political Science Executive summary: While Lebanon has the largest per capita refugee population in the world, Lebanon’s protection of refugees has been controversial and limited. Lebanon’s complex politics have created an environment for contradictory policies, leaving the international... More

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Dr. Maha Shuayb appointed as the British Academy Bilateral Chair in Education in Conflict

Details courtesy of University of Cambridge Faculty of Education LERRN Partner and Centre for Lebanese Studies Director Maha Shuayb was appointed as the British Academy Bilateral Chair in Education in Conflict. The chair is based at the Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University - LAU and Faculty of Education, University of... More

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