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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

[CLOSED] CARFMS Lived Experiences of Displacement Essay Award

PLEASE NOTE: The application period for this award has closed. 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 announce an Annual Award to recognize the outstanding... More

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

[CLOSED] 2023 Cross-cultural Fieldwork Training Course in Forced Migration Studies

PLEASE NOTE: The registration period for 2023 has closed. This 12-unit online training program engages with the theory and practice of cross-cultural partnered fieldwork. Units will be delivered through a series of pre-recorded lectures and supported by readings and other materials, with on-line discussions and assignments supported and moderated... More

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Conducting Research “With” Not Only “About” Refugees

Saleh Aljadeeah Why are refugees often not involved in research that directly pertains to them? In this blog post, I will answer this question by reflecting on my experience with refugee involvement in research, particularly in the healthcare field. Refugees are a heterogeneous group in terms of country of origin, reasons for flight,... More

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Event Report | From Accountability to Meaningful Participation: Refugees & the Governance of International Refugee Responses

  On October 3rd, 2022, the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations and R-SEAT (Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table) hosted a hybrid roundtable discussion, with some 100 participants joining in person in New York or virtually via Zoom. Accountability and participation are now understood as central to collective action in... More

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Report Launch: Refugee-led Organizations in East Africa

Available in عربي Français Español Event details and recordings available here. On September 29, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) hosted a webinar to launch the report on Refugee-led Organizations (RLOs) in East Africa supported by LERRN and the Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH). The report and Executive Summary are... More

Friday, October 14, 2022

Online Launch: Forced Migration Review Issue 70 on Knowledge, Voice and Power

On Wednesday, 28 September 2022, more than 110 participants from 20 countries came together for the online launch of Forced Migration Review (FMR)’s 70th Issue on Knowledge, Voice, and Power. This special issue is published by Forced Migration Review at the Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford University, in partnership with the Local Engagement... More

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

New Initiative Builds Research Networks in Global South to Shift the Way Forced Migration Policy is Made

External Link: Carleton University Research... More

Friday, September 30, 2022

Colonial continuities and colonial unknowing in international migration management: the International Organization for Migration reconsidered

Megan Bradley, Lead of LERRN's Solutions Working Group, has published Colonial continuities and colonial unknowing in international migration management: the International Organization for Migration reconsidered in the Journal of Ethnic and Migrations Studies (JEMS). The full article is available online from JEMS: Abstract The International... 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

Working Paper 19 By 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... 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

Available in عربي Français Español Working Paper 18 By 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... More

Friday, August 12, 2022

Historical Backgrounder: Lebanon’s 2014 Refugee Policy Shift

Working Paper 17 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... More

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