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Monday, July 19, 2021

Beyond the partnership debate: localizing knowledge production in refugee and forced migration studies

James Milner, LERRN Project Director, with Richa Shivakoti, Senior Research Associate, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, has co-authored Beyond the partnership debate: localizing knowledge production in refugee and forced migration studies in the Journal of Refugee Studies, the peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal... 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

Available in عربي Français Español 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... 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

Friday, June 4, 2021

Book Launch: Gil Loescher’s Refugees: A Very Short Introduction

On 27 May 2021, viewers from 27 countries attended the virtual launch for Gil Loescher’s last book Refugees: A Very Short Introduction. The book offers a concise and compelling introduction to the causes and impact of contemporary refugee responses. By drawing on Loescher’s 40-year legacy as an authority on UNHCR and global refugee issues,... More

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Repatriation as a Durable Solution: Refugee Perspectives on Repatriation Policies and Education in Dadaab Refugee Camp

Working Paper 16 Abulogn Okello, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Program https://youtu.be/DHHRNAqxb38   Executive Summary As a result of domestic terror attacks in the last decades, Kenyan government officials and media outlets have begun to frame refugee camps as hotbeds of terror... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Nakba Archive 2020-2021 Activity Report

This past year, the Nakba Archive brought together a transnational team of educators, researchers and community organizers to confront current challenges and possibilities in teaching refugee history. In a series of virtual workshops, participants based in the Arab world, North America and Europe debated and developed pedagogical approaches and... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Report on Oral History and Refugee Project

The Archives, Living Histories and Heritage Working Group has published a Report on their Oral History and Refugee Project. This project aims to identify archives, educational tools and museology linking oral history and refugees, and acknowledges that national archives and libraries very often own collections on refugees not necessarily... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Investigating Corporal Punishment in Refugee Secondary Schools in Dadaab, Kenya

Working Paper 13 Okello Mark Oyat, Founding Member of the Dadaab Response Association, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Program https://youtu.be/mwsGPL3YRts Executive Summary This paper is a modified version of a Major Research Paper for the Master of Education degree at York University... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

The Causes of Female Student Dropout in a Secondary School in the Dadaab Refugee Camps of Kenya

Working Paper 12 Arte Saman Dagane, Member of the Dadaab Response Association, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Abdullahi Yussuf Aden, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Program https://youtu.be/GqkEBifGB9M Executive Summary This paper is a modified version of a Major... More

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