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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
We are excited to announce the release of a new publication titled: "The 'Not Yet' and 'Never' Resettled: Individual and Communal Waiting Strategies Among Refugees in Kenyan Camps" by Rachel McNally, Pascal Zigashane, Abdikadir Abikar, Arte Dagane, Mark Oyat Okello, and Ochan Leomoi, published in Ethnic and Racial Studies This study delves into... More
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
We are thrilled to announce the release of the article titled "Through the Localization Looking Glass: Seeing Subaltern Power in the Refugee Regime" by Merve Erdilmen, James Milner, Megan Bradley published in Global Studies Quarterly There has been increased scholarly and policy attention to “localized” responses to displacement, in the hope... More
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Congratulations to Delphine Nakache, Lead LERRN Protection Working Group, on her appointment to the University Research Chair (URC) in Migrant Protection and International Law at the University of Ottawa! Professor Nakache is a leading voice on issues of refugee protection. She has dedicated her career to amplifying the voices of vulnerable... More
Monday, March 3, 2025
LERRN celebrates the success of Professor Nimo Bokore’s dedication to helping create sustainable, locally led initiative’s that strengthen civil society and improve the well-being of all community members. LERRN Co-Lead of the Training Working Group, and Associate Professor of Social Work at Carleton University, Nimo Bokore exemplifies... More
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Executive Summary Despite Canada's recognition as a global leader in refugee resettlement and the introduction of the FIAP under the Trudeau's administration, we identify a crucial oversight: the insufficient focus on forced displacement within its feminist international assistance framework. In this article, we critically examine Canada's... More
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
by Abdi Omar Aden,York University Executive Summary: This paper investigates higher education opportunities for refugees with disabilities in the Dagahaley refugee camp (Dadaab, Kenya) with an emphasis on inclusivity, parent support, resource availability, barriers, and recruitment processes. The study employed qualitative methods to uncover... More
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
by Abulogn Ojulu Okello, York University, Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Program Executive Summary: This paper delves into the intricate terrain of refugee welfare in Kenya, exploring the challenges faced by refugees and the solutions devised to alleviate their plight. Kenya's experience in hosting refugees offers a compelling... More
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Sarah Nandi, Department of Political Science, McGill University Oroub El Abed, International Migration and Refugee Studies, Birzeit University Megan Bradley, Department of Political Science, McGill University Hamzah Qardan, USAID, Jordan Executive Summary: The three durable solutions, namely resettlement to a third country, local integration,... More
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Original Source: Carleton Newsroom As levels of forced displacement continue to grow around the world, Carleton University is contributing to improved responses through partnered research, teaching and community engagement at a global scale. Carleton’s James Milner, Associate Professor of Political Science has been appointed as co-chair of... More
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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, June 19, 2023
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
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
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