Archives: Person-related Posts

Friday, March 10, 2023

Podcast Episode on Refugee Participation by James Milner and Rez Gardi

In this episode of (Un)Filtered hosted by Co-Director of R-SEAT Rez Gardi, LERRN Project Director James Milner talks about his research in the forced migration field throughout his career, the change in global refugee regime since the 90s, and meaningful refugee participation in the international refugee system. As with any paradigm shift, change... More

Monday, January 30, 2023

Report Launch: Refugee Communities Mobilising in the Middle East

Event details and recordings available here. On January 16, the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN), in collaboration with the Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS), hosted a webinar to launch the Middle East results from the project Evaluation of Refugee-Led Organizations in East Africa and the Middle East. More than 100 participants... More

Friday, December 9, 2022

Meaningful Refugee Participation: An Emerging Norm in the Global Refugee Regime

James Milner, LERRN Project Director, Mustafa Alio, R-SEAT Managing Director, and Rez Gardi, R-SEAT Co-managing Director, have co-authored Meaningful Refugee Participation: An Emerging Norm in the Global Refugee Regime in Refugee Survey Quarterly, the peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal from Oxford University Press. The full article is... More

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Supporting Mental Health Not Just at an Individual Level but at a Structural Level: Interviews with LERRN Partners, Pascal Zigashane and Michaela Hynie

Refugees experience extreme stress factors at every stage of their displacement: experiences of conflict and persecution, separation from families, xenophobia, perilous journeys, and precarity of livelihood. However, many refugees and asylum seekers demonstrate enormous strength and resilience in the face of such difficulties. It is important to... 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

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

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

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

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

Friday, July 29, 2022

Protected? UNHCR’s organizational culture and its implications for refugee advocates and activists

In this article, LERRN Partner Jeff Crisp takes a critical look at the UN's refugee agency, identifying the key characteristics of its organizational culture and providing advice to individuals and organizations who are endeavouring to influence the agency's positions, policies and programmes.   Introduction As a former and long-term UNHCR... More

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