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Monday, April 21, 2025
In December 2024, Megan Bradley and Jennifer Welsh convened a workshop at McGill on Strengthening the Participation of Internally Displaced Persons. The workshop was co-hosted with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs and UNHCR. It involved presentations from a group of nine IDP leaders from Iraq, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Colombia,... More
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
We are proud to announce the publication of a new article in Ethnic and Racial Studies: Being “resettlement-minded”: Intersectional Dimensions of Refugee Resettlement Strategies and Refusals in Jordan By Sarah Nandi, Oroub El_Abed, Megan Bradley, and Hamzah Qardan Published: March 21, 2025 in Ethnic and Racial Studies This timely and... More
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
by Pascal Zigashane, LERRN Research Associate, Executive Director at Action pour le Progres (CBO) This blog builds on findings from the LERRN study “The Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership: A Comparative Analysis of Factors Conditioning Refugee Leadership in the Global South”, funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation. As part of this... More
Friday, March 28, 2025
LERRN is thrilled to share the results of a co-produced research on education in the Dadaab Refugee Camps with research partners with lived experiences of displacement residing in refugee camps in Kenya. This research was conducted by Goundo Diarra, and researchers from the Dadaab Response Association: Arte Dagane, Leomoi Ochan, Abdikadir Abikar,... More
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, February 6, 2025
Tanzania Working Group is proud to announce the release of “the 60 Years of Hosting Refugees: A Tanzanian narrative”, an anthological collection of lived experiences of refugees and selected key actors in Tanzania. For six decades, Tanzania has opened its doors to refugees. How has this shaped communities and policies over time, and what... More
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Working Paper 29 By Brianna Parent Long, Carleton University and Muzna Dureid, Concordia University 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... More
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Working Paper 26 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... More
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Working Paper 28 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... More
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