LERRN Working Paper Series: Meaningful Refugee Participation - LERRN: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network

Analyzing Vulnerability in Canadian Refugee Resettlement

Working Paper 30 By Zahra Moshref Javadi, York University Jennifer Hyndman, York University Executive Summary This paper seeks to address how states use ‘vulnerability’ to …

New Reflection Note: Beyond Presence – Who Shapes Decisions in Global Refugee Governance?

We are pleased to share a powerful new reflection note from our colleagues at R-SEAT (Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table) following their participation in …

Blog Post: Gender equality – More than just a women’s issue

by Lavender Mboya “These displacements have made the people very vulnerable and especially the men, our most vulnerable people, although when you go to the organization …

Fieldwork Notes: Research with Migrant and Refugee Leaders

Takeaways From the Fieldwork in Chile and Colombia by Constanza Lobos, Stephanie López Villamil As part of the project “The Politics and Process of Refugee Leadership: …

Blog Post: Voices of Resilience. Inspiration and Challenges of Refugee Leadership in Kakuma

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 …

Bringing Refugee Issues to the UN in New York

On 1 April, LERRN’s Project Director James Milner, and R-SEAT’s Co-Managing Director Rez Gardi delivered a technical briefing on the global refugee regime at the …

Forced Displacement and Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy: What Is Missing?

Working Paper 29 by Brianna Parent Long, Carleton University Muzna Dureid, Concordia University Executive Summary Despite Canada’s recognition as a global leader in refugee resettlement …

Forging the Path to Meaningful Refugee Participation: Interdisciplinary Analysis of Power, Agency, and Participation

Working Paper 22 By Beenish Khan, Carleton University Executive Summary Since the 2018 Global Compact on Refugees articulated the commitment to ensuring meaningful refugee participation, …

Is the Humanitarian-Development Nexus Leading to Solutions for Refugees?

Working Paper 9 Angel Abbaticchio, Carleton University Executive Summary Though the global refugee regime was developed more than 70 years ago to find solutions for …

“To be a refugee, it’s like to be without your arms, legs”: A Narrative Inquiry into Refugee Participation in Kakuma Refugee Camp and Nairobi, Kenya

Working Paper 7 Mohamed Duale, York University Executive Summary Although not a new concept, refugee participation, or the involvement of refugees in decision making and …